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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest McDuffie; Elaine R. Milliam; Robert Kavetsky; Ronald Bennett; Eugene Brown

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Graduate Studies

NNCS Leadership Symposium: Adding a Leadership Component to Science EducationAbstractThe NSF Navy Civilian Service (NNCS) program is now in itssecond year of operation and has embarked on a course to add asignificant leadership training component for participatingstudents. This paper will describe the nature and history of NNCS,the rational for the leadership component, and a description of thesymposium itself. Also included will be a programmatic overviewfrom the perspective of its origins in ONR’s workforcedevelopment programs.NNCS has the following main three goals:• To identify and fully develop a diverse group of science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionalswith advanced

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Tenille Medley, Purdue University; Jeremi Hayes, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

providepedagogical feedback to engineering laboratory graduate teaching assistants. The project beganwith use of the VaNTH Observation System, a direct observation instrument which providesfeedback about the extent to which an instructor’s interactions with students fit within thedimensions of the “How People Learn” framework, a model of effective teaching and learning aspresented in the National Research Council monograph, How People Learn: Brain, Mind,Experience, and School. Preliminary findings revealed challenges to the use of this instrument ina first-year engineering laboratory course taught by graduate teaching assistants. To provideinformation for the adaptation of this instrument for use in the laboratory environment and to aidin developing new

Conference Session

Graduate Student Support

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

understanding students’ attitudes towards writing can lead to improved competency.Graduate engineering writing education in the United States, however, is complicated by the factthat over half of U.S. engineering graduate students are international. While most graduateprograms require English proficiency exams, like the TOEFL or IELTS, these exams do notmeasure proficiency at disciplinary academic writing, the genre of which is “foreign” even to U.S.domestic students. With these two populations in mind, this study seeks to investigate the attitudesof graduate engineering student writers, seeking to draw comparisons and illuminate differencesin the ways in which graduate engineering students conceptualize and approach the writing processin order to lend

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Graham, Johns Hopkins University; Pamela H. Sheff, Johns Hopkins University; Evelyn Carolina Torres-Alfaro, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #21672Comparing U.S. and International Students’ Motivations for Selecting a Mas-ter’s in Engineering (MEM) ProgramMr. Robert Graham, Johns Hopkins University Robert Graham is a Lecturer in the Center for Leadership Education in Johns Hopkins University’s Whit- ing School of Engineering, where he has taught business communication courses since 2014. Graham, who has a Master’s degree in communications from The American University, has co-authored several ar- ticles on non-technical skills and has taught English, journalism and business communications courses at Goucher College and Towson University. After a

Conference Session

Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

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to skills that are not taught within a traditional engineering curriculum at thedoctoral level. Students should gain hands-on experiences (e.g., interdisciplinary projects, labwork, and internships); should cultivate practical skill sets such as financial analysis andbudgeting skills; should enroll in project management courses; and should increase theirawareness of commercialization. Institutions should create workshops with industryprofessionals or bring in industrial representatives to interact with students; should emphasizerigor in students’ communication skills; should help students to keep the end goal in mind;should assist students in the cultivation of a result-oriented mindset; should engage students inboth research-based and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Zhengdao Wang, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

of theassessments employed in the course. Results will be reported back to the community. This willexpand the knowledge base on the use and efficacy of such alternative assessment techniques inasynchronous online learning environments in engineering education.Bibliography[1] I. E. Allen and J. Seaman, "Grade level: Tracking online education in the United States," Babson Survey Research Group., Babson Park, MA, 2015.[2] J. Larreamendy-Joerns and G. Leinhardt, "Going the distance with online education.," Review of educational research, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 567-605, 2006.[3] J. D. Bransford, A. L. Brown and R. R. Cocking, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001.[4] J. Biggs

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Asawaree Kulkarni, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

