Maki, B., & Mann, C. (2020, June), Guiding Student Engineers in the Co-op Obtainment Process: Exploring Methods of Motivation  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34718

\bibitem{asee_peer_34718}
  Maki, B., \& Mann, C. (2020, June), \emph{Guiding Student Engineers in the Co-op Obtainment Process: Exploring Methods of Motivation}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34718

Brandy Maki and Cody Mann.  "Guiding Student Engineers in the Co-op Obtainment Process: Exploring Methods of Motivation".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34718 Internet.  24 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_34718}
  Brandy Maki and Cody Mann.
  "Guiding Student Engineers in the Co-op Obtainment Process: Exploring Methods of Motivation".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34718 Internet.  24 Jul, 2024

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This work-in-progress paper aims to explore how various methods of motivation might be combined with the art of job search in a student-learning coach relationship to increase the student engineer’s confidence and ability to attain a co-op. The job search process requires confidence, persistence, and practice. Various motivational methods will be explored through application in the Bell Program, a new program offering students the ability to earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree while working full-time as engineering co-ops. 
This race/gender-inclusive co-op-based model, geared toward community college students, takes place over five semesters: one campus-based semester and four co-op-based semesters. Because the Bell program requires at least sixteen months of engineering co-op experience, it is critical that the students attain a co-op as soon as they are able. Rather than pre-arranging co-op positions, this program aims to develop the student’s abilities by utilizing learning coaches, who work along-side the student in the process of attaining their co-op. Ensuring that each student obtains a co-op presents a challenge, yet it also opens the opportunity to create novel solutions. 
The first group of student engineers began this program in 2019. This WIP seeks to answer the question, “How can we maximize the student engineer’s confidence, persistence, and ability to attain a co-op?” It will document the various methods utilized to motivate the first cohort as they work to attain their first co-op. It will also attempt to categorize these methods. Future work may include researching the effectiveness of each method and whether students respond differently to various methods. 

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