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Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mandy Wheadon, Purdue University; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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their studies” 4(p.47). As aresult, some are left with what has been described as disconnected and narrow areas of expertise1,5 at a time when the changing marketplace is demanding workers who have well-rounded andintegrative skills that balance breadth and depth, as well as experience with interdisciplinarity,leadership, and communication skills 2,5–8.Critics have determined that this disconnect is creating an unacceptable number of doctoralstudents who feel “ill-prepared for, and under-informed about, jobs outside of researchuniversities” 1(p. 24). Even graduates who find work within the academy struggle to transfer theirdisciplinary training and knowledge to meet the broader demands of their new employment andare finding themselves

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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training. However, graduate students' willingness toparticipate in opportunities to develop those skills is likely to depend on what skills they perceiveas essential to their career success and important for them to develop during graduate studies.The current study builds on prior work (Authors, 2011): Using coded interview responses from40 engineering Ph.D. professionals working in either industry or academia, the researchersdesigned a survey to explore what skills graduate engineering students believe are necessary forcareer success and to what degree they believe those skills should be developed during theirgraduate training. The initial survey included 91 items. For each item, participants indicated 1)the degree to which they believed the

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Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan A. Shannahan, Michigan State University

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Page 24.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Mentoring Experience: Finding Value in Guiding Undergraduate Researchers Katy Luchini-Colbry, Korine Steinke-Wawrzynski, Megan Shannahan Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USAAbstractWe discuss results from surveys of faculty involved in mentoring undergraduate researchassistants in a summer program at Michigan State University. The goals of this study were: (1)to examine how mentors set expectations and communicated with students early in the researchexperience; (2) to explore the ways that mentors and students

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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan

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ofsupport that students find most helpful. Zhao, Golde, and McCormick found a strong correlationbetween PhD student satisfaction and their advisors’ academic advising behaviors, as well asadvisors’ personal touch and career development behaviors14. Similarly, Demb reported thatstudents’ feedback on the advising relationship centered on five critical areas: 1) Demonstrating respect for the student and valuing ideas; 2) Trust; 3) Providing challenge, feedback, direction, and conceptual support; 4) Appreciating the difference between an advisor and a mentor; and 5) Investing in the relationship by sharing personal experience while maintaining appropriate boundaries.She identified the first three of these

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Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda M. Head, Rowan University; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University

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students with funding for four semesters as theywork toward a Master’s Degree in their chosen major. With this opportunity in mind, theCollege of Engineering Dean’s Office and the four department Chairpersons formed a committeeto develop a summer training program that prepares the Teaching Fellows for the classroomexperience. The program has four stages: 1) Orientation, 2) Instruction, 3) ClassroomImmersion, and 4) Individual Practice. In this paper each stage is described in detail. Thisintensive training program with its novel use of classroom experience in summer programs hasprovided the Teaching Fellows the opportunity to gain the confidence and skills to succeed intheir Fellowship requirements. A full description of the program and assessment

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Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University ; Tom Snyder, North Carolina State University; Chunlei Wang, Florida International University; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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center for others to adopt or adaptfor their use. Figure 1 shows a high level model of the program. Figure 1: Summary of TESP Program descriptionThe seven translational engineering competencies are described as Skill Blocks and arecomposed of a series of activities specifically designed to increase students’ knowledge andexperience in that particular area as shown in Figure 2.The TESP activities are developed by combining the expertise of ASSIST faculty, education anddiversity directors, industry liaison officer (ILO), medical director, and outside collaborators.The activities are meant to be hands-on, experiential learning sessions. In designing theseactivities, we recognize the importance of effective learning

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Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Lyn Gassman, University of South Carolina; Michelle A Maher, University of South Carolina; Briana Timmerman, UVA Curry School of Education, Charlottesville VA; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina

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objectives were set forth:Students will demonstrate effective knowledge of 1. Common characteristics of primary literature and rationale for use; 2. How to read and synthesize primary literature like an engineer or scientist; 3. Information in and purpose of each research article section and how to evaluate the quality of each section; 4. Correct use of citations and references to others’ scholarly work; and 5. How to give, receive, and use constructive peer feedback on written materials.Twenty-two graduate students (1 master’s degree, 21 doctoral) enrolled in the course,representing the research efforts of nine separate civil engineering professors across four diverseareas of civil engineering (environmental

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clara Pérez-Molina, DIEEC - National Distance Education University; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Alberto Pesquera, UNED; Félix García Loro

