Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Gordon Thomas Beverly III, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

looking for students who excel in the ability to present informationorally. Instances that require effective oral communication include working in teams, dealingwith customers, and making presentations at trade shows and conferences2. A study was done bythe Peter D. Hart Research Associates in which hundreds of companies completed a survey. Theemployees at these companies had acquired at least a bachelor’s degree. Employers were askedabout the skills that potential hires should possess, as well as what learning outcomes universitiesshould put more focus on. Results reflected the importance of oral communication skills incurrent society. Approximately 30% of the companies believed that strong oral andcommunication skills were important in new

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

courses in the MEM, chosen case studiesand their analyses and presentations and engagement in a team project. Out of thesethe first two were assessed on a formative basis. The team project and submitted caseanalysis were assessed on a summative basis. A table showing sample projects ispresented. Feedback obtained from a sample of the two past student cohorts indicatesthe effectiveness of the method.1 Introduction Capstones are integrative learning experiences near the end of a curriculum thatenhance student learning through reflection, application, and synthesis of previouslygained knowledge and skills throughout the program [1]. These gained knowledgeand skills allow the students to make valuable connections between theory they havelearnt and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

Councilof Excellence are the following (http://www.criticalthinking.org):  Active and skillful conceptualization  Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation  Observation, experience, reflection, reasoning and communication  Clarity, accuracy, and precision  Relevance, sound evidence, and fairness Many, if not all the SCL practices/methods, support and demonstrate one or more of theabove principles. The Council on Science and Technology at Princeton University has identifiedseveral methods of Student-Centered Teaching methods (also referred to as Student CentricInstruction, SCI). These methods range from small group discussions to case studies to computersimulations and games (or gamification: the process of

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel A. Malachowsky, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

software engineeringcurriculum. J. Comput. Sci. Coll., 17(6):115–123, May 2002.10. Appendices Appendix 1: PM activities and expectationsProject Manager ActivitiesThe main project component of this course will involve groups with voluntary Project Managers.Project Manager Responsibilities  Coordinate team activities, meetings, and deliverables for the duration of the term starting approximately week 6  Meet with the professor at the start or during class to discuss individual group dynamics/activities or cross-PM coordination  Meet with other project managers outside of class to conduct cross-PM coordination  Ensure that team deliverables reflect the available time, resources, and given scope

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University; S.R. Subramanya

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Engineering Management

in a dashboard for each player.This particular game, called Penny Drops© , has three players – Tom, Joe and Sue - and each ofwhom is a single family home owner consuming three different levels of water – 350, 400 and450 gallons per month respectively. The game board designed is shown in Figure 4 below. Figure 4 – Home Water Management Game Board – 3 Players Page 26.160.10The main design-feature of the game-board is that it reflects the major water usage in a singlefamily home in the US. The different landing-areas are self-explanatory (through the icons onthem) on the water usage in a household. Water end use distribution

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Steven C. Currall, University of California, Davis; Ed Frauenheim, The Great Place to Work Institute

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Engineering Management

also a driver of innovation13.As Bower and colleagues have suggested, strategy is often decided in a bottom-up fashion,reflected in the ways lower-level managers choose to allocate resources13. It is imperative that Page 26.1211.10managers at all levels are willing to make resource investments in technologies that develop intothe next disruptive discovery, staying true to the strategic goals of the research organization. As we have shown, several key themes have emerged over the years as scholars havesought to better understand innovation management. In the next section we describe OrganizedInnovation in detail as an overarching