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Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Loughborough University; Paul P. Conway, Loughborough University

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University. The University of East Anglia has been delivering a ‘Rotation PhD’in which students visit different labs in 10-week long research mini-projects, directed bydifferent supervisors and trained in different techniques. The ‘Integrated PhD’ at theUniversity of Southampton has offered 3 laboratory rotation projects after which the studentis awarded an MRes (Master of Research) and they then spend 3 more years deepening theirexpertise towards a PhD degree. These approaches have been successful over the years anddemonstrate an appetite for very varied, skills-training focused programs that provide theresearcher with broader knowledge and varied competencies that prepare them foremployment. However, these programs are typically found in

Conference Session

Graduate Student Support

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz P.h.D., University of South Carolina

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ofgraduate-level engineering research [1, 2]. The overall hypothesis of this effort is that the two-course sequence we will describe, which utilizes the Richard Paul/Linda Elder framework of CT[3], will effectively and consistently facilitate students’ acquisition of information literacy andwriting skills, and speed the development of intellectual independence.The two courses are designed for just-in-time intervention to graduate students at key juncturesin their programs of study. The first course is for new graduate students who have selected aresearch project and who are expected to begin developing breadth and depth of understandingthereof. Course 1 focuses on information literacy: finding, assessing, and critically reading theresearch

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Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward R. Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins University

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-advisor participates in the assessment of the student’s progress. • To have the students engaged in their Doctor of Engineering work not as an after-hours endeavor, but fully integrated into their “day job”. • To fully fund the cost of the program.Why would a student’s employer do this? Certainly, this is an investment in their employee’stechnical and professional development, which is, of course, important. But we believe thatemployers have more incentive to make such an investment if the project that forms thecenterpiece of the student’s doctoral research is important and of value to their employer.1 At Johns Hopkins the residency requirement for PhD students is set at the university level; the School ofEngineering cannot waive

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Online Programs and Program Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Bahar Zoghi, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Objectives [5]. Course assessment is also avery important first step towards ABET program assessment activities. Many educators reportedon the practices, strategies and tools they employed when assessing course learning outcomes.Meyer [6] reported on evaluation instrument selection and use of static versus dynamicthresholds in computer engineering courses. Sanders et.al [7] reported on assessment processesfor interdisciplinary capstone projects. Beyerlein et. Al [8] developed a framework to createefficient assessment instruments that can be used to assess capstone design courses. Rowe et al.[9] highlighted the importance of assessment at the freshman level, and reported on innovativeformative assessment used in a freshman level course with a focus

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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projects 37% growth in this need by 2022[1]. Others have described the need, more immediately, as the field having negativeunemployment [26] and the industry experiencing a “crisis” [27].The demand outpacing supply has resulted in jobs going unfilled or being performed byindividuals with less than the desired level of qualifications [26]. It has also resulted in startingsalaries that exceed even the higher-than-average salaries for computing graduates, with astarting salary of $116,000 per year for cybersecurity professionals in the Washington D.C. area,for example. At the time of this writing, approximately 30% of cybersecurity positions in theUnited States are unfiled: with 313,735 open positions, 715,715 filled positions for a totaldesired

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan M. Cruz, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies.Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas is the CEO of Quality Measures, LLC, a Virginia-based consulting firm special- izing in program and project evaluation, team-building, and capacity

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University; Clinton A. Patterson, Texas A&M University; Courtney Lavadia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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holistic student learning.Ms. Courtney Lavadia, Texas A&M University Courtney Lavadia obtained her master’s degree from the College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University in 2016. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate studying school psychology. Her research is centered around how practitioners can utilize individual child strengths for assessment and intervention in hospital settings. Other projects include studying resilience in children, and adult learning theory.Dr. Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University Dr. Debra Fowler serves as the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University. Following 16 years working in industry she completed a Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mattox Alan Beckman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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, Dr. Johnson employs active learning, inquiry-based laboratory instruction, and any initiative that empowers students to do hands-on learning. Additional service interests include teaching and leadership training for grad- uate students, enhancing communication education for undergraduate engineering students, developing evidence-based design project team formation strategies, and improving engineering design curricula.Dr. Mattox Beckman Jr, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mattox Beckman is a teaching assistant professor in the Computer Science department. He earned his doctorate from UIUC in 2003 under Sam Kamin, specializing in programming languages. He was a senior lecturer at the Illinois Institute of

