Conference Session

GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #49127Integrating Service Learning and the Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Teachingand Leadership Course for Graduate Teaching AssistantsMs. Hyena Cho, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Hyena Cho is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, concentrating on Human Resource Development. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Education from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a medical education researcher at Ajou University Medical Center. Her research focuses on workplace and

Conference Session

GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Avdeev, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Gutzman, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Loren G Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

resource, are accessible, reusable, andadaptable learning tools that can be utilized to advance learning and professional development[13]. Additional work has shown that learning effectiveness is related to the integration of RLOsinto learning activities [15]. Prior RLO efforts have made use of games [16] and student-produced artifacts [17]. RLOs tend to be reusable for the instructors who oversee updates [16] orstatic, non-living products produced by the student, such as portfolios [18]. ThisCustomer/Career Discovery Bootcamp aims to provide RLOs in the form of a mindset andtoolkit approach for students to adopt that can guide and inform current and ongoing careerchoices.Defining short-term and longer-term career goals relies upon self-reflection

Conference Session

GSD 6: The Graduate School Experience

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milica Miladinovic, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Pratap Mahesh Rao, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

time commitments that doctoralresearch might take. Course-based implementations have more potential to become widelyaccessible with a lower investment requirement by academic institutions. However, impactfulentrepreneurial education programs might require dedicated teaching teams since most of thesecourses are designed to include seminars and workshops taught by academic and industry expertsfrom varying fields. Moreover, most of the course-based approaches, though effective inimproving entrepreneurial mindset and readiness, are not sufficient to enhancecommercialization of university research - that is, the transfer of knowledge and technology fromlab to market. Even though there are some established positive outcomes (as described in

Conference Session

GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Susan K Fullerton Shirey, University of Pittsburgh; Götz Veser, University of Pittsburgh

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

2018publication Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century [1], emphasize the importance of transforminggraduate education to address these gaps. This transformation requires programs to incorporatecommunication, teamwork, leadership, and adaptability skills, essential for success in academia, industry,and entrepreneurial endeavors. At the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering, theDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering has pioneered this transformation by developing aPersonalized Learning Model (PLM) for graduate education.The PLM, funded by the National Science Foundation Innovations in Graduate Education award, introducesa five-component framework to personalize graduate learning. This paper focuses on the secondcomponent