University of New York, Farmingdale c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Introducing a New Graduate Degree in Technology Management: Program Overview and Assessment PlanAbstractOffering a new graduate degree requires curriculum development, course scheduling anddeveloping an assessment plan. A proper assessment plan ensures program success andcontinuous improvement. This paper provides the initial assessment plan for a new master’sdegree. The timeline of the proposed assessment activities is shared and the initialimplementation of the assessment plan for the Spring 2019 semester is discussed. Datacollection techniques and assessment benchmarks for the course level and program
deploy and operate existing wind energy technology, but to evolve thetechnology to be more efficient, cost effective, and adaptable to the electricity grid. Asprogressively larger and technologically more sophisticated turbines are designed and built, bothonshore and off, and as wind plants continue to provide an ever-larger fraction of the energysupply, there are significant scientific and engineering challenges to be addressed such asmaterials and structures, grid integration, and energy storage [6], [7]. In planning for the future,universities, and members of the North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA), identifieda number of strategies to address the lack of university programs, most of which rely oncollaboration. These include
key elements from the program thatalumni found impactful, such as a group design project, field trips, and seminars. Smith andBailey3 discuss their “high touch, high value,” accelerated, systems engineering Master’s degreeprogram. They also reported the results from an alumni survey that highlighted students’ generalsatisfaction with the program. Wuyts et al.4 developed a one-year, multi-campus biochemicalengineering program in Belgium. This program was modular and they focused on the innovativeimplementation of the modules at multiple campuses and their future assessment plans. Each ofthese studies highlighted the new curriculum for a one-year Master’s program. The studentevaluation that was reported was in the form of alumni surveys from
to recruit diverse students to graduate programs in engineering at theprogram’s home site. In order to develop strategies to recruit students to graduate programs atTAMU through its summer undergraduate research program, we first examined the efficacy ofthe USRG program in influencing students’ post-baccalaureate plans. Next, we examined factorsthat influence USRG participants’ selection of graduate school at the conclusion of the USRGprogram. Last, we compared the influence of the same factors for those who applied and thosewho did not apply to TAMU for graduate school, to determine strategies that universities canemploy to effectively recruit summer undergraduate research program participants to a graduateprogram in engineering at the
experience of the new doctoral students and postdoctoralresearchers. Given the high attrition rates in graduate education, the retreat was also designed tofoster retention by integrating attributes of the Workforce Sustainability model.The retreat was framed around four objectives: (1) build community, (2) communicate groupnorms and expectations, (3) develop individual strategic plans, (4) and introduce research skills.The retreat encouraged individual and collective reflection on goals, deliverables, andexpectations. The experience was guided by the notion of beginning with the end in mind and, inthis case, meant aligning individual professional development plans with that individual’s long-term career goals and vision of the research group. The
describes the outcomes of a successful program development and approvalprocess and the planned phasing of its implementation. The development team treated the1 Corresponding Author: M. Dyrenfurth, mdyrenfu@purdue.eduexisting program approval mechanisms, as found in most universities and states, as a staged-gate approval process. This necessitated the development of (1) a conceptual proposal, (2) acompetitive analysis, (3) a detailed program plan, (4) an implementation plan, and (5) aformal proposal with supporting data as required by the state coordinating body for highereducation.The program that evolved from this process was an industry-facing, distance/on-campus-hybrid professional doctoral program permitting extensive tailoring of the
addition, afixed plan of study with a technology leadership and management concentration is offered that isfully on-line. The program is housed at the College level and not at the academic departmentlevel. Most students enrolled in the program take a full load of 9 credit hours and the programgraduates over 60 students per year. Over 95% of these graduates obtain employment withinthree months.This paper discusses the strategies of initiating, implementing, and sustaining such graduatedegree program in Technology with various concentrations. Further, a fiscal model for theoperation of the program by maintaining the program quality, high enrollment, and highemployment rate of graduates is also discussed.IntroductionPurdue University Northwest
