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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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

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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

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Astri Briliyanti, Michigan State University; Julie W. Rojewski, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Paper ID #30953STEMAmbassadors: Developing Communications, Teamwork and Leader-shipSkills for Graduate StudentsMrs. Astri Briliyanti Astri is a graduate student in the Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University. She previously worked as a researcher and urban planner consultant in Indonesia, helping the government with the creation of spatial and development plan, as well as policy analysis and program evaluation. She is interested in program evaluation, sustainable tourism planning, and urban design.Julie W Rojewski, Michigan State University Julie Rojewski manages various career and professional

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Cliff J. Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Bruce Gluckman, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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areas in ESM are very diverse, spanning from materials science to photonics, totheoretical mechanics, to neuroscience. This diversity is reflected in the student population thatapplies for admission into the ESM program. Many ESM students have a physics background,others have a more traditional engineering background, and, more recently, we have studentswith bioengineering or biology training. The first year for incoming graduate students is typicallydevoted to taking foundational subjects in their research area (the ESM qualifying exam has fivebroad areas of concentration: mechanics, materials, electromagnetics, nano- and bio-science, andneural engineering). Students preparing for the qualifying exam typically concentrate theiracademic plan to

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Frederick Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

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for Engineering Education, 2020 Global Business Management Education to Industry Professionals: A Decade of Experiences from a Professional Graduate ProgramAbstract This paper outlines ten years of experience in designing, teaching, planning, andexecuting a graduate class on global distribution for working professionals in a professionalgraduate program. The course involves a one-week international trip. The paper outlines theimmersive learning experiences such as (1) applied content (2) live case studies with companiesin a foreign location (3) one-week trip to a foreign location (4) executive panel discussions, and(5) industry experiences through videos, interviews, and podcasts

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University

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, 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

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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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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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

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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

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of the course basedon student knowledge and attitudes towards a variety of aspects of teaching. Finally, we providerecommendations for others looking to develop similar courses at other universities.MethodsCourse Improvement ApproachImprovement of the pedagogy course was funded by an Instructional Improvement Grant andincluded phases of consultation with experts, literature review, course materials review, anddevelopment of refined lesson plans and course website.The faculty instructor and graduate student researcher consulted with experts on active learningand inclusive teaching. Michael Prince, a professor and scholar in active learning withinengineering education, provided a workshop on active learning for faculty, post

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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future plan *Experimental Lab Visit 2 Experimental Lab Visit 2* Engage students in discussion; provide feedback Week 8 Final results *Final Symposium Final Symposium* Presentation feedback Week 10 Poster presentationFigure 1: Organizational structure of Discovery programming. (A) Overall

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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

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marketing firm with global reach to designtwo digital marketing campaigns that aid in the overall recruitment plan [20-22]. Two categoriesof digital market campaigns were developed and implemented: a) one focused on reputation-building targeted to undergraduates at top engineering schools, historically black colleges anduniversities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs), and specific internationalregions; and b) increasing yield after admission offers were made. Both campaigns rely on thecreation of engaging ads in multiple formats, and targeting these ads to specific areas,institutions, or individuals. Ads appear in internet browsers, and when clicked, users are taken toa specially developed landing page that includes more

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Growing and Maintaining Graduate Enrollment

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Adrienne K. Scott, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madalyn D. Kern, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie E. Steinbrenner, University of Colorado, Boulder

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, have planned orientations, started periodic“check-in” meetings with the first-year students, created expectation documents for first-yearstudents to review with their advisors, and organized peer-mentor programs.The objective of this paper is to explore the impact of various initiatives developed by the LeadTA and the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder. Our primaryresearch question is: “Do approaches to increasing communication avenues between first-yeardoctorate students, faculty and department administration positively impact the first-yearexperience at our university?” Overall, our goal is to foster a supportive environment andprovide the tools first-year doctorate students need to succeed throughout their

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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James Nevin McKirahan Jr., Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, Indiana State University

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programsoffered by individual degree-granting universities.Keywords: technology management; TM; management of technology; technologyconcentrations; graduate programs; Ph.D.IntroductionThe National Research Council [1] described the technology management as “a process, whichincludes planning, directing, control and coordination of the development and implementation oftechnological capabilities to shape and accomplish the strategic and operational objectives of anorganization.’’ McKirahan and Cheney [2] noted Gaynor reporting technology managementlinks the disciples of engineering, science, and management to plan, develop, and implementtechnological capabilities for shaping and accomplishing an organization’s strategic andoperational objectives. On the

