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IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jill Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Engineering Management

exams on the job or even true false or matching for that matter, so wecouldn’t use the familiar evaluation techniques for the class. In truth, one often has noidea of how one’s effort is perceived on the job until the yearly evaluation. Dependingupon the manager, then it may have little to do with the year’s work. This vaguenessmay be tolerated in the workplace but was not considered acceptable to the class.To address the students’ desire for a grading scale they could more easily understand anddiscuss, a performance scale similar to some seen in industry was devised as shown inFigure 1. Although it is not perfect, it--like most performance appraisal systems--is stillevolving. Student input is invited at the beginning of each semester to help

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Elson, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Howard Evans, National University

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Engineering Management

structureddevelopment process that proceeds from concept to production to operation. SystemsEngineering considers both the business and the technical needs of all customers with the goal ofproviding a quality product that meets the user needs.Based on the five definitions provided, they then provide four common themes of systemsengineering: 1) a top-down approach, viewing the system as a whole entity; 2) a life cycleorientation; 3) a better and more complete initial definition of system requirements; and, 4) an Page 12.646.2interdisciplinary team approach. These authors then indicate that systems engineering is highlyrelated to engineering management, “The

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Management

that more closelyresembles that which many will find in industry upon graduation, while the graduate students aregiven a chance to practice the project management skills learned in their own coursework.This paper describes the decisions made during the process of incorporating the graduatestudents into the undergraduate, senior projects course, the benefits of these choices, and thelessons learned throughout this process.1. IntroductionThe engineering graduate of 2007 must demonstrate a wide variety of expertise, ranging fromfoundational knowledge in mathematics and science to critical thinking, creativity, designexpertise, and communication skills. In addition to these abilities, it is becoming apparent thatknowledge of business and

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

(MBA programs), and undergraduate and graduate level Information Systems (IS andMIS) programs. (This information is based on the publicly available course syllabi for theseprograms). These courses either emphasize the business and organizational aspect of the topic orare built from a very technical perspective. However, we realized that in order to do justice tothe topic we had to emphasize both the business and technical aspects of BPR. BPR usesinformation technology (IT) to radically change or redesign the business processes withinorganizations to dramatically increase their efficiency and effectiveness. There are five essentialelements that define BPR: (1) BPR consists of radical or at least significant change; (2) BPR’sunit analysis is the

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Murray, University of Missouri; Stephen Raper, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

and how do we encourage life-long learning. UC Santa Cruz (http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/programs/abet/outcomei.html)developed the following list of items that can be measured to evaluate lifelong learning. Page 12.609.2 1. Membership in professional societies (such as IEEE or ACM) 2. Enrollment in graduate school (either immediately or after a few years) 3. Certification (such as Microsoft or independent testing agency) 4. Courses taken (without certification or matriculation in a graduate program) 5. Survey questions about technical books and articles read recentlyResearch A survey was conducted to

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IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Brunkhorst, University of Missouri; Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri; Donald Myers, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

was passed, giving the FDA considerably increasedpower to regulate on behalf of the public. Originally its control was limited to prescriptionmedicine, but in 1961, over-the-counter drugs also became regulated by the FDA. The followingyear, safety and efficacy data began to be required for new drugs.1 The pharmaceutical industry is experiencing significant growth. In 2005, the U.S.pharmaceutical market reached $252 billion in revenues, a seven percent increase from 2004.Globally, sixty-four companies (72.6% of the global pharmaceutical market) achieved salesgreater that $1 billion. The top ten pharmaceutical companies generated revenues of $252 billionand make up more than 40 percent of the total market. The top five companies included

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Management

howour Legal Studies in Engineering program raises the awareness of our students to theirlegal responsibilities to their employers and to society. We will present short coursemodules that can be used in all levels of engineering courses to illustrate how engineeringpractice and our legal system interact.Concept of Negligence The concept of negligence is broad and vague in common usage, but its legaldefinition is fairly straightforward: negligent behavior is that which a reasonably prudentperson in the same or similar circumstances would not have undertaken. By definition,no one intends to be negligent because everyone strives to be reasonably prudent. Sothen, why does negligence occur, and why does it occur as often as it does?1 Clearly

