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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth A. Bucher MSW, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program

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semester. Faculty whohad experienced a student’s accidental death just months prior were approached aboutrecommending their advisees participate in Group Wellness Coaching with the objective ofcreating community and connection.In order to be intentional, consultation regarding objectives, outcomes and evaluation wassought. University resources utilized include Counseling & Consultation Services, Office ofDiversity, Student Wellness Center, Engineering Career Services, University Center for theAdvancement of Teaching, and Center for the Study of Student Life. It is the author’s hope thatpresenting the material will encourage other staff and faculty to collaborate across theircampuses to create holistic graduate student programming to meet unmet

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Nidaa Makki; Esther R. Wain-Weiss, Universtiy of Akron

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college) is regularly the requirement for tenure (via somequantitative measures, such as end-of-semester evaluations). Therefore, one may opine thatdespite the availability of centers for teaching and learning on many college campuses or theubiquity of teaching workshops, new faculty in engineering need to spend their available time intheir research pursuits to meet the tenure requirements in that area (e.g. external funding dollars,grant submissions, archival publications, mentoring graduate students to degree completion, etc.)One approach to address this concerning issue is to provide a baseline foundation of engineeringeducation training for potential faculty members during their Ph. D. training. A few of theseprograms exist already at various

Conference Session

Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Mona Alsaffar, University of Florida; Serafina C. Schwerer; Nicholas Brown, University of Florida; Josias Ouedraogo

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a desalination plant in line with a power plant can allow for the desalination plant toutilize excess power plant heat to account for thermal energy requirements in thermal treatmentprocesses, reducing energy demand. Some researchers are even exploring coupling a power plantthat utilizes cold air rather than water for cooling and using waste heat to power a low-temperature desalination plant to drastically improve energy efficiency in both systems andreduce water temperature in discharged brine. Theoretical estimates predict that this power anddesalination method could be as much as 50% more efficient than current processes (17).Case StudyA study of the biological impact of a large-scale desalination plant was conducted in Key West,Florida

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bachu, University of Bridgeport; Deepak S. Deepawale, University of Bridgeport; Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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240 case entries, including 14 appearances in Court and Legal Depositions. Dr. Hmurcik's interests have changed over the years: starting in Solar Cell technology in 1977, Dr. hmurcik is currently pursuing work in Medical Electronics and Electric Safety. Page 13.176.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Evaluation of Indian International Graduate Students’ Expectations and ExperiencesAbstractThis research analyzes the expectations and experiences of international graduatestudents who study at American universities. More specifically, the aim of this study is tofind the

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Rene Alexander Soto Perez, Purdue University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University; Michael C. Loui, Purdue University; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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articles in compu- tational complexity theory, in professional ethics, and in engineering education research. He currently serves on the Advisory Group for the Online Ethics Center at the National Academy of Engineering. He is a Carnegie Scholar, a Fellow of the IEEE, and a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Edu- cation. Professor Loui was the editor of the Journal of Engineering Education from 2012 to 2017 and the executive editor of College Teaching from 2006 to 2012. He was Associate Dean of the Graduate Col- lege at Illinois from 1996 to 2000. He directed the theory of computing program at the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1991. He earned the Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colby Weishaar, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Trevor Joe Dodson, University of Arkansas

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analytical portions of the test are converted to apercentile score to allow for comparison of scores across testing dates.Perceptions of the GREThere have been studies conducted on how students perceive the GRE and whether it is viewedas being a fair test by different social classes and ethical groups. Research conducted by Kliegeret al. in 2017 concluded that for United States citizens, “the average standardized test scores ofWhite and Asian examinees have generally exceeded the average scores of Black and Hispanicexaminees by at least one half to a full standard deviation [5].” This seems to support the claimmade by Groeger in 1998 who indicated that a “sample of 4,248 first-year graduate studentsshowed that 96% of the Black applicants indicated

