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Strategic Issues in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Harwell; Donna Shirley; Hillel Kumin

Document: 2002-367 Division: Engineering Management Strategic Planning for OU Engineering Education Donna L. Shirley, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Sr., Hillel J. Kumin College of Engineering, University of OklahomaAbstractThe College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma has developed a strategic planwhich it is currently implementing. This paper describes the plan and the activitiesunderway to implement it with respect to engineering education. The vision of theCollege of Engineering is to “produce the engineering graduates most sought after byindustry and investors

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Parviz Daneshgari

product development team integrate all of theThe complex task of Product Development has been a individual components into a working system.major challenge for product manufacturers anddevelopers since the introduction of complex This approach works under two conditions:mechanical systems. The current approach to ProductDevelopment planning and execution, for many 1. Breakthrough technology; such as NASAcomplex commercial products, is resource based as satellites or new military technologiesopposed to learning based. The future competitiveness 2. Hypothetical unlimited markets and unlimitedin the world market is being driven by a need to enlist a

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Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bill Tollner

2002-534 Departmental Graduate Program Strategic Planning Ernest W. Tollner Biol. & Agric. Engineering University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602This paper presents a strategic planning process for a departmental graduate program based on arecent planning retreat experience. The underlying assumption is that the graduate program,though administered by the Graduate School, is fundamentally owned by the departmentalgraduate faculty. The paper will cover preplanning efforts by committee, overview the role ofkey

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

Session 2432 A Methodology For Planning Distance Learning Courses Anthony P. Trippe Rochester Institute of Technology Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology DepartmentAbstractThis article is based on personal experience gained as a result of facilitating over sixtyasynchronous classes over the last four years. The article is organized into five areas ofreview and consideration which can assist the faculty member to plan and develop alearning-centered course intended for distance delivery. Whether in the classroom or onthe Internet, critical scrutiny and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Charles Glagola

Session Number 2793 Using Industry-Accepted M anagement and Planning Tools in Teaching Engineering Analysis Dr. Charles R. Glagola, P.E. University of Florida, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering ABSTRACTIn conjunction with the implementation of the continuous improvement process by many USindustries, a number of analysis methods or tools have been developed and successfully applied toengineering systems analysis. These management tools and methods used by industry present avery important opportunity for application in

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Keith Gardiner

Multimedia Session Number #2793 The Olympic Games: An Organizational Planning and Control Research Project Keith M. Gardiner Lehigh University, Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA 610/758-5070 Fax 610/758-6527 E-mail: kg03@Lehigh.eduIntroductionEarlier papers1,2 introduced and described the concept of students as empowered employees in a“classroom factory.” The factory mission is to achieve previously agreed collaborative researchobjectives, deliver final reports describing findings and

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2002 Annual Conference

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Timothy Harrah; Martha Cyr; Brad George

Session Number 2530 Timelines and Student Project Planning in Middle School Technology /Engineering Education Exercises Timothy Harrah1, Bradford George2 and Martha Cyr1 1 Tufts University Center for Engineering Education Outreach Tufts University, Medford, MA 02460 / 2 Hale Middle School Nashoba Regional School District, Stow, MA 01775AbstractIn the practice of professional engineering design, nearly all work is ultimatelycompleted in a team format and under a deadline. It is therefore relevant to reflect, onsome level, the demands of these real world

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ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Osborne; Bill Carroll

Session XXXX CS/EE Online – Lessons Learned in Planning, Developing, and Operating a Joint, Web-Based Master’s Program Bill D. Carroll, William P. Osborne, Behrooz Shirazi, C. D. Cantrell, Saibun Tjuatja UT-Arlington/UT-Dallas/UT-Arlington/UT-Dallas/UT-ArlingtonIntroductionCS/EE Online is a web-based master’s degree program being jointly developed by TheUniversity of Texas at Arlington (UT-Arlington) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT-Dallas) with funding from The University of Texas TeleCampus. Students may choose to majorin computer science, computer science and engineering, or electrical engineering

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Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

