Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

significantamount of stress from many different sources. Previous work has demonstrated a correlationbetween the amount of discrete stressors (including academic and personal) and the quantifiedstress level of graduate students. However, more qualitative analysis is still needed to moreaccurately characterize the stressors graduate students face, and the coping mechanisms they useto mitigate the ill effects of stress.This paper seeks to answer the following research questions: (1) What elements of theengineering graduate student experience cause students stress? And (2) What methods of copingdo students depend upon to persist in engineering graduate education? To answer thesequestions, we surveyed graduate engineering students at a mid-sized Mid-Atlantic

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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transparentinstitutional action to enhance diversity and promote inclusive and equitable learningenvironments” [2, p.3]. Despite this growing attention and acknowledgment of the need toimprove graduate education in engineering, cultures and practices in these spaces are seldomcharacterized as welcoming. In response to the above calls, this study explores the engineering graduate student’sexperience, focusing on their perceived stressors or challenges, while considering the student’sdegree and citizenship status. This study is situated in a three-year effort to develop andimplement a mandatory graduate seminar course focused on promoting equity in STEM at anR1, research-intensive university in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. The following sections will

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larisa Olesova; Duoduo Liao, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J. Foxwell, George Mason University

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when they participated indiscussions and peer reviews applied research activities.MethodsResearch Design. This exploratory quantitative research study examined STEM graduatestudents’ perceptions of metacognition when they participated and completed the appliedresearch course learning modules. Specifically, this study examined how the inquiry-basedcollaborative approach impacted STEM students' perceived individual (self-regulation) andgroup (co-regulation) metacognition when they completed the applied research modules as partof their course requirements.Participants. Participants in this study were graduate students (n=155) enrolled in the AppliedInformation Technology (AIT) courses at one of the public universities in the Mid-Atlantic areain

Conference Session

GSD 2: Identity and Motivation

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nishchal Thapa Magar, George Mason University; Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica L. Rosenberg, George Mason University

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teachingpractices. By addressing these factors, the model highlights the importance of both cultural andindividual factors in shaping teaching identity.MethodologyData CollectionThis study is part of the Gateway2STEM project, an effort aimed at making active andcollaborative learning the default method of instruction in large introductory courses in Physics,Mathematics, and CS at a public R1 university in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Aspart of the project, graduate students serving as first time GTAs in these three departments attendeda two-day workshop before the start of the Fall 2023 semester. The goal of the workshop was toprovide preparation before the GTAs, most of whom had no formal teaching experience, enteredthe classroom for the

Conference Session

GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Yoho, George Mason University; Christi Wilcox, George Mason University, College of Engineering and Computing

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-person, hybrid, andonline/asynchronous courses are discussed.Our Roles and Institutional PositionalityThis work is a result of a highly productive collaboration between the teaching and learningcenter and the college of engineering’s office of outreach, student success, and engagement(formally the office of diversity, outreach, and inclusive learning). The contentdeveloper/facilitator is the assistant director in the teaching and learning center and also holds aPhD in engineering. This programming was developed at a large research university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that is considered a minority-majority institution. Thepolitical context in the state is complex and the governor directly appoints the trustees for

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech ; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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ecosystem at a time is also beneficial for distilling meaning from a‬s‭ tudy using Ecological Systems Theory‬‭[9]‬‭to understand an already complex set of systems such‬ ‭as those associated with interdisciplinary graduate education.‬‭Methods‬‭Project Background‬‭ econdary data for this study came from an interdisciplinary graduate certificate program called‬S‭the Interdisciplinary Disaster Resilience (IDR) program. The IDR program was located in a‬ ‭land-grant university in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It was funded through the‬ ‭National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program and grew out of an existing‬ ‭collaboration that created a university-funded interdisciplinary graduate program. As mentioned,‬ ‭though