-intensive programintended for students in majors from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences or theCollege of Arts and Sciences at who wish to learn about the emerging field of nanotechnology.The coursework in the Minor provides a broad background in the science, design, manufacture,and societal, health and environmental impacts of nanomaterials and nanoscale structures andtheir applications in engineering and health related areas. The inclusion of a minimum of twosemesters of research in the students’ own major areas, as well as choice of technical electives,will allow for integration into current interests and disciplines, and will provide knowledge andskills valuable to students planning to seek employment or graduate studies in fields
manuscripts and materials, such as books, reports, monographs, and newspapers; • Enabling the JIS to be compatible with other main word processors (e.g. Word Perfect); and • Ensuring the same protocol as PBS in order for information to be imported or exported between the PBS and JIS.Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank for the financial support from the School of Graduate Studies and Research at theUniversity of the West Indies under the Dean’s Award for Postgraduate Research (no. CRP/DA 9BL).Bibliographies 1. Ball, R. The scientific information environment in the next millennium, Library Management, 21, 1 (2000) pp.10-12 2. Schatz, B.R. Information retrieval in digital libraries: bringing
Super- computing Education Program 2006 and was the curriculum director for the Supercomputing Education Program 2005. In January 2008, he was awarded the NSF CAREER award for work on transforming en- gineering education through learner-centric, adaptive cyber-tools and cyber-environments. He was one of 49 faculty members selected as the nation’s top engineering educators and researchers by the US National Academy of Engineering to the Frontiers in Engineering Education symposium. Page 23.1110.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Studying Factors that
methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. She is the principal investigator for the Research on Identity and Motivation in Engineering (RIME) Collaborative.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Holly Matusovich is the Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor
engineering education research, and the Associate Director of Educational Innovation and Impact for UGA’s Engineering Education Trans- formations Institute (EETI). In addition to coordinating EETI’s faculty development programming, Dr. Morelock conducts research on institutional change via faculty development, with an emphasis on innova- tive ways to cultivate and evaluate supportive teaching and learning networks in engineering departments and colleges. He received his doctoral degree in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where he was a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. His dissertation studied the teaching practices of engineering instructors during game-based learning activities, and how these
, with project areas definedby the College of Engineering and Fellows selected to work on specific tasks. Over the years, wehave evolved to a more student-directed approach, where current Fellows help to recruit andtrain new cohorts and students propose and develop their own projects with support from theirmentors and peers. We offer lessons learned, feedback from past and current Fellows, andpractical suggestions for other graduate programs interested in adapting this type of professionaldevelopment experience for their own campuses.IntroductionIn addition to the technical and research skills gained through graduate studies, engineeringstudents pursuing advanced degrees need to strengthen their communications, teamwork, andleadership skills
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Cultural Adaptation and Advising Dynamics: Insights from International Engineering Graduate StudentsAbstractThis research study is step one in exploring cultural considerations affecting advising dynamicsbetween advisors and international Ph.D. students in engineering disciplines in the United States.The study draws from the Intercultural Competence Framework as the theoretical lens. It collectsdata from four international PhD students in engineering at one public institution by employingsemi-structured interviews. Further, the results concentrate on the need to
western university explored student’sneed for access to mental health care and their utilization of it (Hyun et al.2006). The researchers looked at several measures of graduate student stress:mental health needs, functional relationships with advisors, financial status,family burden, academic discipline, program competitiveness, social support,race/ethnicity and international status, and utilization of mental health services(Hyun et al. 2006, p. 249). The study showed that there was a statistically sig-nificant difference between men and women reporting that they or a colleaguehad experienced a stressful event within the last year, with more women stating’yes’ (Hyun et al. 2006, p. 255). This represents the dichotomy of stress expe-rienced by the
choice and opt to switch majors at least onceduring their academic journey [4,5], a significant number refrain from doing so, primarily due totime and financial constraints [6]. For those who stick with their original major, around two-thirds of college graduates express regret regarding their chosen field of study [7]. Switchingmajors could result in additional semesters to graduation and increased costs due to tuitiondifferentials and additional foundation credits required in the new major. Instead, a more viableoption could be pursuing a graduate education in their desired field after completing theirundergraduate degree. Apart from offering higher earning potential and a lower unemploymentrate [8], a graduate degree provides the flexibility
Paper ID #38064A Scaffolded Approach to Active Learning in the Graduate ClassroomDr. Sarah A. Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology Sarah A. Goodman is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. She teaches graduate-level crystallography and research methods courses, and undergraduate-level introductory materials science courses. Her teaching and research interests include the use of active learning in graduate courses, supporting English Language Learners at the graduate and undergraduate level, and helping students develop a sense
