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Comparison of Advising Needs for Returners and Direct-Pathway Students in Master’s Programs in Engineering

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 2 - Trends in Student and Faculty Support

Page Count

14

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40558

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https://peer.asee.org/40558

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306

Paper Authors

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Diane Peters Kettering University

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Dr. Diane Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, MI

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Elizabeth Gross Sam Houston State University

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Abstract

Advising of students at all levels is important in supporting student success. In this work, we examine the differing needs of returners, those who have been out of school for at least five years between their undergraduate and graduate degrees, and direct pathway students, those who have had less than a five-year gap between completing their undergraduate degree and beginning their graduate work, in engineering master’s programs. A large-scale national survey was conducted, which included questions on many topics including advising. While there were many areas in which the two populations were the same, several key differences emerged, with returners placing a higher value on course planning topics than direct pathway students did, and less value on advising focused on plans beyond the completion of the master’s program.

Peters, D., & Gross, E. (2022, August), Comparison of Advising Needs for Returners and Direct-Pathway Students in Master’s Programs in Engineering Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40558

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