Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Dale Pokorski, Virginia Tech; David Bailey, Virginia Tech; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

graduate of the Ph.D. program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. Page 15.1095.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Strategic Alliances for Successful Deployment of Instructional TechnologiesIntroductionResearch has shown that TabletPCs enhance the student learning experience1. TheCollege of Engineering at Virginia Tech University launched the TabletPC initiative in2006. All incoming freshman student are required to purchase a TabletPC for use inclass. The TabletPC is used extensively by the faculty members in the freshman classes,but in-class usage reduces by a

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-623: STRENGTHENING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION: PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE ENGINEERINGEDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS THE METHOD ENGINEERS USE TO CREATE,DEVELOP, AND INNOVATE NEW TECHNOLOGYThomas Stanford, University of South CarolinaDonald Keating, University of South CarolinaRoger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation Page 14.1077.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Strengthening the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technology Innovation:Professional Graduate Engineering Education that Supports the MethodEngineers Use to Create, Develop, and Innovate New Technology1. IntroductionThe National Collaborative is creating and implementing a new model

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York; K. Shahrabi, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Beverly Kahn, Farmingdale State College - State University of New York

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Graduate Studies

Engineering Education, 2009 The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degree in Engineering TechnologyAbstractThe Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degree in Engineering Technology (ET) is a newdegree option created to meet growing industry needs for technologists with broad backgroundand experience to provide rewarding career and academic opportunities for undergraduates inscience, technology, business and health majors. According to the Council of Graduate Schools(CGS), this program involves not only advanced disciplinary study in engineering andtechnology, but also an appropriate array of professional skill-development activities to producegraduates highly valued by employers and fully prepared to

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Technologists - The New ChallengeIf the US is to remain preeminent in creating new innovative technologies through engineering toenhance its economic prosperity, quality of life and national defense, the US system ofengineering and technology graduate education must remain the world’s leader. New models forprofessionally oriented graduate education must be created and implemented that better supportthe lifelong development needs of the graduate engineering and technology workforce inindustry.1America’s graduate engineering and technology talent in industry has become the nation’s mostunderdeveloped resource for innovation and substantial additions need to be made in USengineering and technology graduate education to better meet the graduate needs of

Conference Session

Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-553: SCHOLARSHIP RECONSIDERED AND ITS IMPACT ONENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE EDUCATIONJames Zhang, Western Carolina UniversityKen Burbank, Western Carolina UniversityBrian Howell, Western Carolina UniversityBill Yang, Western Carolina UniversityYeqin Huang, Western Carolina UniversityRobert Adams, Western Carolina University Page 13.1065.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Scholarship Reconsidered and Its Impact on Engineering and Technology Graduate EducationAbstract:Boyer’s model of scholarship classifies scholarships into discovery, integration,application, and teaching. Since its inception in 1990, this model has impacted

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

Lead Stress Engineer, Rolls-Royce Corporation, and a director of ASEE-College Industry Partnership Division. Page 12.605.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Role of Competency Based Learning for Professionals1. IntroductionThis is the third of four invited papers prepared for a special panel session of the NationalCollaborative Task Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform to enable a strong U.S.engineering workforce for competitiveness and national security. As Fred Gary, former vicepresident of General Electric pointed out

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

these enhanced services are documented. The Structured QueryLanguage (SQL) was used to build a relational database to implement these improvements.Similar procedures could easily be incorporated for use at other educational institutions.IntroductionDespite advancements in the area of information technology, improved automation tools havenot always been fully leveraged to improve the management of processes, even at educationalinstitutions. This paper offers two specific ways of leveraging information technology toimprove graduate program processes and enhance the graduate education experience. When wehelp students and faculty manage these processes, the students can dedicate more time and focustoward academic studies and the overall educational

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3762: LOOKING AHEAD: SOME TRENDS IN GRADUATE ED-UCATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOL-OGYProf. Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is currently Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet, and profes- sor of organizational leadership and supervision. Page 25.903.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012  Looking Ahead: Some Trends in Graduate Education and Their Impact on Engineering and Technology AbstractIn order to plan for and meet future needs, graduate education in engineering and