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

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Graduate Studies

“accelerated” (a.k.a., 5-year masters, 4+1, etc.)masters programs allow seniors to take graduate-level courses that apply toward their Master’sdegree while still classified as undergraduates. Economies of scale provide opportunities forconcurrent offerings of upper division technical elective and graduate courses to fulfill the needsof both groups for students. The needs of the profession demand graduate degrees ofengineering practitioners at some point in their careers and five-year BS/MS programs addressthis need at the entry level.IntroductionEngineering is defined as the profession “that applies knowledge of the mathematical and naturalsciences gained by study, experience, and practice to develop ways to economically utilize thematerials and

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-3940: GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT WRITTEN FEED-BACK ON STUDENT RESPONSES TO PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION QUES-TIONS WITHIN AN AUTHENTIC ENGINEERING PROBLEMMs. Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University Raslinda Ghazali is a second-year Ph.D. student at Purdue University. Ghazali’s background is in tourism management with both bachelor’s and master’s in this area. Ghazali started to be involved in MEA research since a year ago due to an interest on qualitative study in behavioral research.Dr. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. She received her B.S. and M.S. in food science from Cornell University

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Frehill, Self employed consultant; Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

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AC 2010-1957: DESTINATION UNKNOWN: GENDER DIFFERENCES INATTRITION FROM GRADUATE STUDY IN ENGINEERINGLisa Frehill, Self employed consultant Lisa Frehill is an evaluation consultant with more than a decade of experience evaluating educational programs. She earned her PhD at the University of Arizona in 1993, after which she was on the sociology faculty at New Mexico State University and then the PI for New Mexico State University’s ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation award. Current projects focus on: engineering workforce; gender and ethnic issues in access to STEM careers; and women’s international participation and collaboration in STEM.Amanda Lain, Freelance Consultant has an MA in

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-4433: THE INFLUENCE OF A COLLEGE TEACHING WORK-SHOP SERIES ON TEACHING ASSISTANT PERCEPTIONS OF PREPARED-NESS AND SELF-EFFICACYMr. Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University K. Andrew Richards is a doctoral student studying physical education pedagogy at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in physical education from Springfield College (Mass.) and an M.S. from Purdue Univer- sity prior to beginning doctoral studies. Richards has taught several physical education teacher education courses at Purdue and is involved in the supervision of student teachers in health and physical education. His research interests relate to teacher preparation and continuing professional development. Specifically, Richards’s

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Montgomery, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

EngineeringIntroductionMost of the training future faculty receive in graduate school focuses on the research aspects ofthe enterprise. The typical new faculty member has little if any opportunity to prepare for theteaching aspects of an academic career. In this paper I share my experiences in nine offerings ofa graduate course on Teaching Engineering. The goal of the course is to prepare graduatestudents for the teaching responsibilities of a faculty position, acquaint them with learningtheories, give them a chance to discuss teaching issues and give them practice preparingmaterials for a course they might teach someday. These materials include: Educationalobjectives using higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy, textbooks and other supporting material,detailed syllabus

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Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

maintains a relationship with a less-experienced, oftennew member to the organization and provides information, support, and guidance so as toenhance the less-experienced member's chances of success in the organization and beyond.” [3]The goal of the mentoring relationship is to enhance the student's academic success and tofacilitate the progression to post-graduate plans, either graduate study or a career in theworkplace. In the university setting, graduate students might receive mentoring from either theiradvisor or non-advisor. This study concentrates on mentoring relationship between graduatestudents and their advisor. Faculty advisor can be either research advisor or academic advisor.However, it is common that graduate students’ works are most

Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Effectiveness of an On-Campus Open House Targeting Underrepresented StudentsAbstractThe study highlights the outcomes of a program to increase diversity of the application pool bybringing prospective students to campus early in the application cycle. We identified active andearly engagement of female and underrepresented minority prospective students in an on-campusevent as a way to interest them in our graduate programs. During the one- to two-day eventstudents have the opportunity to engage with faculty, staff and students in their program(s) ofinterest, prepare for the application process and learn about funding and faculty research