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

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Engineering Management

ofwork load.For these reasons, it seems necessary to find an alternative assessment approach that addressesindividual differences of group members and allows evaluation of individual contributions to thetask through the group experience without losing the effect of working in groups.BackgroundAccording to Forsyth (1999), a group is two or more interdependent individuals who influenceone another through social interaction1. This definition implies that a group is characterized by a)being a social entity; b) has a common objective; c) there is interdependence between groupmembers; and d) their interaction is a complex process.Figure 1 shows the variables determine group members’ behaviors. These variables are:1. Clear and common objectives: Common

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bianey Ruiz Ulloa, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Sheila Lizcano, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Francisco Gamboa, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

type of motivation teammembers should have to work effectively in teams. Among work motivation theories,McClelland’s Theory of Needs affirms that at any given time, individuals hold several oftencompeting needs that when activated motivate behaviors. McClelland defines these needs as Page 12.1607.2motives for behaviors as achievement (nAch), affiliation (nAff), and power (nPow)6.According to McClelland (as cited in Steers, Mowday, and Shapiro, 2004)1, achievement needrefers to behaviors directed toward success through competition with a standard of excellence.Also, McClelland, (as cited in Espinoza, 2003)7, defines affiliation as the need of

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

, analyze, design,in the course, and the Certified Six Sigma verify” process. Each of the letters correspondsBlack Belt committee members at the to a name of a step in the process. TheUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. Results following defines each of the steps in theindicate that using the database provided methodologies (Simon, 2000).insights on how an engineering manager wouldmanage these specialists in this environment. DMAIC 1. Define the project goals and customer1. Introduction (internal and external) deliverables Six Sigma is a methodology for 2. Measure the process to

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Thomas Johnson, Besam Entrance Solutions; Tom Benson, Pass and Seymour-Legrand; Dean Nestvogel, Pass and Seymour-Legrand

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Engineering Management

scenarios are basedon actual global business challenges a Project Facilitator may encounter with a traditionalbusiness enterprise before the introduction to Lean Supply Chain Management and LeanManufacturing. The paper summarizes the business challenges presented by the casestudy and discusses how the lean business scenarios were analyzed to develop effectivesolutions that deliver significant business benefits. The lean supply chain case study notonly demonstrates that being “lean” requires going beyond the four walls of amanufacturing company, but also presents a good working model for university andindustry integration in an effort to jointly develop qualified lean professionals.1. IntroductionThe word ‘lean production’ was first used by Krafcik8

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

taking the class, they were also able to suggest appropriateEMSE methods that would have been helpful in solving or avoiding those problems.The survey asked two open-ended questions about the nature of these problems and the students’opinions about the EMSE methods that would have helped to overcome them. It should beemphasized that no multiple choice answers were provided in the survey and the participantsprovided their answers completely based on their own experience and opinions. Table 1summarizes the design problems they encountered along with the number of survey inputs andsuggested methods by the students.According to Table 1, they described eight different problem categories based on theirexperiences on engineering design projects. The

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Peterson, Arizona State University; Jane Humble, Arizona State University

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Engineering Management

following steps were used: 1. The larger engineering management master’s degree programs were selected as the sample. Since the Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies complies and publishes this data annually, the most recent version Page 12.647.2 available at the time this research was started was used – Fall 2004 data published in 2005. The enrollment numbers were 5693 in engineering management programs with 4264 students at the master’s level3. The largest 33% of the programs (self-reporting) were selected as the sample. These 28 programs are listed in Table 1. These 28

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

also common to the very essence ofTQM” (Bailey1, 1968, p. 131). They are reflective in the concept of Deming’s fifth point ofconstant improvement. The point reflects that to move forward with the aim of satisfyingcustomer needs, an organization must constantly seek feedback and subsequently refine anddevelop as well as incorporate new procedures (Walton10, 1986). This systematic TQMframework is depicted in Figure 1. Without this change process, no improvements will result.Everything will, quite simply, be done the same old way with the same old results. Performance Measurements Continuous Product Improvement

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Engineering Management

technology, enterprise systems, and the application of technical analyticsto achieve high performance. Most importantly, they repeatedly stressed the need to providedegree participants with a thorough background in enterprise innovation. This is defined as acomprehensive view of the processes, tools, and disciplines essential to the creation of athoroughgoing culture of innovation.The problems with standard MBA curricula are legion and have been well documented in thescholarly literature.1 In general, the standard MBA curriculum focuses on discrete businessfunctional units, normally in isolation from the enterprise systems. Thus, students aresequentially taught finance, accounting, management, marketing, and so on. Little time is spentattempting to

