Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Zhanping You

institutions which have used DEM in the study of asphalt mixtures.Many researchers have used DEM in this area as well. The author has introduced theapplication of the DEM in graduate student projects at Texas A&M University –Kingsville (TAMUK) and Michigan Technological University (MTU) (You and Dai2006a). In Texas, five graduate students completed their master degree research projectsusing the DEM and finite element modeling simulation. In addition, several studentpapers have been prepared for publication. Two Ph.D. students and two postdoctoralresearchers at MTU are currently conducting further research to develop the DEM inasphalt mixtures so that a friendly user interface and functional predictive tool can beavailable.As part of the learning

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students, and bolster thequality of research conducted in the lab group. Involving undergraduate students in literaturecritiques is not a new concept and has been found to be beneficial [1]. The involvement ofundergraduates in a literature review seminar has the added benefit of encouraging these studentsto pursue graduate studies in engineering [2]. Advice on conducting graduate seminars isavailable in “The New Professor’s Handbook” where the authors assert that, “a seminar programcan go a long way in helping graduate students acquire the knowledge and skills to becomeindependent researchers” [3]. More specifically, research skills that can be obtained via aseminar program include: • “identify important research questions and specific

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science (SURE) program, initiated in1992, is a ten-week summer program for junior and senior level undergraduates from U.S.institutions. In 2013, the program instituted a new initiative to provide opportunities to studentsfocused on robotics research, and as a direct consequence, interest them in opportunitiesavailable through graduate study. Robotics, as a discipline, is inherently interdisciplinary,combining all aspects of engineering and computer science necessary for designing anddeploying integrated systems and solutions. Every year, eight students with diverse backgroundsare selected and paired with faculty advisors and graduate student mentors who are members

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Graham, Johns Hopkins University; Tobin Porterfield, Towson University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #21681Preparing Today’s Engineering Graduate: An Empirical Study of Profes-sional Skills Required by EmployersMr. Robert Graham, Johns Hopkins University Robert Graham is a Lecturer in the Center for Leadership Education in the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, where he has taught business communication courses since 2014. Gra- ham, who has a Master’s degree in communications from The American University, has co-authored several articles in non-technical skills and has taught English, journalism and business communications courses at Towson University and Towson University. After a

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

specify) Page 15.972.6 Figure 3, shows the difficult phases during graduate studies. The most difficult phase forboth male and female students was “in school (coursework, funding, adjusting with culture,etc)”.Figure 3: Difficult phases during graduate studies experienced by students. Most difficult phase for both male and female students was “in school”. There were some open ended responses for the option “other (please specify)” providedin the questionnaire. Some of the female students’ responses for this option are listed below: ≠ Communication skills ≠ Conducting research ≠ If you are Iraninan

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kauffmann; William Peterson

Session: 3242 A Graduate Case Study – Integration of Capstone Concepts in Engineering Management Paul Kauffmann and Bill Peterson Old Dominion UniversityAssessment and Capstone Case ProjectsMany master in engineering management programs are considering accreditation by ABET,ASEM or similar organizations as a means to demonstrate and assure quality. In manyassessment systems, a capstone project is employed to provide a consistent and controlledopportunity for students to demonstrate proficiency in key learning outcomes. This papercontributes to the literature

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Michael Preuss; John Avila, Texas A&M University; Karen Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Shannon Walton, Texas A&M University; Maria Alves, Texas A&M University; Ahmarlay Myint, Texas A&M University; Keisha Bahr, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kim Withers, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Hua Zhang, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; James Hogan; Barbara Szczerbinska, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Sonia Garcia, University of Georgia

in research, and a development andpresentation of a research poster. The second TAMUS LSAMP-supported international researchexperience seeks to inspire more URM students to pursue graduate study or research-focusedcareers by engaging third- and fourth-year URM undergraduates in a rich, interdisciplinary,team-based international research experience in Belize. Both the ELCIR and Belize experiencesare open to participating students from all alliance campuses.ELCIR Program DescriptionBy 2012, TAMUS LSAMP was considered a senior-level alliance with over 20 years of NSFfunding. At the time, “senior alliances with 20 years of funding [were] required to documentestablished practices that have been successful in the recruitment, education and

