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GSD 8: Industry and Professional Skills

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Parker Boggs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Gabriella Coloyan Fleming, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sydni Alexa Cobb, University of Texas at Austin

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programs on the value of advanced degrees toemployability. The research questions guiding this study are: 1. According to structural engineering executives and new engineers: a. How does graduate education prepare engineering students for an industry or government position? b. How can the difference between earning a master’s or PhD degree impact an individual's preparation for entering industry?Insights gained from these findings can inform students, faculty members, and hiring managerson the professional and technical skills that appear to be most helpful for future success inindustry or government following graduate education in engineering. These findings can helpconversations regarding the alignment and

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado atBoulder has implemented this approach. [18] It begins with pedagogical training, mentorship, and supportfrom the start of the student's graduate career. It includes (1) learning pedagogical techniques, (2)assisting in learning/classroom management, (3) collaborating on curriculum development, and (4)serving as lead instructor. No follow-up report on outcomes was identified.Another example targeted to academic careers is described by a 3-year longitudinal study of aspiringcollege/university educators in STEM at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by Bouwma-Gearhart et al.[19] All participants engaged in the "Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning," part of theCenter for

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GSD 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Rohde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Emily Grace Weigel, Georgia Institute of Technology

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perspectives students bring to such programs, we can assess the degree to whichdisciplinary background shapes their approach to teaching and determine whether a generalizedprogram can still align with their values and experiences.Data were collected from 68 students in a graduate-level capstone teaching course providedthrough the Center for Teaching and Learning at a large, public, research-intensive institution inthe southeastern United States. Of these students, 37 were in the College of Engineering, while31 were from other disciplines. Students participated in a semester-long mentored teachingexperience and completed the TPI around Week 3 of the semester. They were asked to write areflection on their scores and develop teaching philosophy

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David Reeping, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Educational Research and Methods

example of mixing during analysis using a data transformation and visualizations wasBerdanier [23] in the Journal of Engineering Education. The purpose of her study was toexamine argumentation patterns in National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipProgram award statements. In her analytical procedures, she used visualizations called ‘genremaps’ to explore trends in how the writers shifted between ‘rhetorical moves’ - which refers tothe objective of the sentence in advancing the overall argument. The rhetorical moves weredeveloped for the Journal of Engineering Education study [23] through her preliminary work[24,25].The documents were coded at the sentence level, assigning an ordinal value corresponding to therhetorical move the

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed ElZomor P.E., Florida International University

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Paper ID #37591Investigating the Need for Forensic Engineering Graduate Program to Meetthe Growing Workforce DemandMr. Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University Piyush Pradhananga is a Ph.D. Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). Piyush holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tribhuwan University (TU). Piyush is currently a Dissertation Year Fellow at FIU where he focuses on multidisciplinary research that harmo- nizes sustainability in construction. His research interests include Sustainable Construction, Robotics and AI-based Construction, Engineering

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette AIA, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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graduate student experiences and satisfaction levels at KennesawState University, specifically those of Construction Management graduate students. Theexperiences examined will focus on academic (educational) and non-academic (support) areas sothat recommendations can be made to satisfy those needs better and thereby recruit and retainmore international graduate students in STEM programs such as architecture and constructionmanagement.The study will use a survey method to determine international graduate students' experience withessential issues related to academic and non-academic areas. This research explores severalaspects relating to international students’ recruitment, such as cultural differences and studentneeds regarding accommodation

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alana Teresa Smith, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Emi Aoki, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Mahsa Ghandi, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Jasmina Burek, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Charles Thompson Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Telecommunications and formerly Associate to the Dean for Research and Grad- uate Study at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from New York University, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of NewYork, and a Ph.D. in Acoustics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon graduation he became an Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987 he joined the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMASS Lowell as its Analog Devices Career Development Professor. Dr. Thompson has served on the executive boards of the Cooperative Research Fellowship program of Bell

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Professional Development Course Series for all engineering graduate students. Assanah’s research focuses on synthesizing hydrogels to mimic the mechanical behavior of the brain matter and investigate the cellular response to injury. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Cultivating Scientific Communication Skills through Professional Development Course Series for the Graduate CurriculumBritney Russell, University of ConnecticutBritney Russell is a doctoral student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Universityof Connecticut. She was a teaching assistant for the First Year Experience, ScientificCommunication, and Engineering Internships and Careers in Industry courses that

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

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yucheng Liu, South Dakota State University

