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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle C. Vigeant, Pennsylvania State University; Vikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University; Andrea Paola Arguelles, Pennsylvania State University

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received valuable feedback on applicationmaterials. She plans to pursue a postdoc before seeking an academic position and believes theseminar adequately prepared her in many aspects, although the importance of buildingprofessional networks and personal relationships could have been emphasized further.Participant 3 (P3): P3, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering,learned about the seminar through an email from his department. He enrolled because he desiredsystematic training in academic job applications, which was lacking in available onlineresources. P3 appreciated the seminar's systematic training and the fact that it counted as onecredit. He emphasized the importance of community building and suggested making the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashton Garner Ward, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Lindsay K. Gouedy, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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develop a community withpeers in the same field.Two faculty members, who are active STEM education researchers, have instituted a newseminar series specifically for these students that is designed to realign the course withengineering education topics, continuously improve the Ph.D. curriculum, and assist students ontheir Ph.D. paths. The group of faculty and students began meeting every other week to discusstopics specifically related to STEM education and the needs of graduate school in lieu ofattending the general engineering seminars. This new seminar series covers multiple topicsapplicable to students in STEM education, including developing a plan of study, writing andpresenting a proposal for a dissertation, and on-campus graduate

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Praveen Ramaprabhu; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; H. P. Cherukuri, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Terry Xu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Audrey Rorrer

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]. Candidates are mentored through their Ph.D. committee and complete a subjectmatter comprehensive exam, preserving a strong emphasis on the development of specializedknowledge and skills. Patent planning is a 4-step process: understanding the invention,researching the invention, choosing the type of protection, and drafting the patent application.This provides a core program requirement which addresses recommendations around identifyingand researching a problem, developing a research strategy, and evaluating outcomes. Therequirement to develop a viable patentable technology, reviewed by the patent committee and theexternal peer review of the proposed technology, reinforces the program's emphasis ontechnological literacy. Candidates must conduct

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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transcripts by two investigators. Thistheme included 23 codes, each representing a type of coping strategy used by participants (e.g.,socializing, exercise, using a routine).Measures. The initial interview protocol (Appendix A) was 16 questions long and asked aboutcampus life, self-reported highest sources of stress, follow-up questions about specific sources ofstress that we derived from the literature, symptoms of stress, coping strategies, and feedback onstrategies for improving graduate education. The interview was designed to be conducted for 30-60 minutes. Follow-up interviews (not reported here) were 5-9 questions long and checked in onstudents’ goals, accomplishments, new or changed stressors, and future plans. Each follow-upinterview

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette AIA, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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advertising, andcreating a multicultural campus atmosphere. While precise recruitment techniques differ in eachcountry, such as using fairs, offering incentives, and emphasizing local program characteristics,the underlying strategies remain consistent [3]. These initiatives include focusing on foreignstudent outreach and creating marketing materials that highlight the university's specialty areas.Emerging institutions that want to improve their foreign student recruitment efforts might benefitgreatly from including these key elements in their recruitment plans [4]. This approach not onlyhelps to attract a diverse student body but also helps to create an inclusive environment thatappeals to overseas students.The responsibility of recruitment agents is

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liesl Klein, Villanova University; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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. 376-380). Students who have more in-ternal motivation are more likely to succeed in doctoral degree programs, whichtend to require individual work ethic and self-driven goals and research (Sverd-lik et al. 2018, p. 376-377). Internal motivators, such as a desire to succeed inacademia or the desire to better research skills, help graduate students succeedwithin a graduate school environment (Sverdlik et al. 2018, p. 377). Addition-ally, students who already have a strong set of writing skills are likely to be moresuccessful in graduate school than those without (Sverdlik et al. 2018, p. 377-378). Beyond having strong technical writing, students who are able to plan,write, and revise in an organized manner are less anxious and more confident

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayden Ross Asbill, Campbell University; Mitchell Ann Letchworth, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Christina A. Pantoja, Campbell University

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exploratory study by Mena and Schmitz delves into views of mentoring from theperspective of the graduate student mentor in a CURE [3]. In this study, one particular mentordescribed his role as purely “organizational and trying to set out a plan of action” [3, p. 5]. Indescribing the benefits gained from this experience, one other mentor said that they developedskills involving “trying to manage everyone’s time and experience levels” [3, p. 5]. Anotheracknowledgment further said that the mentor usually had to make sure that they knew more thanthe undergraduate in order to help them with their work.From the undergraduate research perspective, a mentored research experience will have thefollowing steps. Firstly, an undergraduate researcher should

