In the Beginning
How many students participated in the very first co-op program? (Exact number)
27 students
What year was Cooperative Education founded? (Hint: 19__)
1906
35 hours/week
You must attend a reflection meeting with your co-op advisor after each co-op rotation? True or False?
True
Name 3 employers that were at the student panel.
GE Aerospace, VEGA, Kinetic Vision, P&G, Vapotherm, Honda, CMTA.
How many employers participated in the very first co-op program? (Exact number)
13 employers
Where was Cooperative Education founded? (Full name. No partial points)
The University of Cincinnati
What is the minimum number of weeks a co-op can work on co-op at UC?
13 weeks minimum
Students must successfully pass Introduction to Co-op to participate in the Cooperative Education Program. True or False?
True
Where is my office?
Mantei 550
Women joined the co-op program in what decade?
1920s
Who was the founder of Cooperative Education? (Full name. No partial points)
Herman Schneider
2 part question: What is the standard number of co-op rotations for engineering majors at UC?
How many CONSECUTIVE rotations is a student required to do with each empolyer?
5 rotations
2 consecutive rotations at a given employer
Name the best resource for finding answers to questions about the Co-op Program at UC.
CEAS Cooperative Education Student Handbook
What is Professor Durso's favorite soccer team?
FC Cincinnati!
African American students joined the co-op program in what decade?
1950s
List the four components of David Kolb's Experimental Learning Model.
Experience, Reflecting, Thinking, Acting
How many Canvas assignments must be completed during a typical co-op term?
3 progress reports
Students may limit their co-op search by geographical location. True or False
False! Students must be willing to accept a position in any geographical location within the continental United States.
What was the score of the UC Homecoming football game?
34-27 🥳
What were the very first academic majors used in the first co-op program?
Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical
How many colleges and universities offer Cooperative Education today? (approx. +/- 100)
Approx. 1,000
When should you notify your Faculty Co-op Advisor that you've accepted a co-op and report the hire on Canvas?
24 hours after accepting a position
Think of the criteria for a job to qualify as a co-op. Name 4 of the 8 qualities.
1. Alternating semester schedule
2. Work performed is related to student's major
3. Full-time
4. Position is paid
5. Employment period aligned with co-op calendar
6. Student receives appropriate supervision
7. Student is formally evaluated (Canvas assignment)
8. Student participates in co-op program year-round
Name one of the companies that one of the students from the co-op panel worked at. (I don't count)
LF industries, L3 Harris, GE appliances, Idaho National Lab, Safran, Toyota, Sensory Robotics, KraussMaffei, Universal Creative, Walt Disney Imagineering, Blue Origin, Honda, Rocket Lab, Enable Injections, Medpace, AtriCure.