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Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas at El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

usage of new technology and notparticipant observation.Future work planned for this ongoing research should expand to the following areas: 1)development of an iBook for the iPad on the more complex engineering topics to increaseclassroom performance as shown from the Exam II results, 2) the digitalization of the coursetextbook and implementation on the iPad platform which could greatly impact the study habits ofthe students, and 3) the implementation of the iPad in higher-level engineering classes.1 Jacobsen, D. M., "Adoption patterns of faculty who integrate computer technology for teaching and learning in2higher Gibbons, education," M. T., “The 1998Year World

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Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University, Department of Educational Psychology; Brandie Semma, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

Arroyave, Texas A&M University Dr. Arroyave is an Associate Professor with the department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph. D. degree in Materials Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His teaching interests include undergraduate courses on materials science and numerical methods and graduate courses on thermodynamics and kinetics of materials. He has more than 100 publications on the general field of computational thermodynamics and kinetics of materials, 20 conference proceedings (including papers on engineering education) and more than 120 conference presentations and 50 invited talks. c American Society for

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

first cohort of doctoral students participating in thepilot program.Training ModelTraining in professional or “soft” skills, although not new in graduate education, is commonlydone on an ad hoc basis, as a ‘bolt on’ to a student’s program of study. Further, professional skillstraining is often targeted towards career placement and generally offered to students who areadvanced in their graduate studies. While there has no doubt been some success in following thisimplicit approach, we sought to explore how a more explicit approach might better serve STEMgraduate students.The innovative model (see Figure 2) piloted through the GS LEAD program challenges thatparadigm by positioning critical professional skills development [15], [13], [5] at the

Conference Session

Novel Courses for CHEs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Krantz

been learned in this course. Page 8.920.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 13134 Discussion and RecommendationsMost universities operate on a semester rather than a quarter system, in which case there areadditional topics that might be included in this course. One topic to include might be a graduate-level treatment of the macroscopic balance equations wherein they are derived

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

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

. Copeland, R. Hopson, T. Simmons, and M. J. Leibowitz, “The role of professional identity in graduate school success for under‐represented minority students,” Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ., vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 70–75, Mar. 2013, doi: 10.1002/bmb.20673.[4] A. Wierzbicka, “A case study of emotion in culture: German Angst,” 1999, pp. 123–167. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511521256.003.[5] E. H. Erikson, Identity, youth, and crisis, [1st ed.]. New York: New York : W. W. Norton, 1968. [Online]. Available: https://unlv-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/ovttgp/01UNLV_ALMA21171117 830004081[6] M. P. Orbe, “Theorizing multidimensional identity negotiation: Reflections on the lived experiences of first-generation college students,” New

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil Opfer; Jaeho Son; John Gambatese

Page 6.37.3Guest Speakers“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”In terms of guest speakers and topics for the graduate seminar, UNLV is fortunate to be locatedin a large urban area with a dynamic construction market. These two factors help to provideoutside speakers to the two semesters of this program. However there are some significantproblems in dealing with guest speakers.Some of these problems that we have encountered include the fact that in the currentconstruction industry environment there is a significant scramble for talent. At UNLV and otherinstitutions job boards are full of recruitment ads

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahram Varzavand; John Fecik; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

ability “ . . . to provide students with a broad and comprehensiveknowledge of both the liberal arts and science and technology. . . . [and concluded that] The nextcentury will make exceptional demand on educators and educational institutions, and we have aresponsibility to meet those demands.”The sustained proliferations of these reports note many recommendations, advisories, and proposalsto higher education in general and those specific to graduate and/or doctoral programs. In the report,Reshaping the graduate education of scientists and engineers, the committee described the currentstate of graduate education as basic to achieving national goals. First, our universities are responsible for producing the teachers and researchers

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Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

Joseph Holles; Lawrence Schmidt

) provide a focused application of RDM to activevitally important since they are in a special position to inspire research projects. These goals were then separated into indi-future students with the excitement and understanding of vidual learning objectives as reflected in the assessment, below.cyberinfrastructure-enabled scientific inquiry and learning.”[9] One recommended textbook was used for the course: DataFaculty studies concluded that researchers felt that some form Management for Researchers by Kristen Briney.[15] Additionalof data information literacy was needed for their students.[2] resources for the course included DMPtool[16] and the Data Graduate student education on RDM has generally taken

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fadi Castronovo, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John I. Messner, Pennsylvania State University; Robert M. Leicht, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Construction

InformationModels for the development of additional learning modules. The presented work illustrates howthe influence of instructional theories and design can support the generation of a new learningplatform for construction engineering and management.1. Introduction One of the main objectives of engineering education is to shape students that possess awide variety of knowledge, skills, and attitudes obtained as a result of education, experience, andachievement.[1] This holds true for construction engineering students, who are challenged withreal world problems during their education and after graduation. This educational objectiverequires educators to prepare their learners to solve real world problems, with which theArchitecture, Engineering and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Rakesh Nagi

of agile competition in practice will depend on “an agile education system” thatwill impart the right skills, knowledge, and motivation to participants. With these objectives in mind, andto address manufacturing education needs to promote and understand agile manufacturing concepts, aunique graduate level course is being offered at the Department of Industrial Engineering, SUNY-Buffalo. Theobjective is to provide young manufacturing engineers with core competencies in both manufacturing andinformation technology, and the creative integration of the two to accomplish an agile industry. In this paper we discuss the curriculum design and experiences of this course. In a more general sense, itis our desire to share the motivation behind