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmad Sarfaraz, California State University-Northridge; Tarek Shraibati, California State University-Northridge

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Engineering Management

engineering degrees forpositions in middle and upper management. Thus, a total of 18 credit hours are required of allstudents as illustrated in Table 1. The student is then required to select 12 credit hours from a listof elective courses as shown in Table 2. The descriptions of these courses are relevant tounderstanding of case study outlines that will be presented later. Finally, each graduate studentmust complete a comprehensive examination given by a committee consisting of the mainadvisor and two other faculty members. It is note worthy that core courses, as shown in Table 1,are supported by two financial analysis skills (Engineering Economic analysis and Engineering

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EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Wade Shaw, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

Stanford, MIT, University of Texas-Austin and otherleading universities is testimony to the fact that entrepreneurship skills and know-how can betaught and entrepreneurs can be nurtured through supporting programs in university-basedincubators, entrepreneur associations and local business networks.10, 11, 12, 13Important Factors Impacting New Venture CreationBenjamin Mokry14 suggests that in order to create a more receptive environment forentrepreneurship, a number of fundamental societal changes must occur. He supports the majortruism that “local communities are the breeding ground of entrepreneurship” and are capable ofcreating environments favorable to it. Mokry has emphasized two factors that affectentrepreneurial success: 1) Existence of an

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri; Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri; William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

factors, and improvement. The distribution of terminology as they appeared ininstitutional program definitions can be seen in Tables 1, 2 and 3. For example, the term“engineering” appeared in five out of five B.S.E.M. definitions while the term “technology”appeared in only three out of five B.S.E.M. definitions. Page 12.644.4 Table 1: Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management 5 Definitions 4 Definitions 3 Definitions 2 Definitions 1 Definition Engineering People Technology

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EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

accountability is paramount-to cooperation-whereindividual accountability is carefully structured4, i.e., an experiential learning environment. Thesolution proposed here is the application of the tools of project management5.Learning project management skills is a trial and error process. Academic courses can teach allthe tools that the PMBOK define and reference but to learn it, students have to use it. The Page 12.1273.2challenge for undergraduates is to learn how to learn, to learn and to learn in a way that doesn’tcause harm. Providing that kind of opportunity for undergraduates requires hands on tools and 1

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

candidate for a projectmanagement demonstration project. The current status is a conceptual demonstration project.Steps to Do ItThe project floundered after the idea was first suggested due to a lack of leadership. No onefrom the three collaborating universities demonstrated real leadership initially until ECU facultymade some overtures and requested the three universities each take become proactive. A basicoutline, or steps to achieve the exchange, emerged. 1) Establish a point of contact with the universities. A working relationship had been previously established with CVUT for other exchanges. SUST had not been previously approached although other Chinese universities had worked with ECU on similar exchanges. 2

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IE and EM Program Mangement

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lahoud Hilmi, East Carolina University; Batts David, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

factors such as the legal, security, accessibility, compatibility, and growthof the enterprise network. In addition to such challenges, management style andleadership can contribute to the job-dissatisfaction of such individuals and drivethem to pursue other job opportunities or even changing careers. This paperfocuses on how Theory X and Theory Y management styles affect theperformance of IT professionals in general and network administrators andengineers in particular; in addition, this paper discusses how an engineeringmanager can improve the network engineer’s performance through jobsatisfaction.According to 1 network engineering, in telecommunications, is a career whereindividuals work in different IT related areas such as telephony

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IE and EM Program Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Mantey, University of California-Santa Cruz; RAM AKELLA, University of California-Santa Cruz; John Musacchio, University of California-Santa Cruz; Yi Zhang, University of California-Santa Cruz; Kevin Ross, University of California-Santa Cruz; Subhas Desa, University of California-Santa Cruz

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Engineering Management

systems of both technology andpeople. In TOM, the emphasis is on development of both theory and software to enableorganizations to manage large collections of data in a way that preserves and enhances theinformation and knowledge that data represents, as well as enabling people in an organization toretrieve that information in a timely and comprehensible way, in areas from manufacturing tosales to services, and across the enterprise functions of analysis, planning and operations. Insummary, the domain of the TIM program is: 1) the management of technology and innovation,with emphasis on analytic approaches to complex problems whose solutions have bothtechnological and financial components, and 2) the development of technology of

