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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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education experiences, global learning, and preparation of graduate students for future careers.Ms. Sara E Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sara E. Branch is a graduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences. She studies motivation in the context of academic and career choices.Mrs. Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West LafayetteMr. Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is the Inaugu- ral Director of the College of Engineering’s Leadership Minor at Purdue University. She also serves as the Executive Director of the International Institute for
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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education and diversity director of the NSF sponsored ASSIST Nanosystems Engineering Research Center. Dr. Ozturk’s research interests center around innovations in engineering education, nano-materials/processes and flexible energy harvesting technologies. In the ASSIST center, he is leading a research group working on thermoelectric energy harvesting for self-powered body wearable sensors for health and environmen- tal monitoring. He was named a fellow of IEEE for his contributions in Si and SiGe Epitaxy and their applications in advanced MOS field effect transistors.Dr. Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park Renata Engel is Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering
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Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan A. Shannahan, Michigan State University
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Graduate Studies
individuals mostinvolved in mentoring undergraduate researchers, the invitation emails specifically requested thatthe survey be completed by the individual most involved in mentoring the undergraduate(s).We were surprised to find that, on both surveys, more than 70% of respondents indicated thatthey were faculty members and about 20% of respondents were post-docs or graduate students.The few respondents who selected “other” included a post-bachelor lab manager and otherresearch staff. Table 1 summarizes the respondents’ self-identified roles at the University. Table 1: Respondents by University Role Pre-Survey (n=47) Post-Survey (n=56) What is your role at the
Conference Session
Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Theresa Lynn Gonzalez
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Graduate Studies
andteaching practices, such as providing effective feedback for students; developing a teachingportfolio; and the academic job search. Throughout Spring 2014, we will continue to requestfeedback from students in order to refine our ongoing efforts to support students’ academic,personal and professional success.References 1. Longfield A, Romas J, Irwin JD. The Self-worth, Physical and Social Activities of Graduate Students: A Qualitative Study. Coll Stud J. 2006;40(2):282–92.2. Fogg P. Grad-School Blues. The Chronicle of Higher Education [Internet]. 2009 Feb 20 [cited 2013 Oct 17]; Available from: http://chronicle.com/article/Grad-School-Blues/295663. Patton S. Colleges Struggle to Respond to Graduate Students in Distress. The Chronicle
Conference Session
Preparing Future Educators
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Prateek Shekhar, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech
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weeks), that met once a week for 2hours and 45 minutes. I. Course Objectives: In particular, having successfully completed the course, students will be able to: a) Create organized and theoretically effective syllabi b) Articulate correspondences and differences between education theory and education practice c) Perform peer reviews of other instructors and constructively discuss their performance d) Productively reflect on teaching practices to improve student learning and class environment e) Draw on classroom experiences to develop useful formative assessments f) Develop a teaching portfolio that articulates and illustrates the student´s teaching philosophy II. Syllabus: Following are the
Conference Session
Preparing Future Educators
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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Graduate Studies
engineering education. The study will continue to assess the use of text,discussion, and class activities that occur concurrently while the GTAs are being observed inteaching. The instructor will continue to collect data on The Graduate Teaching AssistantSeminar in future semesters to make comparisons; and provide well-grounded understandingof the experience and perspective of the GTA participants22.Bibliography 1. Bandura, A., (1977) Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. Psychological Review, 84, pp. 191-215. 2. Prentice-Dunn, S., Pitts, G.S. (2001) “The Use of Videotape Feedback in the Training of Instructors”, in Prieto, L.R., Meyers, S.A. (Eds.) The Teaching Assistant Handbook: How to prepare TAs for
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
shortcomings, the Effective Army Writing program (hereafter, EffectiveWriting Program or EWP) instruction was distilled from much experience to improve the qualityof written communication. The program has guided tens of thousands of practitioners to improvetheir writing effectiveness. Previous experience with the program lends confidence that, exceptfor correspondence formats, much of the program content can satisfy needs for the distance MSdegree program. The framework and substantial parts of the instruction in the distance MSprogram is drawn from relevant parts of the EWP as could be publicly accessed in the publicdomain from the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) website in June2011. These topics are delivered during the brief
