Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

the definition of leadership and professionalism. At the same time webegan a benchmarking initiative of six other university engineering schools, searching for bestpractices. These benchmarking visits provided ideas that we incorporated into our plan for a newapproach to assessing the effectiveness of our Master of Science in Technology Management(MSTM) program.After considerable discussion and input from employers, students and the Advisory Board, wecreated a new three-part course titled “Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime” (LLL-I, II, III).This sequence of three one-credit courses, spread throughout the full MSTM degree program,was designed to provide the student with an ongoing close look at herself/himself as a learner, aleader, and the

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

was designed, implemented and assessed. Preparing FutureProfessionals is a graduate course that facilitates the transition of doctoral students to careers inbusiness, government, and non-profit organizations. PFP is a mentorship course designed tosupport doctoral students in their exploration of diverse professional environments and tounderstand their roles and responsibilities as global citizens. Using a pass/no pass gradingsystem, PFP is a two-credit course that meets weekly for 2 hours. PFP is posted to the transcriptand cannot be used to fulfill Plan of Study requirements.Preparing Future Professionals serves as a pilot course in the field of professional developmentfor the transition of graduate students to become future professionals

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; F. Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

-credit course offered in beginning of the second year of the MID program duringthe residency week. It is designed as a weeklong intensive course in which the students work onit from Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Figure 1 depicts the design and scheduleof the course. FRIDAY  FINAL PRESENTATION  ¾ RESULTS PRESENTATION  ¾ CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT  PROCESS IDENTIFIED  THURSDAY  MONDAY  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathy Garza Sears, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

institutional type (community colleges, liberal artscolleges, research universities, etc.). Faculty roles and responsibilities, the academic job searchand hiring process, promotion and tenure, diversity in academia, disciplinary paradigms andassessment, are the topics discussed within the five contexts of teaching, research, service,faculty development, and balancing academic and personal life. GRAD 59000 is posted to theacademic transcript and cannot be used to fulfill Plan of Study requirements.(2) Professional development workshops. Based on a building block framework, each buildingblock is composed of a student learning outcome, content supporting the learning outcome, agroup activity to engrain the content, a self-reflection activity to facilitate

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

AC 2011-355: IMPLEMENTING THE MASTERS FOR ENGINEERINGPROFESSIONALS DEGREE AT NJITStephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 22.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing the Master’s for Engineering Professionals Degree at NJITAbstract This paper reports on a plan for implementing a Master’s for Engineering Professionals atNew Jersey Institute of Technology. The Master’s for Engineering Professionals is intended forthe early career development of engineers in industry. It teaches the skill sets and abilitiesrequired of these

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

in Nanoengineering degree program’s objective is toproduce graduates who are technically prepared and proficient with the principles and practicesof engineering at the nanoscale to harness the unique and enabling aspects of nanoengineeredmaterials, structures and their characteristics in engineering applications enabling them todirectly enter industrial, government and private enterprises in the areas of nanoengineeringdesign, research and development, manufacturing, or commercialization. This program willdirectly foster, through its formal research, education and internship programs, the kind ofcollaborative relationships emphasized in both institutions’ strategic plans, across disciplines andwith other institutions. The proposed

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag K. Srivastava, Washington State University; Soumya K. Srivastava, Washington State University; Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University

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Graduate Studies

and improvements in the US graduate engineering educationsystem, better student planning, and increased enrollment of quality international graduatestudents. International engineering graduate students and alumni studying at US universitieswere invited to complete an online survey. Results from the survey indicate that perception ofinternational graduate students slightly differ when compared between current students andalumni. Survey findings also shows that US institutions have been making progress by providingenhanced funding, comparable safety/ security, and information to make the students wellprepared for post graduation job.Introduction Providing higher educational degrees is a major industry for several countries includingUSA

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

undergraduate research assistants from CalPoly, have been working on this project for over two years. The project ends in September 2012.The research involves the use of both centrifuge experiments and analytical modeling toinvestigate soil-foundation-structure interaction effects occurring in dense urban areas duringearthquakes. In support of this project, undergraduate students have participated primarily in thecentrifuge modeling aspect of the research. Six centrifuge experiments are planned for thisproject, with three completed to date. As research assistants, the undergraduates' primary tasksinclude calibrating and placing model instrumentation, constructing the models, helping toconduct the centrifuge tests, documenting experimental activities

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Amithraj Amavasai; Jyothsna Kavuturu

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

demonstrated a 13.2% improvement on the average grade of the class over the traditional grading method. The result was statistically significant. (2) An exponentially decreasing relationship was demonstrated between the number of students asking hints and number of hints asked as the students proceeded through the steps of the problem. (3) The authors plan to use this strategy in three other courses over the next three years. The method presented in this study may be used at other institutions with appropriate modifications in order to encourage students by rewarding their levels of knowledge. Bibliography1. Lahaje, U. and Tittenberger, P. 2006. Kolb’s Learning Styles, http://hdl.handle.net/1993/232.2. Papacostas

