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Analysis of Effectiveness and Impacts of Graduate Programs: Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wayne Coots, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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high school engineering education. In 121 st ASEE Annual Conference & Expostion (p. 24.1321.1-24.1321.7). Inianapolis: American Society of Engineering Education.Hill, R. (1998). What sample size is “enough” in internet survey research?, Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century, 6, 3-4.Honey, M., Pearson, G., & Schweingruber, H. (2014). STEM integration in K-12 education: Status, prospects, and an agenda for research. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.Isaac, S., & Michael, W. B. (1995). Handbook in research and evaluation. San Diego, CA: Educational and Industrial Testing Services.Nunnaly, J. (1978) Psychometric theory. New York: McGraw-Hill.Reeve

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carmen Torres-Sánchez , Loughborough University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Charles M. Wolf, Texas A&M University

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Industrial c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30121 Technology from 2007 to 2010. Prior to her appointment at Purdue University in 1993, she spent seven years teaching for Texas A&M University’s Department of Engineering Technology. Dr. Newton has a Ph.D. in Educational Human Resource Development, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and a B.S. in Industrial Distribution, each from Texas A&M University.Dr. Carmen Torres-S´anchez CEng, Loughborough University Dr Torres-S´anchez is an Associate Professor at the University of Loughborough, England, United King

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

Solomon Hollister introduced intoprofessional engineering education at Cornell University in the 1950’s. This advancement hasproven successful for over 50 years, as have many of the graduates of this then uniqueprofessional educational approach for creative engineering practice.From an educational and financial analysis, the ASEE-National Collaborative initiative is botheducationally sound, proven, adaptable to all regions of the nation, and is extremely cost-effective. Feasibility analysis to date indicates that the National Collaborative’s approach ofintegrating professional graduate engineering education with on-going creative engineeringpractice and project-based learning in industry will generate [median] technological returns ofover 10 to 1

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

, inparticular, are developing into future colleagues of their mentors. As both Kram’s and Nyquist &Wulff ’s models show, the roles and expectations of supervisors and mentors must also developalong with their students for this process to work. Toward this end, the fellowship program thatwe describe in the next section and throughout this paper was designed to support students asthey practice the roles of faculty alongside mentors who are near-peers, thus supporting thetransition between the “colleague-in-training” and the “junior colleague” stages of development.Creating a Graduate Student-to-Faculty Fellowship Program The Rising Engineering Education Faculty fellowship (REEFF) was designed with asingle objective in mind: to develop a self

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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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community colleges that can supportand facilitate their transition into community college faculty positons.9 AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No.1723209 and 1723245. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.10 References[1] R. W. Fairlie, F. Hoffmann and P. Oreopoulos, "A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom," The American Economic Review, vol. 104, no. 8, pp. 2567-2591, August 2014.[2] A. Perrakis and L. S. Hagedorn, "Latino/a Student Success in Community Colleges and

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adrienne K. Scott, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madalyn D. Kern, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie E. Steinbrenner, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Graduate Studies

during the 2015-2016academic year, to improve communication between the group of first-year students and thedepartment administration. This way, if any problems arise (e.g. conflicts with an advisor,academic challenges, time management), students have the opportunity to express their concernsbefore the problem(s) escalate.Electronic Surveys: One of the recent initiatives which began in the 2019-2020 academic yearinvolves a survey to be completed by the current TAs. At the end of each course, the Lead TAdistributes surveys designed to collect data regarding allocation of TA time for different teachingrelated activities, such as grading and office hours. Because this survey is new and the samplesize is low, the data have not been shared yet with

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

first and second semester during the second year of your GTF program? 3. How do you balance your teaching and research interests?Faculty Mentors: 1. What impact has the GTF program had on __[fellows]_ ’s success? 2. What benefits do you see in this program? How might the GTF program be improved?C. Data Analysis Constant Comparative method 18 was used to systematically analyze the data and arrive atconclusions. Based on the results from the first year assessment, and highlighted in othersources 11, 13, 14 we developed an initial visual representation of the coding scheme. This visualrepresentation was created to begin grouping the interview comments into general categories,and to determine the

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Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Graduate Studies

encourage instructors to engage more often in interrogative approaches to learning, rather thanlimiting themselves to the easier, but possibly less substantive, interactions that might occur in aFigure 8: Timeline of interactions in traditional classroom and Live Platform environment for in-struction of identical content by the same instructor over a 10-minute interval. Instructor speakingis shown in orange and student(s) speaking is shown in blue.Table 4: Comparison of interactions in traditional classroom and Live Platform environment forinstruction of identical content by the same instructor over a 10-minute interval. Activity Traditional classroom Live Platform environment total

