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

community; it is “the development of the individual as a social being andparticipant in society,” (p. 3) a process undertaken so that individuals can conform to theirsocieties or groups 2. The process of socialization generally includes acquisition of transmittedknowledge and language, and “learning of social roles and of moral norms” 2 (p. 4).This definition of socialization can be translated to the context of doctoral education. In thiscontext, the process of socialization still involves an individual‟s process of becoming a part of agroup; the difference lies in the community or culture the individuals are being socialized into.Golde 3 writes that socialization for graduate students is really an “unusual double socialization”(p.56): students

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

lieu of a final exam. Common interview questionsinclude formative assessment and professional development questions such as: What are you going to do to continue your own learning about teaching and learning? In retrospect, if you needed to miss a session which one would it have been? Topics of the course have varied modestly between offerings. However, they link closely toskills sets faculty are recognized to need for teaching25,26. Most of the following topics havebeen consistently included: Historic Perspectives in Teaching Engineering and University Teaching Learning Styles* Course and Syllabus Design Defining and Creating Learning Objectives Teaching Design and Laboratories Effective Lecturing* Writing in