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“Need to Know” in engineering programs; STEMing the uncertainty around graduate education

机译：工程程序中的“需要知道”；围绕研究生教育的不确定性

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A country's leadership in global technological and scientific development depends on its ability to recruit and retain students into engineering master's and doctoral programs. This qualitative study aims to develop a fuller understanding of the factors driving U.S. students' decision-making processes with respect to pursuing a graduate degree in engineering. During the fall of 2010, more than 1400 undergraduate engineering students and 800 graduate students at four universities across the United States completed surveys containing open-ended questions that allowed students to express their thoughts about and experiences in engineering graduate education. Thematic analysis of 256 undergraduate student responses focused on the barriers and supports underlying their decisions to pursue graduate education (including uncertainty in the application process, availability of funding, and concern about the grade point average requirement). The responses of 220 graduate students focused on the steps important for successful preparation for and navigation of graduate school (including strong theoretical and research preparation, clear goals for pursuing the degree, choice of advisor/research group, and selection of an engaging research topic). These results clarify the factors influencing undergraduate students' decision-making regarding graduate engineering education, and the qualitative training experiences of students in graduate school. These findings provide undergraduate students a starting point on questions to ask when considering graduate school while alleviating their potential misconceptions. The results also help engineering faculty and administrators improve recruitment of potential graduate students and improve their training experiences.
机译：一个国家在全球技术和科学发展中的领导地位取决于其招募和挽留学生进入工程硕士和博士学位课程的能力。这项定性研究的目的是，在寻求工程学研究生学位的过程中，对驱动美国学生决策过程的因素有更全面的了解。在2010年秋天，美国四所大学的1400多名工程学本科生和800名研究生完成了包含开放性问题的调查，使学生能够表达自己对工程学研究生教育的想法和经验。对256名本科生回答的主题分析着重于障碍，并支持他们进行研究生教育的决定（包括申请过程中的不确定性，资金的可用性以及对平均成绩的担忧）。 220名研究生的回答集中在成功完成研究生院的准备和导航的重要步骤上（包括强有力的理论和研究准备，追求学位的明确目标，选择顾问/研究组以及选择引人入胜的研究主题） 。这些结果阐明了影响研究生对研究生工程教育的决策的因素，以及研究生对学生的定性培训经验。这些发现为大学生提供了一个在考虑研究生院时要提出的问题的起点，同时减轻了他们潜在的误解。这些结果还有助于工程系和管理人员改善潜在研究生的招聘并改善他们的培训经验。

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