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

included graduate and undergraduatestudents and a small number of faculty from the across the College of Engineering. It could beexpected that students experiencing a structured course on teaching in a discipline will be morelikely to pursue a teaching career, approach teaching in a scholarly way, and be a successfulteacher. However, there is little data available to support this hypothesis. This paper contributesto such data based on an analysis of a combination of course evaluations at the time of offeringand a survey of former students (course alumni). A qualitative analysis of written responses to a question regarding course impact on theirteaching was done for both responses received through end of course evaluations and alumnisurveys

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Daniel P. Bumblauskas, University of Missouri, Columbia; Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

studentchapters has increased overall; yet, almost half of the sample attended an institution with nostudent chapter. Even though 20 percent of the participants have never attend an ASEE event, ofthose who had, opportunities to network and learn about academic careers were well-received bythe participants. These findings illustrate the high likelihood that student representation withinASEE will continue to increase for years to come and student-centered events and activities,such as the SCC and student chapters have and could continue to have a positive impact onstudents.IntroductionAs a new and growing field, the future success of engineering education hinges on the interest oftoday’s undergraduate and graduate students. Whether through positions in

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

engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeremi was the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) student working on the NSF EEP Re- search Project during the 2007-2008 academic year. Jeremi interned at the headquarters of Anheuser- Busch Companies, beginning in their Research Pilot Brewery during the summer of 2004, returning as an Analyst to their Corporate Quality Assurance Department in 2005, and working as a Product Sup- ply

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Student

participating (such We conducted Single Factor ANOVA tests or t-tests, as appropriate, on several variables to look for differences in as joining in class discussions and completing total scores between groups, with a significance level of 0.05. hands-on activities). Variable p-value2. I discuss with my class how this course fits into their educational and career goals. Sex 0.196 Future

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

investigate the experiences of GTAs in engineering by exploring howGTAs' feelings of autonomy relate to the types of teaching decisions they make. Teachingexperiences in graduate school may influence graduate students' career paths, so exploringmotivation and decision making can allow universities to better support graduate students.This study aimed to answer the following research questions: 1. How autonomous do graduate teaching assistants feel in their teaching duties? 2. How do graduate teaching assistants‟ descriptions of their teaching decisions relate to their perceptions of autonomy?Background and Situation in the LiteratureThe employment of graduate teaching assistants, or GTAs, has been largely motivated by thedesire to allow

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

being course instructors, the TAs learned moreabout the teaching aspect of academia and indicated that they felt better prepared for anacademic position. For example: “[With the role of course instructor]…certainly there‟s a lot of carryover to academia, you know, if I‟m instructing a course…, like the same way I‟m instructing a course now,…I can‟t even over emphasize how much…it‟s helped prepared me to take on that kind of role, so I mean…if I pursue a career in academia, as far as the teaching aspect goes, you know, it‟s invaluable to have been a TA and to be involved with the courses…” (Hank, Individual Interview, 265

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

include thin film deposition, interconnect technology, semiconductor manufacturing technology and radiation hardened nanoelectronics. Dr. Ryan joined JSNN after working at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany as Associate Vice President of Technology and Professor of Nanoscience from 2005 to 2008. At CNSE, he managed the cleanrooms and numerous consortia involving CNSE and its industrial partners such as IBM, TEL, AMAT, ASML and others. Dr. Ryan joined CNSE after a 25 year career with IBM. From 2003 to 2005, he was a Distinguished Engineer and Director of Advanced Materials and Process Technology Development and served as the site executive for IBM at Albany Nanotech

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Prashant N. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey S. Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Sarah K. Pixley, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh; Jangannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

slightly staggered startand end dates), identification of a weekly time slot convenient to all campuses, scheduling of atelevideo-enabled classroom with archiving capability and the cost of staffing such a facility,travel schedules of lead and guest instructors with active research careers outside the classroom,and the difference in exposure level to certain background information, such as biologyfundamentals, among some students. The challenges were successfully overcome and the modelpopular enough that a third trans-ERC course, led by a researcher (Dr. Yeoheung Yun) fromNCAT, was successfully offered in the Fall 2010 semester. Assessment results for that course areawaited. As an epilogue, the success of these course added impetus to the