Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University; Ismail Capar, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

with many local community agencies.Dr. Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University Dr. Bimal Nepal is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M Univer- sity. His research interests include integration of supply chain management with new product development decisions, distributor service portfolio optimization, pricing optimization, supply chain risk analysis, lean and six sigma, and large scale optimization. He has authored 30 refereed articles in leading supply chain and operations management journals, and 40 peer reviewed conference proceedings articles in these areas. He has B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, and a senior member of IIE.Dr

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

substituted by a professional portfolio including reports and drawings that weresubmitted to the company - 25% of the final grade), final Power Point Presentation (PPT to bemade to the peers from the same section of ENGR 490x - 10% of the final grade), journal andlog (25% of the final grade). Supervisor feedback (35% of the final grade) is critical. Eachstudent is required to have a supervisor, direct or indirect supervisor, who is aware of student’sperformance. Supervisors are determined by the companies at which students are employed. Forthe internal research projects, supervisors are determined by the students as they choose theirproject and the owner of it. The supervisor is approached (most likely through phone contact ande-mail) for both

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Alfonso Pruneda, University of Texas, El Paso; Sara Soto, Academic Technologies ; Erik Lopez, Academic Technologies; Gil Paquian Jr., UTEP Academic Technologies

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Manufacturing

participants who willmost likely be teachers, counselors and community leaders, they must develop two sets ofinstructions. The first set is directed for facilitators and people running the activity, whereour Padawans must write a rubric that communicates the scope of the activity, theexpectations, the methodology, pedagogy and its ease of application, revision andcustomization. If any facilitator wishes to modify the activity, if they believe it can beimproved or might not have some of the components readily available, they will have theresources and knowledge to do so. After all, that is the essence of Maker Culture.The second set of instructions will be directed to the prospective attendees (futurePadawans, also known as Jedi Initiates) that will

Conference Session

Innovations in Advanced Fabrication Technologies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

electronic components;7. Do the calibrations, conduct flying tests, correct the errors, and make the drone to fly;8. Write the final reportwith the team members and prepare the poster for final presentation in consultation with the academic training advisor. Submit the final report and make the oral and poster presentation.In addition, this project is designed to fully/partially satisfy some of the ABET's student learningoutcomes that include:b. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;d. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;g