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Online Programs and Program Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tilman Wolf, University of Massachusetts Amherst; C. V. Hollot, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Russell Tessier, University of Massachusetts; Bryan Polivka, Shorelight Education; Chris Hoehn-Saric, Shorelight Education; Janet Donghee Kang; Katherine Newman

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. workforce: Students who study one year on a U.S. campus can become eligible for joining the U.S. labor market (see 1+1 option in Section 2.4). Figure 1: Degree program overview2.2 Program CurriculumThe course schedule for the M.S. in ECE degree program is shown in Figure 1. There are eightcourses spread over four semesters plus two capstone project courses, which are offered in thesecond and fourth semester. The entire program duration is four semesters, which is approximately16 months, as a full semester is offered during the summer.This program meets the same requirements as the residential M.S. in ECE offered on the UMassAmherst campus. The admission and degree completion requirements are identical, and the

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priyesh Uday Mehta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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design development cyclewas highlighted in his work. He asserted that the engineering curriculum at that time did notaddress the importance of prototyping and was less practiced in homework, projects, orlaboratories. An experiment was conducted with senior design students through an iterative design-fabrication-redesign-fabrication sequence to enable hands-on experience on desktop-levelmanufacturing equipment. His work strongly asserts the need to include practical training whileincluding design-intensive prototyping courses. During the initial phases, universities do not needto invest in commercial-level equipment, since desktop machines could provide students withuseful insights for basic understanding of processes. The same experimental

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Online Programs and Program Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Teresa A. Johnson, Ohio State University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Ana M. Casado, Ohio State University; Alan Kalish, Ohio State University

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and Com- puter Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Inte- grated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a National Science Foun- dation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, curriculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carrie A. Obenland, Rice Office of STEM Engagement; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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an increase in the graduateschool enrollments in science and engineering fields [1]. However graduate school attrition ratestend to be dismal across all disciplines [5], possibly due to the isolation felt by graduate studentsthat are tied exclusively to their research projects. Programs aimed to improve graduate schoolcompletion include national “Transformative Graduate Education Programs” (TGP); however48% of universities do not participate in such opportunities [6]. Smaller programs that are notnecessarily multi-institutional are vital to graduate students as they can provide support andprofessional development, especially in the area of teaching [7]. Most graduate students do notreceive training in teaching, however teaching experiences

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Linda L. Naimi, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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support of military connected students. Dr. Springer is the President of the Indiana Council for Continuing Education as well as the Past-Chair of the Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Dr

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Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachal E. Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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internship supervisor, if possible. The internship must last one full calendar year in durationand is conducted once all coursework is completed.InternshipThe student works closely with their advisory committee and the program director in selecting anintern employer and defining the intern project. Freedom is given to students to follow theirparticular academic objectives and career goals with the internship. Former students have haddiverse internship experiences, for example one worked in the governor’s office focusing on publicpolicy and decision making while another worked for a consulting firm managing city projects.Students who remain employed as an engineer while pursing the Doctor of Engineering degreemay conduct relevant work with their

Conference Session

Graduate Student Support

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #27188Capturing the Experiences of ESL Graduate Students in Engineering Educa-tionMs. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering thinking in differently

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas

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STEM degrees and enter the workforce. The SIIRE project addresses NSF’sprogrammatic goal by integrating external (industry supported) intern or co-op experiences ofstudents with ongoing on-campus engineering research activities to provide a guided pathway toa graduate engineering degree. Scholarship funds defray student educational costs during theirsophomore, junior, and senior years of undergraduate study and during 1.5 years of theirgraduate studies.The goal the SIIRE project is to increase the number of students that complete a B.S. degree inengineering and then pursue and complete an M.S. degree within engineering by providing astructured pathway to graduate studies through integrated industry-based work experiences anduniversity-based

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly J. Cunningham, University of Virginia

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or figure atany stage of the process. The work is projected on the screen so that the whole group can view ittogether. If it is writing, line numbers are used to make it easier to reference. Usually, the studentreads it aloud, paragraph-by-paragraph, pausing after each paragraph or set of paragraphs forverbal feedback from the group, depending on the focus of the feedback and type of work. Theuse of the projector and read-aloud keeps group members focused. The feedback is discussion-based and all activities take place within the meeting time. No work is reviewed outside of thegroup meeting. The group verbally gives feedback as requested by the presenter while thepresenter takes notes or revises, often co-constructing these revisions with the

