Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Townsend, University of Windsor; (Ruth) Jill Urbanic P.Eng., University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

emphasized by the experientiallearning approach, where students interact with and formulate these connections personally in adynamic system. Specifically, the experiential learning iterative cycle used in this workshop isDeming’s plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle[4]. By combining the SOLO relational andexperiential learning approaches as a methodology for the workshop, a learning space is createdfor each student to challenge, test, find, question, and create project management relationships ina dynamic system. This combination yields the opportunity for each learner to developsituational awareness – a critical trait of a dynamic project manager and decision-maker (and atrait rarely discussed in the engineering education literature).MethodologyAfter

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

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Industrial Engineering

school year, the course instructor embraced the inquiry for changeand volunteered to help begin a curriculum overhaul of the current engineering economy coursein industrial engineering at Penn State University Park. Input from former students and anindustrial professional advisory committee (IPAC) noted that industrial engineering graduatesneeded to graduate with a more thorough understanding of the link between engineeringeconomic decisions and business planning, financial statements, financial accounting, and stockvalue. It is crucial for industrial engineering students to learn how to not only provide adefinitive argument explaining the conclusion of their engineering decision (both from thesubjective and quantitative perspectives) but also

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

coaching system we implemented. Finally, section 5 reports the observation andanalysis of the experiment and our plans for future experiments with the model.Section 1: The OR Course StructureThe course is divided into ten topics. These topics are mostly what majority of the textbooksconsider as essential elements of OR curriculum for an undergraduate OR class. Each topic isbuilt on knowledge and skill gained in prior topics while building the foundation skill andknowledge set for succeeding topics. Page 24.696.2These topics are:  Finding Feasible Regions  Extreme Points, LP and Its Standard Form  Writing LPs from Feasible

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; David Claudio, Montana State University; Durward K. Sobek II, Montana State University; Laura Stanley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Nicholas Ward, Montana State University

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Industrial Engineering

definitionof Lattuca and Stark regarding the three origins origin of academic change: 1) those that resultfrom the planning efforts of those within a program, college, or university; 2) response toexternal societal pressures; and 3) utilization of new educational ideas.9Influences from inside the program included prior work to familiarize all members of the facultywith all curricular courses which set an expectation for change, changes in the make-up of thefaculty, and flat to declining student enrollments within the program. Influences from outsidethe program included enrollment increases in other programs within the department creatingresourcing pressures on the IE program, a department head mandate to reduce the costs of parttime IE adjuncts in

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Yvette Rito, Kansas State University; Jessica Lynn Aschenbrenner, Kansas State University; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University

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Industrial Engineering

study that measured current IE students’ interestin solving operations research problems in different industry sectors and their perceptions aboutindustrial engineering careers. The aim of the study is to gain greater understanding about theinterests and perceptions of current IE students at Kansas State University (KSU). While thespecific results are most directly applicable to the institution where the study was conducted, wecomment on broad insights of interest to the industrial engineering education community.The pilot study described here is part of a planned long-term effort to understand the perceptionsof prospective (pre-college) students and those of students at multiple stages in the curriculum.The overarching objective is to design

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague-Caballero, New Mexico State University; Delia J. Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Methods Engineering & IE 478 Facilities Planning. IE 316 introduces participants tomethods engineering and work measurement fostering the development of critical thinking, self-assessment, and team work; IE 478 trains the students in the art and science of facility design andplanning. Rounding-up the curriculum of these classes, this educational experience complementsthe student’s professional profile by adding the necessary cultural competency required toproduce a global engineer. The model consists of five components: identification and selection ofindustry partners and potential projects; attendance to in-class mini-lectures & assignment ofpertinent readings supporting the selected project; student’s training previous to

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

additional textbook problems • pdf solution to the in-class exercises (posted after they were completed) • solutions to 11 old examsSome students were intimidated by the volume of material available online. They needed to bereassured several times that the lectures were the only things that they were required to view.The textbook problems and additional pdf solutions were intended to be used as a resource thatthey could use as needed. Page 24.616.5The class easily covered the same all of the content that was covered in Spring 2012. There were42, 55-minute classes during the semester. They were used as follows: • 27 days planned in-class

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

127 346 144 418 146 430 Total 473 562 576 Page 24.629.3 27% 30% 26% 28% 25% 28% Female Minority Female Minority Female MinorityAlthough students are allowed to design a personalized plan of study, the MSOM degreerequirements ensure that graduates receive both a breadth and depth of knowledge within theoperations management field by requiring courses within four core competency areas andelectives. The current course library

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A Carr USN, U.S. Naval Academy

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Industrial Engineering

States.The metric system continued further definition of various units over the years and addedfundamental standards with new technology, such as electricity, magnetism, and light. In 1960,the metric system was renamed, the International System of Units (SI). In 1975, Congresspassed the Metric Conversion Act which established the United States Metric Board tocoordinate and plan the increased use of the metric system in the U.S. This board was disbandedin 1982. In 1988, Congress included additional metrication language in the Omnibus ForeignTrade and Competitiveness Act. This legislation required federal agencies to use metric systemin “procurement, grants, and other business-related activities” by the end of 1992, except forhighway and construction

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Page 24.379.14material. A passionate professor can make students curious about the material and motivatethem to study the material more9-10. Litzinger et. al state that instructors should focus onstimulating interest in their subject area for all students regardless of their varying backgroundsand abilities9. Educators should stress the importance of how course material will be relevant inthe future. Similarly, if students understand how current class material is vital for theirunderstanding in future classes, they may value the class more2, 9. Hence, tying course material tofuture academic and career plans will show students the importance of the course.Question O: Learning Styles and PreferencesResearch by Felder and colleagues shows the