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Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

to ensure that all students have a common knowledgebase in engineering, plant sciences, and data sciences, no matter their background. The goal is toget all students communicating in the same language. The course “Fundamentals of PredictivePlant Phenomics” was developed to meet this challenge. The course planning took nearly oneyear and incorporated input from faculty with various disciplinary backgrounds. The actualcourse is coordinated by an engineering faculty member and taught through a series of guestlecturers covering various plant science, data science, and engineering topics over a 15-weekperiod. In addition to the three 50-minute lectures per week, a 3-hour laboratory each weekprovides an experiential learning opportunity where

Conference Session

The Care and Keeping of Graduate Students - GSD Tech Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators

Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Care and Keeping of Graduate Students: An Interactive Panel Discussion for Novice Advisors of Graduate Students1. Introduction and PurposeWhile most young professors expect to juggle teaching with research, service, and grant writing,the expectation to form and lead an (immediately productive) laboratory group is sometimessurprising and often challenging. Graduate students expect that their faculty mentors will

Conference Session

Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Darryl P. Butt, University of Utah; Timothy Andersen; Tammi Vacha-Haase, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

. He further statedthat when evaluating a possible investment, a key criterion in assessing investment risk is theability of the regional infrastructure and population base to be able to locally produce at least 30percent of the doctoral level engineering and science talent that will be required by the startupfirm. Thus, access to advanced academic research and development laboratories and advancedacademic programs in engineering is critical to success.Because of the need to further develop the high-tech economy, and with support from localindustry and the state government, three doctoral programs were developed over the last tenyears. The following three programs will be discussed, Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE), the

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tyler Fischer, U.S. Navy; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

turbine that will rotate along the vertical axis to capturebi-directional flow patterns. With the financial support from the Department of Energy (DOE),and other support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratories, and the University ofMinnesota’s St. Anthony’s Falls Laboratory, Verdant Power was able to design and testcomposite blades (improving from the generation 4 model) as well as optimize the new rotordesign. Figure 6 illustrates the dimensional comparison between the generation 4 and generation5 turbines. Both generation 4 and 5 designs includes patented technologies. 14Figure 6: KHPS Turbine comparison.Ocean Renewable Power CompanyCorporate Leadership Ocean Renewable Power Company’s (ORPC) headquarters is based out of Portland

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Professionalism and Preparations Developed by Graduate Study Programs—Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nate Derbinsky, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yugu Yang-Keathley, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

., graduate teaching assistants, mixedundergraduate/graduate courses, research seminars and presentations, undergraduate researchopportunities in a graduate laboratory). Unfortunately, not all colleges have a graduate programthat provides these same opportunities. As a prime example, Wentworth Institute of Technologyis an undergraduate-centric college, without a day-time graduate program or on-campus graduatestudents. This likely puts the undergraduate students at a disadvantage, as they are not exposed toa graduate community; as well as decreasing the overall interest in graduate school, as studentseither don’t know it is an option, or don’t understand what they will be doing in graduate schooland why and when it matters for career success.A team of

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University; Jill Wittrock, University of Northern Iowa; Mary E. Losch, University of Northern Iowa

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Graduate Studies

students. The assumption is that thestudents will be knowledgeable about some topics, but not all. Each day consists of lectures inthe morning and a lab session in the afternoon. There are field trips, to local industry and testfields near campus to demonstrate challenges in phenomics. Table I gives a sample schedule.P3 Curriculum(1) T-Base Common Core: All P3 students take a fast-paced transdisciplinary course with ahands-on laboratory component the first year of their program. The course has two keyobjectives: 1) bring all students’ knowledge up to the same level for issues that pertain to plantphenomics, sensor engineering, and data analysis, and 2) begin the process of teaching studentsthe needed terminology to speak across disciplines. This

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Getting Into Graduate School

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies, Student

these groups. Insome institutions, it is common for graduate students to take courses outside of their departmentor college; in other programs, graduate students are not allowed to enroll in courses outside theirmajor or college.Another important question to answer during your visit or conversations is what kind of workingenvironments (office, lab, classroom, etc.) are typical for graduate students pursuing the researchor degree that interests you at that institution. Pursuing a graduate degree in engineering isdifferent than being an undergraduate; many graduate students find that their research andcoursework is more like having a job than being a student. Thus it is critical that you like thepeople in the research group or laboratory you are