Conference Session

Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

Collection

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

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

the needs of creative engineering practice in industry toenhance U.S. technological innovation and competitiveness. This paper implements the findingsof the National Collaborative as a model pilot effort at a major university. The Masters forEngineering Professionals to be introduced at New Jersey Institute of Technology is reflective ofthe skills, knowledge and actions required for early career development in developingengineering leaders for the first stage of Direct Leadership [Levels 1-3 Engineering]. Thepostgraduate engineering curriculum has been designed as a matrix of advanced studies versusskills, knowledge and actions required for Level 3 engineering. Program emphasis is placed uponengineering creativity, innovation, and its

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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

graduate programs with an undergraduate degree but without substantial preparation atall for graduate work, which typically involves a greater focus on research, reading and writing(something students in Academically Adrift did not do and may have worked to avoid). Arumand Roksa’s findings specifically target the reading and writing experiences of the studentssurveyed in the study.Half of the seniors surveyed in the Arum and Roksa work report that they have not written apaper longer than 20 pages in their last year of college.28 Students report that they spend themajority of their out of class time on social and leisure activities, not studying.29 According totheir results, the goal for students is to have fun, with academics as the excuse for the

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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Graduate Studies

Technology Master of Science ProgramAbstractPurdue University offers a Master of Science in Construction Management (CM) throughdistance delivery that includes a course only plan of study culminating in a capstone writingproject. Students enter the program after completing traditional engineering, architecture, andconstruction management undergraduate degrees from a diversity of universities around theglobe. Entering students are required to have five or more years of experience working in theconstruction industry. As is common in many engineering or technology graduate programs, thewriting proficiency of entering students is frequently inadequate to meet the demands of graduatelevel scholarly writing. Because much of the scholarly writing that is

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. Am Psychol. 1997;52(6):613–29.14. Rojewski J, Luchini-Colbry, Katy. Graduate Women “Lean In”: Building Community and Broadening Understanding. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. Seattle, WA; 2015. Page 26.1785.15Appendix A: Advertising Flyer Page 26.1785.16Appendix B: Informed Consent Form   Research Participant Information and Consent FormYou are being asked to participate in a research study

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Mentoring Graduate Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wheeless, University of Washington; Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-2030: MENTORING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS IN STEM:PERCEPTIONS AND OUTCOMESAmy Wheeless, University of Washington AMY E. WHEELESS is a graduate student at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington and a research assistant at the UW Center for Workforce Development. She will receive her Master’s of Public Administration in 2007.Brianna Blaser, University of Washington BRIANNA BLASER is a PhD candidate in the Women Studies Department at the University of Washington and a research assistant at the UW Center for Workforce Development. She will receive her doctorate degree in 2008.Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington ELIZABETH LITZLER is the Director

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Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, Ohio State University; Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

students for dental school.Dr. Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University Wolfgang Windl is Professor and Graduate Studies Chair in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. Before joining OSU, he spent four years with Motorola, ending his tenure as Principal Staff Scientist in the Digital DNA Laboratories in Austin, TX. Previously, he held postdoctoral positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Arizona State University and received his diploma and doctoral degree in Physics from the University of Regensburg, Germany. His numerous awards include the first Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Society in 2006; the 2015 Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Jordan Hanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peter Lindahl, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Samantha Dale Strasser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alison F. Takemura, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dirk R. Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jaime Goldstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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emphasis within the engineering education community (see Table 1). Of 34 total paperswith interventions for communication education, the vast majority tried to incorporate communi-cation principles into students’ coursework, either through dedicated courses or integration intotechnical courses. The same survey indicates that the majority effort has focused on undergraduateeducation, with only six total interventions targeting graduate students.Particularly conspicuous is the absence of writing center research at ASEE and FIE for the pastthree years. This absence is consistent with the observation that writing center studies have re-ceived relatively little attention outside the Writing Center Journal (WCJ), even in written compo-sition studies let

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New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

expected tocontribute to the overall cost of healthcare. A factor that increases healthcare cost and decreasesthe quality of life for the elderly is the progressive relocation from home to apartment to assistedliving to nursing care. The health of elderly people has been shown to be enhanced by aging inplace and remaining in their neighborhoods 11. The cost savings to family and society aresubstantial. In an MIT study, the cost ofhome care was reported to be 25% lessthan nursing home care 10. Despite PERCENT AG E O F UR BAN AN Dsignificant research in adapting technology RUR AL LAND AREA IN 2000to enhance aging in place, the challenge of 90