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growing shortages of highly skilled workers in multiple areas ofengineering and information technology who have the knowledge to take full advantage ofwhat continually evolving technology has to offer and thus to ensure that their companies willstay competitive on the market. For this reason, Plovdiv University (Bulgaria) and theSpanish University for Distance Education UNED, along with several enterprises are workingin the PAC project, which has been funded with support from the European Commission.1. Introduction Universities, business and the employment world in general face continuous changesand needs of the today’s knowledge-based society, a society based on learning to learn to beable to address emerging developments in an ever

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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performed in 15-second coding intervals usingvideotapes of engineering classrooms 3. This resulted in the development of a revised version ofthe Observer function (Figure 1), which provided phrases representing possible actions thatmight occur within an observed classroom. Page 23.1032.3 Figure 1. First revision of the Observer function of the G-RATEDespite of the advances made in the Observer function of the G-RATE from the VOS, inter-raterreliability was hampered by two factors. First, the researchers determined that the 15-secondtimeinterval was still too long. While 15-second time intervals may be an enough time for

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General Topics in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu

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United States will come from clean energysources by 20352.Most trips in almost all of the metropolitan regions in the country are driven by the owners of thecars with ridership ratio of 1:1 (between the number of riders and the cars). This process is notonly costly to individuals and society but also leads to air pollution and congestion. There areseveral solutions to this complex problem. One of the solutions is sharing cars. This is a moreefficient, but less convenient method. The objectives of this method are (1) to reduce traffic byreducing the number of cars needed by households and (2) allow commuters to bike, walk, and Page 23.1122.2use

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Andrew Rosse-Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B Nelson, Purdue University; Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Purdue University

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status, but not between time and TAs’ discipline affiliation.Recommendations for increasing TA self-efficacy and preparedness are provided as aredirections for future research.1. IntroductionAt large, research-intensive universities, many graduate students receive funding for their studiesthrough assistantships that involve research, teaching, or some combination of the two 1. Thosegraduate students who are funded as TAs are typically asked to become involved in a widespectrum of teaching activities ranging from grading undergraduate student work to serving asthe primary instructor for an undergraduate course1. Teaching opportunities are critical tograduate student development as those who plan to pursue careers in academia are likely to

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University; IRVING K CASHWELL Jr, Norfolk State University; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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title coined in October 2006 during a conferenceorganized by the National Cancer Institute, is a relatively new niche in the sciences12. Originallyintended to address the need to evaluate and study large scale transdisciplinary research, SciTS isan emerging field of study that "...aims to develop fundamental knowledge about [team science]and translate that knowledge into evidence-based strategies for success"13 (p. 1). The SciTScommunity is charged with conducting rigorous and systematic studies of collaborative scientificefforts, rather than relying on anecdotal strategies for team success. A groundbreaking studyconducted by Falk-Krzesinski et al.14 quantified current team scientists’ ideas on the areas onwhich future team science research

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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inputs can result in more accurate linear model.The advantages of this approach are illustrated and discussed. The proposed techniques will beuseful in motivating students to pursue a graduate degree in institutions where the limited budgetwill not allow purchasing costly modeling/simulation packages and software.IntroductionMost standard control design techniques have been developed for linear systems. Moreimportantly, any derived technique for a nonlinear system may not be applicable to other nonlinearsystems due to their complicated dynamics. Thus, a good linear representation of these physicalsystems must be derived 1. In practice, it is found that some behavior of nonlinear systems onlyoccurs if they are driven into certain operation

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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promising young science and engineering graduate studentsfinancial support and stipend for three years of their graduate studies. The GRFP requires twowritten documents as a part of the application package, one of which is a research statement bywhich students propose their intended graduate research project. The criteria by which thewritten documents are assessed are by the intellectual merit of the project—or the potential of theproject to “advance knowledge and understanding within its own field or across differentfields”, and broader impacts—“the potential of the project to benefit society and contribute to theachievement of specific, desired societal outcomes”1. The fellowship program is open to U.S.citizens or permanent residents in their

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Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Adam Blake Baker, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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subtracted the length of the Master’s programfrom the difference between their undergraduate degree and start of their PhD to determine thetotal years not enrolled as a full-time student prior to beginning their PhD. Any student whosegap years totaled 5 or more, was classified as a returner. We chose 5 years in order to capture theexperiences of those students who have been out of academia long enough to establish a careerand develop significant experience within a field, as opposed to those students entering theworkforce for 1 or 2 years with the intent to return to school after a short break. We separated outthe responses for returners and traditional students, and for this paper, we focus only on thereturner group with the goal of understanding

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Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. Page 26.1685.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Systematic Literature Reviews to Enhance Student LearningI. Introduction and motivationLiterature review is a skill assumed to be in the arsenal of all graduate students pursuing thesisoptions at the MS or PhD level. There are many resources on writing literature reviews, fromcampus writing centers to books such as Machi and McEvoy.1 One would also assume that this isamong the very first tasks that research-oriented students would undertake. However, our