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
Baxter Magolda’s prior interview protocol11. Interviewquestions were asked to introduce different topics, such as role of learners, role ofadvisors/professors, etc. The advantage of this protocol was that it provided a scope of topicwithout framing the response. Sample questions are shown as follows: -Now, think about yourself as a learner in the classroom, in a research group, or in a project team. What role do you play, what method do you use, to make learning more effective for you? -As you think about your instructors, professors, advisor(s), what role do you think they have played that made you learn effectively?Data AnalysisAll sixteen interviews were transcribed. After the transcription, transcripts were revised where
Conference Session
Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Janie McClurkin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Velvet Fitzpatrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.   4. Cox, M.F., London, J.S., Ahn, B., Zhu, J., Torres-Ayala, A.T., Frazier, S., & Cekic, O. (2011) Attributes of Success for Engineering Ph.D.s: Perspectives from Academia and Industry, 2011 Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (10 pages). 5. Ahn, B., Zhu, J., Cox, M.F., London, J.S., & Branch, S. (2013). Recommendations for Engineering Doctoral Education: Design of an Instrument to Evaluate Change. 2013 Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Oklahoma City, OK. 6. Pruitt-Logan, A. S., Gaff, J. G., Jentoft, J. E. (2002). Preparing
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Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques
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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mandy Wheadon, Purdue University; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Graduate Studies
Page 24.1124.1423. Golde, C. & Dore, T. At cross purposes: What the experiences of today’s doctoral students reveal about doctoral education. 1–58 (2001).24. Nerad, M., Aanerud, R. & Cerny, J. in Paths to Profr. Strateg. Enrich. Prep. Futur. Fac. (Wulff, D. H. & Austin, A.) 137–58 (Jossey-Bass, 2004).25. Dees, J. G. The meaning of social entrepreneurship. Duke Univ. Fuqua Sch. Business, Cent. Adv. Soc. Entrep. 1–5 (2001). at 26. Magner, D. Critics urge overhaul of Ph.D. training, but disagree sharply on how to do so: How graduate school alters students’ career plans. Chron. High. Educ. 46, 19 (2000).27. Carnevale, A., Rose, S. & Cheah, B. The college payoff: Education, occupations, lifetime
Conference Session
Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth J. Stewart, University of Michigan; John G. Younger, University of Michigan; Michael J. Solomon, University of Michigan
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Graduate Studies
. Page 24.692.12References 1. NSF Advanced Funding Search. Retrieved December 26, 2013 from http://www.nsf.gov/funding/advanced_funding_search.jsp. 2. Borrego, M., & Cutler, S. (2010). Constructive Alignment of Interdisciplinary Graduate Curriculum in Engineering and Science: An Analysis of Successful IGERT Proposals. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 355-369. 3. McNair, L. D., Newswander, C., Boden, D., & Borrego, M. (2011). Student and Faculty Interdisciplinary Identities in Self-Managed Teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(2), 374-396. 4. Lattuca, L. R., Knight, D. B., & Cortes, C. M. (2011). Working as a Team: Enhancing Interdisciplinarity for the Engineer of 2020. Proceedings
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Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University
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Graduate Studies
the Advancement of Teaching; 2006.13. Thursby MC, Fuller AW, Thursby J. An Integrated Approach to Educating Professionals for Careers in Innovation. Acad Manag Learn Educ. 2009;8(3):389–405. doi:10.5465/AMLE.2009.44287938.14. Cutler S, Borrego M. Developing global competence in graduate engineering and science students through an IGERT international internship program. In: Proceedings of the 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.; 2010.15. Drezek K, Olsen D, Borrego M. Crossing disciplinary borders: A new approach to preparing students for interdisciplinary research. In: 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY; 2008.16. Beddoes K, Borrego M. Facilitating an
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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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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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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students
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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech
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Graduate Studies
that e-portfolio work could help address.References1. Denecke, D.D., Kent, J., and Wiener, W. (2011). Preparing Future Faculty to Assess Student Learning. Washington, DC: Council of Graduate Schools.2. Ashforth, B. E. (2001). Role transitions in organizational life: An identity-based perspective. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.3. Colbeck, C. S. (2008). Professional identity development theory and doctoral education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008(113), 9-16.4. Harrison, R. L. (2008). Scaling the ivory tower: Engaging emergent identity as researcher. Canadian Journal of Counselling, 42(4), 237-248.5. Blair, K. L., & Monske, E. A. (2009). Developing digital literacies and
