Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Personal effectiveness skills will be developed throughan understanding of the concepts of professionalism, business and cultural etiquette, andother related topics [4].”The capstone class is a critical step in the professional career of the students. It is duringthis particular semester that they are given the opportunity to make the transition fromacademia to industry, and they are asked to demonstrate their ability to tackle open-endeddesign problems. The course is treated like a job, the students are treated as engineers,and the instructor is their supervisor. During the first day of the semester, teams of threeor four students are self-selected, taken through team-building activities, and then askedto rank-order their top six projects from

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ron Billings, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

Systems Engineering. His teaching and research is in the area of manufacturing operations and includes capstone design. Before coming to Georgia Tech, he worked as an engineer in the semiconductor industry for a dozen years and served as Partner and CEO for a small company that developed software for factory scheduling.Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Forehand was Director of Research Program Planning and Development at Education Testing Service until February 2000. Dr. Forehand teaches and consults in the areas of research design and workplace communication. His research emphasizes curriculum innovation and evaluation. As a consultant to Georgia Tech, he has assisted

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

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

(2credit hours), Financial Engineering (3 credit hours), Project Engineering and Work TeamDesign (3 credit hours), and Engineering Administration (3 credit hours). Additionally, studentswill complete the Engineering Leadership & Management Experimental Laboratory courses I-II/Capstone (7 credit hours total). It is anticipated that students will complete this program inthree semesters, earning a total of 18 hours.Administration: a. This program will be administered under the auspices of the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Department in accordance with applicable policy and regulation. b. To avoid excess hour issues, students will be able to dual count student credit hours of

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

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

opportunities are helping to build stronger industrypartnerships with the university. This paper describes our approach for incorporatingexperiential learning opportunities into the undergrad IE curriculum. It discusses the courses,timing of the experiences, and the components of the experiences that provide application of thecourse materials in project-based problem solving that enhance the students’ critical thinking andadaptive problem solving skills.Senior Design Course:The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of CentralFlorida offer their senior undergraduate students a unique capstone design educationalexperience. Teams composed of 3-5 senior Industrial Engineering students develop andimplement a plan to

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Koubek, Pennsylvania State University; M. Jeya Chandra, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

courses into areas of competency. Page 11.954.2• Reorganize elective courses (IE and non-IE) into domain areas.• Introduce elective course(s) in other application areas (e.g., service processes, financial engineering, health care management, etc.)• Introduce a focused design project in various application domains.Description of changesChanges in the non-major courses from other departments in the College of EngineeringThe old curriculum required that the students take the following non-major courses in thecollege. a) Introduction to Engineering Design (ED &G 100) 3 Credits b) Computer Programming for