Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

development was grounded in Eccles’ Expectancy Value Theory (EVT), aswell as literature on returning students and a pilot study. The survey included questions aboutstudents’ motivation for returning, their previous work and school experience, their future careerplans, the challenges of graduate school, and their strategies for adapting to these challenges.This paper presents the development of the survey, in which we highlight best practices from theliterature that informed the development and refinement process. We show iterations of thesurvey and data from the advisory board and our cognitive interviews that informed the finalversion of the instrument.I. IntroductionWe define returners as students who spend at least five years working as

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

journal entry surveys and used to develop the nationwidesurvey. Future manuscripts will detail the methods and findings in the other phases of this workand will examine additional components of the GTA experience.Situation in Current LiteratureWhile there is considerable literature on programs created for GTA development, many of thestudies are descriptive and often lack either a research component altogether or an evaluation ofthe long-term impact of the interventions.7-9 As Jamieson and Lohmann10 have stressed, practicemust inform research and research inform practice. Both components are essential to ensure thefuture establishment of research based training programs geared towards enhancing the specificpedagogical needs of GTAs. This study

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Student

), 771- 784.23. Alonso, R. A. R., & Loui, M. C. (2011, October). Work in progress - Exploring the evolution of the mentoring relationship in a summer undergraduate research program. In Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011 (pp. T2F-1). IEEE.24. Dolan, E., & Johnson, D. (2009). Toward a holistic view of undergraduate research experiences: an exploratory study of impact on graduate/postdoctoral mentors. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 18(6), 487- 500.25. Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Sage Publications, Incorporated.26. Johnson, W. B. (2002). The intentional mentor: Strategies and guidelines for the practice of mentoring. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

Graduate Engineering Education Consortium for Students, and she co-founded a Georgia Tech ASEE Student Chapter in the fall of 2011. Her research interests include the integration of stakeholders into the engineering design process, development and evaluation of inter- disciplinary engineering courses and programs, mixed methods research designs, and graduate student experiences in engineering programs. Page 23.556.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Examining Graduate Students’ Philosophies of Education: An Exploratory StudyAbstractAs

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Graduate Studies, Student

graduate mentor as less valuable than the experience ofbeing mentored that his mentee is experiencing, though they are two sides of the same coin. Hecontinues: With one student, it is assumed that the advising is continuous and direct observation of the student’s work…. thus fostering a closer relationship with the student where an interest [is] the outcome of your combined efforts…My interests were really that he learn as much as possible and that he gain a liking of graduate research and academics in general. So it was really that I had his best interests in mind.Here Nate emphasizes once more his focus on providing a positive experience for his menteewith graduate research and academics in general as part of

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Graduate Studies, Student

frequent interactions with the members of that community of practice. Thismentor’s situated learning experience was more complete, as he was able to observe and learnfrom the experts of that community.Because mentoring the undergraduate students in a research project was beneficial to theparticipating mentors in terms of their learning and development, faculty who advise graduatestudents can consider encouraging them to pursue these types of activities. Though not alldepartments will have a similar course in place, faculty can consider providing opportunitieswithin their own research projects for graduate students to mentor undergraduate students.Although graduate students are generally well prepared to conduct research, they are not as

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clara Pérez-Molina, DIEEC - National Distance Education University; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Alberto Pesquera, UNED; Félix García Loro

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Graduate Studies

needs of higher education graduates in Engineering, Informationand Communication Technologies (ICT) and Telecom services, since there is a need of newskills requirements of many jobs not only in terms of formal qualifications, but also in termsof detailed skills and competences. Identification of new demands for qualifications andqualifications profile development input the business and employment into curriculumdevelopment and course design, to answer to the need of practically oriented/occupationallyspecific and designed for participants to acquire the practical skills, and know-how needed foremployment in a particular occupation programs, which usually provides the participants witha labor-market relevant qualification. In the view of

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Graduate Studies

. Recirculation hasbeen added in the new and innovative manufacturing processes, including reuse,remanufacture, and recycle.Design for the EnvironmentStudents have to learn what the Design for Environment (DfE) is in the course. Designfor Environment has the common known acronym DfE and can be viewed in differentways. DfE is a philosophy that advocates that consideration be given to the environmentwhen developing new products and processes. DfE is an engineering design initiative thatpromotes environmentally sound decisions at every step of the production process fromchemical design, process engineering, procurement practices, and end productspecification to post-use disposal. The concept is developing in the environmental/engineering fields and is

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #7340Reliability of the Global Real-time Assessment Tool for Teaching Enhance-ment (G-RATE)Ms. Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West LafayetteMrs. Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeremi S. London is a graduate student at Purdue University. She is pursing a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation. In 2008, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue, and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue in 2013. Her research interests include: the use of cyber- learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; assessing the impact

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

to go over for active learning to be practical.Occasionally I'll ask them to work in teams for 20 minutes to solve a more involved problem butthen they just sit there and don't do anything.” This example of student resistance is supported byprevious research which indicate that some barriers (e.g., institutional, cultural, lack of rolemodels etc.) may exist to prevent TAs’ from successfully adopting best teaching practices . 11 Page 23.136.11Those TAs who did not use active learning were asked to describe their reasons for not usingactive learning. Sixteen respondents answered “no” to the question, “Did you ever use activelearning

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic R. Primé, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Amy K. Way, Villanova University; Liza Cohen Hita Hita, Arizona State University; T Michael Liddell, CareerWISE, Arizona State University; Arti R. Sarma, Arizona State University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Graduate Studies

perspectives of faculty and graduate students from fields that included counselingpsychology, engineering, communication, and educational technology were invaluable incrafting an outline of content and structure that would best meet the needs of our target users.A primary task related to instructional design was to consult the education technology andpedagogical theory literatures to ensure we were developing the learning environment tomaximal effect. We applied educational technology design approaches for effective teachingwith technology in higher education23 and principles for instructional message design from thebehavioral and cognitive sciences24,25. Careful consideration was taken to outline a set ofsystematic procedures for the development of

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Andrew Rosse-Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B Nelson, Purdue University; Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

through a pre-semesterTAO program coordinated through a university’s CTL. The TAO focuses upon the developmentof principles of general pedagogy and how pedagogy may be adjusted to meet the needs of TAsin science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and mathematics (STEAM) and the Humanities.While it is important for TAs to continue to develop content knowledge, this is best coordinatedat the department level in the mentoring of TAs by content specialists in their discipline12. Thespecific purpose of this investigation was to better understand the impact of a pre-semester TAOconducted at a large, research-intensive university in the American Midwest on the developmentof graduate students’ perceptions of self-efficacy to implement specific

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel P. Dempsey, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Joey Mead, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Graduate Studies, Student

attended.During the 2009-2010 academic year, the focus was analytical skills, specifically the ability toidentify strengths and weaknesses in the analysis of a new scientific paper. The GraduateStudent Council members suggested five different fields, i.e., physics, chemistry, materialscience, biomedical, and polymer science. Graduate students selected one article for theirpresentation beyond articles related to their research work. The students also explained theirthought process when making the presentations. Each individual's presentation was peerreviewed and the individual was given suggestions for improvement. The Graduate StudentCouncil also conducted voting among the peers to select the best presenters. This professionaldevelopment program proved

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a National Science Foun- dation CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios for graduate students to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. Page 23.647.1 c American Society for