Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Page 14.769.3HypothesisThe central hypothesis for using the CITIES format is that by allowing students to activelycontribute to the classroom through a focused presentation, further depth of understanding willbe achieved both for the presenting student and the class. In addition, a breadth of topics notconsidered in the initial syllabus will be naturally integrated into the class.The learning objectives of CITIES contain five key components. They are intended to allowstudents to (1) connect, (2) demonstrate, (3) seek, (4) describe, and (5) communicate their ideasby following the CITIES process. Specifically, co-op work experiences and student-led researchare used to bring real-world applications to theoretical course topics. The CITIES format