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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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survey research discussed in this article addresses agap in the literature by developing a quantitative approach to graduate student identitydevelopment in engineering, education, and engineering education. We explore graduatestudents’ perceptions of their multiple roles today and in the future, focusing on a) the actualroles they currently hold, b) the roles they desire to hold now and in the future, and c) the rolesthey believe they are expected to hold now and in the future.TerminologyThroughout this research key terms were used with distinct definitions in mind. First, the termidentity is used in terms of who a person is in the professional sense. For example, for graduatestudents and professoriate, identity often includes the roles of

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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

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Justin M. Foley, Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan; Ashley M. Verhoff, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan; John J. Pitre Jr., Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan; Kathleen Marie Ropella, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

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methods early was beneficial to their workshop. One participantexpressed, “It was something to get the ball rolling ahead of time and start thinking about thingsearly. I think it worked out well.” Furthermore, the practice workshops were found to beeffective at discovering where the instruction was unclear. An instructor explained, They were definitely helpful for people to point out A) the issues with my code [content]… and B) where things get confusing. While you are writing up your notes … it is almost impossible to figure out where things get confusing.If a graduate student familiar with a program became confused during a practice workshop, itacted as a clear indication that an inexperienced audience would likely struggle

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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan

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Technologies Laboratory have addressed sus- tainability challenges in the fields of systems design, technology selection, manufacturing, and water.Mr. Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan Page 24.1238.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The PhD Advising Relationship: Needs of Returning and Directing-Pathway StudentsI. IntroductionThough a majority of engineering PhD students begin their doctoral career shortly aftercompleting an undergraduate degree (and perhaps a Master’s), a significant minority of studentsare “returners,” students who pursue a PhD after

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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

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Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, Purdue Building Construction Management Dept.

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,” says Jacquelyn B. Tulloch, the executive dean of distance education andcollege services at the LeCroy center. “Very often, for better or for worse, education is theeasiest thing to let go of.”8Initial Corrective ActionsThe Department of Building Construction Management Graduate Committee examined thesituation in search of changes that might increase the program’s completion rate withoutdiminishing the rigor of the degree. As a result, the Graduate Committee decided to make theDistance Masters program a six semester program and to discontinued the use of the directed Page 24.966.4project. The added sixth (summer) semester is dedicated to a

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Elizabeth J. Stewart, University of Michigan; John G. Younger, University of Michigan; Michael J. Solomon, University of Michigan

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. Page 24.692.12References 1. NSF Advanced Funding Search. Retrieved December 26, 2013 from http://www.nsf.gov/funding/advanced_funding_search.jsp. 2. Borrego, M., & Cutler, S. (2010). Constructive Alignment of Interdisciplinary Graduate Curriculum in Engineering and Science: An Analysis of Successful IGERT Proposals. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 355-369. 3. McNair, L. D., Newswander, C., Boden, D., & Borrego, M. (2011). Student and Faculty Interdisciplinary Identities in Self-Managed Teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(2), 374-396. 4. Lattuca, L. R., Knight, D. B., & Cortes, C. M. (2011). Working as a Team: Enhancing Interdisciplinarity for the Engineer of 2020. Proceedings

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Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Andrew Branham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Neha Choudhary, Purdue; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A Siverling, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. D. Wilson, Purdue University

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Paper ID #10980A community of practice approach to becoming an engineering education re-search professionalDr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Her research is in three interconnecting areas: cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and being; design cognition and learning; and theories of change in transforming engineering education.Ms. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Theresa Lynn Gonzalez

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of Higher Education [Internet]. 2012 Aug 16 [cited 2013 Oct 17]; Available from: http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Struggle- to-Respond/133699/4. Goplerud EN. Social support and stress during the first year of graduate school. Prof Psychol. 1980;11(2):283–90.5. Brandes LCO. Graduate student centers: Building community and involving students. New Dir Stud Serv. 2006;2006(115):85–99.6. Grant-Vallone EJ, Ensher EA. Effects of Peer Mentoring on Types of Mentor Support, Program Satisfaction and Graduate Student Stress: A Dyadic Perspective. J Coll Stud Dev. 2000 Jan;41(6):637–42.7. Mallinckrodt B, Leong FT. International graduate students, stress, and social support. J Coll Stud Dev. 1992;33(1):71–8.8. Felder

