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Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Darryl P. Butt, University of Utah; Timothy Andersen; Tammi Vacha-Haase, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University

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, three doctoral programs have been launched at Boise State University. Thefirst doctoral program established was in Electrical and Computer Engineering, selected becauseof the need for a trained workforce in the region. The other two doctoral programs, MaterialsScience and Engineering, and Computing, were from the start designed as interdisciplinarydegree programs. That is, they were designed for the participation of not just program facultywithin the division, but for the participation of program faculty with related research interests inother departments at the university. This paper presents the steps taken to launch the programs,lessons learned in initiating and administering the programs, best practices undertaken, andchallenges faced by

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University

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National Champion in 2001. She is a December 2003 graduate of the MS-Marketing program at Texas A&M University. And in the Fall of 2009, Maria graduated with a PhD program in Higher Education Administration in August 2017.Dr. Vikram K. Kinra, Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Impact of Research Experience Programs on National and International Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractThis study explored differences in the influence of summer research experiences on 33 nationaland international undergraduate students at a Southwestern public research university in theUnited States during the summers of 2017 and 2018. The students participated

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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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Paper ID #15980Design, Implementation, and Outcomes of a Comprehensive Professional De-velopment Program for Post-Graduate Studies in EngineeringProf. Laleh Behjat Dr. Laleh Behjat is an associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include designing computer chips, electronic design automation and developing software for computer hardware. She has won several awards for her work on the development of software tools for computer engineering. In addition, Dr. Behjat has a passion for increasing the statues of women in Science, technology

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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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the norms and values of the research community. Even if the participants’ first drafts werechanged significantly after feedback from a trusted mentor or advisor, this demonstrates anaspect of discourse enculturation.Viewed through academic literacies theory, the narratives employed by these graduate studentsare meant to strongly align with disciplinary values and norms in order to argue most effectivelyfor the merit of the research proposals. The graduate students are practicing their academicliteracy through the use of both disciplinary language and jargon and the types of activities thatthey perceive best demonstrate the intellectual merits and broader impacts of their researchproposals.The distribution of themes across the broad

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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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Paper ID #15171The inGEAR Program: Recruiting International Graduate Students throughUndergraduate Research InternshipsDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida

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students’ experience and degree completion. Such challenges havehighlighted the need for further discussion and reform in graduate education. One such examplewas a workshop with graduate students, administrators, faculty members, and postdoctoralresearchers that culminated in suggestions for engineering graduate education: (1) clarifyexpectations, (2) attend to the community, (3) organize the research group for mentoring, and (4)structure student development toward independence [8].A civil engineering research group at a public research-intensive university developed a retreat tosupport socialization, address the aforementioned challenges, and integrate best practices ingraduate education while also drawing on organizational change and workforce

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Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Technology (PCAST. ) “Transformation and opportunity: The future of the U.S. research enterprise”, Report to the President, 2012.[5] C. Wendler, B. Bridgeman, R. Markle, F. Cline, N. Bell, P. McAllister and J. Kent. Pathways Through Graduate School And Into Careers. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 2012.[6] H. S. Barrows, Practice-Based Learning: Problem-Based Learning Applied To Medical Education. Springfield, IL: Southern Illinois University, 1994.[7] H. S. Barrows, How To Design A Problem-Based Curriculum For The Preclinical Years. New York, NY: Springer, 1985.[8] I. Choi, Y. C. Hong, H. Park, and Y. Lee, “Case-based learning for anesthesiology: Enhancing dynamic decision-making skills through

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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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preparation of engineering graduate students for future careers.Mr. Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University E. Kevin Tanyi started his career in Oldenburg in East Friesland, Germany. There he earned his bachelor degree in engineering physics with a focus in medical physics and finished with honors. During a four- year sabbatical, he worked as a Call Center Agent and finally as a Web-programmer/ designer. Returning to his field, he pursued a Professional Science Master degree in applied physics at Towson University. There he carried out research in the fabrication and characterization (AFM, XRD, and four-point probe resistivity measurements) of colossal magneto resistant perovskite thin films. He also embarked on a