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Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

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Graduate Studies

Research Data Management Course Content: Teaching the Data Management Plan (DMP). in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2018. Salt Lake City, UT.28. Madihally, S., Reviving graduate seminar series through non-technical presentations. Chemical Engineering Education, 2011. 45(4): p. 231.29. Burrows, V. and S. Beaudoin, A Graduate Course in Research Methods. Chemical Engineering Education, 2001. 35(4): p. 236.30. Ollis, D., The Research Proposition. Chemical Engineering Education, 1995. 29(4): p. 222.31. Ollis, D., Catalyzing the Student-to-Researcher Transition: Research Initiation and Professional Development for New Graduate Students. Chemical Engineering Education, 2016. 50(4): p. 221-229.32

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

participants, as one noted saying thatleadership coaching, “Relatively independent, but improved me in general, including [within theprogram].” Value of leadership coaching sessions Experience visiting the classroom Classroom supply ordering Lunch food Quality of other teams' practice presentations Feedback from your practice presentation Communcation from your teacher Communication from your partner/s 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Excellent Good Okay Below average PoorFigure 3. Participants’ ratings of components of the program, N=34. The 15

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Nevin McKirahan Jr., Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University

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Graduate Studies

alsotake an associated thematic independent research course to investigate thoroughly previousresearch in the selected theme. All Ph.D. students must undertake a doctoral research project,preferably in the second summer semester of study. This course introduces students to therequirements of management research. Finally, students work on the dissertation, an originalinvestigation of a research question(s) related to technology management.The minimum curriculum requirements are:  Management Core Courses (15 credit hours)  Technology Management Courses (9 credit hours)  Associated Doctoral Seminars (12 credit hours)  Research Methods Courses (12 credit hours)  Independent Research Project (3 credit hours)  Doctoral

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

thefuture, laboratory experiences, and past experience. During the interviews, we specifically notedthe students' strengths (and weaknesses) in relation to oral and interpersonal communicationskills. We made offers to the highest ranked candidate(s) based on our final assessments. Table 2 - Scoring Rubric for Assessing Student Applications Scoring Scoring (0 to 3 points ) and Qualifying Characteristics Category 0 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt Grade Point < 2.50 2.50 to 2.99 3.0 to 3.49 3.50 to 4.0 Average (GPA) Worked up to one

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

Through Peer Observation and Collaborative Reflection, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v. 35, 2, pp.161-170 4. Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., Norman, M. K. (2010), How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principels for Smart Teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, p. 151 5. Sarkisian, E. (2006). Teaching American Students: a guide for international faculty and teaching assistants in colleges and universities, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Cambridge, MA, chapters 4, 6. 6. Feldon, D. F., Peugh, J., Timmerman, D.E., Mahler, M.A., Hurst, M., Strickland, D., Gilmore, J.A., Stiegelmeyer, C. (2011). Graduate Students’ Teaching Experiences

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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

,” Proceedings, the ISEC International Solar Energy Conference, Hawaii, USA, March 16-18, 2003.[12] Briano, C., Fontánez, J. and Dukhan, N., “Characterization of the Heat Transfer in Open-Cell Metal Foam,”Proceedings, Second International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials, HPSM 2004, Ancona, Page 12.1509.9Italy, May 31 to June 2nd, 2004.[13] Dukhan, N. and Kiefer, S., “Building a Research Program with Undergraduate Students,” Proceedings, 33rdInternational Symposium IGIP/ASEE, Fribourg, Switzerland, September 27-30, 2004.[14] Dukhan, N., “Impact of Undergraduate Research on Students’ Communication Skills,” Proceedings

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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

application. Enterprise Engineering Research Lab working paper, Course document, Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.8. Van Aken, E.M., & Coleman, G.D. (2001). Using measurement to define and improve value-added, invited paper and presentation. The XIIth World productivity Congress. Hong Kong and Beijing: Word Confederation of Productivity Science.9. Cullen, Joyce, Hassall, & Broadbent (2003). Quality in higher education: from monitoring to management. Quality Assurance in Education, 11(1), 5-14. Retrieved June 26, 2006 from Emerald Journals database.10. Chen, S., Yang, C., & Shiau, J. (2006). The application of balanced scorecard in the performance evaluation of higher education. The TQM

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Sherry Woods, University of Texas at Austin; Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Rice University

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Graduate Studies

-CD885E390298/0/sed2003.pdf2. Moyer, A., P. Salovey, S. Casey-Cannon, Psychology of Women Quarterly 23, 607 (1999).3. Boyce, M.C., et al., MIT Report on Women Faculty in Engineering, Reports of the Committees on the Status of Women, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March, 2002. Page 13.354.8

