Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidar Malki, University of Houston; Michael Gibson, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Graduate Studies

in businessand public organizations. An example of a graduate practicum course appears in the AppendixCapstone Thesis/ProjectsSimilar to the curricula for the M.S. degree in Technology at Arizona State University5, studentscan select either a “research-focused thesis or applied project” as the capstone experience for theM.T. degree. In either case, students fulfill a capstone experience comprised of a proposaldevelopment, proposal defense before their graduate committee, thesis or project completion, anddefense of the completed thesis or project before their graduate committee. The thesis/project Page 11.1345.6deliveries are expected to be

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

2006-2465: ENGAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY: PREPARING UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE STUDYWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He earned his B.S at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.S. at Penn State University, and his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His industrial experience includes manufacturing and six sigma quality, which are current areas of interest. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in solid mechanics, quality, and capstone design at Western Carolina.Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University Chip W. Ferguson is an Assistant Professor of