http://erau.db.erau.edu/coop.html (PC Press Internet CD, 03/1996)
Why Co-op?
Why Co-op?
What is the Co-op program?
The Co-op program is a program that provides students with practical experience which reinforces the theoretical concepts learned in the classroom. The Co-op program aids in bridging the gap between student life and the world of work. This program combines students' academic and career interests with work experience in business, industry, government, or service organizations. Key elements of the Co-op program experience are:
- Supervision and evaluation of performance by professionals in the students career field.
- Professional-level work assignments in areas related to the students academic major.
- Completion of learning objectives designed to relate academic studies to the work world.
Why should I Co-op?
Cooperative education offers many benefits to students. Just a few of these are listed below.
- Provides work experience which is relevant to academic major and career goals.
- Help to define career goals so that more realistic job choices can be made.
- Establish valuable professional contacts and broadens job opportunities after graduation.
- Provides income to help with college expenses,
- Increases self-confidence and interpersonal skills.
- Enhances motivation and classroom participation by relating academics to the work world.
- Potential to earn one college credit for every hundred hours worked, to a maximum of six crdit hours per semester.
Who is eligible?
Full time undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program who...
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
- Have completed their freshmen academic requirements (30 hours) and, if a transfer student, have completed at least one semester (15 hours) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- Remain in good academic standing throughout their participation in the Co-op program.
How do I apply?
- Attend a Co-op presentation or schedule an appointment with the Co-op administrator.
- Register with the Career Center and obtain approval for Co-op.
Contact Rick Merlin at X6056 or via e-mail at merlinr@cts.db.erau.edu
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Want to know more about Co-op for Computer Science Students?
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED COOP ASSIGNMENTS RECENTLY.
FEEL FREE TO CONTRACT THEM IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
COMPANIES THEY WORKED FOR.
Who: Cynthia Kubala
Email: kubalac@erau.db.erau.edu
Where: The MITRE Corporation, New Jersey
When: Summer 1994
Where: McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, MO
When: Summer 1995
Who: Andrew Morgan
Email: morgana@erau.db.erau.edu
Where: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA (Washington DC)
When: Summer 1995
Who: John Ward
Email: wardj@erau.db.erau.edu
Where: The MITRE Corporation, Atlantic City, NJ
When: Spring 1994, and Spring 1995 (6 months each)
Who: Phil DiBona
Email: dibonap@erau.db.erau.edu
Where: FAA Technical Center
When: Spring 1994
Who: Scott Augustus
Email: augustus@erau.db.erau.edu
Where: McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis, MO
When: Summer 1995
Who: Ryan Hoppes
Email: hoppesr@smtp.db.erau.edu
Where: Intel
When: Summer 1995
The MITRE Corporation, New Jersey
Paid very well. Developed prototypes related to Air Traffic
Control such as displaying flight paths and messages using a GUI
interface. Involved in installing and evaluating different
software for use on these prototypes. Also installed the
database software SYBASE on their network, and acted as Database
Administrator. Laid back environment, but very professional.
Must work on own initiative, at your own rate. Provided
relocation pay. Mostly programming and re-engineering of code for the first
co-op. Included some lab work, since this was a test and
evaluation group at the FAA Technical Center. Second co-op
involved much more programming in a project oriented sense.
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis, MO
Provided housing and travel pay. Pay rate attractive.
Many job possibilities depending on your interests.
Programmers are in high demand. Worked in Reliability and
Maintenance Department, supporting MD programs such as the f-15,
f-18, and av-8b. Provided tools to collect data on maintenance
and failure rates for the programs, store it, and provide access
to the data to engineers. Developed initial prototype that will
integrate these tools into common database in ORACLE. Used SQL,
Forms 4.0, C, PL/SQL, Pro*C, and script programs. Also a go at
your own pace position, but not all positions at MD may be that
way. Structured environment.
The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA (Washington DC)
Worked in the Traffic Flow Management Department. Very laid
back. Little to no overlooking supervision. Everyone there was
very helpful in any problems I had. I was allowed to go to any
meetings I wanted to, thus learning a lot. Also, when someone
wanted something done, they didn't just tell me what to do, they
explained why I was doing it and what relevance it had. Free
flight was a huge subject in the TFM department. Worked heavily
with SYBASE databases and programming in Perl, SybPerl, and C.
Paid well, and Washington was a great place to be for the summer.
FAA Technical Center
Broken up to 3 segments: 1) Learning programming languages used
in ARTS IIIA TRACON ATC System (ULTRA); 2) Learning how the
ARTS IIIA ATC System was designed and how it functions. Were
given a few known system bugs to be patched; 3) On the job
training. Each co-op was assigned a different FAA department
and we used the knowledge gained from parts 1 and 2 to perform
various functions.
Intel
A lot of hardware duties at first. Such things as a lab
technician would do. As summer went on, started doing debug
with special software on hardware to find problems in the
hardware. Will be more in the software part of producing
drivers for hardware in future summers.
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