Snapshot of Graduate Student Seminar Practices
Authors: Steven L. Jones Jr. [email protected], Jay K. Lindly, and Philip W. JohnsonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 134, Issue 2
Abstract
Civil engineering departments in the United States were surveyed to ascertain the range of practices for conducting seminars for graduate students. Two separate internet-based survey instruments were developed and utilized. One survey targeted department heads to determine if the responding program had a seminar for graduate students and, if so, details about the program. In the instance where a program did not have a graduate student seminar, the survey solicited reasons for the program choosing to cancel or not have one. A second survey was disseminated to graduate students. It was intended to gather opinions of students regarding their experience with the graduate student seminar. Forty eight civil engineering department heads and 231 graduate students responded. The consensus among respondents is that a graduate seminar can be a valuable part of the student experience.
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The writers would like to thank the civil engineering Department Heads Council for its assistance in responding to and disseminating the surveys. Appreciation is also extended to the survey participants.
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Received: May 16, 2006
Accepted: Apr 9, 2007
Published online: Apr 1, 2008
Published in print: Apr 2008
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Alabama, 213A Shelby Hall, Box 870205, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0205 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
Jay K. Lindly
Professor, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Alabama, 213B Shelby Hall, Box 870205, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0205.
Philip W. Johnson
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Alabama, 3338A HM Comer Hall, Box 870205, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0205.
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