Session 3557 The Virtual Industrial System: A Tool for Learning Production Planning Concepts and Techniques Uanny M. Brens Garcia, Douglas A. Bodner, Spyros A. Reveliotis, Chen Zhou, Jane C. Ammons, Marc Goetschalckx, T. Govindaraj, Paul M. Griffin, Leon F. McGinnis and Gunter P. Sharp Keck Virtual Factory Lab · School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology1. IntroductionRecent advances in technology have enabled greater use of computational tools within theundergraduate engineering curriculum, changing the

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

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H. Oner Yurtseven

Effective Use of Development Plan for Promotion and Tenure of Engineering Technology Faculty H. Öner Yurtseven Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisAbstractThis paper reports the results of using faculty development plans by engineeringtechnology administrators in mentoring and guiding newly hired engineering technologyfaculty through the promotion and tenure process. There is also an attempt to delineatethe intensely debated topics of the roles of engineering technology faculty as compared totheir closest colleagues, engineering and science faculty, when it comes to definingteaching, research and service in order to measure the performance of

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CE Projects: International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ravi Srinivasan; Dennis Fukai; Fazil Najafi

Paper ID: 2002-1262 Session number: 3615 Division: Civil Engineering Graduate Study in Public Works Engineering and Management at the University of Florida Ravi S. Srinivasan¹, Dr. Fazil T. Najafi², Dr. Dennis Y. Fukai³ ¹ Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida ² Professor, Dept. of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida ³ Asst. Professor, Dept. of Design, Construction & Planning, University of FloridaAbstractPublic Works and Infrastructure is a pervasive part of every aspect of urbanized life, andincreasingly impacts the human and nature. The scale of infrastructure systems in the UnitedStates continues to

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Doug Ramers

isolation without considering interactions.Solving most real world problems requires integrating this knowledge. As a result of theevolution of standardized Mechanical Engineering programs, students are typically exposed toonly one semester of manufacturing processes. Manufacturing problems are rarely used to teachstudents how to integrate their new knowledge and develop skills to solve applied problems.The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Manufacturing Education Plan1 defines a set of criticalcompetencies expected of engineering students entering manufacturing industries. The Plan is aresult of workshops with automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other industries. Competenciessuch as project planning and management, communication, problem

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Innovative Courses for ChE Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ramani Narayan

an "opportunity" and develop a sound business plan for bringing the innovation to commercial reality or not as the case may be. The product/process innovation/idea for commercialization is envisioned to operate through a start-up entrepreneurial venture or by working with a small or medium size business -- entrepreneurial internship.PROGRAM GOALSEntrepreneurship is the vehicle that fuels economic growth. Nearly 50% of the growth in oureconomy can be explained by entrepreneurial activity. While Fortune 500 companies have lost 5million jobs since 1980, the United States has added 34 million new jobs. This increase is due tostart-ups and small business growing to large businesses. The purpose of

Conference Session

Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Cottrell

, timeliness, and continuous improvement (TechnologyAccreditation Commission, page 33). At the program level or at the individual student level, acommitment to continuous educational process improvement characterized by routine,outcomes assessment has evolved to become one of the key elements of success forengineering and engineering technology programs alike. This article examines the applicationof the principal of outcomes assessment during a course dealing with topics very typical ofengineering and construction management related curricula – construction planning, budgeting,and scheduling. Just as program and graduate assessments rely on well defined outcomes,goals, and objectives, this article presents a program of student assessments and

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch. Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Petry

assessment plan. The goals andobjectives are clearly defined. Learning experiences and assessment measures are bothtraditional and innovative. These innovative approaches will serve as a model to otherdisciplines.Assessment OverviewEducational assessment is generally considered a method of evaluating student performance andattainment. Although this may sound relatively simple in fact it is a complicated challenge foradministrators and faculty at universities throughout the United States. Architectural programsare somewhat unique. In addition to the traditional means of assessment (i.e. testing) thesubjective nature of the design studio projects provide challenges and opportunities for bothstudents and faculty. Portfolios, always hallmarks of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Roger Wallace; David Adams