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique H. Head, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2012-5308: USING WIKIS TO FACILITATE WRITING RESEARCHABSTRACTS IN A CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE COURSEDr. Monique H. Head, Morgan State University Monique Head is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Morgan State University located in Baltimore, Md. She also holds a joint appointment as an Assistant Research Professor at Texas A&M University. Head conducts reduced- and full-scale experiments that are com- plemented by structural analysis using state-of-the-art software to study the response of bridges subjected to lateral, dynamic, and impact loads. She has vast experience modeling bridges to characterize their system response, particularly capturing the effects of highly

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 3: Student Experiences and Support

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University; Alexander V Struck Jannini, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

internalization of certain valuesover others.IntroductionGraduate students engaging in research education are vying for admission to a community ofscholars, learning to operate within specific requirements, regulations, and expectations in eachfield of study [1]. Shifts in how doctoral students view themselves and their peers, their mentors,the field, and generated knowledge occur throughout the research education process.Simultaneously, students proceed through the process of taking on or rejecting values and valuesystems (axiology) that are proliferated and perpetuated in their professional field of study. Inaddition to messages conveyed from graduate development within engineering environments,graduate students also bring their beliefs about knowledge

Conference Session

Engineering Empowered Communities: Place-Based Community Engaged Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo Rojas; Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering; Jaime Elizabeth Styer, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

four case studies of graduate students in HumanitarianEngineering and Science (HES) at Colorado School of Mines (HES @ Mines) who have used RTto connect their research with undergraduate engineering education and with the communitiesthey want to serve. The first case study will show how research on gold processing plants inASGM has been translated to teach engineering students how engineering is ultimately asociotechnical practice and how it can be disseminated so ASGM communities understand thepower dimensions affecting their work. A second case-study will describe how RT can be usedto teach engineering students community-based research methods and to empower communitiesat the intersection of ASGM and agriculture to evaluate environmental

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University; Nicole Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

PI, co-PI, advisory board member, or external evaluator on several NSF-funded projects.Dr. Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University My background and research interests are in organizational change, innovation, and leadership. My strengths are ideation and transdisciplinary teamwork. My current work focuses on organizational climate to better support the retention of engineering doctoral students from diverse groups to degree completion.Nicole Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nicole M. Else-Quest is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A first-generation college student, Dr. Else-Quest earned her Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Faculty Development I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

questions were selected to provide a sense of what the GSIslearned. Further, these reflection questions encourage GSIs to consider how student learning intheir classes would be impacted by the pedagogical practices recommended. This combinationof questions has the potential to shift a senior learner to a more mature dimension on the TAdevelopment spectrum. Therefore, this research moves beyond program evaluation to focus onthe lessons GSIs’ glean from their professional development opportunities. Although there havebeen research studies designed to examine the types of teaching-related professionaldevelopment opportunities available to graduate students, 2, 5 this project is one that specificallyfocuses on examining the experiences of first-term

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autumn R. Deitrick, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41273Exploring Engineering Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Creativity in Academicand Research EnvironmentsAutumn R. Deitrick, Pennsylvania State University Autumn Deitrick is a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). She is working under Dr. Catherine Berdanier in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory (ECRL) studying creativity in graduate-level engineering education. She earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Penn State and her S.M. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohan Aggarwal, Alabama A&M University; Benjamin Penn, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center; Ravindra Lal, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

American Physical society, American Vacuum Society, thermal analysis society and others. A number of graduate students have pursued their graduate studies leading to their Master’s and Doctoral degrees in physics from Alabama A&M University under his guidance. He has been selected in NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program cohort 10 and is serving at Marshall Space Flight Center during 2006-2007.Benjamin Penn, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center Dr. Benjamin Penn is a research scientist at NASA G.C. Marshall Space Flight Center in spacecraft and vehicle systems department. Dr. Penn earned his Bachelor’s degree in biology from Winston Salem State University in 1969, Masters in Chemistry from Rensselaer

Conference Session

DEI and Other

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

, Equity, and Inclusion”: A2 Case Study in Graduate Course Design and Assessment3 Bryn E. Seabrook4 University of Virginia 5 Abstract 6 7 Racist soap dispensers, algorithmic bias, and the confrontation of historical inequities exemplify 8 incomplete engineering. What these case studies neglect to account for is diversity, equity, and 9 inclusion (DEI). How does the engineer of the twenty-first century understand the impact of their10 research in the context of DEI? Non-technical engineering courses provide important tools to11 better understand the sociotechnical systems of the profession. This study evaluates a new12 graduate level

