Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2012-2972: APPLICATION OF INTERRUPTED CASE METHOD FORTEACHING ETHICS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS IN TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERINGDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a Fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, secured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

extent they were interested in each technique. The initial draft of the survey wasreviewed by a content review panel, which consisted of a senior mechanical engineering studentand an electrical and computer engineering freshman. The final survey was created with ClassClimate®, an online survey tool.The first part was based upon a list of skills seen in Table 1. This list was developed in previousresearch through a review of advertised job solicitations for industry positions requiring anengineering Ph.D. 5, 13. The list of skills included technical skills, such as solving problems anddesigning experiments, and transferable skills (often referred to as soft skills) such ascommunication, teamwork, and professional ethics. The root for the first

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

covers research tools that these students will needincluding: conducting reviews of technical papers, annotating technical papers, conducting aliterature search, creating bibliographical citations, interviewing prospective faculty thesisadvisors, ethics in engineering research, understanding the societal context of their research, andcommunicating research results, among others. After interviewing faculty, students decide on athesis advisor and topic area. The main deliverable of the course is a preliminary thesis proposalconsisting of an abstract, literature search, statement of work, and a timeline to complete theirprogram. The evolution and development of the course, and experiences with students will bediscussed in this paper, along with

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

“thecriteria for knowing”7. Prior findings suggest that cognitive and metacognitive processes emergein young children and remain active throughout their life spans, whereas Epistemic Cognitionbegins to develop in late adolescence and continues to shift in the adult years7-8. In the context ofsolving ill-structured problems, Kitchener stated that, while Metacognition allowed one tochoose different cognitive strategies for the purpose of tackling a specific task, EpistemicCognition allows one to “interpret the nature of a problem and to define the limits of any strategyto solving it” (p. 226). Epistemic Cognition provides the foundation for adults by which theymay deal with conflicting ideas in issues like logic, ethical choice, or career choice

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manoj K. Jha, Morgan State University; Reginald Amory, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Values and Ethical Issues in the Graduate Education of Scien-tists and Engineers. The survey included 1,440 respondents selected randomly from ninety-ninedepartments of chemistry, civil engineering, microbiology, and sociology in major research uni-versities in the U.S. Students were asked to report their level of agreement with 5 questions. Theresults of the survey suggested that there was room for improvement in doctoral programs, bothacademically and socially. Page 25.599.4In a similar vein as the main objective of this paper Crede and Borrego5 argued that If the U.S.was to remain a globally recognized source of technological and scientific

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. These four were that (1) collaborationsshould not be stressful, (2) the time requirements should be reasonably low, (3) all thecollaborators should have clear roles in the project, and (4) all the collaborators should live up totheir commitments. In order to achieve these ideal collaborations, seven factors were identifiedas being most important, namely: (1) compatible interests/passions; (2) shared goals; (3)complimentary skills; (4) compatible personalities; (5) compatible work ethic; (6) a sharedunderstanding of rigor; and (7) a desire to learn from each other (see Figure 3). Common to theseseven factors was the notion of sharing and compatibility. Factors most important for a

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roobik Gharabagi, Saint Louis University; Huliyar S. Mallikarjuna, Saint Louis University; David E. Webb, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

, and Global Issues in Sustainability 3 Sustainable Enterprise 3 Urban Engineering 3 TOTAL CAREER TRACK HOURS 12 Table 2: Engineering and Technology Track Course Title - Choose 4 courses Credit Hours Sample of Business courses Strategy and Sustainability 3 Legal, Ethical and Professional Environment of Business 3 Project Management

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer P.M.P., S.P.H.R., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

-subordinate relationships. Underlying this skill set are skills depicted below:  Human resources  Motivational Page 25.217.9  Conflict management  Negotiation  Ethics  Change management  Group dynamics  InterpersonalSome of the skills defined as “leadership” may be more appropriately categorized as“management” skills. It is not the intent of this paper to debate or differentiate the definition ofleadership versus management, as others have long since discovered this as an effort in futilitygiven the current and continuing controversy11. It is more important in defining the body ofknowledge for technology

Conference Session

Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

setting and academia settings. A recurring theme included participantswanting to see more rigor in academia to make sure that engineering graduate programs producehigher quality engineering Ph.D.s. What follows is a summary of their recommendations forinstitutions:  Provide explicit ethics instruction  Enforce high qualifying exam standards  Develop a high quality graduate curriculum  Emphasize rigor in both oral and written communication  Avoid grade inflation at the undergraduate level  Have students work on problems with breadth and depth  Teach students to solve engineering problemsThese respondents also recommended that the government provide more resources for graduateeducation.DiscussionMany of the

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim; Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia; Deborah Esther Feduik, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Yes, and my grade was changed to what I was expectingC. Yes, and my grade was changed, but not as high as I would have likedD. No, I have never needed toE. No, but I wanted to iClicker 3 40% 20% 0% Page 25.560.6 A B C D E5.2 TA-Student RelationshipIn the afternoon session, we talked about the roles, responsibilities, boundaries and ethics ofbeing a TA and how they pertain to their relationship with the student. An iClicker question wasused as a pre-assessment tool to gauge the type of relationships one has generally had with theirpast TAs. During this session, each group discussed various scenarios that

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer H. Gross, Lehigh University; Donna M. Mohr, Lehigh University; Stephen Pessiki, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

understanding of the structural engineering design process, from inception to construction  Provide a deep, intuitive knowledge of the behavior of structures through full-scale destructive testing of structural components and systems  Provide advanced analytical and design tools essential to the practice of contemporary structural engineering  Provide a practical appreciation of the economic, environmental, societal, ethical, health and safety contexts in which structural engineers work  Provide a flexible array of elective course offerings that allow graduates to customize a program tailored to their particular interests and career goals.In order to meet the mission statement, a 30-credit, 10-month, design

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

and acceptance of thestudents and make sure they are included in department activities. Integrate more diversityactivities into engineering curriculum by requiring that all freshman and first year graduatestudents take two-hours of diversity education.Faculty Diversity through New Teaching Post-Docs and Assistant: Host orientation for newTAs each fall and provide ongoing training seminars for teaching assistants wanting to developtheir teaching skills. Provide training to new Teaching Post-docs and Assistants to help themdevelop and improve their teaching skills. Survival Skills and Ethic programs can help post-docsand TAs to enhance their career growth and success at present and future.Foster a sense of belonging for minority students in the

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

students to develop team, communication,ethical reasoning, and societal and global contextual analysis skills. Therefore it issuggested that engineering schools focus more on outcome-based approaches bypromoting flexibility and creativity in student projects.2 In some ways, theserecommendations denote a growing emphasis on design and open-ended problem solvingas opposed to the traditional close-ended problems.To respond to these recommendations, it is crucial to prepare engineering GTAs toperform effectively in new and challenging learning environments. Since training isconsidered an important part of the GTA experience, it would be very beneficial tounderstand the training needs that can contribute to GTAs’ professional growth.Generally, there