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Amr Safwat, The University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

(electricalengineering) and Car Design (mechanical engineering).Although the chief goal of this project is to produce scientists, engineers, and secondarymathematics and science educators who are experienced in developing and implementingauthentic educational practices, the secondary goal is to impact student learning by relatingSTEM content to urban city issues through the use of hands-on, technology-driven, inquiry-based projects that relate to the desired curriculum. Students need an understanding of STEMand the reasons to pursue STEM careers; over 3,000 students have been exposed to STEMlessons in the past three years with Project STEP. Teachers of these students are involved in thisprocess as well, and 36 different teachers have participated in the STEP

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

program with goals similar to Tech to Teaching is called the DeltaProgram, and one of the participating institutions for this program is the University ofWisconsin12. This program seeks to help current and future faculty succeed in science,engineering, and math higher education. Three core ideas comprise this larger goal; they includeapplying research methods to the teaching process, creating a community of graduate students,post-docs and faculty who interact in a series of collaborative activities and programs, andbringing together diverse views on the challenges of teaching and learning. Specific programcomponents include courses on effective use of technology in teaching, teaching large classes,working in teams, diversity in the college

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Welch-Devine, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; K. Paige Carmichael, University of Georgia; Janet E. Rechtman, University of Georgia; Brandy B. Walker, University of Georgia; Julie A. Coffield, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

dissertation, which documented the lived experience of nonprofit executive directors, pro- vides a foundation for her focus on leadership as a way of being for staff and volunteer leaders in the sector.Dr. Brandy B. Walker, University of Georgia Dr. Brandy Walker is public service faculty at the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology and is interested in applied research on perspective changes in community contexts, experiential learning in higher education, and community-engagement.Dr. Julie A. Coffield, University of Georgia c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 2018 AEEE

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

engineering technology for career success. Accreditationstandards from such significant bodies as ABET and ATMAE acknowledge the role ofprofessional skills in engineering and engineering technology education at theundergraduate level, but what about graduate education? Should graduate educationinclude professional skills training? In this paper, the author will suggest a broad list ofprofessional skills, explore some recent research from employers on these professionalskills for employees, and provide some thoughts on the benefits of professional skills andhow these skills can be incorporated in graduate education in engineering andengineering technology. For purposes of this paper, the author will use the terms softskills, professional skills, and

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-1232: DEVELOPING TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGY LEADERS:ISSUES RELATED TO MASTER’S LEVEL TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJoy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet Page 13.400.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developing Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: Issues Related to Master’s Level Technology CurriculumAbstractStudents at the Master of Science degree level in technology are preparing themselves forleadership or supervisory roles in the field. Students who will be assuming leadership roles intheir professions need not only the technical and applied skills their jobs demand, but alsoknowledge of the business environment, leadership, ethics and

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-362: ENSURING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS: THE FRAMEWORKOF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR INNOVATIONThomas Stanford, University of South CarolinaDonald Keating, University of South CarolinaRoger Olson, Rolls-Royce CorporationRandall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc. Page 13.560.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Ensuring a Strong U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technology Innovation and Competitiveness: The Framework of Professional Education for Innovation1. IntroductionEngineering education has been the focus of numerous papers and reports in the last several decades.1

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

responsibility Graduate centers that will be “statewide clusters” for advanced professional education for engineering innovation and leadership in all 50 states across the nation Use the combined formidable teaching and human resource strengths of regional universities and industry in this process Form a unique collaborative partnership between industry and universities in developing the creative and innovative capacity of the U.S. Engineering Workforce in industry for world- preeminence in technology development & innovation Page 14.1078.9 Enable and encourage “life-long learning” within the engineering population of a company to

