Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

recipient. She is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society , and a member of Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society). She has received numerous awards for outstanding research activities and classroom instruction. Prior to serving as Department Chair, she served as Associate Dean of Engineering responsible for Research and Industry Outreach. Formerly, Dr. Crumpton-Young served as the developer and director of the Ergonomics/Human Factors Program and Experimentation Laboratory. Ergonomics/Human Factors laboratory supports classroom instruction and conducts research studies in the areas of Industrial Ergonomics

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Industrial Engineering

the customer as the primary source ofinformation input4.The quality of education will not be met until a quality culture is developed. Success can only beachieved when everyone involved in engineering education has the commitment, the motivation,and the means to incorporate the culture of quality in every lecture, every laboratory work that issupervised, … , or every paper that is written3. Self-assessment of quality in classroom processesand systems is essential to promote continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Forexample, the total quality management concepts were applied to improve the quality of highereducation in Lamar University10. The planning phase of PDSA (plan-do-study-act) has beenapplied for quality improvement. The

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Jessica Jenness, University of Central Florida; Jessica Steinberg, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

. Page 11.619.2Opportunities currently in place include senior design projects, Six Sigma projects, internships,co-ops, a mentoring program including interaction with student chapters of professionalorganizations, and undergraduate research projects. We are currently developing otherexperiential opportunities to further incorporate real-world experiences into the curriculumincluding developing remote learning laboratories in partnering with industry organizations. Asenior design course project is a standard requirement for industrial engineering undergraduates.Students must enroll in a senior design course during each semester of their senior year. Thecourse prepares students for work in the industry by assigning them to work on a company

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jamshed Mistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Industrial Engineering

Gerstenfeld and Amy Zeng, she recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a laboratory for an introductory lean supply chain design course. Her work has appeared in Operations Research, the Business Process Management Journal, the Case Research Journal and Water Resources Research. She is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the Institute for Operations Research Management Science (INFORMS), the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Diane Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Diane M. Strong is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Worcester

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

! 3) Collect institutional information early in the process. Be sure to identify sources of requisite information and build a rapport with those who must query the necessary databases for information that will change during the process. 3) Request long-lead items very early in the assessment process. Examples include: a) the audit/internal assessment to determine the appropriate library holdings and circulation information, b) institutional data such as: enrollment statistics, program funding, laboratory and support equipment inventories, classroom, office, and laboratory space allocations, and c) survey results from previous stakeholder

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky Whittington, Morgan State University; Douglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering

Page 11.752.4at Goddard, though some other partners or contractors also include Boeing, Northrop Grummanas well as Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). However, after a successful launch, the concept maybe extended to the manufacturing of more satellites and the industrial partners may be contractedfor multiple production runs of the spacecraft, instead of the in-house manufacturing. Forexample, the industrial engineering concepts in dealing with mass production of aerospaceproducts will be useful for the future space constellation mission of flying tens or hundreds ofsimilar spacecraft. In addition, small satellite exploration is important, due to the interest in moreeconomical space missions, and the increasing demands for timely access

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

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Industrial Engineering

been introduced. Page 11.252.2Course Descriptions and BackgroundThe NU course is a required four-credit sophomore course for Industrial Engineering majors,with a few engineering students taking IE as a minor. The course covers core IE topics, aboutone topic per week, using selected chapters from Turner, et al.’s text5 along with supplementalmaterial. The class meets three times weekly: one class is generally an introductory lecture withproblem-solving, the second includes more problem solving or further exploration of the topic,and the third is a laboratory or hands-on classroom activity. The students complete homeworkproblems and an

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Flynn, The College of New Jersey

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Industrial Engineering

all become part of theFaculty member’s responsibilities: those specific things that bring a bi-weekly check. We mustadd to this an activity that supports both the student and society. Come hell or high water, wemust develop a grade for each student!Let’s say that Ole State is an undergraduate-only comprehensive institution offering a number ofABET-accredited Engineering courses. Without support from graduate programs (there aren’tany), the faculty assumes execution of all aspects of support for the teaching activity. A fullteaching load at Ole State usually involves teaching three sections, each scheduled at threecontact hours per week. Laboratory courses are independent and carry a different load allocation.Teaching Faculty members must

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

definition and solution generation. Much of their work throughout the semester isaccomplished during the six hours of laboratory time that they have scheduled each weekAn hour lecture period held most weeks provides the students with relevant projectinformation, as well as various other topics pertinent to their future roles as engineers.The intent of the lecture is mainly to reiterate the importance of the economic feasibilityof solutions, to raise awareness about how the “people component” of projects is criticalbut also unpredictable, and to make the point how challenging yet essential it is toconstantly consider realistic constraints throughout the design process. Global,economic, environmental, and societal constraints are some of those