1. Graduate Program Update
ME-EM Department
Graduate Program Update
Carl L. Anderson
Director of Graduate Studies
ME-EM Department
EAB Meeting
April 23-25, 2007

2. Director of Graduate Studies
ME-EM Department
Director of Graduate Studies
Duties and Responsibilities
Manage admissions, and graduation processes
Resource allocation (GTA's, GA's)
Graduate student advising
Recruitment of graduate students
Chair the Graduate Committee

3. AY 2007-04 Initiatives Admissions Enrollment Trends Student Quality
ME-EM Department
AY Initiatives
Admissions
Enrollment Trends
Student Quality
Minimum Required Test Scores
Signature MS
MS Committees
PhD Exam Processes
Graduate Curriculum Review

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6. ME-EM Department
Student Quality??

7. Student Quality

8. Student Quality

9. Student Quality

10. Student Quality US News and World Report ME Department Rankings
20. Johns Hopkins 26. Penn
21. Ohio State 27. USC
22. RPI Rice
23. Texas A&M 29. UC - Davis
24. Maryland 30. Washington
25. UC - SB
COE Avg. scores are available

11. Student Quality

12. Student Quality

13. Graduate Committee: Increase quality of students.
Student Quality
Graduate Committee: Increase quality of students.

14. GRE Verbal Quant Analytical
Student Quality
GRE Verbal Quant Analytical
maximum
min. accept

15. GRE Verbal Quant Analytical
Student Quality
GRE Verbal Quant Analytical
maximum
min. accept
current ave

16. GRE Verbal Quant Analytical
Student Quality
GRE Verbal Quant Analytical
maximum
min. accept
current ave
Fall 2007*
* Accepted

17. Student Quality

18. Student Quality
Where is the Graduate
Student Support Going?

19. Strategic Plan - 220 graduate students
ME-EM Department
Fall 2006
189 Graduate students
84 PhD - ~100% supported
105 MS - ~50% supported
Strategic Plan graduate students

20. Accept some fraction of the MS applicants specifically into …
ME-EM Department
Proposal
Accept some fraction of the MS applicants specifically into …
… the "Signature Masters" Degree
30 credits
no research credits
or higher
3 math credits
15 ME-EM credits

21. Graduate Faculty Council (University)
ME-EM Department
Proposal
Graduate Faculty Council (University)
Reduce the number of faculty serving on MS Examination Committees from four to three.
Passed.

22. “Inside Engineering Education”
Graduate Faculty Council
“Inside Engineering Education”
from the Engineering Trends Web Site
"Research expenditures in engineering colleges reached $5 billion in AY … Expenditures per Master's degree have remained essentially constant since AY at about $30,000 (inflated currency). Doctoral degree expenditures have generally increased since AY , but declined to about $535,000 in AY "

23. PhD Examination Processes
ME-EM Department
PhD Examination Processes
- A Proposal -

24. Dissertation Proposal
ME-EM Department
A Proposal for the ME-EM PhD Examination Processes
Admission
Comprehensive Exam
Dissertation Proposal
Final Defense
Purpose
Determine if the applicant has the ability & preparation to perform doctoral level studies
Determine if the candidate has sufficient knowledge and the ability to use this knowledge to complete the research
Secure Ph.D. Committee approval of the research plan
Determine if the research has made an original and archival contribution to the field
Tool(s)
Academic Record
TOEFL Scores
GRE – Quantitative, Verbal, Analytical
Personal Statement
Recommendations
Written exam over advanced coursework topics as per department guidelines
Optional oral exam
Submit coursework plan
Presentation and oral exam of the dissertation proposal
Written proposal
Submit dissertation as per university requirements
Presentation and oral defense
Action
Admit/Probation/Reject
Pass: Coursework plan approved
Fail: Additional coursework, or exit ME-EM program
Pass: Continue research
Fail: Modify research plan and repeat exam, or exit program
Pass: Graduate
Fail: Continue research
Responsible
Unit
Director of Graduate Studies
Ad hoc examination committee appointed by Advisor
Ph.D. Committee
Time
Time of application
Within 2 years of enrollment
After the Comprehensive Exam
Average 5 years after enrollment

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