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Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bolun Huang, Microsoft Corp.; Samantha Wang; Narasimha Reddy

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our rankings.IntroductionAcademic programs are ranked using different objective and subjective metrics, providingdifferent perspectives on the quality, productivity and affordability of the programs. Programrankings are closely followed by aspiring students, universities and employed in hiring andfunding decisions. Among the many rankings of programs, U.S. News rankings have a widefollowing. U.S. News updates the ranking of graduate programs in multiple fields annually.According to the statement from U.S. News’ website 1 , they rank the graduate programs based onboth statistical data and expert assessment data. The statistical data includes both input and outputmeasures, reflecting the quality of resources into the programs and educational

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Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Alavizadeh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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. & Prod. in Ind. & Tech. (IT 508) and Adv. Quality Eng. Methods. • Less emphasis on qualitative methods, despite the fact that the degree is an interdisciplinary degree with students coming from a diverse background and career. • Unfamiliarity of a majority of students with the resources available to help them with their directed MS project, how to prepare the final report, and as such (a similar concern is mentioned in [1]). This is in particular, important since the majority of students are non-traditional (e.g., part-time students) who may have been out of academia for a number of years and therefore, they are not familiar with the expectations and degree requirements they need to be

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee Oz, Salt Lake Community College; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Brandon Lewis Walker; Christopher F. Thompson, Salt Lake Community College

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ability for efficient BTEXdegradation without requiring additional nutrients (e.g. glucose) for more than 1 year.” (Shim etal., 2002, p. 1) The ph-level remained neutral, indicating that conditions were stable and acid-intermediates were not forming. An additional buffer was not required during this process(Berenjian et al., 2012). As an alternative to the use of bacteria, Ahmed and Song (2011) testedthe yeast strain Candida tropicalis as a means of VOC elimination. Their results indicated that C.tropicalis is capable of removing gaseous toluene.When it comes to pursuing research in chemical engineering the student author (Aimee Oz)wants to focus on air quality and pollution control from being encouraged to read about VOCs.After she’s

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Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Zalewski, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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education in scientific and engineering fields requires students to learn detailedtechnical information in courses that continue to be taught in a traditional lecture format. Arecent op-ed piece in the New York Times 1 brings to light the disparity in learning that occurswhen college courses are delivered only in a traditional lecture format. The author notesevidence suggesting the lecture format, when used without other instructional techniques,unfairly disadvantages women, minorities, low-income, and first-generation students.Furthermore, students entering technical graduate programs increasingly express multimodallearning preferences2 as well as a predilection for web-based communication and collaborativelearning tools3 (such as google docs

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Innovative Graduate Programs and Methods, Developing Master's & Ph.D. Programs and Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Alavizadeh, Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Maximo J. Ortega, Indiana Tech; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet

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structured and offered interms of group project, method of delivery, etc. Based on the analyses done on the results of thesurvey, with exception of one, all the participants mentioned that they offer an undergraduatecourse. As far as software, there were a variety of simulation software mentioned by theparticipants such as ARENA and ProModel, to name a few. The respondents also emphasized onthe importance of real-life projects and such aspects as team work and long-life learning.IntroductionDiscrete-event modeling and simulation provides useful information on how one can modify asystem in order to streamline the production flow, decrease waste, remove identified bottlenecks,etc. As Banks [1] states, simulation is "the imitation of the operation of a

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Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Mary Anne Walker, Michigan State University

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, fairness and wisdom.”1 This search for truth means considering whether the data aregathered and presented in a manner that is consistent with the physical world. Fairness considersthe accompanying social relationships: is appropriate credit given where it is due? Are researchsubjects treated humanely? Are funding relationships acknowledged, and is funded research freefrom outside influences? Pimple’s final criterion, wisdom, “concerns the relationship betweenthe research agenda and the broader social and physical world, present and future” and askswhether the proposed research is the best possible use of finite resources.1Within the broader context of RCR are more specific questions about the ethics of collecting,analyzing and reporting data

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Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brittain Sobey, The University of Texas - Austin; Margo Cousins, The University of Texas - Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas - Austin; Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed., The University of Texas - Austin

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scale. Biomedical engineering(BME) is an interdisciplinary field aimed at improving healthcare outcomes. Crucial to theachievement of this goal is the education of a new generation of biomedical engineers who willserve as leaders in research, education, medicine, and industry. In order to prepare this newgeneration of leaders, graduate programs at research-intensive universities must be able to attractand retain the best students in the field.The context for the current study is the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) BME doctoralprogram. The BME department is home to 85 PhD students, 1 MS student, 21 tenure and tenure-track faculty, and approximately 462 undergraduate students. At this time, the graduate programis predominantly a PhD