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED): Developing Professional and Career Readiness

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisa Schlesner Alves; Nathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Julio Enrique Teran, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

], inaddition to constraining the graduate students to a narrowed-down audience for researchdissemination and growth. Teaching and mentoring opportunities can enhance skill developmentby engaging cognitive processes that overlap with research, such as hypothesis formulation anddata interpretation, encouraging instructors to reframe and deepen their understanding of theirscientific domains, directly benefiting their research performance and conceptual clarity [2].Studies have also demonstrated that engaging graduate students in educator roles can enhance theirteaching confidence and communication skills; two critical skills for any career path [4,5]. STEM graduate programs are also rarely equipped with a structured and organized teachingprogram

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, University of Colorado; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

immense,varying from formal to informal, curricular and extra-curricular, with ages from undergraduatethrough graduate students and faculty. While many mentoring programs have good track recordsin assisting students and faculty to persist in engineering, there is a distinct lack of non-anecdotalevidence that supports these claims. The differences in structure and implementation acrossengineering mentoring programs also makes it difficult to understand which characteristics ofmentoring relationships are vital for success, as there is no unified model for mentoring in anengineering context. Previous studies examining efficacy of mentoring programs have stoppedshort of developing data driven models and best practices.The initiation of a new research

Conference Session

Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Jaquelina Ester Alvarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #25868Design, Impact and Best Practices for a Graduate Research and InnovationCenter ¨Prof. Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Hilda Teresa Ayala-Gonz´alez has a Master’s degree in Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver Canada, and a Master’s degree in Information Science from the University of Puerto Rico. Currently, she is the Research Services Librarian at the Graduate Research and Innovation Center (GRIC) at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, where she offers workshops in

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gymama Slaughter, Virginia State University; Toni Harris, Virginia State University; Kabongo Ngandu, Virginia State University; Keith Williamson, Virginia State University; Kwame Adom, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-321: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: A TOOL FORSTUDENTS PURSUING A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERINGGymama Slaughter, Virginia State UniversityToni Harris, Virginia State UniversityKabongo Ngandu, Virginia State UniversityKeith Williamson, Virginia State UniversityKwame Adom, Virginia State University Page 14.1290.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Undergraduate Research Experience: A Tool for Student Pursuing a Graduate Degree in EngineeringKey Words: Undergraduate Research Experience, Mentoring, Graduate Degree inEngineeringAbstractMany engineering programs across the country have witnessed large numbers of students leavingtheir

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan White Stewart, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University; Alexa Kottmeyer

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #21657Industry-based Case Studies for an Online Graduate Certificate Wind En-ergy ProgramDr. Susan White Stewart, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Susan Stewart is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Aerospace Engineering and Architectural Engineering Departments at Penn State. She oversees Penn State’s Graduate Certificate Program in Wind Energy. She is also the director of the Pennsylvania Wind for Schools Program, advisor for the Penn State Wind Energy Club, and a member of the North American Wind Energy Academy’s Education Committee. Her research interests lie in energy system design optimization as a

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

mathematics graduate students. As of Fall 2016, I will be an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson Uni- versity.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into

Conference Session

Session 1 - Track 3 : Exploring Experiences of Black Engineering Students Transitioning into Predominately White Institutions for Graduate Studies

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Michael Lorenzo Greene, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

transitions betweenundergraduate and graduate engineering education. Common graduate student challenges can befurther exacerbated when microaggressions, prejudice, and systemic racial barriers are dailyexperiences, as they are in the case of many Black graduate students attending historically whiteinstitutions (HWI). This work explores how different aspects of the black academic experiencecan converge to impact the experiences of Black doctoral students during their matriculationsfrom undergraduate to graduate studies. The research question addressed by this work is: Howdo Black engineering students experience the shift in institutional type when transitioning to agraduate program at an HWI from an undergraduate program at an HBCU? This study

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Gino Galvez; Eric Marinez; Alvaro Monge

plans. Most students (90.5%) reported that the researchexperience confirmed their interest in their respective fields of study. However, two studentsstrongly disagreed with this statement. In terms of the research program impacting theirpreparation for advanced coursework or thesis work, the responses varied. Almost half of thestudents agreed (“strongly agree” and “agree”) with the statement (47.6%), less than halfreported “neither agree nor disagree” (47.6%), and few reported disagreement (9.5%). Similarly,almost equal number of students felt that the experience prepared them for graduate schoolwhile others did not. Another similar trend was observed for the research experience preparingthem for a job. Responses are presented Table 5 for each

