Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

integrated course design model from Fink’s “Creating Significant Learning Experiences”13was used to plan the courses and is integrated throughout all of the courses. Concepts from"Learner-Centered Teaching" by MaryAnn Weimer14are also integrated into the courses. Topics and content for the academic career options and academic job search panels andworkshops were selected in several ways. First, offerings by peer institutions with similarrankings were studied15. Next, the Graduate Career Consortium annual conference andcommunity provided ideas and insights. The courses and workshops on academiccommunication skills were developed prior to the Tech to Teaching programs by the GraduateCommunicate Coordinator at Georgia Tech, and these offerings

Conference Session

Graduate Student Writing and Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan M. Cruz, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

managingtheir time. These students described struggling with scheduling time for work relating degreeprogress, balancing multiple responsibilities such as teaching or service, and planning theiractivities adequately for progress success. The fourth category was students that experiencedsocial isolation within their program and/or their institution. These students expressed in theirapplication struggling with specifically with being an ethnic and/or racial minority in adominantly white space.Year 3: As we plan for year three, we intend to continue having participants and advisors self-diagnose struggles as this approach has provided us with valuable information for tailoring theDI to incoming participants. Such information has allowed us to have a

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Dunn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stephanie Swartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Arthur L.C. Antoine, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

graduate school7. Undergraduates who participate insummer or semester-long research experiences report positive effects such as: “thinking andworking like a scientist”, clarification/confirmation of career plans (including graduate school),and enhanced career/graduate preparation5.Despite these benefits, however, becoming involved with research early in their undergraduateprogram can be difficult for students8. One study suggests that compared to upperclassmen, a muchlower percentage of first-year students consider themselves to be engineers, and the discrepancybetween males and females who consider themselves engineers is the largest among first-years9.In addition, faculty members are reluctant to include new undergraduates in their

Conference Session

Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, Purdue Building Construction Management Dept.

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Graduate Studies

Technology Master of Science ProgramAbstractPurdue University offers a Master of Science in Construction Management (CM) throughdistance delivery that includes a course only plan of study culminating in a capstone writingproject. Students enter the program after completing traditional engineering, architecture, andconstruction management undergraduate degrees from a diversity of universities around theglobe. Entering students are required to have five or more years of experience working in theconstruction industry. As is common in many engineering or technology graduate programs, thewriting proficiency of entering students is frequently inadequate to meet the demands of graduatelevel scholarly writing. Because much of the scholarly writing that is

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

energy. Assessment and evaluation activities are important aspects of this work, butrequire significant attention to capture the range of activities undertaken by very small cohorts ofinterdisciplinary students and faculty. Our goal was to develop a “sustainable” evaluation plan given ourobservation that programs often begin with very ambitious assessment and data collection goals thatdiminish over time. This paper is a case study that describes the rationale for our assessment andevaluation choices, and select results from these activities.INTRODUCTIONThe National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship Program (NRT) supports university efforts toexplore ways to equip master’s and doctoral degree students with the skills, knowledge and

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lynita Newswander, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies

disincentive for interdisciplinary graduateeducation.I. IntroductionInterdisciplinary approaches are necessary for attacking the most critical technological andsocio-technological challenges facing the nation and the world today1-3. Students and theirtraining programs are recognized as central to increasing interdisciplinary research capacity.NSF’s strategic plan states, “Future generations of the U.S. science and engineering workforcewill need to collaborate across national boundaries and cultural backgrounds, as well as acrossdisciplines”3. IGERT, NSF’s $385 million investment in innovative graduate programs, “isintended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, andinstitutions, by establishing innovative new models

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet

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Graduate Studies

laws, strategic planning, projectmanagement, quality, and supervisory skills. The School of Technology at this institutionencompasses seven diverse programs, including organizational leadership and supervision. TheMaster of Science in technology is, by design and necessity, cross disciplinary, to serve thediverse needs of the students in the school and in the field.This paper will review important issues in developing a master’s level degree in technology, andwill discuss the importance of considering the leadership and soft or conceptual skills areas forcurriculum. Furthermore, review of the federal statistics on job outlook for some higher levelpositions in engineering technology fields will be presented in support of the curriculum

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

what already exists, and work within the bounds of rationality to producenovel iterations. Martinsen found that explorers investigated scenarios by inquiring aboutinformation specific to the problem.31 Explorers refined background knowledge because theytended to have less experience with the task domain than assimilators.32 Assimilators, however,relied on experience to solve problems. As assimilators gained experience with relevant skills,creative performance increased.32Martinsen and Diseth investigated the relationship between the Assimilator—Explorer cognitivestyle, personality characteristics, and inventiveness.33 They determined that high noveltyseeking, and weak preference for rules and planning described explorers. Assimilators