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

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabella Victoria, University of Florida; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida

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provided to participants of these workforcedevelopment programs. The research questions (RQs) for this study were: (RQ1) What trainingprograms exist in the literature for workforce development for engineering Ph.D. students? (sub-RQ1) How are Ph.D. workforce training programs for engineering graduate students in theliterature being described? (RQ2) What workforce readiness skills do these training programs havefor engineering Ph.D. students and how do they align with the type of skills described in theVirginia Workplace Readiness skills framework? To address these research questions and sub-research questions, we performed a systematized literature review utilizing three databases:SCOPUS, Engineering Village and ERIC. The selection of the

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 4: Mentoring Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xixin Qiu, Pennsylvania State University

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, 2023 Writing in Discipline-Appropriate Ways: An Approach to Teaching Multilingual Graduate Students in Mechanical EngineeringIntroductionWritten communication is frequently addressed in talks on how to best prepare students forengineering practice. In surveys of employers and graduates [1]-[3], we witness a growingneed for enhancing writing abilities of future engineers. Naturally, research on engineeringwriting has explored ways to provide course-level writing support for engineering students,especially for undergraduates [4]. Given that in U.S., students graduating with a bachelor’sdegree in engineering are mostly domestic-born native speakers of English [5], the currentscholarship in Engineering Education has

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GSD 5: Mentorship

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorine Awuor Ouma, Pennsylvania State University; Cynthia Howard-Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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, mentoring new students in both master's anddoctoral programs has proven to alleviate feelings of isolation, disconnectedness, and emotionalchallenges in graduate school. These mentorship programs also shape the experiences of students[13]. Graduate program experiences can determine the extent to which students feel satisfiedwith the institution, program, and research areas. Positive experiences encourage an environmentfor graduate students to thrive, build a community, stay connected with their peers, and havegood mental health and well-being throughout the program [14]. The positive experiences, oftencultivated through intrinsic and extrinsic support mechanisms, keep the students motivated topersist in the programs of study [7].Dysfunctions in

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 1: Onboarding and Community Building in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology ; Emily L. Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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support during postgraduate study,” Act. Learn. High. Educ., vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 63–76, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1177/1469787418799185.[20] A. N. Zamora, E. August, E. Fossee, and O. S. Anderson, “Impact of Transitioning to Remote Learning on Student Learning Interactions and Sense of Belonging Among Public Health Graduate Students,” Pedagogy Health Promot., vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 203–213, Sep. 2023, doi: 10.1177/23733799221101539.[21] G. Cantor, “The loneliness of the long-distance (PhD) researcher,” Psychodyn. Pract., vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 56–67, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.1080/14753634.2019.1645805.[22] H. Janta, P. Lugosi, and L. Brown, “Coping with loneliness: A netnographic study of doctoral students,” J. Furth. High. Educ., vol. 38, no

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton

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week). The survey was designed tounderstand the students' perspectives on the factors needed to thrive as graduate engineeringstudents in the first semester of their studies in the United States. Using the factors identified byLipson [13], a Likert scale survey was created with five main themes: understanding the U.S.educational system, knowing how to learn, mastering the English language, learning the rules ofacademic dishonesty, and adjusting to the classroom. The survey questions can be found in theappendix. The following section summarizes the primary survey outcomes.ResultsThere were 19 international graduate students in the class, and 14 responded to the survey, thusachieving approximately a 74% response rate. In the rest of the paper

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin T. Spang, Ohio State University; Aaron Strickland, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University

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setsdeveloped while taking the research project course.Students participate in research for a variety of reasons, including the desire to become a scientistor to clarify, confirm, or refine their educational and career goals2. At The Ohio State University,participation in research is approximately 22.4% for undergraduate students3. According to the2012 US Census, 18.6% of students are continuing education in graduate schools4. STEMgraduate programs in the US have enrollments between 40%-70%+ international students5. Thisresearch course may train a generation of domestic students to attend graduate school and reducemany universities’ dependence on international applicants.This study was conducted under IRB exempt protocol # 2013E0570 in accordance with

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmet Zeytinci; Philip Brach

now Xerox Corporation hashelped to fund what is called “The Xerox Fellows Program” (so named in recognition of theirsustained support). This program provides a small stipend for the student and one for a facultymentor. The mentor and student agree upon an appropriate research topic. A school committeereviews and ranks the proposals; the Dean then ranks the fellowships. The fellows’ experiencehas been very beneficial to both students and mentors who have participated in the program.This paper is a brief overview of the Fellows Program, including selected examples of studentresearch projects.IntroductionOne of the most beneficial aspects of graduate studies is the opportunity for students to work asgraduate assistants in either teaching or

