Paper ID #37307Graduate Research Experience and Transitioning to Grad School (GREaTGradS): A New Approach to Graduate-School Onboarding for MarginalizedGroupsAlyssa V. B. Santos, Pennsylvania State University Alyssa (Bienvenu) Santos is a sixth-year graduate student in theoretical and computational chemistry. Her work includes the study of geometry optimization techniques as well as binding energy and stability of N-heterocyclic carbenes on coinage metal surfaces and nanoparticles.Sarah J. Boehm, Pennsylvania State UniversityDr. Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay Hi! My name is Fadi Castronovo, I am an
Scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. Asappropriate, for each activity, students were asked to rate statements about community building(e.g., helped me connect with classmates), comfort participating in class (e.g., helped me feelmore comfortable engaging in a class discussion), and knowledge of the course material (e.g.,helped me feel more confident in my knowledge). Demographic information was also requestedincluding semester at this university, race/ethnicity, international student status, and genderidentity with the following options: a) male, b) female, c) non-binary, d) self-identify (studentscould type their response), e) decline to identify.Sample. This study was conducted in the Fall 2022 semester, during which 12
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received 1,292 views. In September, a workshop washeld to teach students and faculty members how to utilize the document most effectively.The anonymous faculty survey was designed to evaluate five areas of mentoring graduatestudents: (a) faculty’s prioritization of time, (b) considerations when mentoring, (c) expectationsset by the College of Engineering, (d) interests in using an IDP, and (e) interests in incentives foreffective mentorship. A brief series of demographic questions, including years of mentoringexperience and tenure status, concluded the survey. Out of the 103 engineering faculty thatcompleted the online survey, 36% currently use an IDP and an additional 39% would beinterested in using one if a template were provided to them. Of the
from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course,” Nat. Geosci. 2021 151, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 2–4, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41561- 021-00868-0.[5] Y. Li, D. J. Mai, E. Horstman, and R. Bhargava, “Preparing female engineering doctoral students for the Academic Job Market through a training program inspired by peer review,” 2015, doi: 10.18260/p.24584.[6] A. K. Shaw and D. E. Stanton, “Leaks in the pipeline: separating demographic inertia from ongoing gender differences in academia,” Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci., vol. 279, no. 1743, pp. 3736–3741, 2012, doi: 10.1098/RSPB.2012.0822.[7] G. Jackson, “Mind the (gender) gap,” Int. J. Clin. Pract., vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 375–375, 2011, doi: 10.1111/j
fraction of support provided byteaching assistantships and fellowships. As a result, there is a broad spectrum of faculty perceptionof the need of a P3-like program for the students, and also its benefit to individual faculty members.When the initial announcement of the offer of P3 track was communicated to the research activeSTEM faculty, it received lukewarm reception. Overall, the faculty response to the P3 programcan be divided into three categories: (a) Highly active senior faculty with large research groups.They were successful in the current system and did not see a need to make any changes; theysimply ignored the program. (b) Mostly the junior faculty, who considered the program as apotentially attractive way of building and expanding
conceptualization aboutquality in Eng Ed PhD programs [7], [8], [9],[11].A semi-structured interview protocol was constructed for the overarching research project fromwhich this study originated. Participant responses to the following excerpt of prompts were usedas data sources for this study: A) Program Leadership Tell me a little about what you do as an engineering education program director and/or developer … what does a day or month look like? B) Engineering Education – As a field of study 1) So, changing gears a little here: tell me how you define the field of engineering education? b) Possible probe: Tell me a little about the relationship between engineering and engineering education
, doi: 10.1007/s40299-018-0400-7.[17] K. E. Brinkley-Etzkorn, “Learning to teach online: Measuring the influence offaculty development training on teaching effectiveness through a TPACK lens,” InternetHigh Educ, vol. 38, pp. 28–35, Jul. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2018.04.004.[18] B. Bos, “Professional development for elementary teachers using TPACK,”Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 167–183,2011.[19] Y. W. Chen, B. E. Johnson, M. Pool, S. Shehab, and B. Johnson, “Engagement inPractice: Toward Building University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign’s Multi-Disciplinary Service-Learning Ecosystem,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, 2022.[20] G. E. Gardner and M. G. Jones, “Pedagogical