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Vetria Byrd, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Design Activity Worksheets for Developing Research QuestionsAbstractDeveloping good research questions is a skill that develops over time and is often difficult forstudents. More often than not, it is up to the student to determine what to research. Where do Istart? What do I look for? Is this a good research question? These are just a few of the questionsstudents ask and should ask in the early stages of their research process. This work describes aprogressive plan for developing research questions using a series of four design activityworksheets to

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Melissa Gavin, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Randy Mentz, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lori M. Wedig, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christine H. Storlie, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Eric Herbst, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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aNSF-funded grant project. During the planning phase, the team reached out to students regardingtopic preferences and found that students wanted to improve their soft skills. With student andemployer interests aligned, the team set out to determine how effective the incorporation ofprofessional development opportunities into the scholarship program were at increasing thestudents’ soft skills.With this information and background, the team proposed that each STEM student participantdescribe how effective the one-hour professional development webinars were in improving theirown soft skills ability. The researchers believe that the exposure to these skills will raiseawareness and motivate students to improve and develop their soft skills. This

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Online and Professional Graduate Programs

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Tilman Wolf, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; C. V. Hollot, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Russell Tessier, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; George Bryan Polivka, Shorelight; Yadi Eslami, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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participate in Optional Practical Training (OPT) after the completion of their program, and in some countries degree programs with substantial residential programs are viewed as preferred.We currently offer both options to students depending on their location. The main market for thisprogram is China (both options) and India (only 1+1 option).The courses offered via the Live Platform contain the same content as the respective courses offeredin the residential program. The only difference is that the course material for the Live Platformhas been gone through an instructional design process to include planned interactions between in-structor and students. Some of the residential courses have started to use the same course materialsas for the

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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offered inthe computer science discipline. The software engineering program offers a course that includesresearch methods content, among other topics.In this paper, the course that was developed is presented. Specifically, the types of content thatwere included are discussed and an overview of each of the weekly modules is presented. Theparticular goals of each module and the instruction of research methods applicable to theadversarial cybersecurity domain are reviewed.This paper continues with a review of relevant prior work. Then, it provides context bypresenting the existing graduate programs at NDSU and the planned cybersecurity programs.The need that drove the development of the new programs is then discussed followed by adiscussion of the

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Mental Health of Graduate Students

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Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

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3Table 1Participant Demographic Information Pseudonym Race/Ethnicity PhD Completion Status Degree Field Becky European American/White Completed Engineering Giselle Hispanic/LatinX Did not complete Biological Sciences Tiara Black/African American, Completed Mathematics European American/White Angela Black/African American Did not complete Engineering Erin European American/White Did not complete Physical Sciences Nadia European American/White Did not complete EngineeringAnalysis Plans A constant-comparative

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Dennis W. Hess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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issues encountered asproblems and issues to be resolved and often lowers the frustration and dissatisfactionencountered in technical leadership roles.Servant leaders focus on the needs, development and well-being of others and share power orcontrol [20,21]. Difficulties in applying this leadership style are typically due to our trainingwhere we are taught to be independent and defend our views to avoid ‘losing’ or being provedwrong. We can often engage others readily by showing sincere interest in their point of view,ensuring that clear communication of similarities and differences in viewpoint has taken place,and by involving them in planning and implementation of new initiatives or changes in direction.This interdependence culture develops

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina; Kevin Brock, University of South Carolina; Darin Freeburg, University of South Carolina

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Paul andElder model of critical thinking specifically, the University of Louisville adopted it specificallyas the core of their Quality Enhancement Plan for undergraduate education, e.g. [10] As far aswe have determined, the present work is the first to apply the Paul & Elder approach to theteaching of critical reading and writing to engineering graduate students.The Course 1/Course 2 sequence was originally implemented in the University of South CarolinaCollege of Engineering and Computing (CEC) as part of the graduate curriculum in BiomedicalEngineering, which was established in 2008. Since that time, the courses have evolved into theircurrent form and have been taken by students in all CEC PhD-granting programs. The CT modelis, of

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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