Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Shree Frazier; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

strong analytical skills, communication,practical ingenuity, leadership, professionalism, ethics, and lifelong learning.Methods, Techniques, or Modes of InquiryQualitative methods were used to conduct the current study, which is one part of an exploratorystudy about engineering Ph.D.s14. To define the attributes of engineering Ph.D.s and to identify Page 22.267.4strategies to help engineering Ph.D.s to acquire expected skills, researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with industry and academic professionals in engineering fields. Resultswere analyzed from four questions (two about attributes and two about strategies). The researchteam

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri; William Schonberg, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Engineering Management Program engage others through effective oral,technical and written communication evidenced by:• active listening• clarity and conciseness in presentation• an ability to adjust content and presentation style to audience• confidence and discernment in asking appropriate questions to obtain information vital to the project or task at hand.Professional Behavior: Graduates of the Engineering Management Program will continually grow in theirawareness and understanding of the societal, ethical, cultural, legal and political issues prevalent in an increasinglyglobal society.Integration: Drawing on proficiencies in the areas described above, Graduates of the Engineering ManagementProgram are able to integrate

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 22.1439.5 in the appointment)TA-Student Relationship: In this section the facilitators talk about the roles, responsibilities,boundaries and ethics of being a TA and how they pertain to their relationship with the student.During this section, groups are split into small teams that look at various scenarios that couldpresent themselves while being a TA. The three scenarios deal with a TA who is beingoverworked during office hours and via emailed questions, a student offering a bribe, and teammembers not working well together. There are generally six groups, so two groups discuss eachscenario. Each group records their thoughts on large sheets of paper, which are then attached tothe wall. One group explains

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

improve their communication skills. Small stepsin creating text and placing that text in the forefront of engineering courses can be a simple way tomake of engineering students a force in the world around them.The structure of the courses within a department could expand to all required courses as in thefollowing. The communication elements in each course are shown below.Fresh. EGR 100 – Intro to Engineering DesignYear Resumes, email, short engineering focused reports, engineering writing demands, problem solving, speaking, ethics, and orientation to the university/college/majorsSoph.Year ME 201 – Thermodynamics Student communication survey, refresher for past grammatical expertise

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

department initiated an independent research propositioncourse for all first year PhD candidates. Student performance in this spring semesterthree unit course was treated as a graduate qualifier exam, and both students and facultyhave been supportive of this requirement, as summarized earlier1. Over the last decade, our first year approach to research education hasbroadened. Peter Kilpatrick added a one unit fall course, Introduction to Research, aprofessional development course including research ethics, presentations, andpublications. While these two courses were satisfying as stand-alone efforts, recentfaculty and graduate student sentiment pushed for an earlier engagement of student withresearch advisor, PhD committee, and research itself

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Maj Jonathan Bodenhamer, U.S. Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-450: UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDENTS’ NONVERBAL COM-MUNICATION: A PRIMER FOR THE NEW ENGINEERING EDUCATORBrock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Barry is an assistant professor and course director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engi- neering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He predominately teaches in the area of engineer- ing mechanics. His current areas of research include professional ethics, economic factors influencing engineering education, identity development, and non-verbal communication. Dr. Barry is a licensed professional engineer with multiple years of consulting experience.MAJ Jonathan Bodenhamer, United States Military Academy, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineer-ing

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amani Salim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Advantage of Faculty Mentor(s) Knowledge of Innovation.A PR should seek faculty mentor(s) to specifically support teaching efforts and innovation. It isan advantage for PRs to be involved in reformation efforts which includes TA-PD. The PRlearned to teach and improve training materials. At the same time, the PR received simultaneousfeedback from a faculty reformist. Seeking help from a faculty reformist helped the PR todevelop a vision for an effective training session. For example, the faculty mentor reviewedinstruction provided by the PR and allowed new content formed by the PR to be presented to theTAs. Having a role model is always desirable for new faculty members18; their work ethics andprofound experiences can direct new faculty in their

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

program, theory vs. application (hands-on), 2) faculty issues such astenure and reward systems and staying current with field and pedagogy, 3) specific curriculumcontent issues of communications, teamwork, technology use, ethics and 4) concern regardingstudent preparation and retention of information. Objective 3 Students will be able to recognize the options for types of instructionalapproaches.. Results from a pair of questions related to types of instructional approaches theypreferred as a student and then how they are or have been teaching demonstrate that a gap doesexist between the two (Figure 2). The largest gap occurs in the areas of active learning exercisesand laboratory