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Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. She recently won an award for maximum number of publications in a year from chemical engineering department at MSU. She is associated with Medical Micro Device Engineering Laboratory (M.D.-ERL) at MSU working under Dr. Adrienne Minerick. Soumya is been an active member of AIChE, AES, ASEE, SWE and Sigma-Xi.Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University Anurag K. Srivastava received his Ph.D. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, in 2005, M. Tech. from Institute of Technology, India in 1999 and B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, India in 1997. He is working as Assistant Research Professor at Mississippi State University since

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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faculty mentors was concerned about the lack of a "socialcomponent of the program", and recognizing the time and effort that the fellows had put in.Other suggestions included having an "end of program social" recognizing the fellows that had Page 14.975.8completed the program, and to "give the new fellows a chance to meet." Another fellowcommented that although she "didn’t feel isolated", more interaction with the other fellowswould “help with the sense of community."B. Preparation for a Faculty Career Mentored teaching experiences are certainly an important part of preparing for a facultycareer, and were the most obvious outcome of the GTF

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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research is not the primary driving force for engineering innovation which the outdated 1945 linear basic research-driven model predicted; nor is the practice of engineering sequential to basic research as conventional wisdom implies. Rather, in many large-scale technology development projects and programs, engineering frequently drives the need for further academic basic scientific research [Project Hindsight]. 13 The National Collaborative Task Force has identified the modern process and stages of the engineering method for innovation; and the core competencies, skill-sets, attributes, and progressive responsibilities required of graduate engineers at all leadership levels of engineering from a) early- career levels, b) mid

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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, engineering science and mechanics, industrial engineering, and civil engineering.Of the total students’ teaching responsibilities, 8 were teaching a course, 17 were teaching a labor recitation section, and 6, who did not have any teaching responsibilities, were grading, holdingoffice hours, or holding homework/tutoring sessions.The students completed a course perception questionnaire during the final session of the course.The questionnaire focused on students’ perceptions of the course, their perceived understandingof teaching practices, the perceptions of their personal teaching, and their understanding of howpeople learn. A more complete description of the questionnaire is available in Zappe and Kapli(2008).8 Appendix B displays the items, along

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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narrow and academic for industry’s needs.” “The evidence collected overseas and from the Total Technology programme in the UK, indicates that these sectors of industry would benefit from a more industrially oriented engineering doctorate. Indeed we believe that the whole of the engineering industry in the UK would benefit greatly from the introduction of such a doctorate.”b) US National Collaborative Task Force As a result of its investigations, the US National Collaborative Task Force also concludes that a new, but distinctive American approach is needed for the post baccalaureate professional education of graduate engineers in the United States that supports the American model wherein the majority of US

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Heffner, Lehigh University; Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University; Steve Martin, Iowa State University; Kathleen Richardson, Clemson University; Eric Skaar, Clemson University

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future useby all students.4.1. Recommendations for ImprovementFrom student comments two issues are identified for future improvement: a) the discussion andfeedback on homework, b) some students had trouble with the streaming technology, presumablydue to limited local bandwidth.4.1.1. Homework IssuesBy far the primary weakness of the course was identified with the homework. This wasconfirmed with a response of only 41% finding the homework useful and appropriate as well asmany comments indicating complaints about the homework. The students‟ primary concernswere about the appropriateness of the assignments (some too difficult, too much time spent onlooking up data and not always supporting the topics of the lecture) as well as too

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Methods and Techniques in Graduate Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal Nepal, Texas A&M University; Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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University Fort Wayne, URL: https://prodoasis.ipfw.edu/pls/PROD/xhwschedule.P_SelectSubject Page 14.858.104. Albayyari, J., Broberg, H., Nepal, B., 2007. “Justification for developing a Masters of Science in Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne”, Proceedings of the Spring 2007 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference, Indianapolis, March 30-31.5. G. A. Moore, Crossing the Chasm – Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers, revised edition, 1999, published by A Harper Business Book, ISBN 0-06-662002-3

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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AC 2009-510: GROWING PAINS: MANAGING RAPID GROWTH IN AGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMJoy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet Page 14.661.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Growing Pains: Managing Rapid Growth in a Graduate Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractThe School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet offers a newly approved Master ofScience degree in Technology. The Master’s program has experienced dramatic growth, withthe enrollment of graduate students rising in a few short months from 28 in Spring 08 to 69 inFall 08. This paper will explore the growth in enrollments, and discuss the challenges andmethods