State University’s 2000-2005 Strategic Plan, which reflected an expanded mission with a focus on research. From itsinitial founding, the ECE department had significant collaborations with local industry and inparticular from two major technology corporations that surrounded it. As the program grew andexpanded, the need for a doctoral program was seen as a natural next step in the progress of theuniversity and critical to serving the needs of local industry.Since this would be the first doctoral program in engineering and only the third at the university,several challenges existed. The first was the high cost associated with such a program, thesecond was resistance to the university in moving from a comprehensive institution to a
-to-face mentoring activities during the COVID-19outbreak were mainly replaced by video conferencing and emailing. Our structural equationmodeling (SEM) results indicated that e-mentoring inputs (i.e., e-mentoring attitude andindividual development plan) and processes (i.e., e-mentoring frequency, perceived instrumentalsupport, and perceived psychosocial support) are positively associated with mentoringsatisfaction, which in turn positively predicts student academic, career, and mental healthoutcomes. The findings also revealed that mentoring experience, academic progress, career self-belief, and mental health of underrepresented groups—females, lower socioeconomic status(SES) students, and students with disabilities—were disproportionately
than 300 students. Studentresponses to short-answer survey questions were analyzed using a web-based application formixed methods research. 31% of respondents indicated that the research program diverted themfrom a summer job or other plans that were not aligned with their academic or career goals, andrespondents consistently cited the faculty-mentored research experience as highly valuable.IntroductionEngaging in undergraduate research is significantly correlated with students’ selection of ascience-related program of study and pursuit of a postgraduate degree in science.1 Undergraduateresearch experiences can also help students increase self-confidence;2 identify a career focus;3enhance analytical skills and improve oral and written
followed procedures discussed in Lavallee et al.6 with a few modifications,as explained later. There are eight stages in the iSLR process: 1. Review planning: Plan the review effort and training activities. 2. Question formulation: Define the research questions. 3. Search strategy: Define the review scope and search strings. 4. Selection process: Define inclusion and exclusion criteria. 5. Strength of the evidence: Define what makes a high quality paper. 6. Analysis: Extract the evidence from the selected papers. 7. Synthesis: Structure the evidence in order to draw conclusions. 8. Process monitoring: Ensure the process is repeatable and complete.6Furthermore, Lavallee et al.6
revisitthe material for several years; in the interim, she completed her doctorate, spent a year as a post-doctoral researcher while teaching as an adjunct at a regional comprehensive university, workedin industry for a time, and then accepted an academic position.BackgroundGraduate students in engineering have a variety of motivations for pursuing their education.While some are focused primarily on research and plan to continue that focus in industry oracademia, others have a strong interest in teaching, and plan to pursue an educational career at ateaching-focused institution. Some universities, in their efforts to promote outreach and expandthe population of future engineering students, recruit these graduate students into outreachprograms
in engineering and developing a betterunderstanding of their experiences and motivations as compared to direct-pathway students,those students who begin a PhD shortly after completing their undergraduate degree. This paperfocuses on the findings of this first survey phase, specifically findings related to describingreturners’ past work and education experiences, their processes for deciding to pursue a PhD andselecting an institution, information about their PhD programs, and their plans upon completingthe degree. We aim to use findings from our study to inform efforts to better recruit graduatereturners, support these students throughout their academic careers, and learn more to betterutilize their unique skills and perspectives within both
Students for the Academic Job Market through a Training Program Inspired by Peer ReviewIntroduction The existence of a gender gap in the STEM fields is very prevalent across universities inthe United States1. According to data collected by the National Science Foundation, from 2002-2012 roughly 40% of doctoral degrees in STEM fields were conferred to women, yet in 2010,women accounted for only 27% of tenure-track assistant professorships in engineering.2 Thislowered representation of women in upper divisions of academia is not due to a lack of interest.The Royal Society of Chemistry in London found in a 2006 survey that 70% of first year femalestudents planned to be in a research career, yet only 37% had that goal by their third
programs. After an overview of the PEGS program, thequalitative analysis tools used and their results are presented. The paper concludes with adiscussion of results and future plans to improve the PEGS21 program and its assessment methods.PEGS21 ProgramThe PEGS21 program at UC Davis seeks to examine the transition from undergraduate to graduatestudy in engineering, extending the research of Gardner (2007), Gardner and Holley (2011) andTate et al. (2014) who identified five following challenges to graduate degree attainment in first-generation students. 1) Breaking the Chain: Low-income, academically-talented, first-generation (LIATFG) graduate students may have to overcome obstacles to enter and persist in graduate study and their