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Torres-Sanchez ​CEng MEng PhD PGCert FHEA MIMechE, Loughborough University; Paul Conway FREng CEng, Loughborough University

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reflective exerciseon their own learning, with biosystems engineering students to identify skills and discoverprofessional ambitions [8], with multidisciplinary undergraduate student teams to address‘wicked’ problems [9], with teaching practitioners for assessment discussions [10], and withstaff in an Education School to identify university’s strategy and planning [11]. The use ofLSP opens the door to the externalization of ideas more explicitly, with a deeper meaning,facilitates internalization of new knowledge and accelerates socialization by structuring theinteractions within the group [9]. It opens the door to ‘play’, facilitates communication bylowering the barrier, putting people at ease which fosters students’ insights and self-awareness

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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of some complexity, and case participants need todiscuss and come to some solution(s) or plan(s) for the case. Shapiro’s book [9] lists the basicprocess as: 1. Case learners prepare for the case by reading and analyzing it 2. Optionally - students can perform a deeper preparation by having a priori small group discussions 3. An in-class discussion is done for the case 4. An end-of-class summary is provided by the facilitatorAs there are many books on the case method, our approach uses ideas from Rosenthal andBrown’s book for examples of pedagogically strong cases [10], and Barnes, Christensen, andHansen’s book [11] on how to teach cases (readers should note that this book is not only good forlearning about the case method, but

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Ifeoma Nwanua, University of Florida

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up a phone of our choice.Unfortunately, these phones did not work with our SIM cards,and we spent extra money to buy compatible phones. It is apity we were not informed; we would have planned for it andsaved our little penny. The unexpected cost incurred is notcool [Diary_21st September 2023]. iv. FoodThe food system in this place is quite different, especiallywith the presence of sugar in almost everything, unlikeNigeria, where I come from. Food with high sugar contentseems more affordable than healthier foods. Also, findingAfrican stores is challenging, and it tends to be expensivewhen you do find one. Adjusting to the local food is anotherstruggle, as the taste is different, and the food here is blandand lacks the spices we have

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Webb, Virginia Tech ; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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‭7‬ ‭Yearly Subtotals‬ ‭9‬ ‭14‬ ‭23‬ ‭21‬ ‭24‬ ‭TOTAL‬ ‭91‬‭ or this particular conference paper, we are focusing on a subset of these 91 interviews coming‬F‭from 36 students– only engineering-based and non-STEM based interdisciplinary graduate‬ ‭students in the IDR program. Specifically, we focused on the 62 interviews coming from 26‬ ‭interdisciplinary students whose home disciplines include civil engineering (CEE), mechanical‬ ‭engineering (ME), computer science (CS), industrial and systems engineering (ISE), as well as‬ ‭non-STEM fields including urban affairs and planning (UAP) and sociology

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelli Cargile Cook, Texas Tech University; Fabiola Liliana Carrion-Anampa, Texas Tech University; Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Nanyang Technological University

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five participants can identify up to 85%of issues, but they recommend starting with a small sample, analyzing data as it is collected, andadding more participants and data until saturation is reached. In the near future, plans for thiswork-in-progress study include the addition of another seven to ten participants. Additionally,results from other data collection methods, such as surveys [21], focus groups, and interviews,will be synthesized and reported. As with most UX research, the sample size limits the datageneralizability; therefore, the researchers plan to ultimately extend their research to otherengineering doctoral programs to determine if user responses are replicable across programs.Acknowledgment and disclaimer This material is

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Britney Russell, University of Connecticut; Antigoni Konstantinou, University of Connecticut; Ayah Abdallah, University of Connecticut; Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut

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and Pedagogy usestorytelling as a central theme to enhance the career competencies of graduate students.Course Structure for the Professional Development Course SeriesLearning in the classroom is effective when it is student-driven and student-centered. At thesame time, constant feedback, motivation, guidance, and challenges provided by the professorshelp the students take that extra step toward reaching a higher level. A well-structured coursedefines a clear projection for the student’s growth. As such, the PD courses are carefully crafted,planned, and organized to accommodate student learning, exploration, feedback, practice, andreflection. The objectives for each course mentioned in Table 1 are different. Yet, they sharesimilar teaching