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Hovell, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

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AC 2009-1544: GRAD STUDENTS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN: GREATSOCIABILITY MAKES A GREAT GRADUATE PROGRAMCatherine Hovell, University of Texas, Austin CATHERINE G. HOVELL is a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on improving design in a Texas standard concrete bridge beam. She received her MS from UT-Austin in 2007, having performed finite element analyses of a steel bridge girder system. She is also a graduate of the University of Virginia. Contact: cghovell@gmail.comKimberly Talley, University of Texas, Austin KIMBERLY G. TALLEY is a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focus is on the assessment and rehabilitation of deteriorated concrete

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Stephen Elliott, Purdue University

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AC 2009-1576: ROI: RETURN ON INVESTMENT AS A FACTOR IN DESIGNINGGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR MUTUAL BENEFITMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityMark Schuver, Purdue UniversityStephen Elliott, Purdue University Page 14.1035.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009ROI: Return on Investment as a factor in designing graduate research projects for mutualbenefitIncreasingly, flagship engineering/industrial technology departments are expanding theirengagement with R&D (Research & Development) efforts that are of mutual benefit tolocal/regional industry as well as themselves. The benefits of such partnerships, ofteneducational

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Robyn Fillinger, North Carolina State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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AC 2009-1904: ON THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN NSF-FUNDEDBRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM IN STEM DISCIPLINESTony Mitchell, North Carolina State University Tony L. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force, Retired, received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University, the M. S. in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Currently he is Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services, Director, Minority Engineering Programs, and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Previous educational

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Weir, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Jonathan Davis, Purdue University

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Psychology. 26(6). 509-532. 5. Crocker, J. & Knight, K. (2005). Contingencies of self-worth. American Psychological Society. 14(4). 200- 203 6. Dewey, J. (1958). Experience and education. New York: Macmillian. 7. Drinnien B. A., Irwin, D. B., Simons, J. A. (1987). Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from psychology—the search for understanding. New York: West Publishing. Retrieved January 27, 2009 from: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/maslow.htm 8. Heider, F. (1958). The psychology of interpersonal relations. New York: Wiley. 9. James, W. (1890). The principle of psychology. (1). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 10. McMillan, D. W. & Chavis, D. M

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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CollaborativeTask Force is evolving a series of preliminary guidelines for engineering graduate educationreform to develop a professionally oriented graduate education to enhance the innovativecapacity of the U.S. Engineering Workforce in industry (see Appendix B). Engineering leadersmust be developed that will guide engineers to develop innovative new designs, leading toproducts that will provide what the customer wants and needs. Management styles that will bothencourage innovation, and meet the basic human needs of engineers are needed, including theadoption of cutting-edge concepts and best practices from other nations, thus laying thegroundwork for turning theory into practice.4.1 The Evolving of Preliminary Guidelines for Professional Engineering

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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applied to teaching a subject matter in the area ofmanufacturing engineering. The author has utilized Washington State University’sCritical Thinking Rubrics to accomplish this task. (Narayanan, 2007, 2008). The authorbelieves that this can lead to interesting findings and observations (Dunn & Dunn, 1979).The author however acknowledges the fact that it is very important to create significantlydifferent learning environments, particularly for engineering students. Details pertainingto implementation are documented on page 6 and in the appendices.Perceptual ModalityDr. Walter B. Barbe, a nationally known authority in the fields of reading and learningdisabilities has shown that perceptual modality styles provides an indication of anindividual’s

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Saddler, Northwestern University; Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Tech

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. (Chris, mechanical, University B, 3rd year, White, male)A majority of participants viewed the life of a faculty member as one that involved teaching andresearch, but these responses suggests that a deeper understanding of the intricate details offaculty life are the reality for most faculty members at research universities.Importance of External FundingThirteen (n=13) engineering doctoral participants had a better understanding of the value placedon research, particularly at research institutions and the importance of securing external fundingfor research. All participants were working for faculty who had funded research projects, whichallowed students to see how sponsored research worked. This included learning about how theinstitution valued

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Professional Engineers (NSPE) has identified nine stages of professionalmaturation, autonomy, and responsibility in engineering practice, from entry level to the highest levels oftechnology leadership. These are presented in Appendix A. The correlation between these nine levels andthe educational milestones in framework for the new model for professional graduate engineeringeducation are shown in Appendix B. Here we discuss in general terms the scope of thetechnology development project at each milestone.3.1 Early Career – The Professional Master of EngineeringThe Master of Engineering degree program is designed to enable the practicing professional engineer togrow from entry level to a position of project engineering leadership. The participant will