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed B. Trabia, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Julie A. Longo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Engineering Ethics

assistance to the campus and community, and maintains the collec- tion in assigned subject areas. Her current research interests include information literacy instruction and assessment, the impact of student affect on learning, data literacy, and data management planning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Training Graduate Engineering Students in EthicsAbstractThe Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegasembarked on providing ethics instruction to incoming graduate students in the form of amandatory workshop. The College has a diverse graduate student population, including asizable international component, who are enrolled in several M.S. and

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Luis L. Martins, University of Texas, Austin; Anita Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

complete the graduate degree (Table 3). These interest scales are composed mostlyof simple items such as “I like doing research,” but also items about interesting “engineeringwork” and “research topic” (Table 2). Clearly, graduate students should be engaged incoursework, projects and research that interests them. The mean of engineering interest isparticularly high (4.27, Table 3), which is to be expected among a group that has completedundergraduate degrees and made the decision to pursue additional engineering education. Thekey to intervention may be math/science competence, which focuses on the ability to apply mathand science to problems using relationships, models and analysis. Respondents’ confidence inthese skills was both higher than in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Paul S. Nerenberg, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

;80%) (Figure 3) in the Los Angeles County1. Also, according to the California Figure 1. High-child poverty census tracts with Figure 2. Low-education attainment census tracts respect to Cal State LA service area. with respect to Cal State LA service area.Figure 3. High-Hispanic concentration census tracts Figure 4. Six-year frosh graduation rate in with respect to Cal State LA service area. engineering and computer science at ECSTDepartment of Education, the percentage of economically-disadvantaged students that meet Englishand Math standards are 32% and 21%, respectively, compared to 62% and 50% for not economically-disadvantage students2. The socio-economic characteristics of the regions match

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rogelio Palomera-Arias, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

programs had dedicated and fully developed BIMclasses included in their curriculums, while 52 % claimed BIM content was embedded inconventional courses[3]. New positions, such as “BIM engineer” or “BIM manager”, are nowavailable to current college graduates that might develop into their career paths. As thestakeholders in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, especiallymedium to large size contractors, are progressively taking advantage of BIM technology, thestructured BIM education at construction programs is progressing at a slower pace. It is critical Page 26.1502.3to address this need with an efficient and effective BIM

Conference Session

Opportunities within Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Juan David Ortega, Purdue University, West Lafayette and Universidad EAFIT; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University - Engineering Education

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Graduate Studies

readersarticulate their own stories, appreciate their path, and increase their sense of belonging in theengineering education community. We believe that the major elements of our stories transcendthe borders of engineering education and connect to the broader graduate student experience. Forexample, finding and rekindling the deep personal connection to our research work became atopic of interest. In addition, the ability to affect change while being authentic and true to ourvalues was another topic of interest that arose throughout the discussions of the future and fear.Qualities of our co-operative inquiry group. For researchers and students seeking to embarkon a co-operative inquiry, the generative and emergent nature of the work can be a challenge

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Special Topics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Caroline Crosthwaite; David Radcliffe

Page 7.285.4placing traditional courses in the workplace context, the program aims to enhance the people and Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationbusiness skills of its graduates without compromising their technical knowledge. On the contrary,the knowledge they gain is knowledge-in-action and the other experiences broaden theirunderstanding and their networks. This process is supported by a new course called ProfessionalDevelopment, which forces the students to reflexively analyse their broader learning in terms ofthe development of desirable graduate attributes.The USLP has run successfully

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin; Edward Wheeler, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-987: PASSING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONAS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN A GENERAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM: LESSONS LEARNEDRichard Helgeson, University of Tennessee-Martin Richard Helgeson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Helgeson received B.S. degrees in both electrical and civil engineering, an M.S. in electral engineering, and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of Buffalo. He actively involves his undergraduate students in mutli-disciplinary earthquake structural control research projects. He is very interested in engineering educational pedagogy, and has taught a wide range of

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2024 CIEC

Authors

MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE; Christopher Gabany

since the funding, tax breaks, emphasis are on EV–not onother alternatives to gasoline. Now the questions students need to answer or explore is could oursociety use hydrogen generated by solar or renewable energy sources to fuel cars by generatingelectricity via fuel cells. The need to have an expensive and heavy battery (with its impact onmileage per energy unit) made by polluting the land for mining heavy metals must also beconsidered and balanced. These are topics students can discuss in a seminar-type class and learnto think ethically, commercially, and environmentally. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

courses), becausethe majority of students were working adults employed full time who generally enrolled in oneor two courses per semester. The sixty-nine students were concentrated in a few program areas,but the enrolled students included those interested in almost every one of the eight program areasoffered by the School.DiscussionThe following discussion touches upon some of the numerous issues that arose in the less-than-a-year time period that followed the approval of the degree. The topics included for commentinclude scheduling and curriculum, faculty and resources, marketing, international enrollments,assessment and some suggestions for others facing these issues.While the topic of graduate education was addressed recently in the Journal of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Long, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