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan A. Shannahan, Michigan State University

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of Undergraduate Research on Student Learning. Research Corporation for Science Advancement; 2009.16. Evans DR. The Challenge of Undergraduate Research. PEER REVIEW. 2010;12(2):31.17. Bauer KW, Bennett JS. Alumni Perceptions Used to Assess Undergraduate Research Experience. The Journal of Higher Education. 2003;74(2):210–30.18. Hunter A-B, Laursen SL, Seymour E. Becoming a Scientist: The Role of Undergraduate Research in Students’ Cognitive, Personal, and Professional Development. Science Education. 2007 Jan;91(1):36–74.19. Lopatto D. Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE): First Findings. Cell Biology Education. 2004 Winter;3(4):270 –277.20. Seymour E, Hunter A-B, Laursen SL, DeAntoni T

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Preparing Future Educators

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #8691Applying Research-Based Principles and Theory to Practice: The redesign ofa graduate student instructor seminarMrs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon is the Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engineering, at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kimberly Monique Holmes, George Mason University

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Paper ID #10524Building a Community of Practice Among STEM Graduate Students to Fos-ter Academic and Professional SuccessDr. Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Renetta Garrison Tull is Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development & Postdoctoral Affairs at UMBC and Director of the National Science Foundation’s PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transforma- tion, a new AGEP-T project for the University System of Maryland. She presents across the U.S. and Puerto Rico on topics ranging from graduate school recruitment, retention, and dissertation completion, to faculty development. She serves as a

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Preparing Future Educators

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University ; Tom Snyder, North Carolina State University; Chunlei Wang, Florida International University; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Paper ID #9815Translational Engineering Skills Program (TESP): Training innovative, adap-tive, and competitive graduate students for the 21st century work forceDr. Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University Elena Veety received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, in 2011. Her research focused on liquid crystal polarization gratings for tunable optical filters and telecommunications applications. Since 2011, she has been a Teaching Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Assistant

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Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

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thestudents showed essentially no interest in ME graduate research. These students were in theclass to earn the “easy credit” to gain full-time status. Additional survey questions indicated that100% of the class was planning to graduate in Spring 2013, one-third of the students wereenrolled in the department’s 5-year BS-MS program, and approximately one quarter of thestudents in the class had performed undergraduate research in the department. Page 24.533.5 A. To satisfy curiosity regarding graduate research ongoing in the ME Dept B. To fulfill the minimum of 12 credits required for full-time status

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Mandy Wheadon, Purdue University; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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course of their graduate programs. Bibliography1. Murray, B. The growth of the new PhD. Monit. Psychol. 31, 24–27 (2000).2. Shea, A. A. It’s time for graduate science programs to get real. Chron. High. Educ. 59, 31 (2013). Page 24.1124.133. Creed, C., Suuberg, E. & Crawford, G. Engineering entrepreneurship: An example of a paradigm shift in engineering education. J. Eng. Educ. 91, 185–195 (2002).4. Roseth, R. Stakeholders in higher education re-think the Ph . D . Northwest Sci. Technol. Autumn 200, 47 (2000).5. Wulff, D. H. et al. National surveys and

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Preparing Future Educators

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Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Prateek Shekhar, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christina Seimetz Wade, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech

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weeks), that met once a week for 2hours and 45 minutes. I. Course Objectives: In particular, having successfully completed the course, students will be able to: a) Create organized and theoretically effective syllabi b) Articulate correspondences and differences between education theory and education practice c) Perform peer reviews of other instructors and constructively discuss their performance d) Productively reflect on teaching practices to improve student learning and class environment e) Draw on classroom experiences to develop useful formative assessments f) Develop a teaching portfolio that articulates and illustrates the student´s teaching philosophy II. Syllabus: Following are the

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, perceived cultural distance, and english self-confidence. Retrieved from ProQuest, TheUniversity of Texas at Austin.5. Ye, Y. (1992), Chinese students' needs and adjustment problems in a U.S. university. Retrieved from ProQuest,The University of Nebraska, Lincoln.6. Baxter Magolda, M. B. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promoteself-development. Sterling, VA: Stylus.7. Baxter Magolda, M. B. (2008). The evolution of self-authorship. In M. S. Khine, (ed.), Knowing, knowledge andbeliefs: Epistemoloigcal studies across diverse cultures. New York: Springer.8. Perry, W. G. (1970). Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A scheme. New York:Holt, Rinehart and Winston.9. Belenky, M. F

