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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #41393Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT): Addressing the National AcademiesRecommendationsDr. David K. Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. David Pugalee is a full professor, and Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM) at UNC Charlotte. The recipient of millions of dollars in grant-funding, Dr. Pugalee has also published works on STEM teaching and learning.Praveen Ramaprabhu Praveen Ramaprabhu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where he heads the Laboratory for Multiscale Computational

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University

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examine multiple artifacts of student coursework to address ourresearch questions:Research Question 1. Do we see evidence that the activities in a professional developmentcourse surface statements about their sense of professional identity?Research Question 2. Do we see evidence that students experience agency in course activitiesand additional professional development actions concurrent with their class enrollment?We predict that formalizing career path exploration, with an emphasis on surfacing students’angst about their options and career paths, through a professional development course may easestudents' transition to their emerging identity(ies). We predict that this may occur by increasingstudents' sense of agency around their individual

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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requirements to be fulfilled by researchculminating in a patent application. The Pathways to Entrepreneurship (PAtENT) model aims tobring greater alignment between doctoral degrees and the rapidly changing employmentlandscape. Given that seventy percent of PhDs exit academic careers within three years [1],creating doctoral pathways that align with multiple career options is an imperative. We describethe PAtENT model, rationale and goals. Components of the pilot program will be explainedthrough a curriculum alignment describing key activities that respond to recommendation forSTEM graduate programs identified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering andMedicine [2]: developing scientific and technological literacy and conducting original

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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throughlearner profiles, strength finders, and individual development plans, (2) defining the Task Environmentthrough one credit, modular classes that provide topic flexibility and content customization, and"Professional Development Streams" - a set of co-curricular activities organized around industry,academia and entrepreneurship, and (3) Scaffolding the Instruction to provide pedagogy that leads toindependence and mastery in the student's area of focus. (4) Assessment of Performance and Learningtracks progression toward the student's instructional goals, followed by guided (5) Reflection andEvaluation. Components (4) and (5) provide improvement opportunities for students toward theirinstructional goals and feedback from students and faculty on

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zilong Pan, Lehigh University; Anand Jagota, Lehigh University; Volkmar Dierolf, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University

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“imagination, curiosity,independence and critical thinking skills in students” as well as “professional skills, includingcommunication, teaching, and problem solving.” They indicated that as these intellectual skillswere instilled, all listed objectives will be automatically achieved.The questions about developing specific abilities in doctoral students attempted to differentiatethe needs of careers in academia vs. non-academic organizations (such as private companies,national labs, defense organizations, healthcare, etc.) or entrepreneurship. The faculty consideredthe importance of the first two capacities about the same (see Fig. 4). The majority of theanswers considered building capabilities for success in the first two types of careers

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bharani Nagarathnam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Kourtney Rogers Gruner, Texas A&M University

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Senior Capstone Projects: Opportunities, and Challenges”. 2014 ASEE North Midwest Conference, 2014[5] Lynch, K., Goold, A. & Blain, J., “Students’ pedagogical preferences in the delivery of IT capstone courses”, Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 1, 431-442, 2004 https://doi.org/10.28945/750[6] Onal, S., Nadler. J. & O'Loughlin, M., “Applying theory to real-world problems: Integrating service-learning into the industrial engineering Capstone Design course”, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship, 12(2), 57-80, 2017[7] Hotaling, N., Fasse, B. B., Bost, L. F., Hermann, C. D. & Forest, C. R., “A quantitative

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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aimed at increasing diversity in STEM and enhancinghuman welfare through entrepreneurship and innovation.Dr. Fayekah Assanah, University of ConnecticutDr. Fayekah Assanah is an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Biomedical EngineeringDepartment. She leads multiple initiatives in the university's undergraduate and graduatecurriculum and directs the Professional Development Course Series for all engineering graduatestudents. Assanah's research focuses on synthesizing hydrogels to mimic the mechanical behaviorof the brain matter and investigate the cellular response to injury. Cultivating Scientific Communication Skills through Professional Development Course Series for the Graduate CurriculumAbstractOver the past few decades

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Himani Sharma, Arizona State University; Amanda Singer Nault, The Ohio State University; Mayra S. Artiles, Arizona State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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faculty performance,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 597–605, 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2017.1352565.[23] The Kern Family Foundation, “Engineering Unleashed – Entrprenurial Mindset,” https://engineeringunleashed.com/, 2023.[24] Arizona State University, “Mentorship 360 – Entrepreneurship + Innovation,” https://engineeringunleashed.com/, 2023.[25] B. J. Barnes and A. E. Austin, “The Role of Doctoral Advisors: A Look at Advising from the Advisor’s Perspective,” Innov High Educ, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 297–315, Mar. 2009, doi: 10.1007/s10755-008-9084-x.[26] C. Denis, N. Colet, and C. Lison, “Doctoral Supervision in North America: Perception and Challenges

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

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yucheng Liu, South Dakota State University

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Graduate Coordinator from 2016 to 2021 and held the Jack Hatcher Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship in the Bagley College of Engineering from 2018 to 2021. Before joining MSU, Dr. Liu was an Assistant Professor of the ME Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette). Dr. Liu received his PhD degree from the University of Louisville in 2005 and bachelor’s degree from the Hefei University of Technology in 1997, both in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Liu’s research has historically focused on the areas of multiscale material modeling and simulation, high strain rate performance of materials, vehicle systems design and analysis, and hydropower and wave energy technology. His current research