understand how graduate students experience thetransition from engineering disciplines into engineering education research. Moore et al. [5]studied graduate students’ transitions into engineering education and argued that theepistemological and ontological shifts of this transition created challenges in learning how towrite within their new discipline. Engineering education research has different expectationsaround the structure of academic arguments, which can be challenging for students to navigatewhen they enter the discipline as a new researcher [5]. To help students navigate this disciplinarytransition and develop effective writing practices, it is important to understand how studentsperceive and negotiate expectations around academic
categories are logically related, and 3) the outcomes were parsimonious22-23.Validity and ReliabilityTwo types of validity checks, communicative and pragmatic validity, are common withphenomenographic studies. The communicative validity check requires being able to defend theresults to the research community, as well as representatives of the research sample (although notthe interviewees themselves). This was achieved by establishing a dialogue with the participantsduring the interviews, focusing on the transcripts as a whole, and by working with otherresearchers during the analysis. In phenomenography, reliability is ensured by detailing theinterpretive steps of the study and presenting examples to illustrate those23. Those steps areincluded in the
Paper ID #37342Exploring the Relationship Between Culture and Science,Engineering, and Mathematics Graduate Students’ MentalHealth (Full Paper)Sarah Bork Sarah Jane (SJ) Bork received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University in 2017, and her M.S. in Engineering Education Research from the University of Michigan in 2020. As a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, SJ is studying the mental health experiences of engineering graduate students.Nicholas YoungJoi-lynn Mondisa (Assistant Professor) Joi Mondisa, PhD
. In addition, several of the team members were personallyfamiliar with life in Puerto Rico; their ability to communicate with Caras con Causas staff inboth English and Spanish helped promote effective communication. The participants in DRR-2020 have presented a case study of their experience at the annual meeting of the CommunityInformatics Research Network and at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting [18],[19].V. Reflections / Future Directions for Cohort Challenges “Cohort Challenges” provide a rich and rewarding transdisciplinary experience byindividuals and teams of students that complements traditional graduate training. This paperoutlines an approach for providing this experience. Like any curriculum or educational
a full-time student (e.g., taking classes, performing research, meetingpaper deadlines, teaching, etc.) along with those required to maintain, or for many to begin, anindependent, adult life (e.g., managing limited financial resources, sustaining relationships, etc.)[4], [9]–[11]. As such, it is no surprise that graduate students experience a significant amount ofstress [2], [12]–[17].While it seems clear that the stressors impacting graduate students are different than those facingundergraduate students, the majority of studies on student mental health either primarily focus onundergraduates or group the two populations together [1], [9], [10], [13], [14], [18], [19]. Thehandful of studies that do focus specifically on graduate students
not include any electivecourses. The bridge also incorporates an innovative excursions component that provides studentswith breadth in computing by reading and discussing CS research papers, participating inhands-on activities with core computing tools, and engaging with guest speakers in the field.The final semester begins the transition phase, which also serves as an off-ramp from the iCANprogram. The coursework consists of an individual study (a capstone experience focused onindustry, research, or entrepreneurship) and a graduate-level CS elective. The transition phaseconnects program participants to the network and resources they need to succeed in thecomputing industry or academia.Regular letter grades are used for all courses. Students
successAbstractWriting, regardless of stage in one’s academic career, can be a challenge. For many graduatestudents, the writing of the dissertation may be the most difficult part of the academic journey.The collection of thoughts, the ability to ground research in appropriate literature, and expressingthe topic and research activities so that others reading the work can understand may includeabilities and skills a graduate student needs to develop. Writing a dissertation can be a lonelyproposition as the graduate student may only receive feedback and support from their advisor. Toassist students in reaching their writing goals, the Graduate School at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity piloted WRITE-D: Writing in the Discipline with graduate students in the Civil
engineering research are significant.Not only can students apply and extend knowledge they have learned in the classroom, they havean opportunity to engage in creative, abstract and critical thinking that leads to concrete, hands-on engineering applications. However, in many engineering programs, the current demand forundergraduate research exceeds available resources. As a result, many engineering students areprecluded from participating in research during their undergraduate studies. Furthermore, moststudents enter research labs without the tools and background to hit the ground running. In thispaper, we describe an inquiry-based engineering methods course designed to engage junior andsenior level engineering students in structured, self-directed
theoriginal APS design called for following 40 engineering graduates into the workforce or graduateschool, it proved more feasible to target early career engineers already employed in companies towhich researchers had access. This realignment resulted in cross-sectional rather thanlongitudinal study of engineers in the workplace.4. Longitudinal CohortMethodsThe goal of the Longitudinal Cohort was to identify and characterize pathways by which studentsmake the choice to become an engineer. This line of research focused exclusively on theundergraduate period (freshman through senior years). To accomplish the goal, researchersemployed four main research methods: surveys, structured interviews, ethnographic methods,and engineering design tasks
undergraduate degree in the same degree area. More broadly, there have been discussions about enhancing graduate education in STEMdisciplines (7). While graduate school emphasizes more specialized study in a discipline, there isa need for balancing depth and breadth in terms of knowledge and skills. In addition, it isimportant that all graduates of an EE program have a common intellectual foundation. Graduatelevel courses also serve as a bridge between “education” and “research,” and an important aspectof graduate education is training students to do research and advance the forefront of knowledgein EE. At Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, a graduate program in Environmental andEcological Engineering (EEE), conferring both Masters