Paper ID #38229Engineering graduate students’ perceptions of challenges and stressors:A comparison of master’s vs. doctoral students and domestic vs.international studentsDr. Eunsil Lee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Eunsil Lee is an assistant professor at University at Buffalo in the Department of Engineering Education. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Clothing and Textiles from Yonsei University (South Korea) with the concentration area of Nanomaterials and Biomaterials in Textiles. She began her Ph.D. study in Textile Engineering but shifted her path toward Engineering Education, earning her Ph.D
students. He is an advocate for DEI&B as well as graduate student well-being.Dr. Grace Gowdy Dr. Gowdy is an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&Tˆa C™s Department of Social Work & Soci- ology. Dr. Gowdy currently works on multiple studies examining how formal and informal mentoring relationships can support educational outcomes for histoShea Bigsby, Dr. Shea Bigsby is the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Services in the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State University. In this position, he develops resources and conducts workshops to help graduate students improve their writing skills and complete thesis/dissertation formatting and submission requirements. He also develops programming
/participation, b) weekly auto-gradedhomework, c) team cases, d) take-at-home midterm exam (also referred to as exam 1), and e)proctored final exam (also referred to as exam 2). These assignments are explained below.Attendance/ParticipationThe in-person sections of the course are offered weekly in the evenings. Students’ attendance inclass is monitored and recorded by faculty but class discussion/participation is not tracked norgraded. Online sections have a graded discussion requirement. Faculty of online sections track,and grade student participation based on quality and quantity of their interaction in coursediscussion area. The online discussion grade is subject to variation in instructor’s assessment andexpectations across faculty; hence it will be
the success of this project.References 1. V. L. Baker and K. A. Griffin, “Beyond mentoring and advising: Toward understanding the role of faculty ‘developers’ in student success.,” About Campus: Enriching the Student Learning Experience, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 2–8, 2010. 2. K. M. Thomas, L. A. Willis, and J. Davis, “Mentoring minority graduate students: Issues and strategies for institutions, faculty, and students,” Equal Opportunities International, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 178–192, 2007. 3. L. F. Alcocer and A. Martinez, “Mentoring hispanic students: A literature review,” Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 393–401, 2017. 4. I. Villanueva, L. Gelles, M. Di Stefano, B. Smith, R. Tull, S. Lord, L
Paper ID #39105Future GR.A.D.S. (Graduate & Advanced Degree Students); A MentoringProgram to Support Undergraduate Hispanic Seniors through the GraduateSchool Application Process.Susan Arnold Christian Susan Arnold Christian currently serves the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers as a Manager for the Research & Innovation office. She helps lead the MentorSHPE and InternSHPE programs in this role. In her former roles she has served as the Assistant Director for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA from 2010-2020. Prior to joining Virginia Tech in
Paper ID #39783What If They Choose: Surfacing Insights Associated with a Pedagogy forDoctoral EducationDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Engineering education is her primary area of scholarship, and has been throughout her career. In her work, she currently focuses on the role of reflection in engineering student learning and the relationship of research and practice in engineering education. In recent years, she has been the co-director of the
/docview/2522431819.[5] M. Caskey, D. Stevens, and M. Yeo. “Examining doctoral student development of a researcher identity: Using the draw a researcher test,” Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, vol. 5, no. 1, 2020. Available: http://impactinged.pitt.edu/ojs/ImpactingEd/article/view/92.[6] L. Hall and L. Burns. “Identity development and mentoring in doctoral education,” Harvard Educational Review, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 49-70, 2009. Available: https://meridian.allenpress.com/her/article-abstract/79/1/49/31955/Identity-Development- and-Mentoring-in-Doctoral.[7] C. Cass, A. Kirn, M. A. Tsugawa-Nieves, H. L. Perkins, M. Bahnson, R. Mills, and A. B. Parker. “Board 18: Engineering Doctoral Students
Paper ID #38569Developing Engineer Systems Competencies with a Nexus of Engineering,Law, and PolicyMrs. Sandra Allain, Pennsylvania State University Professor of Practice in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Penn State, Lecturer in Law at Penn State Law, and an affiliate of the School of International Affairs and the Sustainability Institute at Penn State. Inaugural Director of the Law, Policy, and Engineering initiative - LPE, and the Design, Justice, and Sustainable Development Lab - DJSD. Over 15 years experience as a practicing attorney in intellectual property and
Paper ID #37227Why a PhD? An exercise with LEGO®. Using novel communication tools toexpress multilevel complex messagesProf. Carmen Torres-Sanchez CEng MEng PhD PGCert FHEA MIMechE, Loughborough University Carmen Torres-Sanchez is a Professor of Multifunctional Materials Manufacturing at Loughborough Uni- versity, England, United Kingdom, and the Executive Director of the Centre of Doctoral Training in Em- bedded Intelligence (CDT-EI). She is the architect of the novel Doctoral Transition Zone(TM) Training ethos. She has been working in industry-informed, academically-led education for more than 15 years. Her research
