Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

packages. The university model is that PhD students will have multiplesources of support that reflect their progress through the program. Engineering programs andscience programs tend to have slightly different approaches to the timing of such support but theoverall intent is the same. This also reflects the difference between traditional start-points forengineering PhDs compared to science and non-science PhDs. In engineering, the start-pointtends to be at the conclusion of an appropriate prior Master's degree. In the sciences, this tends tobe at the conclusion of an appropriate prior Bachelor's degree with a Master's degree having adifferent status in some of these fields than it does in engineering.In 1990, there was a major change in the

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

) with access to the latest technology tools for teaching. Flexible schedules are very important to most professionals as they contrast the environment of the academic world to the corporate world.These alternatives can be funded by the professional education programs and should be built intothe budget when developing a business case which would be reflected in the tuition paid bystudents.Since not all faculty will buy into the “pay for performance” concept, it should be voluntary andthe result of targeted recruiting for professional graduate education.A training program for faculty long on content knowledge and experience but short on teachingskills must be established. This should also include a mentor relationship with

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

for a complementaryfaculty reward system for professional oriented faculty in order to advance professional engineeringgraduate education for creative practice. The work by Schoen [Reflective Practitioner] also suggestsseveral professional characteristics that differentiate the creative work of the reflective practitioner in theprofessions from that of the work of research scientists.9A) Professional Scholarship of Engineering, Teaching, EngagementIn order to implement sustainable reform and to develop professional cultures that reward and encourageprofessionally oriented faculty in engineering, the National Collaborative Task Force believes that theterm scholarship should be defined in its broadest sense to include original creative work of

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Raymond Morrison, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

productiveengineering careers in industry. As reflected by the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE), there are “nine levels” of progressive professional responsibility and leadership abilitiesrequired in creative engineering practice. Undergraduate engineering education prepares the engineerfor entry into the profession at Level I Engineer. But, it does not prepare the engineer for creativepractice at all levels of engineering. Further professional studies, experience, and actual creativeperformance are required beyond entry-level for further professional development in engineering.Finding # 5: Revitalizing the U.S. Engineering Workforce for leadership of technologicaldevelopment & innovation in industry is one of the nation’s primary engines

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anderson Prewitt, University of Florida; Wanda Eugene, Auburn University; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

Technology and African American Studies (2006) from George Mason University.Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shaundra Bryant Daily is a doctoral candidate at the MIT Media Laboratory, working in the Affective Computing Group. Her main interests include the design of technological tools to enable reflection on attitudes, beliefs, and values. She holds a Bachelor (2001) and Master (2003) of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical-Florida State University College of Engineering. She recently finished a Master of Science (2005) degree at the Media Laboratory where she designed and evaluated interfaces to support affective development through

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Jenkins, University of Detroit Mercy

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Graduate Studies

opinion when comparing the research program to the cap stone course, probablybecause they had not taken that course. One student did not understand the question. A few students provided their own comments. One student reflected: “The undergraduateresearch project provided me with motivation to continue a graduate degree and it served as apre-view or short example of what I will actually do in a graduate program.” Another studentsaid: “I believe that undergraduate research must form part of any undergraduate engineeringstudent’s [education].” A third stated: “The research experience is basically the only motivationthat I get in undergraduate studies to continue graduate ones.” And one student said: “Groupwork and communications were excellent

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasima Thongsamak, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Peed, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

only concentrate on financial andaccounting measures. These traditional measures fail to address many issues thatbusinesses should be concerned with and fail to monitor multiple dimensions ofperformance.2 Traditional measures provide insufficient and distractive reports formanagers to use to make decisions. Numerous studies indicate the limitations andineffectiveness of the traditional financial performance measures. Kaplan and Norton3pointed out that financial measures only focus on the past and are unable to reflect currentvalue-added actions. Financial measures fail to include other critical factors such ascustomer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and the quality of products or services.4Financial measures only represent one perspective

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

7.0%development must 6.0%reflect this common 5.0% 4.0% 2000spirit of purpose as we 2005build our future.” 7. 3.0% 2010 2.0%This commonality of 1.0%purpose offers the 0.0%opportunity for a high 55 to 59 65 to 69

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Lalitha Balachandran, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

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Graduate Studies

. Discussions areusually open-ended and if these are not properly designed, students tend not to put much effortinto them. The examples in this paper show how it is possible to design open-ended discussionsthat are very highly structured to provide opportunities for students to reflect on the coursematerials from an angle that is not in the textbook and other course materials. The effectiveness of distance education can be enhanced by promoting opportunities forstudents to exchange ideas. However, students in distance education courses are usually verybrief in discussions due to many activities at their jobs and personal lives. Therefore, it is theresponsibility of the course developer and designer to create discussions that require students to

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephen Eck, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

liberalarts programs and engineering programs (Ref. 3). The implementation of the concept at NJITand the concept itself (now including PhD and MBA programs) has gone through several stagesof development since that time, driven by a number of factors that reflect the transition of NJITfrom a specialized, primarily undergraduate institution to a major public research university(Ref. 1) with over 40 Master's programs, 18 doctoral programs, and graduate enrollmentapproaching 3000. The initial concept was to allow undergraduates to proceed smoothly into thenew Master's programs that were being developed, allowing enhancement of theirprofessionally-based education and providing a vehicle for faculty and students to work onMaster's level Projects and Theses

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

demonstrated by the rest of theworld from the 1950s into the 1990s (Figure 1) correlate to convergence of the per capita GDPgap through the mid 1990s (Figure 2). Higher U.S. productivity since the 1990s, however, hasrestored some of the GDP advantages the U.S. enjoyed through most of the 20th century relativeto Japan and Germany. Page 12.606.7 Figure 2. GDP at current prices and exchange rates per employee, comparison U.S., FRG, and Japan.Acceleration of U.S. productivity in the 1990s reflects many engineering and technologyenhancements that go beyond improvements exclusive to the manufacturing process. SelectedU.S

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Michael Kerley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jerome Paris, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Janet Bodner, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

variety of ESLcourses. Many students require no placement at all after testing. It is a matter of historicalinterest that in the many years that most of the authors of this paper have been at NJIT, we haveseen a marked improvement in the English language communications skills of our newinternational students. This reflects the experiences of those of us who have traveled overseasand particularly to locations in Asia.The ESL courses that are recommended to students are generally at the intermediate level orhigher. There are courses on accent reduction and on technical writing which may be requiredby some academic programs. Most courses are graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory but count as ifthey are credit-bearing classes for the purpose of

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill; Amanda Lain, New Mexico State University; Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Lauren Ketcham, New Mexico State University; Karen Luces, New Mexico State University

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Graduate Studies

Page 12.402.7more information when we reframed the query to focus on their graduate advisor in particular.Many men recalled that they felt like a member of their faculty advisor’s family: they were ofteninvited to dinner, were included in holiday festivities, and indicated that their faculty advisorprovided career supports. The provision of career and psychosocial supports reflected in theseinterviews is a hallmark of “mentoring,” as opposed to advisement.Many (but not all) women faculty4, on the other hand, reported that they earned their doctoraldegrees in spite of their advisors. Unlike the “family” relationship that their male colleaguesreported, female faculty indicated that their faculty advisors often failed to provide guidance ontheir