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Preparing Future Educators

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Linda M. Head, Rowan University; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University

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preparation for the third phase of training, immersion in classroom andlaboratory practice.Obj 2: Provide forum for hands-on training and practiceSummer programs for middle school and high school students have become a staple of mostuniversities’ outreach for recruitment and service to their local community. These programspresent an excellent opportunity for the TFs to gain experience in two important aspects of theeducational environment, content preparation and classroom/ lab delivery. Content preparationrequires that the TF: a) familiarize with the topic, b) prepare presentation materials such asPowerpoint files, c) identify laboratory resources and supplies for the lesson, d) create activitydescriptions and instructions, and e) assure that all

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Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University

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Psychological Perspectives. Mahwah NJ: Psychology Press; 1997:37–55.9. Johri A, Olds B. Situated engineering learning: Bridging engineering education research and the learning sciences. J Eng Educ. 2011;100(1):151–185.10. Smith KA, Sheppard SD, Johnson DW, Johnson RT. Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom-based practices. J Eng Educ. 2005;94(1):87–101. doi:10.1002/bmb.20204.11. Nyquist JD, Woodford BJ. Re-envisioning the Ph. D.: What concerns do we have? Seattle, WA: Center for Instrucational Development and Research; 2000.12. Golde CM, Walker GE. Envisioning the future of doctoral education: Preparing stewards of the discipline. In: Carnegie Essays on the Doctorate. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass-Carnegie Foundation for

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Janie McClurkin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Velvet Fitzpatrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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). How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.   4. Cox, M.F., London, J.S., Ahn, B., Zhu, J., Torres-Ayala, A.T., Frazier, S., & Cekic, O. (2011) Attributes of Success for Engineering Ph.D.s: Perspectives from Academia and Industry, 2011 Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (10 pages). 5. Ahn, B., Zhu, J., Cox, M.F., London, J.S., & Branch, S. (2013). Recommendations for Engineering Doctoral Education: Design of an Instrument to Evaluate Change. 2013 Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Oklahoma City, OK. 6. Pruitt-Logan, A. S., Gaff, J. G., Jentoft, J. E. (2002). Preparing

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Preparing Future Educators

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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from the perspective ofthe graduate students who participated in the program. This exploration draws on a new theoretical framework that integrates possible-selvestheory and self-determination theory1. Using key indicators of this framework, we analyzed blogentries that the two graduate students, or the fellows, wrote while they participated in theprogram. We sought to address the following question: How did the fellowship experience influence the fellows’ conceptions of (a) their possible selves as part of the future professoriate, and (b) how they would reach their professional goals? The following paper is written from multiple perspectives and thus represents multiplevoices. The background and framework

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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(2013). at 4. Akay, A. A renaissance in engineering PhD education. Eur. J. Eng. Educ. 37–41 (2008). at Page 24.1146.135. Schillebeeckx, M., Maricque, B. & Lewis, C. The missing piece to changing the university culture. Nat. Biotechnol. 31, 938–41 (2013).6. Nair, C. & Patil, A. Industry vs universities: re-engineering graduate skills-a case study. Qual. Stand. High. Educ. … 1–7 (2008). at 7. Martin, R., Maytham, B., Case, J. & Fraser, D. Engineering graduates’ perceptions of how well they were prepared for work in industry. Eur. J. Eng. Educ. 30, 167–180 (2005).8. Lang, J. D

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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi D. Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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- due Graduate School. Ms. Lynch is a registered veterinary technician, focusing on animal behavior. Her research focuses on doctoral student engagement and assessment of doctoral student learning outcomes in identified best practices, including mentoring, developing effective writing strategies, recruitment, reten- tion, and transition courses, and doctoral student professional development. Ms. Lynch instructs Purdue’s Preparing Future Faculty course and the Preparing Future Professionals course. Page 24.201.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014

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Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kimberly Joy Perram; Vivian Gregory Alexander

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Paper ID #10849Preliminary Analyses of Survey and Student Outcome Data using the GlobalReal-Time Tool for Teaching Enhancement (G-RATE)Ms. Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nikitha Sambamurthy is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research interests include: blended-learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educa- tion, and the implementation and assessment of games for engineering knowledge transfer.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and is