Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Web: hubs and authorities. Ahub is a page that links to other pages; an authority is a page that is linked to by other pages. The Page 26.1736.7ranking philosophy behind HITS is a mutually reinforcing relationship: “a good hub is a page thatpoints to many good authorities; a good authority is a page that is pointed to by many goodhubs” 11 . HITS is usually implemented in an iterative manner. In each iteration, the updating rulesfor the authority value Auth(p) and hub value Hub(p) of page p are formulated as Auth(p) ← Hub(q) (5

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

in the book, and some requested moreguided journaling assignments. Overall, the lesson learned is programs that build upon texts orother “homework” must be carefully designed to provide utility for students who may not beable to complete the “assigned” tasks.Balance Information and CommunityOften, co-curricular programs are either highly structured (i.e., lectures with Q&A, guestspeakers) or very informal (i.e., coffee hours). While both approaches can be successful, theycan also stifle enthusiastic students or frighten away shy ones. In the “Lean In” discussions, themost successful sessions struck an even balance between formal professional developmentactivities—videos, structured discussion, information sharing—and open discussion

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L Peters, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. E., & Bochner, A. P. (2011). Autoethnography: an overview. Historical Social Research/Historische Sozialforschung, 273-290.10. Ngunjiri, F. W., Hernandez, K. A. C., & Chang, H. (2010). Living autoethnography: Connecting life and research. Journal of Research Practice, 6(1), Article-E1.11. Reed-Danahay, D. E. (1997). Auto/ethnography: Rewriting the Self and the Social. Berg.12. Wall, S. (2008). Easier said than done: Writing an autoethnography. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 7(1), 38-53.13. Wall, S. (2008). An autoethnography on learning about autoethnography. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 5(2), 146-160.14. Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative evaluation and research methods . SAGE

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

software was not able to analyze the learning style dynamics, wedeveloped a novel set of algorithms that parsed our DLSI data to identify the nine learning styles,measure the margin of error, measure learning style dynamics, and perform statistical analysis.An algorithm flowchart of key components of our software is illustrated in Figure 7. As impliedby the flow chart, learning style inventory survey data in the form of an NxQ matrix is providedas Survey Input, where N is the number of survey participants and Q is the number of surveyquestions or answers. Depending on the ranking order of multiple choice questions, some surveytools may enumerate radio choices in the reverse order. In this case, the answer choices of thesurvey matrix were corrected

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

person who opens the workshop with an introductionof the topic and speaker(s), assists with Q&A by acknowledging participants’ departments, andcloses the session. The facilitator also meets the students, and actively promotes introductionsamong the students to increase opportunities for networking. Activities are also widelyadvertised on social media platforms.Seminars which have worked well for UMBC, UMCP, and UMB through the PROMISESummer Success Institute (SSI),2 which also attract underrepresented students, internationalstudents, and majority students from multiple disciplines, often serve students at a variety oflevels, e.g., first year, M.S. thesis year, Ph.D. candidate. Some of the most popular PROMISEAGEP SSI workshops include the