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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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marginalized groups,including Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous students in STEM, is imperative to maintainthe U.S. standing as a global leader in innovation.We reported on the development procedure for a multi-factor organizational climate survey forengineering doctoral student retention. Engineering doctoral graduates account for a large shareof the innovation workforce [2], but the engineering doctoral pipeline does not reflect thediversity of the U.S. population. For example, in 2022, women earned 26.2% of the engineeringdoctoral degrees awarded in the U.S., with fewer than half of those women being U.S. residents.Of those degrees, American Indian women earned 0.1%, Black women earned 5.0%, multiracialwomen earned 5.3%, Latina women earned

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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aggression. As researchers have explicitly stated that individual attitudes toward diversity, personal experiences, and the presence or absence of specific practices do not reflect diversity climate [28], evidence of this climate was limited to emergent themes from qualitative studies [67][75][83]. Thus, we also excluded papers based on autoethnography or findings relying on unique statements reflecting the experience of a lone participant. Cultural mosaic beliefs climate: perceived cultural diversity [30][31] is a recent addition to the climate literature. We included it in our framework due to the high proportion of international students in engineering doctoral programs. Perceived cultural diversity climate is defined as how well

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GSD 4: Stressors and Supports

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of California, Los Angeles ; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education

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factor scale showed excellent internalconsistency reliability. Results from this scale have practical implications, indicating specificpolicies, practices, and procedures that shape doctoral student retention and commitment todegree completion.I. IntroductionThe increased participation of diverse historically-excluded groups (including but not limited towomen, Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous and queer students) in STEM is imperative tomaintain the U.S. standing as a global leader in innovation and has the potential to reduceeducational, social, and economic inequalities [1]. Currently, the engineering doctoral pipelinedoes not reflect the diversity of the U.S. population. For example, in 2023, 2.3% of engineeringdoctoral degrees awarded in

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GSD 6: The Graduate School Experience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Burleson, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder

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mechanical engineering suggests a movement in the field towardsmore a more customizable view of what constitutes fundamental knowledge for doctoralstudents. This shift towards greater customization and personalization also reflects the potentialfor more equitable assessment in preliminary examination formats, as movement away from aone-size-fits-all standard exam model to instead flexible and unique exam strategies suggests thataccommodations for student differences can be recognized rather than ignored or hidden. As thejourney to complete a doctoral degree is undoubtedly personal and one-of-a-kind, incorporatingpersonalization in each step of doctoral examination is consistent with the desired eventualspecialization in individual research

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Sola Akosile, Morgan State University; Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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modelemphasizes technical proficiency, such as grammar and syntax, while the academic socializationmodel focuses on understanding and applying disciplinary conventions for effective writing. TheAcademic Literacies Framework (ALF) builds on these models by incorporating aspects likeunderstanding how to analyze and interpret information critically, creating new insights orperspectives that contribute to deeper learning or scholarly discourse, institutional practices, andliteracy development, offering a more comprehensive perspective on writing and student learning[20].This emphasis on identity challenges conventional perceptions of writing as a technical or skill-oriented endeavor, instead positioning it as a critical and reflective practice. By

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GSD 5: Mentorship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randi Sims, Clemson University; Sofia Brewer, Clemson University; Lily Fender, Clemson University; Kassidy Maron; Adelyn Dwyer, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Marieke Van Puymbroeck

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competent mentoring involves awareness of one’sown potential implicit or explicit biases, recognition of the diversity of experiences, and howthese experiences inform relationships and engagement in graduate school. Graduate studentsmust be able to explore, reflect, and learn in a culturally sensitive, safe, and respectfulrelationship with their mentor [14], [17].Perhaps no mentoring relationship is more important in a graduate student’s degree than therelationship with their faculty advisor. Faculty advisors can “make or break” a graduate studentexperience by providing or withholding financial, professional, academic, and even emotionalsupport to their mentees [11], [18], [19]. Graduate students who receive these supports are morelikely to

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GSD 1: From Recruitment to Retention

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan Min Peyton, Ohio State University

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, and reevaluating whichassets are valued and necessary. Third, they advocated for ensuring equity in high-stakesreviews, strengthening collaborations within the university, providing direct support forunderrepresented students, and committing to cultural humility and departmental reflection ondiversity, equity, and inclusion [4]. In contrast, the scoring process has relied heavily on GREscores to determine program fit [3]. However, research over the past 25 years has examined thehistoric use of the GRE and considered potential metrics to replace it, given its correlations withrace, gender, and socioeconomic status [3, 5]. Alternatives proposed include using a compositescore that combines the GRE with factors such as undergraduate GPA, research