AC 2012-3535: ENHANCING GRADUATE ONLINE PROGRAMS BY US-ING DIGITAL LIBRARY SERVICESDr. Vladimir Genis, Drexel University Vladimir Genis, a professor and Engineering Technology Program Director in the School of Technology and Professional Studies, Drexel University, has developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nonde- structive testing, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. Results of his research work were published in scientific journals and presented at the
Education, 2006 Community Building and Identity Development Through Graduate Coursework in Engineering EducationAbstractThe new engineering education graduate degree program at Purdue University is a pipeline foreducating future engineering faculty and professionals interested in pursuing careers that supportresearch-based engineering education reform. The first cohort of doctoral seeking students wasadmitted in Fall 2005. Two courses were developed to address community building and identitydevelopment in this new field of study. Emphasis was placed on these two ideas as the field iscurrently not well defined and the research community is relatively small and fragmented. Suchemphasis is also intended to circumvent common
and equipment grants to formalize a curriculaaround the captured knowledge. Akbar and Dutta12 address the balance that must be foundbetween research and education that is complicated by the inclusion of both government andindustrial labs. They conclude there is a “synergistic benefit of such an approach and reinforce aprevalent belief that innovation in research can help enrich education.” Finally Newberry13developed a missile system design graduate curriculum that strove to balance scientificdevelopment and robust design. He emphasized that “Design and judgment are the essence ofengineering; they are the primary factors that differentiate engineering from science.” This is alesson that should not be forgotten even as we work hard to advance
if they did change their major.IntroductionAs part of ongoing research, data was gathered on the visualization abilities of students enrolledin introductory engineering graphics courses at Virginia State University, an HBCU. The pretestscores of these students on the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test (PSVT) (Guay, 1976) weresignificantly lower than the average expected for incoming engineering and technology students.The visualization abilities of these subjects were improved through a variety of methodsincluding sketching, haptic activities and multimedia exercises. The content of the courses variedslightly throughout the years referenced in this study but consistently covered the topics oforthographic projection, section views, auxiliary
Paper ID #31773Achievements, Issues and Recommendations of Quality Assurance inEngineering Education within Colleges and Universities in Mainland Chinaunder the Background of Program AccreditationDr. Ming Li, Beijing Foreign Studies University Ming Li is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies Univer- sity, Beijing, China. He received B.A. in Qingdao Agricultural University, M.Ed. in Shandong Normal University, and Ph.D. in Beihang University. From March 2013 to June 2013, he studied in School of En- gineering Education at Purdue University as a visiting scholar. After obtaining
2006-511: USING REMEDIATION TO IMPROVE VISUALIZATION ABILITIES INMINORITY ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSNancy Study, Virginia State University Dr. Study is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. She formerly was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, and also taught as an Instructor at Missouri State University in the Department of Technology. Her research interests include the visualization and haptic skills of engineering and technology students. Page 11.1405.1
Paper ID #39105Future GR.A.D.S. (Graduate & Advanced Degree Students); A MentoringProgram to Support Undergraduate Hispanic Seniors through the GraduateSchool Application Process.Susan Arnold Christian Susan Arnold Christian currently serves the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers as a Manager for the Research & Innovation office. She helps lead the MentorSHPE and InternSHPE programs in this role. In her former roles she has served as the Assistant Director for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA from 2010-2020. Prior to joining Virginia Tech in
and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include applied decision making, modeling and simulation, virtual reality, and process improvement. He contributed to research directed to improve engineering education.Dr. Ashkan Negahban, The Pennsylvania State University, School of Graduate Professional Studies Dr. Ashkan Negahban is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management at The Pennsylvania State University, School of Graduate Professional Studies. He has a PhD and MS from Auburn University and a BS from University of Tehran (all in Industrial Engineering). His research interest is in the application of agent-based, discrete event, and Monte Carlo
Paper ID #38332GRADS (Graduate & Advance Degree Students) Mentoring Groups: Build-ing aSupporting Community for Hispanic Graduate Students in STEMDr. Dayna L. Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dr. Dayna L. Mart´ınez currently serves as a Director of Research & Innovation at SHPE. In this role, she oversees the Equipando Padres program, pre-college programming, graduate programming, faculty development, as well as different aspects of research and data analysis. An industrial engineer by training, before joining SHPE, Dayna was a faculty member in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
AC 2012-4609: STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IMPACTING ENGINEER-ING FORMATION: CULTURAL IMMERSION (CIB)Prof. Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health, and Environment Research Organization Melany M. Ciampi is professor of electrical and computer engineering. Currently, she is the President of Safety, Healt,h and Environment Research Organization (SHERO), Vice-President of Internationale Gesellschaft fr Ingenieurpdagogik (IGIP), Vice-President of Science and Education Research Council (COPEC), and Vice-President of Fishing Museum Friends Society (AAMP). She is Co-chair of Working Group ”Ingenieurpdagogik im Internationalen Kontext” and member of Executive Committee of IGIP, Council Member of International Council for Engineering and