. 92, pp. 329-336, 2003.6. McNeill, N.J., M.F. Cox, H.A. Diefes-Dux, T. Medley, and J. Hayes, "Development of an Instrument to Collect Pedagogical Data from Graduate Teaching Assistants within Engineering Laboratories," in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.7. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999. Page 15.375.8

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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

of by those with BS degrees. The imageof the narrow, self-absorbed, absent-minded Ph.D., trapped in a research crucible is a culturalbromide that has little basis in fact. A Ph.D. in particular is a springboard to other careers.Engineers can become doctors, politicians, journalists, entrepreneurs, the advanced degree is anenabling background. Fifth, in a perfect world, working before graduate school would under-girdan excellent graduate experience. However, to paraphrase a famous quote, grad school delayedis often grad school denied. As engineers work, they become accustomed to cash flow, and theyform entanglements that often prevent them from returning to school to further their education.Finally, graduate school is a totally different

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3762: LOOKING AHEAD: SOME TRENDS IN GRADUATE ED-UCATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOL-OGYProf. Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is currently Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet, and profes- sor of organizational leadership and supervision. Page 25.903.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012  Looking Ahead: Some Trends in Graduate Education and Their Impact on Engineering and Technology AbstractIn order to plan for and meet future needs, graduate education in engineering and

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prasun Lala, École de Technologie Supérieure; Félix Langevin Harnois, École de Technologie Supérieure; Ghizlane El Boussaidi, École de Technologie Supérieure; Christian Desrosiers, École de Technologie Supérieure; Catherine Laporte, École de Technologie Supérieure

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #22169Providing Sustainable Scientific Writing Support for Graduate EngineeringStudents by Creating a Local Scientific Learning Community ´Mr. Prasun Lala, Ecole de Technologie Sup´erieure Prasun Lala is a member of SARA’s team at the Ecole ´ ´ de technologie sup´erieure (ETS), in Montr´eal, where he focuses on helping engineering graduate students learn skills related to scientific communica- tion, through group activities involving writing and reviewing their own scientific work. He holds a M.Sc. in

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #32460Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Online Graduate EngineeringEducation: Learning-Centered Vision, Administration, and Course DesignDr. Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Gregg is the Director of Online Pedagogy and an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Penn State Me- chanical Engineering department. She facilitates faculty development to maximize teaching and learning efficacy throughout the ME curriculum, with a primary focus on online learning. She is also respon- sible for leading quality instructional design for residential and online offerings; facilitating an activity community

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

AC 2007-1603: MINORITY RETENTION AND SUCCESS IN ENGINEERING:DIVERSIFYING THE PIPELINE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALCAPITALAnderson Prewitt, University of Florida Anderson D. Prewitt is currently in the PhD program in Material Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, where he studies the electrical & magnetic properties of materials. His interests are in multidisciplinary engineering education and mentoring for student success in technical fields, where Anderson has experience in both areas. Anderson earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Florida A&M University/Florida State University College of Engineering (2003), and his Master of Science in

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling

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Graduate Studies

non-completion rate for Doctoral students, italso discourages the best and the brightest and most entrepreneurially minded engineersfrom ever starting the process.Misunderstandings of the patent process also routinely occur. In a rush to publish articles,many graduate research projects have forfeited the ability to patent intellectual property.The zealous guarding of intellectual property, and the care which must be taken to securelaboratories from outside intrusion in order to protect intellectual property is a skillengrained in practicing engineers. Yet the openness of the academic work can easilycircumvent this care. For a non-traditional student researching in their field, the ability toshare their work if initiated in a corporate setting

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Graduate Studies

2006-2635: TECHNOPOLIS CREATION - A SURVEY OF BEST PRACTICESFROM AROUND THE WORLDCarmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech Dr. Carmo A. D’Cruz is Associate Professor in the Engineering Systems Department at Florida Tech. A twenty-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, Dr. D’Cruz has studied and taught at Engineering and Business schools. His experience ranges from R&D and engineering to manufacturing, operations, marketing and Business Development. His research areas include Technopolis Creation and Engineering Entrepreneurship. He has developed pioneering courses in Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship, Technical Marketing, High Tech Product Strategy and Technology Commercialization