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

Assistant Professor of control and instrumentation in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Houston, Downtown. His research interests focus on process control systems, process modeling, and simulation. His industrial professional experience includes management and technical positions. He is a member of AIChE. Page 25.909.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 MS in Engineering Technology: Examples from Control SystemsAbstractIn the decades following the 1955 Grinter report, over 96 U.S. institutions have developedTAC/ABET B.S. degrees in Engineering

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Ann Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randy R. Rapp, School of Construction Management, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies

professional orientation; generally requiring part-time independent study supported by blocks of taught components (for example research methodology) delivered at weekend residential schools. The doctorate in education (EdD) at the UK Open University (OU) provides a case study from which a positive response to the challenge emerges.Beach49 also, while using the terminology employed at the time, i.e., in referring to a degree as aPhD, actually foreshadowed what was to come in the development of professional doctorateswhen he envisioned a doctorate in technology with the characteristics as shown in Table 6.Table 6Program Requirements Model (quoted) for the PhD Degree in Technology49

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

modern practice of engineering for technology development & innovation‘has itself changed substantially’ from that portrayed by linear research-driven paradigm ofengineering practice of 1945 U.S. science policy (See Appendix A). 6 Yet, with notableexceptions, the mainstream of U.S. engineering graduate education has not reflected this change.As outcomes of investigating the need for reform of engineering graduate education forcompetitiveness in the UK and in the US, the UK Parnaby Committee and the US NationalCollaborative Task Force have basically reached similar conclusions from essentially twoparallel efforts and from two different national perspectives: UK Parnaby Report Although the UK government had already begun to

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

question was: Listed below are abilities that may be essential for Ph.D.s in industry. Please mark how well you think a Ph.D. programs prepares students in the following areas.This root was followed by the list of skills. A two-pole, four choice Likert-like scale wasprovided for responding about each skill. Participants were given the choices “Does NotPrepare”, “Barely Prepares”, “Moderately Prepares” and “Prepares Well”.The second part contained a list of techniques used in doctoral education as see in Table 2. Thelist of techniques was developed through a systematic program review of engineering doctoralprograms in the United States6. It consists of common techniques found in doctoral programssuch as independent research and major area

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer M. Mansfield, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; N. David Theodore, Arizona State University

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Graduate Studies

elements as well as thosereferenced in the Quality Maters (QM) rubric [7] to the forefront before an online course is evendeveloped. With a vision to improve how the college of engineering delivers online education,these courses are now created with the online student’s experience and learning as their centraltenets. A Backwards Design [8] approach is being used to leverage current research on bestpractices in online education to reinvent lectures, assessments, and interactions.III. Methods - Converting change to design for onlineIn Summer 2016, the college of engineering began drafting the new process (see below) thatwould allow online courses to be designed and delivered more specifically for the online student.Many of these conversions began

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

for corporate technology responsibility Graduate centers that will be “statewide clusters” for advanced professional education for engineering innovation and leadership in all 50 states across the nation Use the combined formidable teaching and human resource strengths of regional universities and industry in this process Form a unique collaborative partnership between industry and universities in developing the creative and innovative capacity of the U.S. Engineering Workforce in industry for world- preeminence in technology development & innovation Page 13.558.14 Enable and encourage “life-long learning” within the

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson, Kansas State University; Rebecca Cors, Wisconsin Center for Education Research; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

, the precision of our investigationwill improve. For example, written responses from trainees attribute the inclusive nature of theNRT program to the small size of cohort groups, the leadership style, and the opportunity toconnect with peers and professionals from diverse academic and ethnic backgrounds. Next year’ssurvey could ask in more detail about these factors. Sampling from subsequent generations ofNRT cohorts will also help us develop a larger database, allowing us to produce more solidevidence to support conclusions.AcknowledgmentThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT)program (NSF grant # 1828571).References[1] “Digest of Education Statistics, 2019,” nces.ed.gov.https://nces.ed.gov