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DSAI Technical Session 6: Academic Success, Performance & Complexity

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina A Manasil, The University of Arizona; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Melika Akbarsharifi, The University of Arizona; Roxana Akbarsharifi, The University of Arizona; Aryan Ajay Pathare, The University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona, where he is responsible for facilitating collaboration across campus tMelika Akbarsharifi, The University of Arizona Melika Akbarsharifi is a PhD candidate in Software Engineering at the University of Arizona, studying under Professor Gregory L. Heileman. Her research at the Curricular Analytics Lab focuses on developing advanced computational methods and machine learning approaches to optimize educational pathways and student success.Roxana Akbarsharifi, The University of Arizona I am a PhD student in Software Engineering at the University of Arizona, where I also work as a graduate research assistant. I conduct research in higher education analytics and

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2011-769: PREDICTING GRADUATE SCHOOL PLANS BASED ONSTUDENTS’ SELF-ASSESSED ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSHyun Kyoung Ro, Pennsylvania State University Hyun Has been working as a graduate assistant on the Engineer of 2020 research grants that the Center for the Study of Higher Education received from the National Science Foundation at Penn State. Page 22.1167.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Predicting Graduate School Plans Based on Students’ Self-assessed Engineering Knowledge and SkillsAbstract U.S. production of STEM graduates

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GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Avdeev, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Gutzman, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Loren G Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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between the preparation provided in graduate study and the expectations ofgraduates once in industry [2]. More recently, in 2020, Choe and Borrego studied graduatestudent engineering identities and research identities alongside their career interests andrecognition of options [3]. Results revealed that students considered multiple options with amajority more interested in industry/government than academia. Recommendations underscoredthe importance of mentoring and preparing graduate students for a broad range of options inacademia, industry, and government. Thus, recent efforts have focused on faculty education tobroaden their attitudes toward non-academic research careers and support doctoral studentsexploring career options with broad societal

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Zapata, Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics; Edward Kavazanjian, Arizona State University

Paper ID #38223Connecting Research to the Broader Community: Developingand Implementing a Graduate Course Across an EngineeringResearch Center’s Partner UniversitiesJean S Larson (Education Director) Jean S. Larson, Ph.D., is the Educational Director for the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG), and Associate Research Professor in both the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology, postgraduate training in Computer

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Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Francisco Martin Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Miquela Trujillo, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Isabella Acevedo-Rodriguez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ricardo B. Jacquez, New Mexico State University

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relationships benefit thestudents in multiple ways, such as building a strong reference for job or graduate schoolapplications. Oftentimes these connections lead to an introduction to academia, including thepublication process, presenting at conferences, and grant/proposal writing. Students are exposedto one-on-one instruction on research fundamentals and scientific concepts related to their Page 24.744.7research provided by their professor. In the case study, students reported that the career advicefrom their professors and the New Mexico AMP cohort proved invaluable and unique. New Mexico AMP has greatly benefited the careers of the

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Anita Persaud, Pennsylvania State University; Drey Kharem, Pennsylvania State University; William Rothwell, Pennsylvania State University; Edgar Yoder, Pennsylvania State University

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this research was to examine the relationship of four independentvariables that were in place after high school graduation for actual graduating AfricanAmerican and Hispanic students in engineering five years later. These factors includedScholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) math scores, calculus preparation level as identifiedthrough the Penn State First-Year Testing, Counseling and Advising Program (FTCAP)score, high school grade point average (GPA), and community economic index level ofthe public high school attended (CEI––which indicated the percentage of studentsqualifying for free or reduced cost lunch). Page 15.884.6Research QuestionsThis study

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Dean for research and graduate studies for the College of Technology (2009-2010) and returned to full-time faculty in fall 2010. He was Director of the Center for Technology Literacy (2006-2010), and a member (2006- 2011) and Chair (2007-2009) of the Executive Council of the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center. In Jan. 2012, he joined the University of North Texas as professor and Chair of the Department of Engineer- ing Technology, College of Engineering. His teaching and research interests are in the control systems engineering technology area. He is a member of the ASEE and a senior member of the IEEE - Control Systems Society.Dr. Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an