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priyesh Uday Mehta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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practices for undergraduate engineering, very little classroom research has been accomplished at the graduate level, especially confounded by the interdisciplinary nature of AM. Similarly, while design thinking research is well established as a topic of specialty in engineering education, the EER community has yet to apply rigorous design thinking methods to Additive manufacturing, only beginning to be explored. A recent experiment from Prabhu et al [11] explored the characteristics of DFAM education on the cognitive essence of student’s creativity. The study used possible combinations of no, restrictive, and dual DFAM principles and concluded that students learning the overall aspects of DFAM improve

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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from pre to post survey, theyexpressed an increased understanding of the graduate school application process as well asincreased knowledge about financing for graduate school. 100% of the undergraduates whoparticipated were enrolled in our College the following fall. Continued tracking of students willindicate whether these students matriculate in an engineering graduate program. Additionally,100% of undergraduates said this research program was a positive experience, 95% wouldrecommend the program, and 90% said their graduate student mentor was a good match.Results also showed that graduate students felt this opportunity prepared them for futureemployment. Many expressed enthusiasm at the opportunity to practice and hone mentorshipskills. 100

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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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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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partof a larger interview protocol that focused on understanding students’ skills, experiences, andperspectives related to PhD research and the influence of their past experiences on their currentresearch work. Development and execution of the full protocol as well as the questions related toparticipants’ approaches to research were guided by literature on best practices for interviewdesign and administration.15, 16, 17 Here we focus on the development of the questions related toresearch sophistication.While the broader focus of our project is to understand more about the experiences of returnersand the ways their work experiences shape their PhD work, we wanted to ensure that ourinterview allowed us to elicit information about students

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Amy Clobes, University of Virginia

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engineering school at a large R1 universityencompassing nine PhD programs.Rubric Design and ImplementationFirst Rubric IterationThe Holistic PhD Admissions Rubric was designed using best practices in holistic graduateadmissions gathered from relevant literature [30-34]. The first iteration of this rubric contained13 criteria, each with a 1-4 scoring system with qualifiers for each score rating (Figure 1).Criteria were listed in order of best predictor of graduate success (letters of evaluation, evidenceof motivation, and prior research experience) to poorest (GPA and GRE), as reflected in bestpractices. Here, letters of evaluations are letters of recommendations, and each recommenderalso assigns a rating score for each applicant. Qualifiers for each

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Professional Skills for Graduate Students

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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potential applications in theUS.This paper opens with a review of the best known undergraduate KSA frameworks in the US,providing both a context and a history of how these KSA frameworks came to be and how theyhave evolved over time. As these frameworks are familiar to most faculty in the US not leastbecause of ABET accreditation, they provide a common reference point for thinking aboutcomparable KSA frameworks for graduate programs, especially Ph.D. programs. This isfollowed by a survey of reports over the past decade calling for reform of the doctorate in theUS, Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia with a focus on being more explicit about developingbroader graduate attributes. We explore in some detail the Researcher Development Framework(RDF), or

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Programalso focused on the graduate education and preparing students to be leaders in science and engineeringdisciplines (Newswander & Borrego, 2021). Like the NRT, it emphasized collaborative research thattranscended traditional disciplinary boundaries and was founded on the belief that diversity amongparticipants contributed to their ability to solve “large and complex problems of significant scientific andsocietal importance at the national and international level” (NSF http://www.igert.org/public/about.html).From its inception in 1998, the IGERT program made 278 awards and funded approximately 6500graduate students. The last call for proposals for the IGERT took place in 2013.Assessment and evaluation activities, designed to measure impacts

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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STEM” project in Puerto Rico, and the Latin and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions’ (LACCEI) ”Women in STEM” forum. Tull is a Tau Beta Pi ”Eminent Engineer.”Dr. Alexis Y. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Alexis Y. Williams serves as a member of the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology teaching faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is Assistant Director for PROF-it (Professors-in-Training), a University System of Maryland teaching professional development program housed at UMBC, designed for STEM graduate students and postdocs, and open to any who are interested in academia. Her research, teaching, and service address achievement motivation

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Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; A. Mattox Beckman Jr., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lucas Anderson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chris Migotsky, University of Illinois; Nicole Johnson-Glauch