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Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-4344: FUTURE ENGINEERING PROFESSORS’ VIEWS OF THEROLE OF MOTIVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNINGMrs. Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida Ana T. Torres-Ayala is a doctoral candidate in higher education at the University of South Florida. She holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez, and a M.Eng. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. She has experience in the telecommunications industry where she worked for Lucent Technologies. Torres-Ayala was previously an information technology instructor. Her research interests include faculty development, scholarship of teaching and learning, graduate education, and

Conference Session

Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhaval Gajjar, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan PhD, Arizona State University; Jacob Shizuo Kashiwagi; Joshua Jason Mischung

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #11472Use of ”First Semester Education” to identify and tackle the transitional chal-lenges faced by Indian Graduate Students in the Construction departmentMr. Dhaval Gajjar, Arizona State University Dhaval is a third generation construction professional and a Ph. D. student in Construction Management at Arizona State University’s Del E. Webb School of Construction. He is also a researcher at Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) for 7 years that specializes in Best Value Procurement and Risk Minimization Using Performance Metrics. Dhaval is the lead researcher for our roofing manufacturer’s performance

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University

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Graduate Studies

University. He is currently the Director of the Master of Science in Computer Information Technology program. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from Wayne State University in 2004. His major areas of expertise are data privacy and anonymity, privacy in statistical databases, and data management. His teaching interests include: database management and administration, operating systems, web server administration, and information technology fundamentals. Page 15.395.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development and Implementation of a Masters Program in

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

Implementing a Multi-faceted Approach for Promoting Diversity in Graduate Engineering EducationAbstractFor the past several years, we have, through panel discussions and presentations, been engagedin exploring how to encourage diversity in graduate engineering education. While thepercentages of women and minorities earning engineering graduate degrees are increasing, theystill (except for women at the masters' level) lag behind the percentages earning bachelor'sdegrees. A diverse graduate population is important because engineers with graduate trainingwill be at the forefront of leadership and change, in both academia and industry, as we confrontthe many ways in which we will need to make creative use of technology in the coming

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Graduate Studies

, Corey spent nine years as a 7-12 grade Arizona science teacher. While at Purdue she has developed a course for Engineering Technology Pathways in addition to bring statistic to science classrooms though teacher outreach programs.Emilie A Siverling, Purdue University Emilie A. Siverling is a Ph.D. Student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and she is a former high school chemistry and physics teacher. Her research interests are in K-12 STEM integration, primarily using engineering design to support secondary science curricula and instruction.Natascha Michele Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Tidwell, Boeing Co.

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Graduate Studies

presentations focused on application ofconcepts to industry. Distance education technology includes WEBCT-Vista and video chatsessions using web-cams provided to the students.The curriculum consists of 30 credit hours of coursework which follows a fixed plan of study. Inaddition, there are three one-credit hour modules which covers a directed (applied) project.Students are encouraged to select an area for improvement in their career area. The target size ofa cohort is 25 students.In 2005, a program was initiated in cooperation with Rolls-Royce Corporation that was modeledafter the Weekend Program. It also follows a fixed plan of study modified to meet the needs ofRolls-Royce and is delivered at the UAW/Rolls-Royce Training Center by Purdue

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-330: ENABLING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: THE VALUE OF ENGINEERING TO THENATION'S GROWTH AND SECURITYNorm Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation NORMAN F. EGBERT is vice president of engineering and technology, Rolls-Royce Corporation.Donald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division. Page 12.606.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enabling the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technological Innovation: The Value of Engineering to the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

Society for Engineering Education, 2006 From the Classroom to the Boardroom: The Use of Role Play in Graduate EducationIntroductionA variety of innovative student-centered instructional methods are being increasingly applied innon-technical fields to enhance learning. However, in the engineering field, the primaryinstructional methods continue to follow the traditional teacher-centered approach to teachingand learning. Although useful for imparting information, these types of methods do not readilyfacilitate open discussion and the free expression of student opinions. Nonetheless, adult learningtheories assert that the involvement of the adult learner is critical for effective classroomlearning. Engineering