networking.Engineering Management DegreeThe Engineering Management degree includes courses that prepare students for leadership rolesin the workplace. These courses focus heavily on project management skills, safety planning,research methods, and technology trends. Students also have the opportunity to obtain theirGreen Belt Certification through competing the Six Sigma course, which is a methodologydefined as a comprehensive flexible system for achieving, sustaining, and maximizing businesssuccess. Through this class, students are exposed to hands-on projects that develop problem-solving skills used to define, measure, analyze, and improve business processes.6Students also have the opportunity to receive their PMI certification, which prepares them forproject
WTP.There were other doctoral students produced by the Department of Transportation and UrbanInfrastructure Studies. Their research projects were related to driving simulation, transit orienteddevelopment and highway safety. After graduation, many of them are working at transportation-consulting firms and state government transportation-related agencies. 6. Outcome Assessment on MSU Graduate Students Participating in NSF S-STEM GrantsAs a premier minority-serving institution, Morgan is transitioning to a doctoral researchuniversity, which is a primary goal promoted in our ten-year strategic plan. To contribute toinstitutional goals, a scholarship program funded through the National Science Foundation wasdeveloped, which aims to significantly
professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Technical Review of Companies able to Support the Education and Naval Installations’ Renewable Energy Goals through the use of Tidal and Hydro Kinetic Energy DevicesAbstractTidal Energy uses the earth’s gravitational interactions with the sun and moon to converthydraulic energy into usable electric power for
through the aforementioned activities. Yet, the faculty observed that ourstudents had unexpected difficulties. The majority of our students struggled to effectively presenttheir research in an oral or written form, and had difficulties working in a team environment. Theproblem was escalated at the postgraduate level in comparison to undergraduate, as many of ourgraduate students are international students and faced added difficulty due to differences inlanguage, culture, and education.To address these problems, we began by asking what attributes we want our students to have. Weidentified the following as the main attributes: effective communication, professional behaviour,effective research methodology, proactive career planning and staying
managingtheir time. These students described struggling with scheduling time for work relating degreeprogress, balancing multiple responsibilities such as teaching or service, and planning theiractivities adequately for progress success. The fourth category was students that experiencedsocial isolation within their program and/or their institution. These students expressed in theirapplication struggling with specifically with being an ethnic and/or racial minority in adominantly white space.Year 3: As we plan for year three, we intend to continue having participants and advisors self-diagnose struggles as this approach has provided us with valuable information for tailoring theDI to incoming participants. Such information has allowed us to have a
graduate school7. Undergraduates who participate insummer or semester-long research experiences report positive effects such as: “thinking andworking like a scientist”, clarification/confirmation of career plans (including graduate school),and enhanced career/graduate preparation5.Despite these benefits, however, becoming involved with research early in their undergraduateprogram can be difficult for students8. One study suggests that compared to upperclassmen, a muchlower percentage of first-year students consider themselves to be engineers, and the discrepancybetween males and females who consider themselves engineers is the largest among first-years9.In addition, faculty members are reluctant to include new undergraduates in their
energy. Assessment and evaluation activities are important aspects of this work, butrequire significant attention to capture the range of activities undertaken by very small cohorts ofinterdisciplinary students and faculty. Our goal was to develop a “sustainable” evaluation plan given ourobservation that programs often begin with very ambitious assessment and data collection goals thatdiminish over time. This paper is a case study that describes the rationale for our assessment andevaluation choices, and select results from these activities.INTRODUCTIONThe National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship Program (NRT) supports university efforts toexplore ways to equip master’s and doctoral degree students with the skills, knowledge and