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GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Yuliana Flores, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

willing to innovate extensively in thecourse over time, including the term that is the focus of this autoethnography.Returning to the course, its inverted seminar format shares much in common with journal clubpedagogy [15], [16] and courses with foundational readings [17], but with a distinctive twist. Thecourse introduces students to research literature while simultaneously providing a gatewayexperience into doctoral-level analysis and critique. In this inverted format, students play anactive role in selecting readings that report on research studies, while carefully designedparameters ensure exposure to diverse methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks.Class sessions and assignments then focus on analyzing these self-selected

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GSD 7: Innovative Graduate Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yun-Han Weng, The Ohio State University; Emily T Creamer, The Ohio State University; Jeffrey M. Bielicki, The Ohio State University; Matthew Judkins Mayhew, The Ohio State University

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education institutions play a pivotal role in cultivating this capacity. This studyinvestigates how Need for Cognition (NFC) – the tendency to enjoy and engage in effortfulthinking – relates to IC among STEM graduate students, with a focus on examining whether aninterdisciplinary training program that overlays disciplinary Ph.D. degree programs moderate theassociation between NFC and IC. Using a quasi-experimental design, this study collected datafrom Ph.D. students who are also participating in the Ohio State EmPOWERment Program – aninterdisciplinary National Research Traineeship funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation– along with a control group of Ph.D. students who only participate in their disciplinary Ph.D.programs. NFC and IC were

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelli Cargile Cook, Texas Tech University; Fabiola Liliana Carrion-Anampa, Texas Tech University; Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Nanyang Technological University

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graduate students to extend beyond this professionalidentity in order to develop identities as engineering researchers. This identity turn requires thedevelopment of a researcher identity [2], [5], [6]. Three studies, in particular, have devisedframeworks for describing this transformation. The GRADs project proposed an identity-basedmotivation model by integrating the future time perspective and identity frameworks; this modeljoins the future time perspective framework and adds the influences in the past (how identitieswere developed) on goal-setting processes [7], [8]. In 2021, Bahnson et al identified threeidentity references to understand identity development: engineer, scientist, and researcher [2]. Athird framework, the Role Identities of

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Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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to answer (43)In addition, information about the students’ major, year in program, graduate degree(s) beingconsidered, and participation in undergraduate research was also collected. These will beoutlined and discussed further as part of the study results.B. Data CollectionData were collected via an online survey administered through a commercial web interface.Faculty or administrators from each of the participating institutions sent survey invitationsthrough undergraduate student listservs with a link to the survey. This link directed participantsto another website with the questionnaire. To ensure student responses remained protected,survey information could only be viewed by the research team.. As an incentive, students whocompleted

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsheen Mozammel, Purdue University, Calumet; Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet; Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet

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, fewer errors, better processes, improved patient care, greaterpatient satisfaction rates and more productive employees that translate to bottom-lineimprovement. LSS builds on the knowledge, methods and tools derived from decades ofoperational improvement research and implementation. In this graduate level directed project theworkload of Nursing Shift Directors (NSD) has been analyzed. NSD are responsible for theadministrative direction of the healthcare facility including serving as a clinical resource person,interpreting and enforcing policies and procedures, intervening in difficult situations and medicalcrises, having overall responsibility for appropriate utilization of nursing personnel and forpatient placement, and serving as a liaison to

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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StudentsIntroductionStress profoundly affects the experience of doctoral students, who suffer attrition rates as high as43% [1], and experience stress, anxiety, and depression at a rate which is both rising and is muchhigher than that in the general population [2], [3]. While the rates of attrition are somewhat lowerfor doctoral engineering students than for other doctoral students [4], experiences of stress havebeen reported to perhaps be even higher for doctoral students in STEM disciplines [3],particularly for graduate students of minoritized identities [5], [6]. Doctoral student stress hasbeen linked to both attrition and broader mental health issues by previous research [3], [7], [8],yet studies of doctoral student mental health are rare [9].Research on

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer P.M.P., S.P.H.R., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2012-3028: ASSESSING THE APPLICABILITY OF TECHNOLOGYSTUDIES THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF INNOVATION, THE SYS-TEMS INTEGRATION MODEL, AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR ROLEDr. Mitchell L. Springer P.M.P., S.P.H.R., Purdue University, West Lafayette Mitchell Springer is an Associate Professor in technology leadership and innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Ind. He possesses more than 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software engineer- ing, systems engineering, program management, and human resources. He sits on