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Siny Joseph, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Jung Oh, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Raju S. Dandu, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus

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knowledge and skills leading to advanced careers in management, supervisory, and otherprofessional positions.The PMT program was introduced at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus (KSP) in 2012. Itoffers common core courses in professional skills such as leadership, project management,communication and teamwork in professional settings; and tracks in areas of emphasis such as Aviation,Engineering, Technology Management, and other disciplinary areas; and a capstone experience.One of the five core courses of the Professional Master of Technology (PMT) program at KSP isInformatics and Technology Management (COT 706). Through a modular format, the course aims toprovide tools in areas of statistics, research methods and data mining. The course

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Rene Alexander Soto Perez, Purdue University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University; Michael C. Loui, Purdue University; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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curriculum design project that students deliver both as a written document and as aposter presentation.Two major challenges have arisen in converting this course for an online audience. Onechallenge lies with the content itself and the second challenge lies in a core aspect of the teachingphilosophy.What about the content is challenging to convey online? The essence of ENE 506 is the abilityto align various aspects of curricular design into one unified whole. The goal is for students tosee how aspects of what is learned (content) map to how to measure learning (assessment) andhow students practice that learning (pedagogy). This process, which is at the heart of the course,is a very holistic, integrated, iterative process. However, the learning

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa J. Didiano, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Jonathan Turner, University of Toronto; Mark Franklin, University of Toronto & OneLifeTools; Jason H. Anderson, University of Toronto; Markus Bussmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Julie Audet P.Eng., University of Toronto

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improvements and our desire to capture information we heard in conversations withparticipants. The evaluation was approved by the Research Ethics Board at the University ofToronto as a quality improvement project. Findings presented in this paper were not gainedthrough research but rather a quality improvement project for The OPTIONS Program.The pre-evaluation included demographic and information gathering questions (e.g., degree-related work experience, extra-curricular/professional development activities). We do not presentsuch data in this paper. The post-evaluation had four open-ended questions including: “What didyou like about the program” and “What did you not like about the program?”. The post-evaluation also assessed the usefulness of

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University

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, and educational psychology, as well as a co-PI, an external evaluator or advisory board member on several NSF-funded projects (CA- REER, iCorps, REU, RIEF, etc.).Dr. Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University Maria Claudia Alves Director for the Halliburton Engineering Global Programs at Texas A&M University Ms. Maria C. Alves is the Director for the Halliburton Engineering Global Programs at Texas A&M University . She has been in this position since July 2012. In this position she is responsible for inter- nationalizing the research and education activities of the College of Engineering. Under her leadership the college has significantly increased the number of students studying abroad, established new

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, Ohio State University; Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University

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, "The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program: Recognizing, enlisting, and cultivating unrealized or unrecognized potential in underrepresented minority students," American Journal of Physics, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 374-379, 2011/04/01 2011.[4] R. Sowell, T. Zhang, B. N, and R. K, "PhD. Completion and Attrition: Analysis of Baseline Demographic Data from the Ph.D. Completion Project," Council of Graduate Schools2008.[5] (1/31/2019). National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates. Available: https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvydoctorates/#tabs-1&sd[6] (1/31/2019). US News and World Reports 2019 Best Graduate School Rankings in

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Alin Wakefield, University of California, Davis; Jean S. VanderGheynst, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Kara Moloney Ph.D., University of California, Davis

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Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at University of California, Davis. Dr. VanderGheynst’s research focuses on next generation biofuels and bioproducts and agricultural biotechnology. Current projects examine the management of microbial communities in applications in- cluding water treatment, food and energy production, and soil treatment for the control of pests and pathogens. Dr. VanderGheynst received her BS degree from Syracuse University in Chemical Engineer- ing in 1991 and PhD degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University in 1997.Kara Moloney Ph.D., University of California, Davis c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia; Lindsay Wheeler, University of Virginia

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communication, graduate students also reported they learned theimportance of reducing the amount of jargon used in communication: I learned about tailoring a message to a specific audience and how to explain complex technical subjects without using jargon. (Survey)Finally, the specific presentation skills that make for effective communication were alsofrequently reported by graduate students as an important communication skill they learned: I learned how to make clear and concise figures, graphics, and slideshows. I also learned a little more about projecting my voice and keeping good posture during a presentation. (Survey) [I learned] design and utilization of tangible 3D visual aids (atom models etc. ...) for