Paper ID #39418Engineering doctoral student retention and persistence from anorganizational climate and intersectional perspective: A targeted reviewof engineering education literatureDr. Julie Aldridge, The Ohio State University My background and research interests are in organizational change, innovation, and leadership. My cur- rent work focuses on organizational climate to better support the retention of engineering doctoral students from diverse groups to degree completion.Dr. Nicole M. Else-Quest, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nicole M. Else-Quest is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Women’s and
Paper ID #38901Student-led program to improve equity in Ph.D. oral qualifying examsMeredith Leigh Hooper, California Institute of Technology This author was an equal first author contributor to this work. Meredith Hooper is an Aeronautics PhD student studying under Professor Mory Gharib in the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). Meredith is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, leader within the GALCIT Graduate Student Council, and Co-Director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching (CPET). Her PhD research uses a combination of machine learning and
-life balance due to the overwhelming nature of their stress coming from manyangles [8]. These results further indicate that high-stress engineering graduate students deal withsubstantial external and internal pressures to maintain high performance by neglecting basictenets of self-care, such as consistent sleep schedules or time off from work.As participant 5summarizes, “Getting a minimum grade of a B is a ridiculous ask of master's [sic] students.”RQ2 - What methods of coping do students depend upon to persist in engineering graduateeducation?The most frequent themes applied to low-stress students’ responses (n = 8) were Escapism andWork-Life Balance - Positive (Table 3). These codes appeared together in two cases.Table 3. Theme applications
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more effective mentoring strategies for future advisors.AcknowledgmentThe authors acknowledge The Kern Family Foundation’s support and collaboration through theKern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) and the Mentorship 360 Initiative forcontributing to this work. The research team would also like to thank the faculty participants whogenerously shared their time, insights, and experiences for this project.References [1] B. L. Bernstein, “Managing Barriers and Building Supports in Science and Engineering Doctoral Programs: Conceptual Underpinnings for a New Online Training Program for Women,” JWM, vol. 17, no. 1, 2011, doi: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v17.i1.40. [2] S. Noy and R. Ray, “Graduate Students’ Perceptions of
quiet standing (static stability) is considered using the inverted pen-dulum described by [20]. To represent a human body as an inverted pendulum model, the applicationBiorender [35] is used to create Fig. 2 (a) adapted from [36], which shows a human body overlaid withthe system considered. The model consists of a rigid weightless pole on top of a fixed weightless blockthat models the base of support as shown in Fig. 2 (b). A ball is attached to the tip of the pole, whichrepresents the mass of human body, or the CoM. The force is applied on the mass due to gravity. Thebottom triangle represents feet, the BoS. The ankle muscular activity to prevent falling, which corre-sponds to the counterclockwise force, is denoted by the point CoP. The
, including (a) technicalcompetency; (b) legal knowledge including technical vocabulary and legal procedures; and (c)interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate technical information to the people fromnon-engineering background. However, the student survey results indicated that many studentslack such skills and there is a pressing need to teach them those skills in graduate programs.Additionally, the results highlighted that only 4 out of 72 ACCE institutions which consist of5.6% of the accredited degree programs offered courses that are related to forensic engineering.With growing concern for climate change impact and deterioration of infrastructure such asbridges and buildings, the workforce demand for forensic engineers is expected
writing. They can either (a) select a few paragraphs and detectall four linguistic concepts or (b) select one linguistic concept and apply it to the entire draft.It offers an opportunity to practice their declarative knowledge of the four linguistic concepts,which will demonstrate their usefulness in disciplinary writing. This session was recorded viaZoom for the purpose of keeping all the details that may be useful later in the data analysis.Semi-structured interviewsA semi-structured one-on-one interview was conducted virtually via Zoom to two consentingparticipants (Vando and Laoshi)2 at the end of the tutoring. A set of questions aboutinterviewees’ learning experience in and perception of the tutoring design and subordinateclause use in their
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