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Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #17970An Interdisciplinary Graduate Course for Engineers, Plant Scientists, andData Scientists in the Area of Predictive Plant PhenomicsProf. Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University Theodore (Ted) Heindel is currently the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at Iowa State University; he also holds a courtesy professor appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He directs the Experimental Multiphase Flow Lab- oratory at ISU, which houses a unique instrument for performing X-ray visualization studies of large-scale complex fluid flows. This

Conference Session

Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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ASEE at the University of Michigan. Page 24.1404.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Workshops on Fundamental Engineering Skills: A Graduate Student-Led Teaching Initiative1. IntroductionGraduate programs often fund doctoral students while they complete their thesis research. Thisfunding generally takes three forms: fellowships, research assistantships and teachingassistantships. Depending on the discipline, one type of funding may be more prevalent than theothers. For instance, graduate students studying English often have teaching assistantships

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Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Mullenax, Tulane University

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Graduate Studies

Class6 describes degrees leading to an advanced research qualification; US Doctorates fall into thiscategory.[6]In 2002, ISCED Class 5 first degrees in engineering awarded outside North America numbered997K versus 105K awarded within North America. For the same year, ISCED Class 6 degrees inengineering awarded outside the US numbered 30K versus 5K awarded in the US. No data wasreadily available for globally-awarded Class 5 second degrees in engineering.[7]In 2004 there were roughly 1.4M engineering jobs in the US. Aggregate salary data from thesame year shows only a 10.3% salary increase between those engineers holding a Bachelor’sDegree and Master’s Degree in engineering jobs.[8]In a longitudinal study of over 10K baccalaureate graduates from

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #6087Design, Development and Implementation of a Master of Science Degree inModeling, Simulation, and VisualizationDr. Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He has also served for two years as the Dean of the Graduate School and additional two years as the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. Dr. Latif was responsible for the graduate education ac- tivities for 14 Master’s Degree programs, development of new degree programs and courses. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri—Columbia

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic R. Primé, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Amy K. Way, Villanova University; Liza Cohen Hita Hita, Arizona State University; T Michael Liddell, CareerWISE, Arizona State University; Arti R. Sarma, Arizona State University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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visitors to the site with a unique opportunity to engage thematerial for quick answers to vexing questions or to learn essential and advanced skills that maybe used now and throughout the entirety of their careers. Page 23.427.2IntroductionProjects in the interdisciplinary CareerWISE research program, supported by the NationalScience Foundation, have two goals: (1) to better understand and explain the interplay betweenthe person and environmental conditions that affects attrition amongst students enrolled inengineering and sciences graduate programs, and (2) to strengthen personal and interpersonalskills identified as significant in assisting women

Conference Session

Mental Health of Graduate Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda C. Arnold, Arizona State University; Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, University of Massachusetts Boston; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Madison Natarajan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ashley K. Randall, Arizona State University ; Roxanna Francies, Arizona State University; Chinwendu Elyse Okwu, University of Pittsburgh

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, Truchon, & Golab, 2013;Saravanan & Wilks, 2014; UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly, 2014). A 2014 report from theUniversity of California Berkeley found that 43-46% of bioscience graduate studentsexperienced depression during their graduate studies (UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly, 2014).These concerns are especially salient for women in STEM, with evidence suggesting higherlevels of stress and anxiety, and lower overall mental health in comparison to their malecounterparts (Deziel et al., 2013; Saravanan & Wilks, 2014). Although these studies highlightthe growing mental health concerns among graduate students in STEM within the United States,more research is needed to better understand the ways in which chilly STEM climate

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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AC 2008-230: ENSURING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS: A PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRYDonald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is professor emeritus, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, University of South Carolina, past chair of the Graduate Studies Division, and chair of the National Collaborative Task ForceThomas Stanford, University of South Carolina THOMAS G. STANFORD is assistant professor of Chemical Engineering, University of South CarolinaJoseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas JOSEPH J. RENCIS is professor, head, and the 21st century leadership chair in engineering, Department of

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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