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Graduate Studies

traditional view of providing superior products or services. Companiescannot attain competitive advantage unless their logistics and transportation professionals,irrespective of their functional orientation and current job responsibilities, fundamentallyunderstand the dynamics of how products move from one place to another. A well designedgraduate program in this area can produce graduates who can handle the job. The issue is that thenumber of graduates in this field is not meeting the current industry demand. Many U.S.Universities have recently developed and are planning to develop graduate degree programs inthis area. This research (funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation) analyzed the need andidentified best practices in logistics and

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alexis Y. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Shawnisha Shonté Hester, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

: 1. What did you know about STEM (in general, engineering in particular) research or advocacy before participating in the PROMISE AGEP? 2. Do you do any work, formal or informal with STEM research or advocacy? 3. How has the PROMISE AGEP influenced your participation in STEM research or advocacy? 4. Are you working in an area of STEM research of advocacy now? 5. Do you have any plans to do any work in STEM research or advocacy in the future?Representative informants were chosen by using homogeneous sampling, which is a purposivesampling technique,14 which according to Welman and Kruger10 is the most important kind ofnon-probability sampling. The selection of the representative informants being

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

for human use B 5 Nanostructure synthesis and characterization C 3 Development of SPASER technologyFor this study, we employed a mixed methods research plan which included survey data andcontent analysis methods. The surveys employed are evaluative rather than predictive, andrequired trainees to rate their performance and their team’s performance in a number of differentcategories. The surveys were compiled from important elements of teamwork as found inliterature. The same survey was sent to participants each week for four weeks, so short-termlongitudinal data on the same criteria is collected. The survey protocol is given in Appendix A.As a

Conference Session

Online and Professional Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

, and tools required for classes are provided. The following are key software and servicesprovided.Software § eBooks in one Platform – Vital Source § Microsoft Office 365 § Educational Apps § Productivity AppsServices § Video Production § Closed Captioning § Mobile Device Management § Help DeskAsynchronous LearningThe entire system is set up to be asynchronous learning. This means students can log-in anytime,plan class deadlines around business travel and office projects. Student peer learning experienceis enhanced through discussion boards and group projects, all of which can be accessedasynchronously. Students can also access the MID's course contents and dedicated student servicesusing the mobile platform. These includes

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaustubh Nagarkar, General Electric; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of NY-Binghamton

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Graduate Studies

. Based on all the above work, three courses wereproposed in the field of health systems engineering which included, HealthcareInformation Systems, Quality in Healthcare, and Healthcare Systems. A plan to develop aspecialization in health systems engineering within the department was developed. Aftera comprehensive search and review, a textbook was selected, and several were identified Page 12.208.2for reference. Subsequently, a graduate course - Industrial and Systems Engineering inHealthcare – was introduced. This course includes an introduction to the issues in thehealthcare industry in the United States. It enables students to understand the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Bhansali, University of South Florida; Ashanti Pyrtle, University of South Florida; Louis Martin-Vega, University of South Florida; Peter Betzer, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies

techniques for college-level science andengineering instruction; with development of professional and “soft-skills” including technicalwriting (research manuscripts and proposals), conference presentation preparation (oral andposter), professional etiquette, time management, strategic career planning and interviewingskills. The courses were cross listed in both Colleges of Engineering and Marine Science.These courses were designed as half-day biweekly sessions that started with a working lunch.This enabled the students to interact and share their concerns, challenges, successes and failureswith the group. The courses were offered separately in Fall and Spring, ensuring studentinteraction for two semesters.C. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Minority PhD

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Amithraj Amavasai; Jyothsna Kavuturu

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

demonstrated a 13.2% improvement on the average grade of the class over the traditional grading method. The result was statistically significant. (2) An exponentially decreasing relationship was demonstrated between the number of students asking hints and number of hints asked as the students proceeded through the steps of the problem. (3) The authors plan to use this strategy in three other courses over the next three years. The method presented in this study may be used at other institutions with appropriate modifications in order to encourage students by rewarding their levels of knowledge. Bibliography1. Lahaje, U. and Tittenberger, P. 2006. Kolb’s Learning Styles, http://hdl.handle.net/1993/232.2. Papacostas

