Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephan A. Durham, University of Georgia; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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Student

. A notable increase was observed in theaverage GPA between general male students and member male students. Femalestudents consistently produced higher GPA for all study groups.Organizational Structure and ActivitiesAcross the engineering disciplines are many organizations for student participation.These organizations range from honor societies in which students must be invited toparticipate or more general discipline specific organizations that are open to all students.Figure 1 is an abbreviated list of student organizations (Engineering StudentOrganizations, 2012): The organizational structure of many of these student run organizations is similar.Generally, the structure follows the format shown in Figure 2. Typically

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Narate Taerat, Louisiana Tech University; Nichamon Naksinehaboon, Louisiana Tech University; Oneka Tiwanna Cummings, Louisiana Tech University

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Graduate Studies, Student

, the GSC discussed whatrequirements should be expected from potential presenters (i.e. a full paper or just an abstract).The GSC executive council ultimately decided that an abstract submission would be sufficientfor the conference. A smaller committee within the GSC was tasked with developing the criteriathat would be given to the students prior to their submissions. The abstract guidelines given tothe students were broken up into two sections, listed below, one being content and the otheradditional syntax related guidelines.Content Guidelines:1. Research Need - A clear research need should be presented and research should be original.2. Approach - Explain the methodology associated with your research process.3. Outcomes - Research results or

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University

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Graduate Studies, Student

strengthened and developedthroughout my graduate program. These critical perspectives challenged my assumptions and Page 25.756.2caused me to question the purpose of my actions. Through analysis of my personal memoriesand reflection entries, I have organized my critical perspectives into four categories: 1. Challenges in Undergraduate Engineering 2. Other Opportunities 3. My Graduate Degree Program 4. Benefit for Employers, Benefit for MyselfChallenges in Undergraduate EngineeringI realize that during my undergraduate years, I was a passive stakeholder in my education—Iallowed the curriculum of the school to act on me. A personal

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

. Throughoutthis section, these four areas will be briefly mentioned. However, a more in-depth look at eachof these components will be discussed in later sections.Supplemental Instruction LeaderThe Supplemental Instruction (SI) program[1] supported by the Academic Success Center atClemson University was one of the first motivating factors leading me toward a future career inacademia. In this program, undergraduate students led three one-hour study sessions per weekfor a course they had successfully earned an “A” average in during a previous semester. Thesessions typically consisted of additional practice problems and activities for students in thecourse. The SI Leaders attended class with the students, allowing the sessions to be tailored tothe material

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

teaching assistant training programs.1 Introduction In engineering education, motivation is often discussed from a programmatic perspective(how do we motivate students to enroll in engineering programs?) or a curricular perspective(how do we motivate students to persist?). These perspectives often overlook the importance ofmotivation within the classroom and the daily processes of teaching and learning engineering.Motivation helps students focus their attention on learning activities, proactively seek newlearning activities, and persist in those activities until learning goals are reached1. Although future engineering professors and instructors have a sense of the centrality ofmotivation in learning engineering2, they are often

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Carl Becker P.E., Iowa State University; Joel K. Sikkema, Iowa State University; Nicole Lynn Oneyear, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

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Student

content and poster design, but also the oral presentation. Cash prizes aresometimes awarded to winners of these events2,3,4.A sampling of six poster competitions held at campuses across the nation is shown in Table 1.These events ranged from small with 16 presenters to very large at over 250. The purpose ofthese events, based upon information given at event websites, generally was to provide astructured forum in which students could present their research with the opportunity to win cashprizes. These events all followed similar formats as mentioned previously. Page 25.289.4Table 1. Sampling of poster competitions at various universities.Date

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee Jr., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

followed by implementation of the program prior to the Fall2011 semester. Lastly, we assessed the effectiveness of the program through a post-survey,designed to capture the reaction of the participants shortly after orientation, and a focus group,designed to provide more reflective feedback after the students completed most of their firstsemester in the program. Eight students attended the orientation. This paper will discuss the (1)analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation of an orientationprogram designed by graduate students specifically for new graduate students entering anengineering education doctoral program. There is minimal research on the transition from atraditional engineering program to engineering

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Neale, University of Waterloo; Oliver Grant, University of Waterloo; Manoj Sachdev P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Student

, 7, but there has been littleconsideration for student-athletes enrolled in STEM programs. The research that does exist islimited to American Division-I schools and the military8, 9. What is lacking within currentresearch findings is a general understand of how STEM student-athletes are able to succeed intwo challenging, yet distinctly different, pursuits while other students struggle to get by in just Page 25.1336.2one. A great deal of research has gone into time management issues for STEM and non-STEMstudents10, 11, and student-athletes12, 13. This work considers the research questions:1. “How do STEM student-athletes manage their time and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Franey, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Anthony Gregerson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael T. Braun, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Student

research questions sought to assess the degree of variability between TAgrading within each course. A one-way ANOVA performed for each class and each semesterassessed whether TA was a significant predictor of student score in each of the measureddimensions (e.g., homework grade, exam grade, etc.). For section homework scores, there weresignificant differences between TAs in 4 of 6 classes. In only one class was there significantvariability between TAs in exam grades. In 3 classes, there was significant variability betweenTAs for final grades. Please see Table 1 for full results. Our third research question examined whether TA experience had a significant impact onstudent grades. We analyzed both classes separately, but did not separate by

Conference Session

Student Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Jane Kilpatrick, Iron Range Engineering; Emmy Sue Stage, Iron Range Engineering

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Student

creates a personal accountability and responsibly for how students act and how theyconduct themselves. Iron Range Engineering (IRE) is an engineering program through Mankato StateUniversity located in Virginia Minnesota. IRE is a 100% project based learning program. IREtook its first generation of students for enrollment in the spring of 2010. This is a two-year upperlevel engineering program where students transfer from a two-year community college and enterIRE as juniors.1 IRE students take part in a different style of learning than traditional students.This new style of learning is known as immersive learning (iLRN). iLRN is a model in whichstudents are surrounded by engineering in all aspects of their education. The students