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Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumya Keshavamurthy, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Graduate Studies

Page 13.285.7need to be more responsible and aware of all the regulations through International organizationsof the universities and other available resources.Bibliography1. “International student enrollment and U.S. higher education enrollment trends, selected years 1950/60- 2006/07”, Open doors, Institute of International education, 20072. Hussain, Sakina S., “Schools struggle to combat foreign student drop”, Aug 8, 2006, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14034413/ (accessed in Jan 2008).3. Krupnick, Matt, “Drop in Foreign Enrollment worries U.S. Educators,” Contra Costa Times Jan 5. 2006.4. “International students by primary source of funding, 2005/06 and 2006/07”, Open doors, Institute of International Education, 20075

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Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Partnership in Graduate Professional Education with Industry To Enhance U.S. Competitiveness and Economic Development. Proceedings of the 2007 National Meeting of ASEE, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2007.5. Bertoline, G. R., Depew, D. R., Dyrenfurth, M. J., McHenry, A. L., DeLoatch, E. M., Lee, P. Y., Dunlap, D. D., Tricamo, S. J., Keating, D. A., Stanford, T. J. (2005). A Look at Representative Templates for Professionally Oriented Faculty Reward Systems in Other Service Professions. Proceedings of the 2005 National Meeting of ASEE, Portland, OR, June 2005.6. Schuver, M. (2007). Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Role of Interactive Learning Among Working Professionals. Proceedings of the 2007

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Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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Graduate Studies

14.666.9Bibliography 81. G. Crebert, M.Bates, B. Bell,C.J.Patrick & V. Cragnolini, “Developing generic skills at university, during work placement and in employment: graduates' perceptions”, Higher Education Research & Development. Vol. 23, No. 2, May 2004, p. 147-165.2. A. Kameoka, S.W. Collins, L. Meng & M. Hashimoto, “Emerging MOT education in Japan”, Presented at the Engineering Management Conference, 2003. IEMC '03. Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: The Human Side of Innovation and Change, 2-4 Nov. 2003, p 296-300.3. Gunasekara, Chrys S. (2004) The Third Role of Australian Universities in Human Capital Formation. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 26(3). pp

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Descoteaux, Norwich University; David Muckerman, CH2M HIll; Scott Sabol, Vermont Technical College

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Students Wanting to Send theirChildren to Norwich University’s Undergraduate ProgramParents can have a large impact on the undergraduate school choice of their children. Mostcolleges and universities stress the importance of a campus visit, often because it is a majorselling point for the institution. For distance-learning students with children heading to atraditional residential college, the opportunity to get the parent(s) on campus is invaluable.There can be a significant amount of time available for campus exploration (compared to thetypical one-hour campus tour provided by most admissions offices) and there are opportunitiesfor detailed discussions about the undergraduate program with the staff and faculty who areavailable during

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Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Saddler, Northwestern University; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

X X 3. Importance of External X X X X X X X Funding Note. X indicates participant offering comment related to theme. –Indicates participant feeling unprepared in area (e.g., how to write grants to secure external funding)Page 14.1064.9 References___________________________1. Duderstadt, J. J. (2001). Preparing future faculty for future universities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Colleges and Universities. New Orleans, LA.2. Gaff, J. G., Pruitt-Logan, A. S., Sims, L. B., & Denecke, D. D. (2003). Preparing future faculty in the humanities

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Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexa Kottmeyer, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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., Pearson, R., Ochs, J., & Alexandrescu, A. (2016). Graduate recruiting for emergin one-year professional Master’s programs. ASEE’s 123rd Annual Conference & Exposition. New Orleans, LA, American Society for Engineering Education. 2. Gross, J., Mohr, D., & Pessiki, S. (2012). Creating of a structural engineering professional Master’s degree program. 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, American Society for Engineering Education. 3. Smith, M. & Bailey, R. (2011). A “high-touch, high value” approach to a practice- oriented systems engineering Master’s degree program for working professionals. 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, American Society

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Professionalism and Preparations Developed by Graduate Study Programs—Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie N. Streets, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Michael Wade Keller, University of Tulsa; Rami M. Younis, The University of Tulsa

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the STEM Workforce, A Companion to Science and Engineering Indicators 2014, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation (NSB- 2015-10).[3] Wendler, C., B. Bridgeman, F. Cline, C. Millet, J. Rock, N. Bell & P. McAllister. 2010. The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.[4] Hancock, S. & Walsh, E. 2016. Beyond knowledge and skills: Rethinking the development of professional identity during the STEM doctorate. Studies in Higher Education, 41, 37-50.[5] Litalien, D. & F. Guay. 2015. Dropout intention in Ph.D. studies: A comprehensive model based on interpersonal relationships and motivational resources

