Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P. Dempsey, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Joey Mead, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

their specific needs. After considerableconsultation with industry human resource representatives, university professors, and theuniversity’s career counselors, a professional development program was formed to address threemain areas of interest: the improvement of core research abilities, the development of skillsrequired for transition from academia to industry, and the necessity of projecting a professionaldisposition in the workplace. The graduate students organized a yearlong series of workshops inwhich university and industry professionals addressed each of the three areas of interest. Theprogram was evaluated through a combination of peer and self-reviews, writing improvementrubrics, and industry representative criticisms. The results

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Tobias Ortega-Knight, University of the Virgin Islands; Charles Huang Chen, Michigan State University; Danny Lynch, University of the Virgin Islands; Kathleen Anne Fitzsimons, Michigan State University; Crystal D Alton; Juan L. Mena Lapaix, Michigan State University; Joshua Drost, Michigan State University; Garrett Kohler

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Student

Paper ID #5986Exploring the Experience of Undergraduate Research: A Case Study UsingfacebookDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Recruiting at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Virginia Tech

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Student

cannot wait for every student to finish, but if you constantlycut them short, they will not participate in the activity and instead will wait for you to answer theproblem for them. Also, immediately after the activity, relevant discussion or sharing of studentwork is necessary to retain engaged students. In the observations, without a planned follow-upfor each active learning exercise, students who were off-task and then engaged in the activeexercise were often observed returning to their off-task work. Likewise, students who finishedan activity before their peers would participate in off-task activities, but a powerful summary ordiscussion of the exercise would often reengage those students in lecture.To illustrate the benefits to active

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Student

found in more thanone location. Pedagogical tools that I chose to integrate specifically for the asynchronous onlinelearning environment included weekly podcasts that provide an overview of each week, as wellas narrated examples for problems that were difficult or confusing. In addition, I used a digitalpen to write and narrate solutions to part one of the written assignments. Students were provideda static pdf of the solution as well as a link to the narrated solution. Students could go directlyany part of the narration by clicking on the text. More broadly, I choose examples, tables, andproblem solving tools to be pragmatic and immediately relevant to students who are alsoprofessionals in the field.Bumps in the RoadThe Instructional Team. The

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

. Thought through the details (tasks, goals, and time period) to develop and provide a comprehensive summer research plan (or schedule) for undergraduates. Some mentors went into great depth that covered details from design phase of an experiment to writing the final report.2. Worked side-by-side on a daily basis with undergraduates to discuss their progress, issues and approaches, especially in the early phase of the summer program. In the case when the mentor had to go out of town, they used internet video conference calls to check on the student’s progress. Both of these cases were evident from a female and a male Electrical Engineering UR student, respectively, as shown below. “The first week of [the summer UR program