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isha Galaz Abdullah, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David K Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David C. Weggel, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David Jacob Thaddeus, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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traditionalpedagogies [24].Co-teachingCo-teaching has the potential to promote pedagogical change and shifts in instructional practice[25]. Noted pedagogical changes include adopting an interactive approach to teaching,developing a critically reflective teaching practice, developing teaching knowledge, and shiftinginstructors’ thinking about students and teaching. Hagg and colleagues [25] argue that co-teaching can be a lever for pedagogical change characterized by new ways of thinking and theuse of evidence-based instructional strategies. They further challenge institutions to transformco-teaching into a systematic approach for pedagogical change. Other researchers identifyessential elements that support effective co-teaching. One study [26] identified five

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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one another and 14 initialcategories were identified. The categories capture the following meanings of NM1’s learningexperiences: (1) Obstacles and limitations; (2) Motivations; (3) Misconceptions about Ph.D.program; (4) Foundations and Focus; (5) Success/Survival; (6) Program comments; (7) Peer-to-peer learning; (8) Self-directed learning; (9) Mentoring & skill-building; (10) Social mentoring;(11) Goals as a mentor; (12) Mentoring as coaching; (13) Independence; (14) Why-questions. Asimilar coding process yielded 28 meaning units in the interview with a former AP lab mentor,PDM1. The following initial categories reflect PDM’s understanding of their role as a mentor:(1) Students’ independence; (2) Students’ peer-to-peer learning; (3

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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pertaining to the existence of the truerelationship between dependent and independent variables is correct. Thus, the data is statisticallysignificant. In Table 1, 𝞵1 and 𝞵2 are the coefficients of the ordered probit model with the values -0.42 and -0.8. This value is the threshold that reflects the predicted cumulative probabilities atcovariate values of zero. Based on the obtained results of regression analysis, higher accessibilityof forensic engineering curriculum within the university (β= -6.35), students’ positive attitudetoward solving complex problems (β= 1.04), higher interest in forensic concepts (β= -1.21), andpractical pedagogical approach used in the course (β= 6.35) will increase students’ interest topursue a forensic engineering

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Allain, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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, technology policy, and law through the eyes of policymakers.Students work on public-facing projects in interdisciplinary teams applying strategic technologypolicy, regulatory concepts, and systems thinking to realworld policy issues to assist relevantpolicymakers in their policy decision-making process.Through the application of engineering systems principles (Figure 1), the use of systems design,and an understanding of sociotechnical systems, students in the MELP program will acquire theknowledge necessary for the understanding of policy and law as a system and how law, policy,and technology converge. Students will also develop skills for the analysis of complex systemsproblems, characterized by multi-stakeholder engagements reflecting the

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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goes beyond explicit content, aiming to identify‬ ‭underlying concepts, patterns, and thus themes that are not at first apparent; it entails interpreting‬ ‭data to uncover the implicit, or hidden, meanings and insights in a particular text. We analyzed‬ ‭this secondary dataset in repeated and systematic movements between these different phases in a‬ ‭spirit of inquiry and interpretation toward answering our proposed research questions‬‭[79], [80],‬ ‭[81], [82], [83]‬‭, and viewed our reflection and active‬‭roles as both researchers and IDR program‬ ‭members as crucially important to addressing the inevitable subjectivity of the Qualitative‬ ‭paradigm.‬‭ pecifically, we first established Familiarization based on

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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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Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton

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a second language.This may impact their ability to thrive in the first semester. Lack of confidence to engage inconversations during the first semester could also affect their ability to navigate the academicexpectations as well as their willingness to explore and utilize campus resources. In this paper,first-semester international students in a graduate engineering program were asked to reflect ontheir academic experience to identify the critical success factors. An anonymous, non-scientificsurvey was designed to gather feedback from the students at the end of their first semester. Allstudents in the class were international students taking on-campus courses in the United Statesfor the first time. The following section presents a brief

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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on diverse stressors,one closed-end question on students’ satisfaction, and two open-ended questions on the students’perceived challenges in graduate experiences. The closed-ended questions on stressors askedparticipants to reflect on their graduate education experience and indicate the extent to whicheach of the 21 stressors disrupted their ability to perform academically and/or professionally. Another question asked participants to rate their experience as a graduate student at theirinstitution. Response options for the 21 stressors and one satisfaction questions were arrayed ona five-point Likert scale from 0 (none) to 4 (severely), and a five-point Likert scale from 1 (Veryunsatisfied) to 5 (Very satisfied), respectively. The two