Conference Session

Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Megan Kaczanowski, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #15260Characterizing Research Process Sophistication in Engineering Ph.D. Stu-dents and the Influence of Prior ExperiencesMs. Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan Erika Mosyjowski is a PhD student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. She also earned a Master’s in Higher Education at Michigan and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology from Case Western Reserve University. Before pursuing a PhD, Erika had a dual appointment in UM’s College of Engineering working in student affairs and as a research associate. While grounded in the field of higher

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #9129Applying Self-authorship Theory among Chinese Engineering Doctoral Stu-dents in U.S. InstitutionsDr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education in Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P. R. China. She obtained a B.S. in Physics from East China Normal University, a M.S. in Optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences, a second M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her primary research interests relate to the development of engineering students’ professional skills, the assessment of

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Andrew Branham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Neha Choudhary, Purdue; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A Siverling, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. D. Wilson, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #10980A community of practice approach to becoming an engineering education re-search professionalDr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Her research is in three interconnecting areas: cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and being; design cognition and learning; and theories of change in transforming engineering education.Ms. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Professional Aspects of Graduate Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

-3. In recent decades, there has been a shift in employment options from academic tonon-academic positions. This phenomenon is attributed to less federal funding going towardsbasic research, and fewer new academic positions being created. The focus of engineeringdoctoral research has also shifted from basic research to applied research2. In 2006, 70% ofdoctoral recipients in engineering did not hold positions in academia. Approximately 55% wereemployed in the for profit sector, 7% were in government, 4% were in private non-profitinstitutions, 4% were self employed, and 4% were in other areas of employment according toNSF Division of Science Resources Statistics4.With this phenomenon in mind, various universities within the United Kingdom (UK

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #16025Targeted Recruitment of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students: TheInfluence of Recruitment Event ChangesMs. Brittain Sobey, The University of Texas - Austin Brittain Sobey is the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her Master of Education from Boston University.Ms. Margo Cousins, The University of Texas - Austin Ms. Cousins oversees undergraduate and graduate academic advising at the Department Biomedical Engi- neering at The University of Texas at Austin. She directs the office in strategic academic and professional

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

AC 2011-1633: THE CHALLENGE OF RETURNING: TRANSITIONINGFROM AN ENGINEERING CAREER TO GRADUATE SCHOOLDiane L Peters, University of Michigan Diane L. Peters is a postdoctoral research fellow in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. She received her doctorate from the University of Michigan in 2010. Prior to beginning her doctoral work, she was employed as a design engineer in industry, working with equipment for the assembly automation and printing industries.Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist in the College of Engineering and the Design Science Pro- gram. Her research focuses on teaching and learning design and innovation strategies in

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

the program, he had aresearch question in mind. Brandon proposed measuring road roughness from a mechanical,rather than a civil engineering perspective. He claimed civil engineers know all about the roadand nothing about signal processing. The current standard of measuring road roughness entailedmeasurements made at constant speed under ideal conditions. This approach did not accuratelyrepresent normal driving conditions. Brandon considered multiple factors and conditions in hisapproach, arising from his past project experience with the research institute.Interpreting the Case through the CoCPBrandon amassed substantial domain-relevant skills across domains over his extensive career.He was confident in his testing and design skills, his

Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #12088Engineering practitioners in PhD programs: Who are they and why do theyreturn?Ms. Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan Erika Mosyjowski is a PhD student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. She also earned a Master’s in Higher Education at Michigan and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology from Case Western Reserve University. Before pursuing a PhD, Erika had a dual appointment in UM’s College of Engineering working in student affairs and as a research associate. While grounded in the field of higher education, her research interests include

