Conference Session

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

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

programs run simultaneously. In 2018, the ACEEES programwill no longer accept new students but the ACEEES curriculum will continue until the laststudents admitted graduate in 2022. It appears that for MS/ME graduates the Energy course is thepreferred program, whereas for doctoral students, ACEEES appeals to students because of thestipend they receive as well as numerous experience based programs it offers such as internshipsand annual forum. It remains to be seen if stopping the ACEEES stipend will cause problems forthe remaining students with limited financial resources to complete their doctoral degree.From the faculty point of view creating both graduate programs resulted from faculty withdifferent disciplines and in different departments

Conference Session

Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

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

Conference Session

Preparation for Graduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

design of the course and its qualitative evaluation, before concluding.2. BackgroundPatel [1] proffers that there is considerable need for cybersecurity graduate program graduatesand that this need is evidenced by the typical number of offers that students get (typically five ormore for M.S. students and two to three for Ph.D. students). The bureau of labor statisticspredicts 37% growth by 2022. Others have contended that there are currently negativeunemployment [2] levels and even a “crisis” occurring [3]. In many cases, this is resulting inunfilled positions or positions that are filled with individuals who are less qualified than desiredfor the position [2].2.1. Cybersecurity Graduate ProgramsA variety of formats have been proposed for