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Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott R. Hamilton, Northeastern University

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potentialinfluences, and some students may be uncertain about what constitutes academic integrity andwhat constitutes plagiarism if they are new to the English language and or western educationalstandards.[1, 18] In summary, the reasons for plagiarism are many and complex.[9]Engineering educators may debate the relevance of plagiarism to the practice of engineeringtoday. The reality is that many master of science degree programs in engineering fields rely onthe development of technical and problem solving skills in their respective curriculum. As aresult, students may not be required to develop and refine writing or research skills. Often, theprimary objective most masters programs at the Case Study University, is securing full-timeemployment. Because of the

Conference Session

Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Patrick H. Knowles Jr., Cleveland Mixer

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. Typically this process involves an applicant responding to an openposition with a cover letter and résumé (or curriculum vitae) often submitted electronically. It isproposed that an engineering portfolio format allows engineering students to showcaseaccomplishments and provides potential employers with greater insight into their competenciesand abilities. The material presented in an applicant’s professional portfolio may includeresearch findings, artifacts from course work, results from extracurricular activities, and personalendeavors. It is proposed that an applicant with a high quality professional portfolio also has highdegrees of creativity, innovation, and initiative, all of which may resonate with future employersand increase their

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #14692Alternate Assessments to Support Formative Evaluations in an AsynchronousOnline Computer Engineering Graduate CourseMs. Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University Ritushree Chatterjee is an Instructional Development Specialist working at Engineering-LAS Online Learning at Iowa State University. She did her undergraduate in Chemistry from Delhi University, In- dia and subsequently received her MS in Environmental Chemistry from Iowa State University. She received her second MS in Education with specialization in Curriculum and Instructional Technology and her Instructional Design certificate from Iowa

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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mapping of identified universities (table 3)with identified best practices. Figures 3-5 show specific best practices adopted by USuniversities that offer master program in logistics & transportation related programs. Table 3: University mapping best practices List of best practices for graduate education Number of universities practicing best practices A, Best Practices Related to Program Content 1. Clearly stated program requirement 22 2. Well-rounded curriculum 19 3. Up-to-date and effective course content 27 4. Well integrated research 25 5. Continuous

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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organizations; 3) interpersonal, communication,and professional skills; 4) career management and advancement; and 5) career and life balance.The graduate students, departments, and faculties do recognize the importance of integratingprofessional development within the graduate curriculum [10], yet the feedback on theseinitiatives have reported low student acceptance and demand of opportunities to learn anddevelop such skills [1,10]. Though, overall it is evident that there is a scarcity of literature onprofessional development in engineering graduate education. In this paper, we describe thedesign of the professional program at the University of Calgary, and the results from an analysisof feedback data from the past two years. The program builds on the

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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real-world process orsystem over time." Furthermore, in designing new systems, a simulation experiment would helpdesigners run various scenarios to select the optimal alternative among the others. In some casesit may be possible to study the real system and to modify it to observe any change in the systemoutput(s), for example, examining the impact of increasing the number of automated check-inkiosks on reducing passengers’ waiting time in airports [2]. However, in some other situations, forinstance, in emergency rooms, it is not an appropriate approach to make changes in the system.Simulation courses have been part of the Industrial Engineering curriculum since the 90’s.Simulation courses have been offered in traditional Industrial

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

in K-12 education, higher education, and Corporate America. Her research is focused upon the use of mixed methodologies to explore significant research questions in undergraduate, graduate, and professional engineering education, to integrate concepts from higher education and learning science into engineering education, and to develop and disseminate reliable and valid assessment tools for use across the engineering education continuum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Characterization of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts Criteria in NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program ApplicationsAbstractThis research uses content

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Mohr, Lehigh University; Jennifer H. Gross P.E., Lehigh University; Raymond A Pearson, Lehigh University; John B Ochs, Lehigh University; Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu, Lehigh University

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find it most effective when facultymembers at the school, with whom we have established relationships, verbally inform theirstudents of our visit and encourage them to attend.Advertising in general can be very costly and difficult to track its effectiveness. As such, wehave purchased print ads for our professional master’s programs in the career guides of four topregional schools in our area. We also experimented with a limited number of digital adpurchases.While social networks are an integral part of the college of engineering’s undergraduaterecruitment process, they are used minimally at the graduate level. Given that a recent reportindicated that a number of schools using social media for graduate student recruiting purposesranked social

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Ann Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, School of Construction Management, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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. Submitting an acceptable dissertation in a field of professional application, which must demonstrate, through comprehensive analysis or design, a grasp of economic or other feasibility factors, as well as a knowledge of the technical features of the problem with which it deals.Apparently consistent with Berkeley, or perhaps vice versa, Maxwell4 noted that professionaldoctorates in Western Europe are such that “scientists not only acquire specialised knowledgethrough their research but apply that knowledge in political, economic, social and culturalcontexts” (p.279). The US Government’s IPEDS data system Integrated Postsecondary