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafael De Leon, The Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., The Ohio State University; Rosalyn Stoa, Colorado State University; Alexa Jayne, Colorado State University; Bailey Underill, Colorado State University

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and J. Tosti-Kharas, “Listen to Your Heart? Calling and Receptivity to Career Advice,” vol. 20, no. 3, Jan. 2012, Accessed: Mar. 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/doi/10.1177/1069072711434412[45] M. T. Cardador and B. B. Caza, “Relational and Identity Perspectives on Healthy Versus Unhealthy Pursuit of Callings,” JCA, vol. 20, no. 3, Feb. 2012, Accessed: Mar. 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy.lib.ohio- state.edu/doi/10.1177/1069072711436162[46] E. Shao and C. Curnin, “Graduate students denounce soaring costs of dependent healthcare plan.” Accessed: Mar. 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://stanforddaily.com/2019/03/17/graduate

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Skill Development in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abdulrahman Alsharif, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maya Denton, University of Oklahoma; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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and PhD in STEM Education from the University of Texas at Austin.Dr. David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and also serves as Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation in the College of Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering education can become more effective, efficient, and inclusive, and considers the intersection between policy and organizational contexts. Knight currently serves as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Education.Dr. Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Rieland, University of Michigan; Shamalee Goonetilleke, University of Michigan; Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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and exit survey filled out by thestudent users of the Hub has been collected. The Hub’s activities also have included ancillaryactivities such as the Three Minute Thesis, (3MT).® competition, fall and spring Writing Retreats, and quiet writing time where students can showup and take a small private room to work in and make a plan for themselves.We acknowledge the need for more systematic study and evaluation of outcomes, but thus far,students who have visited the Hub are appreciative and rate the value of learning and help ontheir projects very high. Likewise, evaluations of the writing and oral communications coursesare highly rated with enrollment sustained primarily through word-of-mouth recommendations.Future work includes definition and

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia

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, committeesmust comprehensively understand the test and its purpose to make fair and informed decisions. Ashift towards a more holistic approach to admissions can help to create a more equitable andaccessible graduate school application process, but engineering program leaders must considerhow such a shift will affect other aspects of the admissions process, such as the resourcesrequired. An institution cannot suddenly shift to a holistic evaluation approach and expect thesame number of faculty or staff to handle the higher workload effectively.We plan to use the results of this study to design a more comprehensive survey that can capturethe perspectives of a wider breadth of faculty at our institution and other institutions. As moreinstitutions adapt to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nathan P. Hendricks; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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% Fall 2022 December 2022 6 8 75%Each fall, after closing the survey, the evaluator downloaded response data from Qualtrics surveysoftware to Microsoft Excel and analyzed them. To improve validity of the analysis, and tosupport planning and decision-making for the course and the NRT program, results werediscussed during a co-interpretive session with NRT program leaders [17]. Noticeable from theannual review sessions is that responses changed little from year to year. For this paper,quantitative data analysis involved aggregating survey responses from four cohorts and thendepicting totals in bar graphs and tables to allow for comparisons.To gain insight into how students were building skills

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah A. Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gail P. Baxter, Stevens Institute of Technology

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material, and feeling more confident in their knowledge. Female studentsresponded more positively than male students to nearly every question regarding communitybuilding except for whether group problem solving helped students feel a sense of community.All activities described in this study are easy to integrate into lectures, and given their potentialimpact on community building, learning, and comfort with active participation, they meritconsideration in all graduate courses. Consistent with other studies of a graduate level course,small sample size limits the generalizability of the findings and precludes disentangling factorswhich may impact student responses such as gender, time at this university, and internationalstudent status. We plan to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marah C. Lambert, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Dilara Yaya Bryson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Edith Gnanadass, The University of Memphis

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mentors’ actions seem tobe self-serving or biased, not keeping the mentee in mind. One example of a dishearteningmentoring experience was expressed in the following story: Then in October she (mentor) goes, “I don't think you can publish these papers until you do one more experiment.” And I was like, “We talked about this experiment. This experiment will take a year and a half to do for nothing. It's not important.” So I was like, “I'm not doing this.” And you know she kind of wobbled on it and then I held my committee meeting in December and we finally killed it somehow … We set the date for March fifth. My family does not live here, so we started planning for flights and everything and then two weeks