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

. In response, we have developed a yet broader first year experience encompassinga pair of two unit courses, one each in fall and spring. In the first, professionaldevelopment topics are followed by creation of an independent, ten page researchproposal. The second, spring semester effort requires the student, in consultation withher new advisor, to develop a NSF length proposal for the prospective PhD effort, andpresent it to her nascent PhD committee and course instructor. Additionally, earlierengagement with the PhD committee is now achieved through a January, second yearoral report to the PhD committee. The customary university Preliminary Exam occurs atthe beginning of year three, and includes both a document (progress and plans) and

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin P. Micomonaco, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

education including teaching with technology, assessing teaching and learningand teaching and learning through diversity. In addition, participants work on their teachingportfolios and develop a teaching-as-research project plan for later implementation. In line withthe CIRTL pillars, this program develops a short-term, but intensive, learning communityatmosphere while exposing participants to the teaching-as-research and learning-through-diversity concepts. Evaluation of the program indicates that it is very well-received byparticipants with 94% agreeing that they would recommend the institute to a friend. In addition,nearly 60% of participants agreed that they both understood how to develop a teaching portfolioand had outlined an effective

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Naji Khoury, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

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Graduate Studies

appropriate modifications in order to prepare the students for ethical issues they will face in their engineering practice. (2) The authors have been developing ethics modules that could be integrated into two undergraduate engineering courses: (1) transportation engineering and (2) intelligent transportation systems. (3) The authors plan to submit an NSF TUES grant for this effort.Bibliograpy Page 22.385.51.Gilbert, L. D. 1973. The changing work ethic and rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation, 39 (4).2.Miller, P. F. & Coady, W. T. (1989). Teaching the ethics of work. Vocational Education Journal, 64

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

, communication skills, leadership experience, anddispositions towards work and life that have been iteratively constructed from professionalexperiences.Assertion 2These professionally-experienced non-traditional graduate students stated that their prior workexperiences prepared them well for the engineering education PhD program. Their moredeveloped habitus, which consists of their capitals, transposable dispositions, and internalizedprinciples, was evident in their planning skills, their confidence in their success, and their focusand clarity of their research interests.The skill of planning developed and perfected in prior work experiences enabled theseprofessional non-traditional students to excel in making schedules, completing assignments

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

translates her work in these areasas well as that of other Pitt sustainable engineersinto student projects as the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design.Leidy Klotz, Clemson UniversityAnnie R Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Assistant Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Annie has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Annie brings the latest in green

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl F. Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

writing issues.Techniques for Helping Graduate Students WriteWhat follows is a discussion of some techniques which may be helpful to keep in mind inworking with graduate students to improve their writing. There are a few techniques which willhelp graduate advisors and educators improve the writing of their students: providing samplework and requiring reading of the type of work they are expected to produce; mind mapping;writing plans and schedules; extensive rewriting; and setting specific goals for the student work.Reading and Sample WorkStudents will not know what good scholarly writing is unless they have been exposed toscholarly works through reading and writing. A frequently used technique involves requiring thestudents to read extensively

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

university reorganization has also given us the opportunity to rethink the content ofour PFF seminars to better deal with the many other changes that are taking place in universityand college engineering programs. These include the rise of the field of engineering education,changes in the undergraduate experience such as increased emphasis on research, changes in theacademic engineering job market and in the importance of post-doctoral positions for thosestudents who are focused on a research career in academia, increased emphasis onentrepreneurship, both for faculty and for students, and ongoing challenges related to funding,especially for state universities. Here we describe our plans for modifying our traditional PFFprogram to better prepare

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

. The formal establishment of the department wastriggered by input from two major constituencies; overwhelming student demand, underpinnedby industrial pressure and support. The Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering Page 22.1427.2Department is the only degree granting program in the CSU system. It has consistently drawn alarge number of well-qualified applicants. In fact, the department has attracted the highestquality and most gender-diverse applicants in the College of Engineering each year since itsformation. The program has grown at rate in excess of that planned, and faculty hiring has notkept pace; the student to faculty ratio is

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Shree Frazier; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

include: preparing future engineering faculty, improving teaching and learning, distance education and underrep- resented student success.Shree FrazierDr. Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey Osman Cekic holds a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University at Blooming- ton and a master’s degree in secondary school administration from the University of Arkansas at Fayet- teville and a Bachelor’s degree in educational administration and planning from Ankara University in Page 22.267.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Turkey. He

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

attritionrates in the sciences focused on the research question: “what influence do TAs have onunderclass students‟ plans to major in or leave the sciences?”5. Study results showed thatalthough GTAs could not be directly tied to retention they had a large amount of control overclassroom climate, which in turn did impact retention rates. Moreover, students cited GTAenthusiasm and attitude as facilitating the students‟ learning. Given the similarity of retentionand attrition issues across Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, findingsfrom this study in science are very likely to be relevant to engineering.Graduate Teaching Assistants in EngineeringAccording to the National Academy of Engineering: “the essence of engineering – the