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Alicia Nattoo, Stanford University; Crystal E Winston, Stanford University; Rachel A. G. Adenekan, Stanford University

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rather than reflecting on the past 9 . There any many examples in the literatureof works using this method for centering the experiences of individuals with marginalized identi-ties 10,11,12 . In order to emphasize the need for this work, we have reviewed the literature to findexamples of lived experiences similar to ours to emphasize that these are not isolated incidencesof struggle. Doctoral education begins not with admission to a university, but instead application to pro-grams within that university according to their alignment with a student’s research interests. Oncematriculated into a graduate program, young academics bring diverse life experiences that mayconflict with the typical impression of who belongs. These feelings which have

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabella Victoria, University of Florida; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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review. Researchers utilized a working definition of the term “workforce development” to refer to any program that was preparing students for the workforce. Additionally, to maintain a focused scope, only peer-reviewed journals and conference papers were included. However, in the future, we plan to examine all available sources of literature. Considering the shifts in the engineering workforce practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this literature search was limited to sources published post-2020. This timeframe was chosen to accurately reflect the current state and needs of the workforce, which has increasingly adopted hybrid and remote working modalities. Microsoft Teams (Version 1.6.00.35956) and Zotero (Version 6.0.30) were

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GSD 5: Mentorship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Naqash Gerard, University of Florida; Isabella Victoria, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Jasmine E. McNealy, University of Florida

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safe space had to be created for everyone tobe in a position to trust another mentor/mentee again. In respect of the graduate student’s wishes,only the faculty story will be shared: “Mentoring for me had to be in the forefront […] my first Ph.D. mentoring experience ended up not being the best experience. Not necessarily because I was not committed to the mentoring relationship, but because the student was not. That led me to reflect on what mentoring means. It just so happened I was recruiting my second Ph.D. student at the time. They had just come out of a very difficult mentoring relationship with a previous advisor. Both of us were very hurt, scared, and confused. We weren't sure if this new

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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

Authors

Sandy Christlieb; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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students from across campus build professional skills,gain experience in teaching and research, and develop relationships across disciplines and degreeprograms [12].Two of these cohort programs focus specifically on leadership development: the GraduateStudent Leadership Academy [13] is an eight-week exercise in self-reflection, skill development,and teamwork to solve problems and build community on campus. The Graduate LeadershipFellows program is a year-long experience that encourages “graduate student leaders to engagein change-oriented projects. Fellows aim to increase belonging and community within theircollege or specific populations of students, and their projects increase graduate student well-being, inclusion, and ultimately success” [14

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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

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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publication. Writing that doesn’t directlyapply to ongoing work frequently needs to be justified, and writing assignments that have buy-inare those most closely aligned with current needs. Class time is often used to break down andpractice steps in the writing and speaking process to equip students to tackle their own academiccommunication tasks. Through the practice of writing methods for example, attempting toreverse outline a few paragraphs, students gain the tools to make progress on their drafts. Otheractivities involve close analysis of exemplars across fields and genres. Finally, both in class andindividually students are provided with materials to motivate reflection on the broaderimplications of their research contributions and to support

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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

Authors

Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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5 19 6.20 8.83 Very 37 80 46.25 37.20 Total 77 215 ~97 ~100Not all students answered all of the questions, so the totals for each question are unique. Thepercentages reflect the answers to the specific survey question. As well, not all students whoresponded to this question were online learners. The table above is included to show opinions ofthe importance of online course offerings. Of these respondents, 42.5% of returners elected toenroll in coursework, while only 25.6% of direct pathway did.Respondents were asked how confident they were to complete

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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worthy and valuablewill enable the researcher to motivate oneself, build passion, and make progress in the researchactivities. Often this mindset can be possessed by perceiving the research has novelty andinnovativeness. These are well reflected in the following statement by Shiva in the context ofproblem definition: “Therefore, I think that one of the first beliefs is that your research does matter. Maybe you might not have immediate success or immediate number of citations from that research or immediate results from that paper itself, but if you have a strong conviction that there is a research contribution here, that there is science in what you have done rather than just engineering, at that point, that kind of

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underAward No. 2205033. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] N. Choe and M. Borrego. “Prediction of engineering identity in engineering graduate students,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 181-187, 2019. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8667045.[2] M. Bahnson, H. Perkins, M. Tsugawa, D. Satterfield, M. Parker, C. Cass, and A. Kirn. “Inequity in graduate engineering identity: Disciplinary differences and opportunity structures,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 110