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campus, designed a new teaching and leadership program and successfully offered it as apilot course for three semesters. Desiring to prepare graduate students for careers in bothacademia and industry, this program aims to enhance the teaching skills of graduate teachingassistants (GTAs) while simultaneously augmenting their professional skills. The goal is to trainthe next generation of leaders who will possess technical and academic expertise as well ascritical skills such as communication, organization, and relationship building. The team used anintegrative approach to design and later modify the course. This paper describes this approach, aswell as the results of an investigation into whether the course impacted GTA perceptions ofteaching

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia; Amy Clobes, University of Virginia; Jasmine D. Crenshaw, University of Virginia

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the higher education achievement gapthat persists for individuals from groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields, such asfemales and ethnic minority groups (specifically African Americans, Hispanics, NativeAmericans, and Pacific Islanders), including the reliance on traditional quantitative academicmetrics, like GRE scores and GPA, used by graduate admissions committees [24-26]. GREscores have been proven to be a poor indicator of graduate school success time and time again[27-34]. Additionally, research shows that many factors affect GPA beside academic potential,including race, gender, first generation status, high school size, and family income [28,35].Evidence-based best practices have identified other more holistic factors as

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Fenot Aklog, Columbia University; Dawn M. Horton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Yajaira Mejia, City College of New York; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Jorge E. González, City College of New York; Jeff Sivils, El Paso Community College; Harry Meeuwsen, University of Texas at El Paso; Fred Moshary, City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City University of New York

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significantly across institutions. How CC faculty participation in research isaccounted for in tenure and promotion at CC is quite variable. For instance, inside our partnership,research expectations for faculty at the CC of the CUNY system are much higher than at EPCC.However, UG research at CC is recognized [8] as a high impact practice to support student successthat can positively impact graduation, STEM retention, and transfer rates.H-AGEP provides training to the Fellows in best mentoring practices of undergraduate students inresearch. Workshops on student mentoring and on research opportunities at CC are given to theFellows. CC faculty mentors provide opportunities for some of the Fellows to mentor CC studentsin research projects.4.2.3

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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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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Marvin K. Karugarama, Virginia Tech; John J. Lesko, Virginia Tech

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design and project work, student experiences in engineering design, the transition from engineering school into the workplace, and also efforts for inclusion and diversity within engineering. His current work is in related understanding how students describe their own learning in engineering, and how that learning supports transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Mr. Marvin K. Karugarama, Virginia TechDr. John J. Lesko, Virginia Tech Jack serves as the Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies in VT’s College of Engineering, Professor of Engineering Mechanics, and is a cofounder of PowerHub

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Thomas L. Acker, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University

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Paper ID #33173The Rapid Model: Initial Results From Testing a Model to Set Up aCourse-Sharing Consortia for STEM Programs at the Graduate LevelDr. Thomas L. Acker, Northern Arizona University Dr. Tom Acker is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, where he has been since 1996. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. His duties include teaching and performing research related to energy systems, power system modeling, renewable energy, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. His research in wind energy relates to and wind flow modeling for distributed wind

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Janet M. Beagle, Purdue University College of Engineering; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan K. Fisher, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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/Innovation_Through_Diversity.pdf , accessed February 12, 2017. 5. Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, http://www.aplu.org/about-us/history- of-aplu/what-is-a-land-grant-university/index.html, accessed February 12, 2017. 6. Hurtado, S. M., K. Eagan, T. Figueroa, and B. Hughes. "Reversing underrepresentation: The impact of undergraduate research programs on enrollment in STEM graduate programs." (2014). 7. Institute for Higher Education Policy, “Supporting First-Generation College Students through Classroom-Based Practices”, September 2012.

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kara Danielle Fong, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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often report low levels ofconfidence in a wide range of teaching skills, from facilitating group discussions to handlingstudent cheating. 2,3 In light of these issues, it is crucial to establish effective programs to train andsupport new GSIs in developing both pedagogical knowledge and practical teaching skills.There exists substantial evidence suggesting that semester- or year-long courses aimed towardtraining GSIs are effective in increasing GSI self-efficacy. 2,3,4 The benefits of these coursesinclude improvements in GSI competency that persist years after the course is completed. 5Numerous works have been published in recent years detailing best practices andrecommendations for the development of these graduate student teaching courses

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Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph C. Tise, Pennsylvania State University; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther W. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Manish Kumar