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Getting Into Graduate School

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies, Student

.  Publications and Presentations: common types include journal papers, conference proceedings/presentations, workshops, and posters; if you have substantial publications you may want to separate this section into more than one header. Include posters presented at undergraduate research forums; presentations made as part of co-op experiences or internships; and technical papers that have been accepted, submitted or are in preparation. Indicate co-authors as appropriate.  Skills: if you are applying to a graduate program where specialized skills would be desirable, it might be appropriate to list them in a separate section. Examples might include experience with laboratory equipment, testing techniques, or

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Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

another endorsement of the ‘you’ve done goodthings.’” He hopes there is more freedom to work and less administrative duties involved in hisnew job after he earns his Ph.D. in comparison to the military lab.KristenSituating the CaseTaking the advice of an engineering faculty member, Kristen joined a non-profit organizationafter graduation for the summer to investigate cookstoves for developing countries. She met herhusband there, and they decided to spend the next few years fulfilling their humanitarian sense ofduty. Kristen was a pre-school teacher, worked with special needs children and adults, and re-joined the non-profit organization as a laboratory manager. She created test protocols, wrotereports, and traveled to developing countries. After

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Global Graduate Studies and Programs Abroad - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Mamoru Tanahashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Masao Takeyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Mutsuko Hatano, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Akira Yamada, Tokyo Tech

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Graduate Studies

educate professionals that practice engineering isbased upon studying coursework, project based learning, laboratory based education and off-campus experience based learning such as internships or study-abroad. It has been stated byLitzinger et al13, that engineering education should encompass a set of learning experiences thatallow students to construct deep conceptual knowledge, to develop the ability to apply keytechnical and professional skills fluently, and to engage in a number of authentic engineeringprojects. Furthermore, engineers also need to be able to work in teams and across disciplines22.Both of these degree programs presented in this paper follow these best practices in engineeringeducation but ACEEES does it to a greater degree in

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Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Jordan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Lindahl, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Samantha Dale Strasser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison F. Takemura, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dirk R. Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jaime Goldstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #18458Technical Communication Instruction for Graduate Students: The Commu-nication Lab vs, A CourseAlex Jordan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alex Hanson is a PhD candidate in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT and a tutor in the Communication Lab. He earned the S.M. degree from MIT in 2016 and the B.E. degree from Dartmouth College in 2014.Dr. Peter Lindahl, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Peter Lindahl graduated with his Ph.D. in Engineering from Montana State University in 2013. He is currently a postdoctoral associate in the Research Laboratory of

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Opportunities within Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carey Whitehair; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

incollaborative research settings, especially at the graduate level. Graduate engineering studentsare immediately expected to assimilate into a laboratory group, usually an interdependent team,with varying degrees of guidance by faculty members. The group dynamics and the role of trustas graduate students learn to conduct collaborative research is underexplored, but may haveramifications for the way in which graduate programs are structured or in how graduate studentsare matched with potential research advisors.Other theories and research also seek to understand mechanisms by which experts innovate inprofessional settings, and many of these have been applied to engineering education. Theories ofdistributed cognition 20 have been employed to understand

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Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

preliminary study on supporting writing transfer in an introductory engineering laboratory course,” in 2016 Proc. ASEE.21. D. Brent, “Crossing boundaries: Co-op students relearning to write,” CCC, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 558-592, June 2012.22. M.N. Cleary, “Flowing and freestyling: Learning from adult students about process knowledge transfer,” CCC, vol. 64, no. 4, June 2013.23. S. Conrad, et al., “Students writing for professional practice: A model for collaboration among faculty, practitioners and writing specialists,” in 2015 Proc. ASEE.24. J. A. Donnell, et al., “Why industry says that engineering graduates have poor communication skills: What the literature says,” in 2011 Proc. ASEE.25. A. Devitt, “Teaching critical genre awareness