Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Colleen Marie Croyle, The Ohio State Univeristy ; Alison N. Snyder; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. Currently, she teaches within the first-year engineering program at Ohio State while maintaining an active engineering education research program.Ms. Colleen Marie Croyle, The Ohio State Univeristy I was accepted into the Mechanical Engineering major during fall semester 2012 of my sophomore year. As a junior Mechanical Engineering student I continue to work towards my major along with a minor in Business Entrepreneurship to help me pursue a leadership role in the engineering field. Coinciding with my academic career I enjoy being a member and leader of multiple organizations. I have been a member of Green Engineering

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha E. Grady, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ryan Christopher Reuer Gergely, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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December 3rd andthe survey was closed that evening at 8pm. The total time of collection was 16 days. Theresponse rate (47%) was satisfactory to obtain trends and represent the population of teachingassistants in mechanical engineering at the university.The electronic survey consisted of 8 multiple choice and short answer questions administeredthrough an online survey provider, Survey Monkey. Items 1-3 were designed to elicitbackground information about the study’s participants. These items addressed a) the type ofteaching assistantship held (e.g., grader, lecturer, discussion leader), b) the TA’s year in graduateschool, and c) his/her current career interests. These questions were required to be answered byeach participant. Item 4 was also

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurlovleen K. Rathore, Texas A&M University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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4 2 International Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer EngineeringResultsThe results section is divided into an examination of student members’ professional developmentneeds and possible solutions for how to meet those needs.Professional development needsForty-seven respondents ranked professional development needs on a scale of 1-8 in eightdifferent professional development areas. The professional development areas include: grant &proposal writing; college teaching; navigating the job market; leadership skills; communicationskills; career counseling; service and outreach skills; and work-life balance. The

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Patsavas; Barrett S. Caldwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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even tacitskills (increased self-efficacy to develop and share innovations and contributions) are results ofthe lab’s activity. This is due to both the demonstrated learning outcomes by students, and theirinternalized awareness and structuring of their learning as distinct but linked products of thesystem.ConclusionMy initial experience with the research lab was intended to develop very specific pieces ofexplicit content knowledge to support career development goals. However, the process ofbecoming exposed to both the context of research, and the collaborative knowledge sharingactivities of a specific research lab, became an unexpectedly rich source of grounded learning.The goal of simulating student learning in explicit, implicit, and tacit