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StudentsAbstract Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs have been shown to promotepositive outcomes such as increased interest in graduate school and STEM careers for theirparticipants. Research has also shown how graduate students benefit from mentoringundergraduate researchers—namely they receive instrumental research support, improveteaching skills, and develop socioemotionally. Less research, however, has investigated the waysin which graduate students mentor undergraduate REU participants, and how the mentoring rolemay impact the graduate students. To address this gap in the literature, the current studyexamines the way in which graduate students mentor, and the impact of the mentor role ongraduate students participating in a

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Fantasi Nicole, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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engineering master’sdegrees awarded, and 12.1% of engineering doctoral degrees awarded across the United States.There is a significant and troubling decrease in the representation of Hispanic or Latinx, Blackand/or African American, American Indian or Native American, and Hawaiian/Pacific Islandersas we move up the graduate seniority levels. This is a concern that is mirrored in a lack ofcontinuance to graduate study across all Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) fields. While there is currently an extensive body of research on the factors that predictthe retention of racially minoritized groups in undergraduate education, it fails to providescholarly insights or recommendations for practice on factors that impact graduate

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Luis Enrique Guardia, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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ofmentorship as well. Ultimately, the two sets of collected data will allow us to create a holisticinterpretation of mentorship at our institution, allowing us to reform our mentorship programswhere necessary to improve the experiences of both students and faculty. More so, the finalstudy will ideally serve as a model for other institutions conducting research and reforming theirmentorship programs so that all students across all institutions will have the best mentoringexperiences possible.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the participants for taking the time to share their experienceswith and perceptions of mentoring. The authors would also like to thank the members of theResearch on Engineering, Design, and Education Systems (ReDes

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tyler Fischer, U.S. Navy; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Hydro Kinetic Energy Devices would fit the call in the graduatedivision and it is consistent with the division objectives. Furthermore, the study is relevant to theASEE division’s mission and the scope is interdisciplinary including design, development andresearch. The research paper was a term project for a public works engineering and managementclass that is offered each fall semester. This makes it relevant to the theme of the ASEE GraduateStudies Division.How Tidal Energy Works Tidal Energy uses the earth’s gravitational interactions with the sun and moon to converthydraulic energy into usable electric power for various uses. The orbital and rotational effects ofthe sun and moon create tidal patterns which may be reasonably predicted

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kate Caroline Batson, University of Georgia

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.(2011, para. 3) concisely argue: technical writing is usually not the same as scholarly writing, and scholarly writing is required in most research-based writing projects, such as theses and directed projects. As opposed to being concise, to the point, or having the data speak for themselves, scholarly writing relies on analysis, synthesis, and logical construction of a proposition with appropriate support. Technical writing is generally designed primarily to transmit specific information, while scholarly writing is designed to underpin the creation of new knowledge.Thus, the way in which technical communication programs approach teaching writing—along with debates on whether or not technical writing

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Mayra is currently a research assistant for the NSF funded program the Dissertation Institute where she studies the motivation of underrepresented minorities in doctoral engineering programs. As part of her long-term goals, Mayra desires to continue researching graduate education practices in student support. Her current research focuses on understanding the advisor selection processes practiced in STEM and the role of department and faculty in facilitating doctoral student success. Mayra also conducts research on underrepresented populations in doctoral engineering programs for which she was recognized and inducted to the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor

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Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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directly addressed needs she had identified in her industry experience and her plansfollowing her PhD directly related to the outcomes of her research work2. For those returnerswho decide to return to a position outside of academia in industry or government aftercompleting their PhD, their past experience likely enables them to advance in their careers morerapidly to higher positions with greater impact than their direct-pathway peers are able to do. Inaddition to returners’ rich work experience, they represent a largely untapped source of potentialengineering graduate students. The National Science Foundation has called for additionalpathways to and through advanced engineering programs5. Engineers with advanced training arecrucial for success in

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Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natascha M Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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in preparing future scholars.The blended experience was carefully designed for the graduate students to aid theirdevelopment as engineering education scholars. The graduate students had the opportunity tolearn about research activities through online workshops and then immediately implement theseideas. First, the graduate students practiced interviewing and using the protocol by practicingwith another graduate student. Next they transcribed and analyzed the interview with theirpioneer, and finally, the graduate students authored a profile about their pioneer. Literature on Page 26.1783.3informal science education suggests that informal