Conference Session

Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Melissa Gavin, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Randy Mentz, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lori M. Wedig, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christine H. Storlie, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Eric Herbst, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Graduate Studies

courses, in addition to serving as a communication specialist for the division. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Soft Skills Curriculum on a Budget: Tackling the STEM skills gap with limited resources using online videoAbstractEmployers seek employees who can communicate clearly with others from differentbackgrounds, solve problems in a team structure, and embrace leadership roles. However, thereis often a skill gap between what employers need and what their potential employees provide.Many employers are finding recent college graduates lacking in soft skills such as problemsolving, critical thinking, and communication, yet these are considered essential for success

Conference Session

Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Astri Briliyanti, Michigan State University; Julie W. Rojewski, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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helping develop methods for measuring the Carbon stored inside of soil. Dr. Colbry has taught a range of courses, including; com- munication ”soft” skills, tools for computational modeling, Numerical Linear Algebra, microprocessors, artificial intelligence, scientific image analysis, compilers, exascale programing, and courses in program and algorithm analysis.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and

Conference Session

Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Dennis W. Hess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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studentssimply state that they want to learn more about being a leader; specifics are missing in almostevery case, suggesting that they are not certain what leadership entails nor what is required toimprove. After completion of the course, one of the evaluation questions asks students for theirperception of the utility of the course. Primary responses have been: my awareness of theimportance and practice of soft skills improved substantially; this has been useful for my jobsearch/interviews; I feel more confident regarding how to work in teams; we learned from eachother due to the discussion-based nature of the course; the leadership scenarios we discussedwere extremely useful; this course should be required for all engineering students.I have also

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Fenot Aklog, Columbia University; Dawn M. Horton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Yajaira Mejia, City College of New York; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Jorge E. González, City College of New York; Jeff Sivils, El Paso Community College; Harry Meeuwsen, University of Texas at El Paso; Fred Moshary, City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City University of New York

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Diversity

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their professional lives.● Objective 2: Develop Fellows’ skills in traditional and innovative technology-based teaching and in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research.● Objective 3: Build Fellows’ soft-skills and provide mentoring training critical to success in academic careers.● Objective 4: Enhance Fellows’ research skills to become effective and contemporary researchers in ESE, and better teachers by incorporating real ESE problems into the classroom.● Objective 5: Contribute to the knowledge base and literature on the career decision-making and success of Fellows, particularly focused on barriers that affect Hispanic doctoral student selection of an academic career and the mitigation of those barriers.The partnership

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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Graduate Studies

multiple reasons provided by instructors who choose to discontinue participation inDiscovery. These include graduation, personal time constraints, perception that personal goalsare not being met, or lack of support from thesis advisor. The latter is unfortunate as we believethis program provides a legitimate platform for development of teaching skills, and the feel thatthe extracurricular time commitment is not excessive and should not impede research successes.In fact, involved trainees have often remarked on the value of involvement in teachingexperiences in helping them to mentally reframe their research pursuits, in addition to thevaluable soft skill development that is becoming ever more valuable. As an indicator ofinvolvement, graduate