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

approximately 1Mveterans in the New York /New Jersey metropolitan area who can further their education byattending community colleges, undergraduate four-year colleges or universities offeringadvanced degrees. While the number of veterans qualified for entry into graduate programs suchas MEP is relatively small, they too should have the advantage of learning skills that will preparethem for entering the workforce in areas that have a high demand for new employees.5. Tentative Curriculum The following tentative curriculum has been constructed for planning purposes and toprovide a more concrete outline of the type of courses that can be part of the first pilot programfor this degree. Since the exact courses will not be finalized until after the

Conference Session

Global Graduate Studies and Programs Abroad - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Mamoru Tanahashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Masao Takeyama, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Mutsuko Hatano, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Akira Yamada, Tokyo Tech

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Graduate Studies

plan in 20129 and begin implementation during 2013-2017 under the National UniversityReform Plan10. At Tokyo Tech, the education reform effort took several years and wasimplemented for the benefit of the students to allow greater freedom in directing their education,opportunities to study-abroad and to promote greater study in the liberal arts. During the 2016academic year (April – March) the following changes were made • Academic calendar (April – March) changed from two 15 week semesters to four 8 week quarters • integrated undergraduate and graduate education programs into new schools • reduced the number of undergraduate departments by half • created an institute for liberal arts and require all students to take

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University, Department of Educational Psychology; Brandie Semma, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

development of theparticipants include competency rubrics, individual development plan, and ePortfolio. Twelvecompetency rubrics assist in the assessment of program learning outcomes encompassing theproposed professional and technical skills, , including 1) interdisciplinary knowledge generation,2) collaboration, 3) conflict resolution, 4) oral communication, 5) written communication, 6)self-reflection, 7) ethics, 8) interdisciplinary research, 9) multidisciplinary skills, 10) materialsscience engineering, 11) informatics, and 12) design. The rubrics were adapted from theliterature and feedback from the project faculty customized them to the interdisciplinarymaterials science, informatics and design program (example in Appendix A). An

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies, Student

thesemester, the course followed a regular course format. Students would meet with the faculty in aclassroom setting to learn about different concepts. Students were then divided into groups andassigned research projects. They worked on these research projects until the end of the semester,when they presented their results. Each group was led by a mentor. The mentors’ mainresponsibility was to oversee the research project. One mentor described his role as follows: “Basically, I guess it would be mostly organizational and trying to set out a plan of action of how we were going to accomplish our goals for the semester. And immediately, we tried to split up the group as far as what needed to get done and just assigning tasks to

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

determine where a change is needed andcommunicate it to team members and other stakeholders. The leader and his or her teamformulate a strategic plan to implement a vision, create metrics and enable the team to self-assesstheir progress1, 7, 8, 11, 15-17. During the implementation a leader deals with technological,economic, political and regulatory risks. He or she needs self-confidence and self-efficacygained through a depth and breadth of knowledge in addition to past experiences7.Leadership requires lifelong learning because the implementation of a vision often requiresknowledge or skills that the team, including the leader, may not possess7, 13, 18. The leader’s jobis to identify the skills that are lacking and find a way to acquire them. In

Conference Session

Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, Ohio State University; Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

more of our graduate programs inthe college. Most recently, we were asked to create a plan for the university. As changescontinue, we will evaluate outcomes and impact within the college and across the university overtime, which we hope will inform best practices for improving completion of graduate degreesand diversity of graduate programs.IntroductionFor decades, graduate programs have evaluated students for admission based in considerable parton the standardized graduate record examination (GRE) and grade point average (GPA). Thesemetrics, however, have limited correlation to success in graduate school. Moreover, based on a2008 Council of Graduate Schools study, only about 50% of PhD students in science completetheir degree in seven years

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

other comment the students wished to add.3.2 Impact on Students The responses of the eleven students who completed the survey were collected and analyzedto obtain general trends and attitudes towards graduate studies. Nine of the respondents havegraduated. The following general statements could be safely made. Four of the students were attending graduate school and four said they were planning onattending graduate school in the near future. One student said he was not planning on attendinggraduate school while the remaining student had no opinion. Seven students indicated that the research experience would help them ‘a lot’ in theirgraduate studies, while two said it would provide ‘some’ help. The remaining two students hadno opinion

