1. Evaluating and Improving Doctoral Education: The Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate Robyn Gdula Gorka Peris May 4, 2004

2. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Founded by A. Carnegie in 1905 “to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education”. (www.carnegiefoundation.org) Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor = Research University, Extensive (>50 Ph.D.s granted/year in >15 disciplines). Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID).

3. The CID What is the purpose of doctoral education? AND How does a graduate student become a Ph.D.? To Carnegie this is: To educate and prepare those whom we can entrust the vigor, quality and integrity of the field: a steward of the discipline (www.carnegiefoundation.org/CID/index.htm) To Angelica Stacy this is: To be a Ph.D. […] chemist today is to be a new type of leader, colleague, researcher and teacher. […] This kind of leader is what we might call an “expert learner”. (www.carnegiefoundation.org/CID/essays/CID_chem_Stacy.pdf)

4. Taking Action CID Modus Operandi: – Focused questioning – Data gathering/Experimentation/Hypothesis testing – Dissemination Who Else? –Chemistry, History, English, Mathematics, Education, Neuroscience

5. Focused Questioning How does a Ph.D. chemist “become”?: Process + Objectives How does a group of faculty agree that a student is qualified to receive a Ph.D.?

6. “Experimentation” Questioning and Examining –What are we doing and why? CID Chemistry Convening, Summer 2003, Palo Alto, CA. –Presentations Site visits, November 2003.

7. U of M PhD Process First Year –Introduction to discipline, research and department Significant Transition –Candidacy Exam Dissertation and defense –Data Meeting Innovation –PECRUM, research rotations Novel Idea –Expanding the Professional Community

8. U of M CID Agenda Broadening professional development –For students seeking academic careers –For students seeking industrial careers Supporting a diverse workforce –For women in academic careers –In general, for under-represented groups Diversify post-baccalaureate options

9. U of M’s CID Proposal Proposed and Implemented –Research Rotations –PFF Program –Combined Degrees (PhD and…) –Intradepartmental Conference (PECRUM) –Student-run seminar program –Research Ethics Course

10. Commonalities Coursework (varying amounts) Teaching Candidacy Dissertation and Defense Seminars (external and internal)

11. Major Differences Computer programming skills Coursework in ALL Chemistry sub- disciplines Cumulative Exams for all students Written research proposal outside of thesis topic Teaching outside of University Undergraduate Advising

12. Evaluation What do these practices do? Is this what we want? Do they need to change?

13. Conclusions We appear to be “on target” but….

14. Future “Plan of Action” A.Student-run Seminar Program B.Academic-Industrial Education Ind  Dept (Top 3 ‘Need-to- Knows’) Dept  Ind (Site visits) C.Mission Statement PhD “Syllabus” Program Data Collection Underway/Completed Proposed A.CSIE next retreat A.Rotations B.Alumni Survey A.Climate Survey

15. Also... Meetings with CID students from other departments. Graduate Student Initiated Independent Research.

16. Making it Public ACS Philidelphia, PA Other CID Meetings at national convenings (informal ones) Meetings with the chem department

17. Summer Convening Update Upcoming… June 5-8, 2004 Palo Alto, CA

18. What can you do? Implement future CID activities Attend Summer convenings Participate in National Meeting presentations Contact Brian Coppola and/or Bill Roush