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Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quintana M. Clark, Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana; James L. Mohler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, ormathematics (STEM) 6. And less than 40 percent of students pursuing undergraduate degrees inSTEM majors completed their program6. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)Digest of Education Statistics (2001) reported that of the four million ninth graders in the US,less than half graduated from high school7. And of those high school graduates, one third had nocollege plans and 56 percent of them were not ready for college7. As Figure 1 illustrates, thestudy found that the STEM pipeline leaked 96 percent of potential STEM graduates.Figure 1: Illustration of the leaky STEM pipeline. Data is from the NCES Digest of EducationStatistics & Science Engineering Indicators, 20087.Effective personalized learning may have the potential to greatly

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Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Mona Alsaffar, University of Florida; Serafina C. Schwerer; Nicholas Brown, University of Florida; Josias Ouedraogo

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the U.S. Air Force, working as a Civil Engineer. I’ve worked as an Environmental Program Manager and as a Section Commander. I’m currently attending the University of Florida via distance learning to earn my M.E. in Environmental Engineering.Mr. Josias Ouedraogo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Analysis of various medium Size Desalination FacilitiesAbstractIn response to increasing global water demand, desalination has become an important source of waterin many regions of the world. The objective of this research is to compare four different desalinationmethods operating at a production capacity between 100 and 200 m3/d: 1) multi-stage flash (MSF), 2)multi-effect

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Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quintana M. Clark, Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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(ELT) has been suggested in The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching Teachingby Exploring the Biology of Learning7. With respect to the brain’s structure and the learningcycles, Concrete Experiences (CE) comes through the sensory cortex located at the back of thebrain, Reflective Observation (RO) involves the temporal integration cortex at the bottom of thebrain, Abstract Conceptualization (AC) happens in the frontal integrative cortex of the brain, andActive Experimentation (AE) takes place in the motor portion of the brain. An illustration of alearning cycle and their correlation to regions of the cerebral cortex is shown in Figure 1. Thefour phases of the learning cycle are not necessarily sequential as shown. The learning cycle maybegin in

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Innovative Graduate Programs and Methods, Developing Master's & Ph.D. Programs and Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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programs are non-thesis Masters Programs, with only a few requiring a capstone project. Although not conclusivefrom this data we can see that in general, the graduate degree programs offered in logistics &transportation have a heavy focus on workplace readiness by encouraging interaction withrelevant corporations and by helping working professionals to further advance their careers in thelogistics & transportation fields.IntroductionUS domination in manufacturing in the 1980s were declining steadily until recently due to themass outsourcing of US products and services to overseas countries (see figure 1). On the otherhand the logistics transportation sector is booming in the US (see table 1) [1]. Even though massoutsourcing is blamed for

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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members from various departmentsand academic ranks, ranging from Dean to Assistant Professor. The seminar and panel topicsinclude cover letters, application package materials, grant proposals, recommendations,interviews, and negotiations (Table 1). The peer-review groups were encouraged to meetthroughout the program to discuss their cover letters, teaching statements, and researchstatements. They are also given the opportunity to have a tenured faculty member review theirentire application package at the conclusion of the program. A case study of the iFEAT program will be performed to explore the success of theprogram goals in order to gain a holistic portrayal of the participants’ experience in the iFEATprogram13. This method has proven

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

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concern or question expressed on pre-experience survey was: how can successfulwomen achieve work/life balance and have success in both family and career? Other commonconcerns expressed by participants on the pre-program surveys included: overcoming feelings of“inadequacy” or the imposter syndrome;1 how to speak up when silenced, interrupted, orignored; and how to negotiate for what participants need to be successful.The qualitative responses, both on the pre-program survey and from observations of discussionin the first session, suggest a deeper motivation for participating: many participants feel isolatedin their work. For the participants in this project, the presence of a structured and facilitatedprogram offered certain advantages over less

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary

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of teaching.1. IntroductionSkills such as communication, professionalism, ethics, and project management are notspecifically taught within the engineering graduate curriculum. These skills, referred to as softskills or professional skills, are often assumed to be acquired as a result of performing academictasks and “constant” communication with other graduate students and faculty members [1]. TheCanadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) recognizes the duty and responsibility ofuniversities to train these soft skills. CAGS defines professional development as knowledge thatmust be provided along with practice and continuous coaching within the graduate programs [2].During their first year of graduate studies, many engineering students