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EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Krizek, Northwestern University; Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University

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Engineering Management

4657, which was formulated after a decade long interactivestudy involving both industry and academic leaders, states that ASCE supports the concept of themaster’s degree or equivalent as a prerequisite for licensure and the practice of civil engineeringat the professional level. The implementation of this policy, however, will take another decade.At the 2006 Annual Business Meeting of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering andSurveying (NCEES), held September 13–16 in Anchorage, Alaska, delegates voted to adopt theposition that, effective January 1, 2015, an engineer intern with a bachelor's degree must have anadditional 30 credits of acceptable upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level coursework fromapproved providers to be

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

and their relationship to theProgram Objectives and ABET criterion 3. Thus, this section should list the EngineeringProgram’s outcomes and how these program outcomes relate to the program’s objectivesand ABET’s a-k. See Tables 1 and 2 for examples of partial tables.Table 1: School of Engineering (SoE) Curriculum Outcomes, Engineering ManagementProgram Outcomes and their relationship to ABET Criterion a-k Engineering Management SoE Curriculum Outcomes ABET Program Outcomes By the time of graduation, Crit 3

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Karen Elmore, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

, trustworthy, cost-efficient and schedule-compliant manner throughout a system'sentire life cycle1. In conclusion, the SE discipline provides the critical need of education tohandle the increasing demands of systems efficiency, effectiveness, and integration in globalengineering and business operations.The Educational Objectives of the BSSE ProgramThe educational objectives of the proposed BSSE program are as follows: Provide students with knowledge and educational opportunities in dealing with systems issues in the competitive global engineering and business environment. Produce engineers who will lead in (1) improving the understanding of global engineering issues; (2) developing effective approaches for engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-398: HUMAN BEHAVIOR SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRaymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 12.814.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Human Behavior Skills in Engineering Education AbstractThis past decade has been characterized by a series of changes in engineering education,beginning with the recognition of the need to incorporate human behavior skills in engineeringeducation. Now, it is important

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Engineering Management

increase studentinvolvement through three distinct but overlapping developmental thrusts. 1. Social Development 2. Typological Models 3. Intellectual DevelopmentThus, a conceptual framework for student development adopted by Industrial Engineering isshown below in Figure 1. Cognitive Development Figure 1. Conceptual Framework for Student DevelopmentIn this model, we interpret typological development to mean student awareness of, and anappreciation for, alternative learning styles and thinking preferences both for the individualstudent and for others. This approach to student development is not new and is similar to thenotion of diversity proposed by Felder and Brent11.Identity/Social

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EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

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Engineering Management

Industrial Engineeringand a manufacturing background and one in Business Administration with expertise inoperations management and production. A three-person committee, including the Dean ofEngineering and Computer Science, was formed to study the current program and offersuggestions for its improvement. The initial issues of concern were the small number of studentsand the non-accredited/not-accreditable nature of the program. After examining the program andits students, a list of six possible actions was developed; the options were: 1. Drop the program as an undergraduate degree offering. 2. Leave the program as it is: a very flexible program with a loosely specified core of engineering and business courses on top of general education and

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EMD Recruitment and Certification

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

top producers of MS graduates in theUnited States.1 A significant number of the MS student population represents workingengineers who are taking advantage of the non-thesis distance education option to obtaintheir degrees. The number of students in this group continues to grow, and in the lastacademic year, there were 200 students enrolled in graduate study through distanceeducation in the department. In the last few years, enrollment in the MS program inEngineering Management by distance students has been virtually flat while there hasbeen growth in the enrollment in the MS program in Systems Engineering. In the lattercase, this growth is due to a relationship between UMR and the Boeing Corporation toprovide graduate study in this field

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Daughton, University of Missouri; Benjamin Dow, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

of the discipline focus of thesedegrees, Table 1 contains a list of PSM programs in the Midwestern U.S. This region wasof particular interest to the University of Missouri-Rolla in its initial investigation of thepotential for offering this degree. The entries in this table are representative of thediversity of disciplines in PSM program around the U.S. and demonstrate howuniversities can leverage their areas of expertise through this degree. In reviewing thenational list of programs, it became clear that biology-related PSM programs are verypopular. There are 30 biology-related PSM degree emphasis areas with a heavyconcentration in biotechnology and bioinformatics.2