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magdalena G. Grohman, University of North Texas; Matthew J. Brown Ph.D., Southern Illinois University; Nicholas Raphael Gans, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jeff Glenn Edwards, University of Texas at Dallas

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makingtheir values salient, leaders activate those aspects of their self-concepts (identities, beliefs,attitudes) to which their followers can relate. By creating the relatedness of the self-concepts,leaders and followers form a collective identity that then aids in motivating and regulating thefollowers’ behavior [24].Complexity Leadership Theory, another non-traditional approach to leadership, argues forleadership seen as a “system of dynamic, unpredictable agents that interact with each other incomplex feedback networks” [25]. Leadership that emerges from such complex systems canfocus on adaptation (producing change, knowledge dissemination, learning, and innovation),administration (producing formalized plans of action), or enabling (minimizing

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joseph Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev M Kavale, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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I think if we are getting the results first time, then either we are way too genius, which is that’s absolutely not true, or we are doing something wrong.” So I think I kept that belief that “Okay, I will have to repeat some experiments, but I will still plan it and I’ll try to finish my work well within time.”Be HonestBe Honest refers to having a mindset of being honest while performing any research tasks.Honesty is a crucial aspect of research activities. One needs to continuously have a mental filterof being honest while doing any research task. This is clearly visible in the following statementsby Ramachandra in the context of experimentation: “…plus, I think integrity is very important, because whenever you talk

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 9: Lessons Learned from Engineering Graduate Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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broadly.ConclusionThis work in progress is situated in the broad question of efforts to support early career scholarsas they prepare to engage in research. The point of departure for this work is an initial classoffering over ten years ago in which students were invited to choose the readings. Thecontribution of the paper is the identification of a seven dimensional framework for describingten learning experiences that have resulted from the initial starting point of “letting them choose”and the subsequent descriptions of the learning experience along these dimensions. Thisframework represents a foundation for planned additional work including a modeling effort (howchoices along the dimensions activate mechanisms that lead to intended or emergent outcomes),an

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Himani Sharma; Ann F. McKenna, The University of Iowa; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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resultswhen the “devil makes the work half-done”. This relates to the heart of what an individualperceives themselves in when surrounded / rendered unsettled by the hindrances / impedimentthat might come along on this journey on the road to achieving the desired / set targets.Another student Iqbal identified cultural nuances that existed between his homeland and theUnited States, which were observed in the way he adjusted to the kind of advising that waspracticed. He said, 8 "Back home, task sort of going based on proper planning. Here, it's more unstructured and less deadline-y kind of thing. So, it's taking me longer than anticipated to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Advising in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Syharat, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash Esmaili Zaghi, University of Connecticut

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student with an auditory processing disorder and anxiety, describes the effort thatshe puts into hiding her internal struggles, and the subsequent impact that keeping this hiddenfrom her advisor has on her mental health and wellbeing. I do this masking where I put on that I'm very together in front of her and I have all these plans, and my calendar is all marked, but then my day to day, I don't feel like that. So, revealing that side of me, is something that gives me anxiety.The need to maintain a facade again suggests a hesitation to fully trust the advisor with theirvulnerabilities. Twyla describes a similar environment in her department in other words, saying: …there's not a lot of talking about our own

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xixin Qiu, Pennsylvania State University

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to communicate effectively. However, there arefewer centers catering specifically to the needs of engineering students [12] and resources areoften allocated to undergraduate writing instruction [7]. More importantly, the tutoring can bevery different between multilingual writers and English-native writers [13]. Silva [14] foundthat multilingual writers’ writing processes (planning, reviewing) and products (fluency,quality) were distinctive from their English-native peers. Moreover, for graduate studentswho need discipline-specific support, having a tutor with limited academic writing experiencein that field will likely face resistance for giving discipline-inappropriate advice [15]. As aresult of doubt in tutors’ domain-specific knowledge

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education

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not to produce comprehensive or exhaustive cataloging of climatesthat exist in engineering doctoral education, the selection of seven focused climates is bestunderstood as a strength rather than a limitation.As items were not grouped to indicate Psychological safety climate, we planned to revise theitems and add new items for the second round of data collection. In addition, items presentingmulticollinearity, such as four items in Perceived cultural diversity, two items each in Diversityclimate, Mastery Climate, Performance climate, Authenticity climate, Organization support, andAffective commitment, will be revised to capture slightly different aspects of the designatedclimate and commitment constructs, while avoiding multicollinearity.Once