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

both a formative and summative evaluation plan for their teaching.Obj. 5 - Students will have developed their own philosophy of teaching statement. Format of the courses is based on one three-hour session, one evening per week for 10weeks (academic quarter). Primary leadership has been by the study author, however selectedtopics are addressed by colleagues from a range of units across campus and from otherUniversities. The course is highly interactive, frequently using collaborative learning techniques.Formative and summative assessment is modeled throughout course and with end of term tools.Each segment (topic and presenter) is assessed independently at the end of the course. Thirtyminute individual exit interviews are used in

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Daniel P. Bumblauskas, University of Missouri, Columbia; Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies, Student

Page 22.1340.4Thomas, personal communication, December 14, 2010). Planning is already in process to boostthese numbers for the 2011 Midwest region meeting at Arkansas Tech in Russelville and the2012 meeting at the Missouri University of Science & Technology in Rolla.Beyond student chapters, SCC, and region meetings, ASEE has continued to promote studentinvolvement in engineering education through the creation of the “Bring-A-Student” program,which allows students to attend the ASEE Annual Conference without an ASEE membership.Engineering education departments at institutions such as Virginia Tech have organizedworkshops to provide opportunities for graduate and post-doctoral students to explore positionsin academia. In addition, faculty

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Paul Tallon, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

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Graduate Studies

offers a unique a personal leadership development program for all undergraduatestudents at Pitt. Participants are introduced to the fundamentals of leadership, including self-knowledge, valuing others, personal accountability, integrity, and change [7]. This programprovides learners with opportunities to:  Explore and assess your leadership skills and style  Practice and experiment with new leadership behavior  Receive feedback on your style and behavior  Plan for your on-going leadership development [7]By better publicizing or even requiring this program, more engineering students could benefitfrom this more formalized leadership program.Freshman Engineering Leadership Team (FELT)The Freshman Engineering Leadership Team are

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Joe Orczyk, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

topic is generally more practical than a thesis and is expected to becompleted in one semester13. A total of three credit hours are included in the student’s plan ofstudy for a directed project as opposed to the six credit hours for a thesis. This arrangementallows the student pursuing a directed project to take one additional course during their MSdegree.The Directed Project was intended to an applied research project that was more extensive than agraduate-level independent study but less rigorous than a Master’s thesis. Some difficulty hasbeen created by faculty who require the Directed project to be of equivalent academic validity asthe thesis. They are ignoring the intent of the Directed Project as well as the fact that theDirected project

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

Post-doctoral Researcher Catherine Female 41 18 First year Ph.D. student Page 22.1431.4We also found it useful to represent the pathways of each of the participants. Figure 1 representstheir current status and key academic and professional events prior to returning. Educational and Career Pathway for Andrew Undergraduate Masters’ Masters’ and Work Experience: Future Plans: (Mathematics/ Degree Doctorate (Physics

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Prashant N. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey S. Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Sarah K. Pixley, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh; Jangannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

biology and better able to directly relate classroomlectures to ongoing research.Assessment The assessment plan for this course included three components. The first componentassessed student learning of MEEN 785.002: Principles of Cell Biology for Engineers contentknowledge. The second component included evaluation of students’ overall satisfaction withMEEN 785 teaching and learning. The third component included evaluation of students’ overallsatisfaction with the hybrid class format. (A subset of this component involved assessment ofstudent understanding of ways principles of cell biology link to concepts of creativity andinnovation, diversity of thinking, and entrepreneurship.) IRB approval was obtained prior tocollecting assessment data

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

industry through an open-endedquestion, “What other abilities are essential?” Adapting and understanding the industryenvironment was mentioned by over 18% of the participants. Comments included workingtowards the company’s goals and “not investigating in detail an area of interest related to theproblem.” They also included understanding cost, quality, and project planning or projectmanagement. These comments suggest that the more successful Ph.D.s in industry are able toadapt and understand the industry environment quickly.Leadership, including interpersonal leadership, visionary leadership and lifelong learningleadership, as described in Watson and Lyons 14, was another theme mentioned by 10% of theparticipants. Comments included “the desire to

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies, Student

conducting research. The TAs‟ experiences as course instructorsstrengthened Bianca and Susan‟s interest in teaching, and led Hank to be interested in includingteaching in his future plans. In his words: “…I‟m interested in research in general, which is why I pursue my PhD,…I‟d wanna do research whether it was in academia or industry, but…academia particularly appeals to me because I really enjoy teaching, and…the teaching that I‟ve done as a TA and as an instructor [course instructor] this summer…has really…sort of exposed me to that and I‟ve found I‟ve really enjoyed it, so…the added role of the teacher in academics is what appeals to me there.” (Hank, Individual Interview, 36)Finally, the learning opportunities