qualityassurance. The core of this activity is a three term course sequence encompassing team basedconstruction of a real-world enterprise scale system. The projects are based on problems derivedfrom on campus research projects or industry partners.Junior Project Course Sequence Educational ObjectivesThe Junior Project course sequence is the first exposure for most software engineeringtechnology students to large scale software engineering problems. Topics include softwareengineering process, scheduling, architecture, and teamwork. This is also the first time studentswork on a project spanning multiple quarters. In some instances, projects are a continuation froma previous year team effort. The junior project is a required sequence and must be completed

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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

Authors

Larisa Olesova; Duoduo Liao, George Mason University; Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J. Foxwell, George Mason University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

-classenvironment itself provides this opportunity, but in online formats, the instructional designshould be pre-structured to make it happen. Community building can be added to the syllabus aspart of a learning assignment. For example, grouping students for topic search, sharing resources,or any other low-level activities can help build relationships. Forming small groups is always agood idea so that students have the opportunity to contribute equally.ConclusionThis exploratory study contributed to the field of STEM education and, specifically, tounderstanding how STEM graduate students learn in shared collaborative learning environments.The findings revealed that inquiry-based online courses with integration of applied research peerreview activities need

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R. H. Parsons; S.J. Steiner; K C Dee; G. Judd

separate sessions. The social differences are discussed in a small groupsession led by current international graduate students who explain their own experiences: how they learned tocope with the American way of doing things, how they have integrated their own social needs into their daily Page 1.150.3 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingslives, etc. A program conducted by the International Education Office supplements the Graduate Schoolsefforts. The second sessions is aimed at helping the international student understand what it means to be anAmerican educator. Generally a major difference

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles W. P. Finn; William E. Cole

. In this paper, we present the results of thisanalysis. These results include information on what our graduates are doing, what they find mostimportant from their education, their pursuits of further education, their professional associations(including registration), and general implications these results have upon the MET curriculum. INTRODUCTIONIn February 1997, we undertook a survey of the MET graduates from The School of EngineeringTechnology at Northeastern University. The main goal in this survey was to learn what skills ouralumni found most and least important in the work place. Particular interests were the balancebetween technical knowledge and skills versus the process skills including problem

Conference Session

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

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

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Mechanical Engineering

. Therefore, it was decidedto survey students who were within thirty hours of graduation to determine factors that contributed intheir graduation delays. The Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) atUTSA requires 128 SCH of coursework. The degree requirement includes 42 SCH of the UniversityCore Curriculum (or General Education). Courses in general chemistry, engineering physics, andcalculus are parts of both the University Core Curriculum and the engineering degree requirements.Ninety eight (98) students completed their degrees between fall 2012 and fall 2013. In examiningthe transcripts of these students, several observations were made, as summarized below.The examination of transcripts revealed that students had attempted as

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

AC 2010-196: STRENGTHENING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORINNOVATION: FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE EDUCATIONFOR THE NATION’S ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY ? PART I EARLY CAREERDEVELOPMENT: DIRECT LEADERSHIP ?Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina Page 15.1106.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Strengthening the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Innovation: Foundations of Professional Graduate Education for the Nation’s Engineers in Industry ─ Part I Early Career Development: Direct Leadership ─ Part I 1. The Direct Leadership Function of Engineering in Industry

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

need.However, industrial innovation is constrained by the supply, retention, and further professional graduatedevelopment of the “innovative capacity” of the professional U.S. Engineering Workforce in America’stechnology-based industries. Central to this issue is the idea of improved collaboration betweenAmerica’s universities and industry in the professional graduate engineering educational process. Tofurther the graduate education of the nation’s engineers who are the primary generators of the nation’stechnology for competitiveness.12-2. Strategic Engineering Leadership Skills ─ “Engineering is a very creative profession and practice concerned with the combining of human, economic, and material resources to meet the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

Paper # 1939 • Session 3225 (Educational Research and Methods) Using 3D CAD as a tool to integrate topics across the curriculum W. K. Szaroletta, B. A. Harding, M. M. Tomovic Purdue UniversityAbstractToo often CAD is taught as a subject or addressed in isolated assignments among perhapsseveral courses in a degree program. However it appears to be rarely used as a trulyintegrated design and documentation tool crossing diverse specialty disciplines within adegree program. This paper discusses how various faculty are introducing CAD as aunifying tool applicable for a variety of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

are designed to produce the next generation of experts in industry andacademia. In parallel to recent advances in science and engineering, convergence research — themerging of diverse knowledge — is being called upon to solve complex problems at theintersection of science and society. To align graduate STEM education with the need ofconvergent approaches, graduate students are expected develop skills in problem solving,collaboration, systems thinking, and communication. This article describes ConGrad, aconvergent graduate education framework that combines transdisciplinary methodologies,experiential learning, and learning by teaching, within the context of a project-based curriculum.Using the ConGrad framework, we propose a program in which