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #6667Am I a Boss or a Coach? Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates inResearchMs. Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado, Boulder, whose work examines and develops initiatives to encourage more students, especially women, into the eld of engineering. Currently, Tsai’s research focuses on understanding the dynamics of how status and prestige are constructed among novice engineers.Dr. Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Design Center Colorado Co-Director and an Instructor in the

Conference Session

Mental Health of Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

literature points to aspects of the student’s social environment, such as feelings ofconnectedness, a sense of belonging, social self-efficacy, and social support, influencingstudents’ reported mental health measures in addition to lasting academic impacts. It is stillunclear, however, to the extent which of these concepts are present in current surveys used toassess graduate student mental health. The research question guiding this study is, Whatunderlying factors are important when looking at the mental health of science, engineering, andmathematics graduate students?This study will look specifically at the Healthy Minds Study (HMS), conducted by the HealthyMinds Network (HMN): Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health group, to tryand

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #9815Translational Engineering Skills Program (TESP): Training innovative, adap-tive, and competitive graduate students for the 21st century work forceDr. Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University Elena Veety received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, in 2011. Her research focused on liquid crystal polarization gratings for tunable optical filters and telecommunications applications. Since 2011, she has been a Teaching Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Assistant

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

, participants will have the option of using any form of visuals for theirsubmissions. The following prompt will be used to solicit these images: Reflect on five impactful emotional experiences of any type that you have had as an engineering graduate student here at the [BLINDED]. Please try to capture the range of emotional experiences you’ve had. With these in mind, please select an image to represent each of those experiences. These images can be ones you have taken, ones you take or create specifically for this project, or find online. Please submit each image with a 3-5 sentence caption explaining why the image was included, and if necessary, the URL from where you found the image.These images and

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

representative on the Haas Technical Education Council, which is committed to developing manufacturing expertise at the high school, trade school, and university level. He received a BSEE from Purdue University in 1992. He has over 15 years of industrial experience, specializing in manufacturing and electronic controls, for which he holds 3 patents. Eric’s industrial experience includes positions at Toyota, Cummins, Woodward, and TRW Automotive. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue, with an expected graduation date of 2020.Prof. David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology Dr. Radcliffe’s research focuses on the nature of engineering; engineering habits of mind, how engineering

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward R. Scheinerman, Johns Hopkins University

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Graduate Studies

insurance, faculty time, and overhead, the annual cost is in the$100K/year range. Who’s going to pay the tab? Not the students we hoped to enroll.With these goals and constraints in mind, members of our faculty, together with representativesfrom the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and leaders from local high-techcorporations, set out to create a doctoral program from scratch.Implementation: Employer PartnershipsThe central idea is to instantiate DEng studies and research as a partnership between JHU’sSchool of Engineering and each student’s employer. Specifically, we expect the following fromthe student’s employer: • To provide an onsite co-advisor to be an advocate for the student and a local resource for their work. The co

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

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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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

invitingfaculty from various types of institutions, from teaching intensive universities to communitycolleges, to present at the program, we hope to address this problem and ultimately strengthenthe program. Overall, iFEAT has proven to be a great resource for female engineering candidatespreparing for the academic job search and poses a potential framework for institutions to addressthe gender gap in academia.References1. Shen, H. Inequality quantified: Mind the gender gap. Nature, 2013.2. National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 2013. Women, Minorities,and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013. Special Report NSF 13-304. Arlington, VA.Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.3

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

professional engineers. This degree provides one with a strong foundation in thesciences and mathematics. In addition, it provides one with an elementary understanding of theknowledge base associated with a particular engineering discipline. But as the engineer growsprofessionally throughout his or her career, new knowledge and new skills are required. The NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE) has identified some of the educational challenges that will be faced bythe engineer of 2020.3 Keeping in mind not only that the body of technological knowledge is expandingrapidly but also that the baccalaureate does adequately prepare the professional engineer for a lifetime ofpractice, it is evident that a program of lifelong professional education must be made