Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering Management

. The response rate to this optional, pre-semester survey was 56%.Responses to select questions are summarized here:Table 1: In general, how comfortable are you returning to campus for the Fall 2020 semester? Answer % Count Extremely comfortable 28.00% 14 Comfortable 26.00% 13 Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 12.00% 6 Uncomfortable 30.00% 15 Extremely uncomfortable 4.00% 2Table 2: Specifically, how comfortable are you returning to regular class meetings in ourphysical classroom? (FYI: The assigned room is a large lecture hall with 100+ seats

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; James Jay Jaurez, National University

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Engineering Management

its adoption to PM.Artificial Intelligence – Basics and Its Applicability to Project Management“AI is typically defined as the ability of a machine to perform cognitive functions we associatewith human minds, such as perceiving, reasoning, learning, and problem-solving. Examples oftechnologies that enable AI to solve business problems are robotics and autonomous vehicles,computer vision, language, virtual agents, and machine learning” [1]. Further, historical data on alarge set of similar projects is the foundation for AI and machine learning [2] AI technology andits associated data analysis can learn from past historical data by recognizing patterns and it canadjust to new inputs for a better output prediction. AI technology’s self-learning

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yooneun Lee, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

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Engineering Management

. For that purpose,two different setups were applied: there were undergraduate students only project teams and graduatestudents only project teams in one section, while there were six combined undergraduate and graduatestudent teams in the other.In this research, we investigate two different hypotheses about groups setup: (1) groups in whichundergraduate and graduate students are combined perform better than undergraduate- or graduate-onlygroups and (2) when there are graduate students in a team, groups of more graduate students perform better.Findings about the group construction for the team project in this research can also be very useful whenestablishing undergraduate/graduate integrated courses in the department. After an overview of the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Minha R. Ha, York University; Aleksander Czekanski , CEEA-ACEG

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Engineering Management

onlycreating relevant, contextually fit solutions for clients, but also by providing resilient responsesto the changing constraints and opportunities external and internal to the organization.Unfortunately, the value-adding role of designers and indeed design project successes can behindered by inadequate management of organizational tensions that persist over time and arewidely experienced as paradoxical. Adopting the concept of ‘polarity management’ by BarryJohnson, this paper aims to unpack the nuances of two particular polarities: (1) Design Rigourvs. Cost Effectiveness, and (2) Collaboration vs. Efficiency.The data are drawn from a larger grounded theory study on sociotechnical knowledge integrationin engineering design. Semi-structured in-depth

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Anna Sadovnikova, Monmouth University

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Engineering Management

. The results will deepen our understanding of how these competencies evolve over timeamong students of different disciplines and suggest practical recommendations to improvecurrent teaching methodologies.Keywords: Effective Communication Skills, Inductive Teaching, Interpersonal Communication Introduction Over the past several years, professional communication skills have become one of thetop-ranked competencies that employers seek from new engineering college graduates [1] - [5].The urgent need to teach both technical skills and professional skills, including effectiveprofessional communication, to students is recognized by higher education professionals across avariety of the STEM disciplines [6

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University; Kelly Allan, Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd.

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Engineering Management

employee happiness and productivity. According to Gallup polls onemployee engagement between 2015 and 2019, only 1 in 3 employees consider themselves“engaged.” When employees are engaged, they are “highly involved in, enthusiastic about andcommitted to their work and workplace” [1]. The rest, or those not considered engaged, fall intotwo categories. The first one refers to those who are “not engaged” and includes 52% of allemployees. The “not engaged” employees will show up to work but would only put in enoughtime and effort to do what is required but nothing beyond that. On the other hand, the “activelydisengaged” category, representing the remainder, or 15% of total employees, includes thosewho are described as having “miserable work experience

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yaoling Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Engineering Management

careers.The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln(UNL) has no face-to-face component or requirement, and it is offered through Canvas, aLearning Management System, widely adopted by many institutions. The entire program is web-based and delivered asynchronously. The MEM is a professional master’s degree for individualswith STEM undergraduate degree and employed in engineering and technology industry.Relevant work experience is required for admission. Average experience (post baccalaureatedegree) was 59 months (~ 5 years) for those enrolled between July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020.The non-traditional demographic of MEM students is a key criterion to consider inadministration of the program, engaging the