Conference Session
Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Graduate Studies
their perceptions onthe roles returners can and do play.References1. Peters, D. L. & Daly, S.R. (2011). The challenges of returning: Transitioning from an engineering career to graduate school. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC.2. Peters, D. L. & Daly, S. R. (2012). Why do professionals return to school for graduate degrees? Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX.3. Peters & Daly, (2013). Returning to graduate school: Expectations of success, values of the degree, and managing the costs. Journal of Engineering Education.4. Strutz, M. L., Cawthorne Jr., J.E., Ferguson, D. M
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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students
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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi D. Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Graduate Studies
(6), 12-21.3. National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Job Outlook: The Candidate Skills/QualitiesEmployers Want, 2011, Retrieved on July 2013 fromhttp://www.naceweb.org/s10262011/candidate_skills_employer_qualities4. Cleary, M.; Flynn, R.; Thomasson, S.; Alexander, R.; McDonald, B, Precision Consultancy, Graduateemployability skills, 2007. Retrieved on July 2013 fromhttp://aces.shu.ac.uk/employability/resources/GraduateEmployabilitySkillsFINALREPORT1.pdf5. Sugars, J.; Pearce, E., DOCNET: Doctors in Enterprise, Transferable skills and employability fordoctoral graduates: survey of the current landscape (Final report), 2010. Retrieved from (July 2013):http://www.docentproject.eu/doc/Report_DEF_EN.pdf6. Vitae, Researcher
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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Justin M. Foley, Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan; Ashley M. Verhoff, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan; John J. Pitre Jr., Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan; Kathleen Marie Ropella, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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 socialization  to  the   academic  career.  Journal  of  Higher  Education  73,  94-­‐122,    (2002).  2   Patterson,  B.  J.  et  al.  A  Leadership  Elective  Course  Developed  and  Taught  by  Graduate  Students.   American  Journal  of  Pharmaceutical  Education  77,  11  (2013).  3   Goodlad,  S.  Responding  to  the  perceived  training  needs  of  graduate  teaching  assistants.  Studies  in   Higher  Education  22,  83-­‐92,  (1997).  4   Linse,  A.,  Turns,  J.,  Yellin,  J.  M.  H.  &  VanDeGrift,  T.  Preparing  future  engineering  faculty:  Initial   outcomes  of  an  innovative  teaching  portfolio  program.    American  Society  for  Engineering  Education   Annual  Conference  &
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Preparing Future Educators
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Linda M. Head, Rowan University; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University
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encountered. For this reason the TFs wereassigned to engage in one or more sessions of the outreach programs offered to the middle andhigh school students in the local community.Obj 3: Emphasize best practice teaching techniquesParticipation in the outreach programs began with instruction and mentoring by a facultymember who has been active in these programs for many years. A half-day session was devotedto discussion of content preparation and a demonstration of a typical program activity. The TFsrole-played the students they would be teaching when they supervise a session during theoutreach program to which they were assigned.Each TF met with a Faculty mentor(s) to become familiar with two or three hands-on STEMprojects that would be their
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Preparing Future Educators
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech
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Graduate Studies
, inparticular, are developing into future colleagues of their mentors. As both Kram’s and Nyquist &Wulff ’s models show, the roles and expectations of supervisors and mentors must also developalong with their students for this process to work. Toward this end, the fellowship program thatwe describe in the next section and throughout this paper was designed to support students asthey practice the roles of faculty alongside mentors who are near-peers, thus supporting thetransition between the “colleague-in-training” and the “junior colleague” stages of development.Creating a Graduate Student-to-Faculty Fellowship Program The Rising Engineering Education Faculty fellowship (REEFF) was designed with asingle objective in mind: to develop a self
Conference Session
Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University
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Graduate Studies
Higher Ed, September 22, 2011. 9. Kane, R.; Gonzalez-Lenahan, C. (2007) The Doctoral Pathway, an Institutional Journey of Development. Page 24.533.10 Presented at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference.10. Hirsch, L.; Carpinelli, J.; Kimmel, H.; Perna, A.; Narh, K. (2009) Measuring the Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs on Engineering Students’ Attitudes Toward Graduate Studies. Presented at 2009 ASEE Annual Conference.11. Rossetti, M. D.; Clausen, E. C.; Gattis, C. S.; Hale, M.; Needy, K. L. (2013) On the Development of a Student Integrated Intern Research Experience as a Pathway to Graduate Studies. Presented at 2013