Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

. The asynchronous model has been well-received by students thus farfor its flexibility. The use of short video and audio clips rather than long recorded lectureshas also proven to be very popular, and the emphasis on student-student and student-facultyinteraction as well as timely feedback from instructors has also received positive studentevaluations.References1. Allen, I.E and J. Seamen, Staying the Course – Online Education in the United States, 2008, Sloan Consortium, Needham, MA, 2008.2. Fabrycky, W.J., ‘Understanding and Influencing Systems Engineering in Academia’, INCOSE Insight, 2007, 7-14.3. Shuver, M., et al., ‘Enabling the U.S. Engineering Work Force for Technological Innovation: The Role of Interactive Learning Among Working

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

,solution planning, and system design tasks during collaboration. The model was initiallydeveloped to improve the effectiveness of engineers performing such tasks in teams and thisstudy posits that the model will be equally effective on student learning.A detailed statistical experiment to study the effect of this model on subjects collaborativelysolving an analysis and design problem was designed and executed. Randomly assigned teams ofstudents were presented with one of four design problems. Half the teams were then exposed tothe CCM while the remaining half was not. The effect on student learning was then measuredusing assessment of team deliverables.1. IntroductionIn a brief survey of the graduate engineering and technology courses offered at