Graduate Advisor Advisee Relationship 040114

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GraduateAdvisor

Advisee

Relationship

KCTing(),Ph.D.,P.E.

ProfessorandHead

DepartmentofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering

UniversityofIllinois

UrbanaChampaign,

Illinois

USA

[email protected]

Weareinthebusinesstoempowerhumancapacitywith

knowledgeandwisdom(kW)forlifeagreatbusinesstobein.

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Contents

1. AdministrativeMattersandFormality

2. AdvisorsGoals

3. AdviseesGoals

4. AdvisorAdvisee

Relationship

5. ThingsWorthyofAttention

6. Appendix About

Graduate

Programs

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1. AdministrativeMattersandFormality(1)

Admission

Advisoradviseedesignation

Graduationrequirements

Progressevaluation

Examinations

Studentinput

Degreecompletionorprogramtermination

Grievance

.

UniversityPoliciesandRegulations

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1. AdministrativeMattersandFormality(2)

Courseworkrequirements

Thesis/dissertationrequirements

Examinationrequirements

Publicationand/orotherdeliverablerequirements

Officeandspaceuse

Physicalpresencerequirement

Workloadguidelines

Supportfor

departmental/program

activities

Graduatestudentorganization

Petitionprocess

.

College,Department,andGraduateProgramOperational

Rulesand

Generally

Acceptable

Practices

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2. AdvisorsGoals

Educating future human capital (academia, business,

industry, government, society, etc.)

Conducting research projects

Forming partnership in intellectual pursuit and

scholarship

Building teams for task completion

Developing future col leagues

Contribute to successful graduate programs

Establish professional network.

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3. StudentsGoals

Completingdegree(s)

Qualifyingforfuturecareers

Developingandgrowingintellectualcapacity

Receivingtotaleducationalexperience

Enjoyingproductive

and

pleasant

work

environment

Acquiringknowledgeandwisdom

Obtainingsupportandguidancefrom

establishedmentors

Experiencingadvisoradviseerelationship

.

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4. AdvisorAdviseeRelationship(1)

Advisor

Understandthedifferenceinteaching,training,

supervising,advising,mentoring,recommending,and

employing

Leadingbyexample

Complimentingonjobswelldone

Periodicallyreviewing

advisees

performance

and

provideconstructivefeedbackonkey

accomplishments,neededimprovement,andstaying

ontrack(ornot)towardsdegreecompletion

Helpadvisee

develop

soft

skills

DelegateandFollowup

.

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AdvisorandAdvisee(1)

Understandindividualgoals

Setmutualexpectations

Maintainclearcommunications

Establishmutualtrustandrespect

Enhanceeachothersprofessionalandpersonal

experiences

Considershorttermandlongtermrelationships

Practiceconflictresolutionskills

Celebratesuccess

.

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AdvisorandAdvisee(2)

Engage

in

social

activities Buildteams

Developacollegiallearningenviroment

Consider

Things

Worthy

of

Attention:

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5.ThingsWorthyofAttention

QualityWork

BeResponsive

MeettheDeadlines

ThinkGlobally,

Do

Locally

Honesty

Integrity

TeamWork(Lead,Follow,supportandCheer)

Be

Part

of

the

Solution Collegiality

InterpersonalSkills

MakeThingsHappen

GetThingsDone

EnablePeople

(yourself

and

others)

to

Succeed

WeareinthebusinesstoemPower HumanCapacitywithknowledge

andWisdom(kW)forLifeaGREATbusinesstobein

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6.Appendix AboutGraduatePrograms

DefineBeingGreatandTheBestasanAcademicUnit

(QuantitativeMeasures)

DefineBeingGreatandTheBestasanAcademicUnit

(QualitativeMeasures)

IndicatorsofSuccessforaGraduateProgram

ChallengesandOpportunitiesforGraduatePrograms

CareerOptionsforGraduateStudents

Overarching

Strategy

of

Graduate

Programs ExampleGraduateProgramValues,Vision,Mission,andGoals

Whatarethecorevalues

Whatisthestrategicvision

Whatis

the

strategic

mission

Whatarethestrategicgoals

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DefineBeingGreatandTheBestasanAcademicUnit(QuantitativeMeasurement)

StudentmajorsperfacultyFTE

Instructionalunits

per

faculty

FTE

Peerreviewed(impactfactorweighted?)journal

publicationsperfacultyFTE

Citationsper

faculty

FTE

Extramural(competitive?)fundsperfacultyFTE

Extensionandoutreachdeliverablesandproductsper

facultyFTE

.