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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Graduate Studies

approximations of partial derivative, again are not limited to Bernnan and Leake enginemodel simulation. They are universal and must be dealt with whenever deriving linear models orcomparing transients run with the nonlinear and linear simulations. The technique and thesimulation algorithm is very useful in teaching undergraduate and graduate control systemscourses.References1. Norman S. Nise Control Systems Engineering, Sixth Edition, , Wiley publishing Company, Inc., 2011.2. Bernnan, T. C. and Leake, Simplified Simulation Models for Control Studies of Turbojet Engines, Technical Report No. EE-757, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2007.3. Kuo, B. C., Automatic Control Systems, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 2012.4

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Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Diane L Peters, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

; Daly, S.R. (2011). The challenges of returning: Transitioning from an engineering career to graduate school. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC.8. Peters & Daly, (2013). Returning to graduate school: Expectations of success, values of the degree, and managing the costs. Journal of Engineering Education.9. Peters, D. L. & Daly, S. R. (2012). Why do professionals return to school for graduate degrees? Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,, San Antonio, TX.10. Mosyjowski, E. A., Daly, S.R., Peters D.L., & Skerlos, S.J. (2013). Designing a survey instrument for a national study of

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Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

engineeringeducation and its impact in the engineering field. The evaluation proposal will not only serve asan indicator of the stage of the PhD program in Engineering Education, but also will serve as amodel to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of PhD programs despite the field.References1. Borrego, M., Development of engineering education as a rigorous discipline: A study of the publication patterns of four coalitions. Journal of Engineering Education, 2007. 96(1): p. 5-18.2. Brophy, S., et al., Advancing engineering education in P‐12 classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(3): p. 369-387.3. Lucena, J., et al., Competencies Beyond Countries: The Re‐Organization of Engineering Education in the United States

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Analysis of Effectiveness and Impacts of Graduate Programs: Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Sarah Rajkumari Jayasekaran, University of Florida

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Graduate Studies

U.S. electricity generation by energy source.” https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3. Accessed Jan. 3, 2017.Miss. Sarah JayasekaranGraduate student at the University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering ,365Weil Hall, PO Box 116580 Gainesville, Florida 32611, srajkumari@ufl.eduDr. Fazil T. NajafiProfessor at the University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, 365 WeilHall, PO Box 116580 Gainesville, Florida 32611, fnaja@ce.ufl.edu , For more informationplease refer to Dr. Najafi’ s University of Florida site: http://fnaja.essie.ufl.edu

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

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machines include; power (measured in Watts),frequency (measured in Hertz), feed rate (measured in inches per minute (IMP) andmillimeters per second mm/s), and focal length (measured in inches and millimeters).This research includes all these parameters in a Design of Experiments (DOE) in order tostatistically find the optimum settings for engraving. The experiment aims at determiningoptimum engraving parameters for 20 gage stainless steel at 0.034” thickness and tostatistically compare the performance between the two machines. The same material willbe engraved on both machines. The statistical and quantitative data gathered during theexperiment provide both future researchers and users a guideline for engraving of not juststainless steel but other

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Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University

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Graduate Studies, Student

of engineering education for themselves, they willformulate unique identities and stories. Capturing and making meaning out of these stories willcontinue to provide insight into the culture of engineering education, to ultimately create highquality learning experiences.References1. Chang, H. (2008). Autoethnography as method. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press.2. Mansilla, V., Miller, W.C., Gardner, H., (2000). On disciplinary lenses and interdisciplinary work. In S. Wineburg, & P. Grossman (Eds.), Interdisciplinary curriculum: Challenges to implementation (pp. 17-38). New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Page

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Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

, http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles/2010-profile-engineering-statistics.pdf5. Redmond, S. P. (1990). Mentoring and Cultural Diversity in Academic Settings. American Behavioral Scientist,34(2), 188-200.6. Hill, R. D., Castillo, L. G., Ngu, L. Q., & Pepion, K. (1999). Mentoring Ethnic Minority Students for Careers inAcademia: The WICHE Doctoral Scholars Program. The Counseling Psychologist, 27(6), 827-845.7. Zhu, J., Cox, M.F., Evangelou, D., Lynch, C., Fentiman, A.W., and Dunston F.S., Experiences of Scholars in theReinvigorating Engineering and Changing History Program: A Case Study of the First Graduate Student Cohort,2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition in Vancouver, BC, Canada.8.ABET (2010