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Descoteaux, Norwich University; David Muckerman, CH2M HIll; Scott Sabol, Vermont Technical College

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benefits experienced by thelocal community. It has been found that the region’s businesses experience increases in revenuefrom students’ families who often accompany the student for the entire week and book rooms inlocal hotels and B&Bs, patronize restaurants, and so forth. In addition, at the conclusion of theday’s academic events, our students tend to congregate/socialize at local establishments – muchlike bricks and mortar undergraduate students. These activities create such a spike in demandthat area businesses request that they be notified well in advance of our scheduled events so thatthey may increase inventory accordingly.And finally, the pleasant atmosphere of a college campus in summer can play a key role indeveloping “legacy

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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5important to motivate students before starting projects and to continuously encourage themduring projects.Two beginning graduate students were assisted with the guidance of a teaching mentor.Research topics were related to my proposed Ph.D. research. Reading, summary, and discussionof research papers as an active learning exercise motivated these students and introduced them tothe state-of-the-art. Problem-based learning continued in an active laboratory experience. Theyproduced excellent results, which were presented in two papers, one presented at the IEEESensors Conference and one published in Sensors and Actuators B.12,13 The teaching mentorprovided feedback to help improve teaching skills for all teaching activities. These experienceshelped me

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New Trends in Graduate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daphene Koch, Purdue University; Orczyk Joseph, Purdue University

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courses (a) self-paced, independent study, (b) Page 14.654.3asynchronous interactive learning, (c) synchronous learning, and (d) a combination of online andin-person learning .10 As a department, the need for graduate education was not only to supportexpanding knowledge in the industry, but also spark interest in practitioners to pursue academiccareers. Construction Management programs struggle to fill faculty positions. One goal of theMS in Construction Management program would be to find the select few who would completethe Master’s degree and go on to a PhD.Therefore, a master in construction degree needs to be attractive to young

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda O'Neill, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jessica McCormick, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Matthew Steinkamp, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Rachel Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Brown, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Medcalf, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nathaniel Greene, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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: 1. Exams, Quizzes & In the Classroom a. Do your instructors use Oncourse effectively? b. Are exams, quizzes and homework returned in a timely manner? c. Are exams, quizzes and homework designed/written at the appropriate level for the course level (ex: 100, 200, 300, etc)? d. Are exams, quizzes and homework graded fairly? e. Is the approach your instructors use to teach the material appropriate for the level of the course? f. Do your instructors’ expectations match the level of course they teach? g. Are your instructors on time to class? h. Are your instructors enthusiastic about

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

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14.666.9Bibliography 81. G. Crebert, M.Bates, B. Bell,C.J.Patrick & V. Cragnolini, “Developing generic skills at university, during work placement and in employment: graduates' perceptions”, Higher Education Research & Development. Vol. 23, No. 2, May 2004, p. 147-165.2. A. Kameoka, S.W. Collins, L. Meng & M. Hashimoto, “Emerging MOT education in Japan”, Presented at the Engineering Management Conference, 2003. IEMC '03. Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: The Human Side of Innovation and Change, 2-4 Nov. 2003, p 296-300.3. Gunasekara, Chrys S. (2004) The Third Role of Australian Universities in Human Capital Formation. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 26(3). pp

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lokesh Padhye, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gretchen Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nadia Szeinbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology; Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Zohre Kurt, Georgia Institute of Technology

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contact information (e-mails as well as phone numbers) in case they had anyquestions about the survey itself or their role as participants.Each additional webpage of the survey contained questions on a single topic. This organizationwas adopted in recognition of past literature supporting surveys presented in manageablesections7. Providing further clarity to the respondent, a progress bar was featured on the top ofeach page indicating the percentage of the survey that had been completed.The survey was divided into five sections from A to E. Section A contained the backgroundquestions discussed above. Sections B, C, and D contained questions relating to perceivedacademic concerns in the program. Section B was designed to address the level of

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

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faculty worked with these graduate studentsboth in Master and Ph.D. level. Several studies on the relationship between graduate student andtheir advisors have been conducted in the past. These studies are concerned with various issuesaffecting the mentoring relationship. However, there has never been a study on this mentoringrelationship specifically at Purdue University. This project is a study of the mentor relationship between mentor and mentee, or facultyand graduate students at Purdue University. Graduate students were invited to participate in thesurvey through email. The survey was conducted online anonymously. This study consists ofquantitative and qualitative analysis. The existing mentoring relationships are identified in orderto