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DefineBeingGreatandTheBestasanAcademicUnit(QualitativeMeasurement)

Dogoodscienceandgeneratelongtermsustainedimpact

Globallypreeminentandlocallyrelevant

Successfulimplementationofdiversitywithasolidcore

Studentscompetefavorablyinthemarketplace(includingfacultyand

leadershippositions)

Highcaliberpeopleareinterestedinjoiningorbeingassociatedwiththe

department

Strongindustry

support

and

clientele

satisfaction

Uniqueprogramsthatarehighlyvalued

Leadershipinteaching,outreach,research,service,andeconomic

development

Excellentnational

and

international

reputation

Effectiveintegrationofmultidisciplinary,multifunctional,and

multiregionalprogramsandactivities

.

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IndicatorsofSuccessforaGraduateProgram

Locallyrelevantandgloballypreeminent

Locallyoperatedandgloballyconnected

Marketdemand

Transformationalexperience

Intellectualdevelopment

Placementofgraduates

Empowermentforlife

Knowledgecreation

Successfulgraduates

Successfulalumni

Supportfromalumniandfriends

Changeleadership

Gracefuleffectiveness

.

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ChallengesandOpportunitiesforGraduatePrograms

Sustainability

Competitiveness

Qualityofeducationalexperience

Quality

of

scholarly

outcome

Studentrecruitment

Facultydevelopment

Viablebusinessmodel

Balanceofstudentpopulationindegreeprograms

Diversity

of

students

and

faculty Alumnirelations

Engagementwithpotentialfundingagencies

Engagementwithpotentialemployersofgraduates

Engagementoflocalandglobalstakeholders

.

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CareerOptionsforGraduateStudents

Academia

Researchinstitutions

Governments

Industry(withindiscipline,related,orextended)

Consulting

Business

NonGovernmentOrganizations(NGOs)

Entrepreneurs

.

Examples?

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OverarchingStrategyofGraduatePrograms

Perceivedasgreatprogramsbystakeholders

Topranked

Leadershipinthedisciplines

Addressingkey

technical

and

societal

problems

Bestat(competenciesanddomains)

Mustwin(sustainability)

Canwin(competitiveness)

.

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Example

GraduateProgram

Values,Vision,

Mission,andGoals

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WhataretheCoreValues?(i.e.Whatdoyoustandfor?What

principlesarefundamentallyanddeeplyheld?)

Sustainableenvironments

Professionalism(highlevel)

Solveimpactfulproblems(makeadifference,complex)

Excellence(outputs)

Diversity(peopleandtopicareas)

Collaborative,networking

Honesty (saywhatyoudo)

Integrity(dowhatyousay)

Initiativeandentrepreneurship

Creativityandinnovation

Stewardship(global,notjustlocalordisciplinary)

.

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WhatistheStrategicVision?(i.e.Whatdoweaspiretobe?)

Bethebestgraduateprogramintheworld

Students(graduates)thatarehighindemand

Problemsolvers

toward

the

right

goals

Strongagriculturaland biologicalprogram

.

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WhatistheStrategicMission?(i.e.Whatdowedobestfor

whom?)

CreatethenextgenerationofleadersthatsolveABEproblems

Createthehumanresourcesthatfeedtheworldandcreateenergy,

maintainhealthyenvironment

Createthelinkthatjoinsengineeringandbiology,scienceand

practice

Feedthecuriosityforknowledge

Createsomethingwewillbeknownfor

.

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WhataretheStrategicGoals?(i.e.Whereshouldwesucceedat?)

Happypeoplehereandbeyond

Graduateshavehighlyvaluedpositions

Startups

from

departmental

research

outputs

Producingleaders

Economicallysustainablegraduateprogram

Graduatealumnitohavepositivereflectionsofourprogram

.

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ThankYou!

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