Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West

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Engineering Management

Page 22.1383.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Design of Experiments using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management. In today’s global and highlycompetitive business environment, high quality products and services are a necessity. Quality isone method in which organizations compete2. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)3,4has conducted competency surveys and

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

wasencouraging as it highlighted an opportunity for Rose-Hulman to provide its students with notonly a highly marketable engineering degree, but also additional academic training that directlyresponds to the Six Sigma needs of potential employers.Quantitative FindingsThe survey instrument was administered electronically by Performance University’s Office ofInstitutional Research, Planning, and Assessment (IRPA). Email invitations were sent toapproximately 350 alumni and associates of the Institution. A total of 38 valid responses werereceived resulting in an overall response rate of 10.9%. When investigating the low responserate, the author uncovered several reasons that ran parallel to related literature regarding responserates for electronic surveys

Conference Session

EM Program Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy K. Zander P.E., Clarkson University

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Engineering Management

. Page 22.599.2ABET, Inc., has been the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in appliedscience, computing, engineering, and technology for more than 75 years. Among the purposes ofABET, Inc. (ABET) are two that relate to accreditation. ABET intends to 1) organize and carryout a comprehensive process of accreditation of pertinent programs leading to degrees, and assistacademic institutions in planning their educational programs, and 2) promote the intellectualdevelopment of those interested in applied science, computing, engineering, and technologyprofessions (ABET Policy, 2008). The Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) evaluatesand accredits individual degree programs with the word “engineering” in their title

Conference Session

EM Program Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

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Engineering Management

two-year journey. Thecurrent program architecture is illustrated in Figure 2. Figure 2: MSEM program architectureAs an example of the module integration, in Semester 1 students focus on a product developmentproject emphasizing the cross-functional nature of this fundamental activity. They acquireknowledge and concepts of marketing and project management, and develop a plan and schedulefor a new product in a semester-long team project. In order to assess the financial viability oftheir proposed product, they need financial accounting tools; they are learning those skills inanother module being concurrently taught. In the Learning to Lead module, students learn thebasics of leadership and teamwork and are given

Conference Session

Frontiers in EM Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga C. Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

design and optimization. His current research interests are the modeling of supply chains and production planning systems, and their applications in different industries.Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Agnes Galambosi has a PhD in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. She is currently employed at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching several engineering courses. Page 22.1151.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Perception and Preferences of Faculty for Online