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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missing a deliverable.Leveraged Strengths of Group Members: This is a very interesting aspect that sheds light on thenature of the teamwork. The 2nd column (a value of 0) suggests that at an individual level, teammembers did not require the strengths of other team members. This could imply that theinterdisciplinary collaboration was not that integrative in nature; i.e. the sum of the individualtalents did not result in something greater than the whole. The value at the team level (3rdcolumn) contradicts that at the individual level (5th column) and is very positive in nature.However, the importance placed on this aspect was low. This may suggest a misunderstanding atthe team level about the nature of their collaboration (as demonstrated by the

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gurlovleen Rathore, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Nandita Kohli, Texas A&M University ; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University

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Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor in the Office of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas J. Connolly, University of Texas - Austin

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improve undergraduate engineering education. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Connolly worked as a systems integration engineer on the Space Station and Space Shuttle programs at the NASA Johnson Space Center, and as a reliability engineer on the B-2 Stealth Bomber program for the Depart- ment of Defense. Dr. Connolly earned a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, an M.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, both from UT Austin. He served as a graduate teaching assistant for six years during his graduate studies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Graduate Teaching Assistant Certification as a

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert N. Coffey Jr., University of Michigan; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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communications.4 Participating inundergraduate research is also a proven strategy for recruiting and retaining students fromdiverse backgrounds into STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields.5–9Well-structured undergraduate research programs provide opportunities for students to engage inknowledge discovery, production and meaning-making.10 Undergraduate research programs canalso promote what Hodge, Baxter Magolda, and Haynes11 have described as an engagedlearning approach:  “Guid[ing] students to develop an internally defined and integrated belief system and identity, which prepare them personally and intellectually for lifelong learning.  Actively engag[ing] students in discovering new knowledge in a sequenced

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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also describe the evolution of this ethics lesson from an earlier classroom activityinvolving precision and accuracy in data measurement, which has been used in high school,college and continuing education settings for more than two decades. This paper describes thedevelopment of the curriculum; lessons learned from the classroom; and an analysis of studentartifacts from the most recent offering as part of an engineering undergraduate research programat Michigan State University. The lesson materials are provided in appendices, in order to allowother educators to adapt these materials for their own classrooms.Background: Ethical Practices in ResearchKenneth D. Pimple summarized the responsible conduct of research (RCR) as the search for“truth

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Karly Anne Danhausen, Middle Tennessee State University; Chelsea Rae Nihill, Middle Tennessee State University

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to pursue a PhD have the opportunity to obtain a masters that will give them thescience and business skills they desire to be successful in an industry setting.Program DescriptionWhen the MSPS program was first established, it had three concentrations: Biostatistics,Biotechnology, and Healthcare Informatics. Due to the undeniable success it has generated, itnow contains six different concentrations: Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Actuarial Science,Geosciences, Healthcare Informatics, and Engineering Management.5 All concentrations requirethe same business courses, but have their own specific core curriculum. Each individualconcentration has a designated advisor that assists students in creating schedules, obtaininginternships, and

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia

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Masters program. He currently works as a Digital Electronics Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation.Dr. Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia Wagdy H. Mahmoud is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering at the Electrical Engineering Department at UDC. Mahmoud is actively involved in research in the areas of reconfigurable logic, hard- ware/software co-design of a system on a chip using reconfigurable logic, application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital logic design, image compressions, digital signal processing, computer architec- ture, embedded systems, system on a chip, and renewable energy.Dr. Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia Research Interests: Dr. Zhang’s

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Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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students enrolled in fall 2015. The followingexamples show how peer review of oral presentations can be adapted to various situations and besubmitted in written, oral, or electronic form. In addition, each instructor asked her students toprovide some feedback on the peer review process, and this information is presented as well.Table 1 provides an overview of the types of peer review used in each context.Table 1: Comparison of Peer Review in Three Engineering Contexts Dedicated Communications Integrated Course Workshop Assignment Feedback written online written/oral Channel Anonymity single-blind single-blind

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #16996Exploring Graduate Funding: Variation Across Engineering Disciplines andRelationships to Student Engagement and SatisfactionMr. Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech Timothy Kinoshita is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests include graduate education, curriculum development, faculty development, global engineering education, and education policy.Dr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Amelink is Director of Graduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. She is also an affiliate faculty member in the Departments of

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Texas, she has worked with the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Biomedical Engineering on under- graduate student education initiatives. She draws on her experiences in technical recruiting and mathe- matics education to influence her research. Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master’s in educational psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Targeted Recruitment of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students: The Influence of Recruitment Event ChangesAbstractThis paper presents progress on an ongoing study of the effectiveness of the