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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

Authors

Susan Arnold Christian; Dayna L. Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Esther Gonzalez; Andrea D. Beattie; Ashleigh Tierney; Kimberly D. Douglas, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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orientation also covered best practice advice on how to get the most out of the mentoringexperience focused particularly on being prepared to connect, learning to ask questions to thementor, and listening for examples that connect with their goals, being open and honest in thecommunication, and periodically assessing and reflecting with their mentor to make sure bothparties were bringing what the other needs to the connection.At the end of the meeting, any mentoring pairs who were present were encouraged to take timeto meet in breakout rooms.MeetingsThe mentoring relationship lasted for 10 weeks. Table II, shown on the following page, includesthe suggested meeting schedule that was shared with participants. This schedule was based onthe model of

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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

Authors

Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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the Advisor Supportconstruct.Survey Instrument DevelopmentOur survey was developed by adapting two existing scales to our research question and context,namely the Dissertation Self-Efficacy Scale (DSES) [13] and the Advisor Behavior scale [8].The DSES scale was adjusted to be relevant to either doctoral or masters’ students indissertation, thesis, or applied project tracks and, with 14 total items, was renamed Thesis Self-efficacy. The decision to generalize the items to doctoral or masters’ students can help generalizeour survey for use at MSIs, where a recent nationwide study showed that 89% of graduatedegrees awarded at these institutions are master’s degrees [34]. The Advisor Behavior [8] scalewas adapted to reflect only those items

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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university to cultivate a moreinclusive and supportive social environment, fostering interactions between local andinternational students. Initiatives such as the Interaction for Learning Framework [18] couldserve as valuable tools for enhancing intercultural engagement within the university community.Specifically: • Beginning with the demographic data, it is evident that the international student cohort in the Construction Management graduate program is diverse, representing countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria, Colombia, Bolivia, India, Jamaica, Ghana, and Mexico. The gender distribution among international student respondents reflects a balanced representation, with 56% male and 44% female, contributing to a dynamic

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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academic andprofessional progress of students enrolled in higher education and, therefore, exploring thecontributions of advising to the achievements of international students. This is part one of agreater study; hence, it requires interviewing more students and getting more insight into theseissues. Subsequent research should expand this study into further and deeper directions, hopingto provide detailed descriptions that capture the spaces between reflections to make strongerrecommendations to improve intercultural competency in academic advising.Bibliography[1]. C. W. Yao and L. M. Vital, “Reflexivity in international contexts: Implications for U.S.doctoral students international research preparation,” International Journal of Doctoral Studies

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yiqi Liang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Qing Li, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, University of Dayton; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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is primarily utilized to answer our research question. By comparing thepercentages of different survey categories, we provide evidence of the transformation of learnedknowledge into continuous practices, reflecting the threshold concept [17]’s transformative,(possibly) irreversible, and integrative nature.MethodThis study was part of a larger NSF-funded study examining the impact of the GAPS course indeveloping project management skills. Our previous efforts to assess the effectiveness of thecourse focused on disseminating surveys to students before and immediately after the course toevaluate students’ interests and knowledge regarding PM skills [4] [6]. Our findingsdemonstrated that students perceived the course to be useful in developing

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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

Authors

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology ; Emily L. Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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paper is meant to provide adetailed account of the perceptions of five students in one course.Another limitation of this work is that terms such as “sense of community” and “trust” were notdefined for students, so their responses to the focus group questions reflect their ownunderstanding of what these terms mean. In future iterations of this work, we could ask studentsquestions such as: In your view, what does it look like to have a classroom community? Is havinga sense of community important to you in your graduate courses? Why or why not?It could also be helpful to explain to the students the purpose of the focus group beforehand.Students seemed to be expecting to give feedback in a manner similar to a course evaluation andanswer questions

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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three themes related to advisor-advisee communication: Mutual Trust, ClearExpectations, and Delivery of Feedback.Mutual TrustWhen asked if they would share information about their neurodiversity-related experiences,strengths, and challenges with their advisor, most participants expressed some hesitation aboutdoing so, suggesting that students may not have the necessary trust in their advisor-adviseerelationship to facilitate these types of discussions. Wendy, who later on in her programdeveloped open communication with her advisor about neurodiversity, reflected on her earlyperception that she was not safe discussing her experiences with ADHD, saying: I think it would be something that might be helpful to share with my advisor