what already exists, and work within the bounds of rationality to producenovel iterations. Martinsen found that explorers investigated scenarios by inquiring aboutinformation specific to the problem.31 Explorers refined background knowledge because theytended to have less experience with the task domain than assimilators.32 Assimilators, however,relied on experience to solve problems. As assimilators gained experience with relevant skills,creative performance increased.32Martinsen and Diseth investigated the relationship between the Assimilator—Explorer cognitivestyle, personality characteristics, and inventiveness.33 They determined that high noveltyseeking, and weak preference for rules and planning described explorers. Assimilators
: 1. What did you know about STEM (in general, engineering in particular) research or advocacy before participating in the PROMISE AGEP? 2. Do you do any work, formal or informal with STEM research or advocacy? 3. How has the PROMISE AGEP influenced your participation in STEM research or advocacy? 4. Are you working in an area of STEM research of advocacy now? 5. Do you have any plans to do any work in STEM research or advocacy in the future?Representative informants were chosen by using homogeneous sampling, which is a purposivesampling technique,14 which according to Welman and Kruger10 is the most important kind ofnon-probability sampling. The selection of the representative informants being
for human use B 5 Nanostructure synthesis and characterization C 3 Development of SPASER technologyFor this study, we employed a mixed methods research plan which included survey data andcontent analysis methods. The surveys employed are evaluative rather than predictive, andrequired trainees to rate their performance and their team’s performance in a number of differentcategories. The surveys were compiled from important elements of teamwork as found inliterature. The same survey was sent to participants each week for four weeks, so short-termlongitudinal data on the same criteria is collected. The survey protocol is given in Appendix A.As a
, and tools required for classes are provided. The following are key software and servicesprovided.Software § eBooks in one Platform – Vital Source § Microsoft Office 365 § Educational Apps § Productivity AppsServices § Video Production § Closed Captioning § Mobile Device Management § Help DeskAsynchronous LearningThe entire system is set up to be asynchronous learning. This means students can log-in anytime,plan class deadlines around business travel and office projects. Student peer learning experienceis enhanced through discussion boards and group projects, all of which can be accessedasynchronously. Students can also access the MID's course contents and dedicated student servicesusing the mobile platform. These includes
more of our graduate programs inthe college. Most recently, we were asked to create a plan for the university. As changescontinue, we will evaluate outcomes and impact within the college and across the university overtime, which we hope will inform best practices for improving completion of graduate degreesand diversity of graduate programs.IntroductionFor decades, graduate programs have evaluated students for admission based in considerable parton the standardized graduate record examination (GRE) and grade point average (GPA). Thesemetrics, however, have limited correlation to success in graduate school. Moreover, based on a2008 Council of Graduate Schools study, only about 50% of PhD students in science completetheir degree in seven years
Department of Pathology. In 2006, she served the College as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. After eight years, she returned to faculty and developed a passion for the best practices of facilitating learning and the mentoring process.Dr. Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia Dr Janet Rechtman is a Senior Fellow at J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at University of Georgia. With more than 30 years of experience as a volunteer leader and consultant to nonprofit or- ganizations, Janet provides technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in areas of strategic planning, evaluation, marketing and communications, as well as individual coaching and leadership development. Her doctoral
. under mental illness/adhd Medication has been an important part of my treatment plan, but I also represented/women mental illness/anxiety see a therapist weekly. I use cognitive behavioral therapy to address coping mechanism distorted thinking resulting from anxiety and ADHD. I also use behavioral under represented strategies like automated reminders, online calendars, writing groups for accountability, and a daily task journal. I try to talk openly about my mental health and treatment strategies, both in my ‘real’ life and on social media
Planning and Social Policy from Harvard University and an EdD in International and Comparative Education from Teachers College Columbia University.Dr. Dawn M Horton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Dawn Horton earned her first doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University in Education. Her dissertation, The Genetic Epistemology of the Human Genome Field, expanded her mentor Dr. Howie Gruber’s cognitive case study methodology to consider how an entire field develops new knowledge. Her second doctorate, from Montclair State University, focused on the differential effectiveness of school counselors in the graduation of their assigned students. Dr. Horton’s research focuses on creativity and the development of