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Shenghua Wu, University of South Alabama; Min-Wook Kang, University of South Alabama; John Cleary, University of South Alabama; Lisa LaCross, University of South Alabama

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

rewarding, challenging, andessential component of research and serves as a primary indicator of academic success [1];however, it requires considerable effort, consistent feedback, and practice to develop and sustainthese skills [2], [3]. Strong writing skills are beneficial to students’ careers and enhance theircompetencies [3]. There is a particular gap for graduate students who are non-native Englishspeakers, as they often have limited opportunities to learn technical writing skills, especially in aresearch environment. Studies have revealed that many graduate students lack knowledge aboutmanuscript writing and are unfamiliar with issues like scientific misconduct [4]. Additionally,many students lack awareness of manuscript structure and the

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

to graduate degrees whileattending an undergraduate HSI.PurposeThe current study aims to identify factors contributing to Hispanic students’ aspirations to attendgraduate or professional schools. For the purpose of this paper, the research questions: “Are thereidentifiable external factors that seem to influence Hispanic engineering student aspirations to agraduate degree?” and if so, “Do graduate degree aspirations change during the undergraduateexperience?” will be addressed.MethodologyData from this study was collected during the first and second years of a three-year, longitudinal,NSF-funded study. The research methods are described below.ParticipantsTwenty one (16 male, 5 female) Hispanic sophomore engineering majors, representing a

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

] for use in helping researchers develop DMPs. Responsesto this study revealed that researchers had varied perspectives on what a DMP entails andwhether it was a formal plan (funding DMP) or may also include procedural workflowsembedded in their current research projects (a project DMP).[20]Discussion: As described above, there have been numerous efforts in the literature to teach graduatestudents how to develop DMPs associated with the student’s research project. DevelopingDMPs will also be required in the student’s future professional careers. However, there is not aclear consensus in these literature RDM courses on what exactly a DMP is and how it is used.As a result, there is not clarity on what to teach graduate students in a RDM

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

design thinking and innovations at the graduate level, he also contributes to research in engineering education, effectDr. Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard teaches both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes, conducts research on fracture mechanics and finite element analysis, and on how people become engineers. From 1999 to 2008, she was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading its engineering study. Sheppard has contributed to significant educational projects, including the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education and the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Her industry experience spans Detroit’s

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brennan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, issues of deployment are presented in the three education areas: research, a graduatecourse, and an undergraduate lab. The focus of these case studies is to outline the constrainingtechnical specifications and development hurdles. Next, a section is presented discussing thetradeoffs, e.g. the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed methodology. Conclusions thensummarize the main results.Capability Requirements: A Three-Tier ProblemThe instrumentation needs of undergraduate education, graduate education, and research incontrol theory are fundamentally driven by the project or educational goals. For mechanicalcontrol systems which are the focus area of this discussion, there are commonalities in all stages.However, the criteria for a

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricki Ingalls, Oklahoma State University; mario cornejo, Oklahoma State University; Chinnatat Methapatara, Oklahoma State University; Peerapol Sittivijan, Oklahoma State University; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Braden Hunsaker, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Claypool, University of Pittsburgh; Nuri Gokhan, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Mason, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked for two years at MEDRAD, Inc, as a Manufacturing Engineer.Nuri Gokhan, University of Pittsburgh Nuri Mehmet Gokhan is a recent Ph.D. graduate of Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Istanbul Technical University and his Industrial Engineering M.S. from the Sabanci University. His primary research interests include supply chain planning, product design, operations research, and sustainable engineering.Scott Mason, University of Arkansas Scott J. Mason is an Associate Professor and the

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Tariq Khraishi; Kristine Denman

activities. These can all serve toincrease institutional engagement. Indeed, Meyer and Marx (2014) argue that studies showstudents who feel “comfortable and accepted” are less likely to drop out (p. 527).Career development through internshipsAs noted previously, self-efficacy is an important component of engineering student retention andgraduation. Career development may be fostered through activities such as internships, cooperativeeducation, research experiences or exposure to the professional community and can influence bothacademic and professional self-efficacy. Here we focus particularly on internships.Internships are believed to be positively related to both retention and graduation, and are anopportunity for students to learn about