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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and N. Hewitt, Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates leave the Sciences,13. Sant. A. Santiago and M. Einarson, The graduate experience in engineering and the physical sciences:gender and ethnic differences in initial expectations and departmental incorporation, American EducationalResearch Association Annual Meeting, New York, April 1996.14. R.M. Marra, K.A. Rodgers, C. Shen, and B. Bogue, Women engineering students and self-efficacy: a multi-year,multi-institution study of women engineering student self-efficacy, Journal of Engineering Education 98 (1), January2009, 27-38.15. C.M. Golde and T.M. Dore, At cross purposes: what the experiences of doctoral students reveal aboutdoctoral education, A report prepared for The Pew Charitable

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Fox, Drexel University; David Delaine, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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AC 2009-2421: DEVELOPMENT OF NONTRADITIONAL SKILLS IN GRADUATESTUDENTS THROUGH TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DESIGNAnna Fox, Drexel UniversityDavid Delaine, Drexel UniversityAdam Fontecchio, Drexel University Page 14.483.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development of Non-traditional Skills in Graduate Students through Teaching and Curriculum DesignThis paper presents a study of communication and leadership skill development in graduatestudents after participating in a program for cooperative faculty/graduate student teaching.Specifically, we discuss collaboration with experienced faculty to teach and designundergraduate Electrical

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Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Raelyn Rediske, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steve Ackerman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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using a variety of strategies; unfortunately, the literature on the effectiveness ofthese approaches is sparse. We present assessment and evaluation results from a course, “InformalScience Education for Scientists: A Practicum,” taught to graduate students in science and engineering-related disciplines in Spring 2008. This course provides a structured framework and experiential learningon informal science education for the graduate student participants during a semester-long experience.The iterative nature of designing an effective informal science education product and the importance offront-end, formative and summative evaluation are stressed throughout the course. The emphasis is placedon having students use a scientific approach in the

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Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine Crocker, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Ramachandran Venkatesan, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Steven Shorlin, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Nabil Dawood, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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AC 2009-1026: TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATEASSISTANTS(TOGA)Elaine Crocker, Memorial University of Newfoundland Elaine Crocker received her PhD(1980) in Education from the University of Alberta and has spent many years in different roles at the school district level. Elaine has also taught several years at the university level in curriculum and instruction. Currently, Elaine is a teaching consultant in the Instructional Development Office of Memorial University of Newfoundland where she is primarily involved in developing professional development programs for graduate students related to teaching and learning.Ramachandran Venkatesan, Memorial University of Newfoundland Ramachandran

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audeen Fentiman, Purdue University; Susan Fisher, Purdue University

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been published on the topic. Students give a variety of reasons forending their graduate programs prior to graduation. Whatever the reason for quitting theprogram, the results have a negative effect on all involved. Students choosing to begin a Ph.D.program are usually unaccustomed to failure. Leaving the program without completing thedegree remains a difficult memory for most throughout their lives. Faculty members, who haveinvested money and time in the graduate student, also feel a distinct sense of loss when a studentleaves without a degree. Not only have they lost an investment, they often feel the loss of afriend, a sense of guilt that they could not do more for the student, and a sense of loss ofpotential future collaborations. Then

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kwabena Narh, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-1157: MEASURING THE IMPACT OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHPROGRAMS ON ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDGRADUATE STUDIESLinda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology Linda S. Hirsch is the Program Evaluator in the Center for Pre-College programs. She has a doctoral degree in educational psychology with a specialty in psychometrics and a Masters degree in statistics. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for 15 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research studies and is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming.John Carpinelli, New

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Educating Students for Professional Success

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University

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, or a combination. Courses are taught by full-time tenure track faculty, clinical faculty and adjuncts hired through the Center. Anadministrative structure has been created to manage all professional education efforts in theCollege. This structure is within the Center for Professional Studies and is under theadministrative authority of the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research in theCollege of Technology. Currently there are programs of study being delivered on campus, onsite at a major manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, IN, and in the community of Columbus,IN. Plans are underway to offer additional programs on site, at other locations in Indiana, Ohioand in Washington, DC.Professional Education for Engineers and