Conference Session

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

assistants but faculty should also encourage the students who havedifficulty in understanding to attend these workshops.When a student approaches graduation, planning is necessary to coordinate their graduate datewith the start date of applying for an H-1B visa12, which is explained in the next section. If astudent plans to work in the United States after graduating and does not intend to work for a non-profit company, then H1-B visa with an annual cap is important. The student has to apply for anEmployment Authorization Card (EAD) via Optional Practical Training13 (OPT) before filing fora H-1B visa. The best time to graduate is currently summer as the student will remain on F-1 orJ-1 status until the H-1B visa start date (October 1st). After

Conference Session

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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Graduate Studies

that came out of meeting at Residency was two students wholive in different states began the planning of starting a consulting engineering business together.We hope this phenomenon was not a one time event and will continue to occur periodically overthe years.While meeting and building friendships is a great outcome of Residency, we have also seenanother effect of meeting as a cohort. When one student dominates every online discussion area,the other members of the cohort are reluctant to meet but at last year’s Residency the studentsfound the “dominator” to be one of their best friends after they met face to face. Thatdominating personality only came out when online and he could hide behind his monitor.Our observations of relationship building

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Nidaa Makki; Esther R. Wain-Weiss, Universtiy of Akron

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Graduate Studies

Year 1 and Year 2, the candidates worked to prepare their coursesyllabus, including learning objectives. The program coordinator worked with them to reviewtheir syllabus and answer any lingering questions.Each month during Year 2, the candidates met with the program coordinator to discusschallenges in their courses and suggested plans to address those. It is noted that the programcoordinator often had to remind the candidates that they had been trained in certain areas toaddress the challenges they faced. Thus, these monthly meetings during Year 2 proved veryimportant and became a crucial component of the entire program.At the end of Year 2, the candidates received a college-level certificate for completion of theprogram. During the Spring and

Conference Session

Getting Into Graduate School

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies, Student

know you well.  Determine application deadlines for schools where you are interested in applying.  Draft application statement(s).Most graduate programs in engineering expect that you will apply 9-12 months in advance of thesemester in which you wish to begin graduate school. Thus, during the fall term of your finalyear of undergraduate studies, you should complete the following tasks:  Narrow your list of places to apply; generally 3-8 completed applications is a good goal. Ideally, you will apply to a range of schools (size, location, ranking, etc.) where you can make a strong case that you are a good investment and “fit” for their program.  Identify your backup plan – “safety” school, work, volunteering

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Welch-Devine, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; K. Paige Carmichael, University of Georgia; Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia; Brandy B. Walker, University of Georgia; Julie A. Coffield, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Department of Pathology. In 2006, she served the College as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. After eight years, she returned to faculty and developed a passion for the best practices of facilitating learning and the mentoring process.Dr. Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia Dr Janet Rechtman is a Senior Fellow at J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at University of Georgia. With more than 30 years of experience as a volunteer leader and consultant to nonprofit or- ganizations, Janet provides technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in areas of strategic planning, evaluation, marketing and communications, as well as individual coaching and leadership development. Her doctoral

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

shifted the administrative oversight of theBS/MS program to the Dean of Graduate Studies with marketing and promotion of the programto NJIT undergraduates becoming a joint effort of the Graduate Studies and the separateGraduate Admission Office (Ref. 4). This new partnership and the addition of key personnelresulted in an expansion of interest and participation of NJIT undergraduates in the program andin the important variations of the original and basic program.Need and OpportunityThe Graduate Studies Office saw this program as vehicle to develop the university in a numberof ways consistent with its mission and academic plans. The first opportunity was to increaseenrollment in the NJIT Master's programs and to increase the number of NJIT's own

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

earlier. The biggest mismatch seems to bein understanding the importance of learning good proposal-writing skills and also inunderstanding the importance of managing one's career and learning the unwritten rulesof the institution where one is employed.Thus, although the survey is not yet complete, we already have some good pointers forhow to improve our program as we adjust to the changes in the UC Engineering academicstructure. We will need to add more panels to program, where faculty and students caninteract and where the importance of having five- or ten-year career plans is stressed.And we will probably start requiring attendance at UC's day-long grant-writing workshopfor all participants. More practice in teaching should also be easier to

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

. In response, we have developed a yet broader first year experience encompassinga pair of two unit courses, one each in fall and spring. In the first, professionaldevelopment topics are followed by creation of an independent, ten page researchproposal. The second, spring semester effort requires the student, in consultation withher new advisor, to develop a NSF length proposal for the prospective PhD effort, andpresent it to her nascent PhD committee and course instructor. Additionally, earlierengagement with the PhD committee is now achieved through a January, second yearoral report to the PhD committee. The customary university Preliminary Exam occurs atthe beginning of year three, and includes both a document (progress and plans) and