Session 2793 Small Steps and Big Strides: a Department-Based Plan for Integrating Technical Communication into an Engineering Curriculum David Adams, Roger Wallace Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Michigan State University (MSU)AbstractProviding technical communication instruction within existing courses can challenge thehuman and financial resources of a department. Such a challenge becomes even moredaunting in the absence of university or college funded programs. The Department ofCivil & Environmental Engineering at MSU has undertaken a three-year plan to

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Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Raymond Kliewer

Session 1648 Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology Programs Raymond M. Kliewer Virginia State University Petersburg, VirginiaAbstractContinuous improvement in engineering technology programs is an increasingly populartopic. The Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (TAC of ABET) has developed new TAC of ABETEngineering Technology Criteria 2000 (ET2K) which are being implemented.Accredited engineering technology programs will soon be required to have plans for“continuous improvement” and

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrew Vavreck

many schools, as asurvey in this paper of publications indicates, with mixed results being experienced. The paperthen focuses on an extensive application of project management techniques to capstone designcourses involving engineering technology students and to other student design projects (e.g. SAEMini Baja) at Penn State Altoona, through involvement by business school faculty and students.Future plans, lessons learned and student perceptions are discussed and recommendations made.IntroductionThe importance of group design projects to today’s engineering and engineering technologyprograms is indisputable,1 and multidisciplinary teams on such projects are of growingsignificance, to give students exposure to other ways of addressing problems

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Cecere

process.Penn State Harrisburg’s Structural Design & Construction Engineering Technology (SDCET) capstone courseis separated into two sections so students can focus in either structural design or construction management. Thesections stress their specialized area while still integrating elements of the other area. The four credit-hour coursebegins in the last seven and one-half weeks of the fall semester for one credit, and continues in the spring forthree credits. The fall syllabus for the construction management option includes teams of students each forming afirm, dealing with organizational structures and personnel responsibilities, a marketing plan, company portfolioand potential client interview. The course continues in the spring with pre

Conference Session

Trends in Constr. Engr. Educ. I

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2002 Annual Conference

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Peter Ridilla; James Pocock

,Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationstructural frames and landfills. Over the course of the semester, the students, working in teamsof three or four, plan, estimate and schedule the construction phase of their project. The studentteams are chosen to be multi-disciplinary within the limits of their limited background. As thestudents learn about construction management topics in the classroom, such as economicfeasibility, environmental considerations, cost estimating, scheduling, safety, constructability andethical issues, they apply them to the previously-designed project. They will also

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eric Lachance; Ronald Welch

Situation.engineering students might design, the simple act of requiring the plans to be handed to anothergroup to build will quickly heighten the importance of communication. K’NEX MANAGEMENT COMPETITION CONSTRUCTION American Society of Civil Engineers Upstate New York Regional Student Conference Situation: A rock has fallen on a house in the city. The Corps of Engineers wants you to design an apparatus to lift

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New Programs and Textbooks in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

ABET accreditation of the new undergraduate program furtherstressed limited resources.In order to overcome the many challenges faced, a highly organized, multifaceted approach wasneeded. Initially, the Dean of Engineering, who had earlier decided to advance the College'sBME program, met with the BME faculty to publicly voice his support. An interim BMEProgram Director was named. The Director was charged with drafting a formal business planthat could be presented to the university's upper-level administration. The plan identifies thepotential favorable impacts of an expanded BME program and justifies the allocation of newfinancial resources. The business plan document includes sections on vision and objectives,market analysis, competitive

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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June Ferrill

university and different from their technology fields. Emphasizing the importance ofentrepreneurial communications, specifically the business concept presentation and early-stagebusiness plan, this paper follows theory with application by describing the multifacetedexperiential approaches used to teach entrepreneurship to Rice University undergraduateengineering students. Much of this learning involves students actively using their owninnovations to develop business plans and drawing members of the entrepreneurial communityinto a student-led club and the classroom. Students also participate in the business communitythrough forums, field trips to entrepreneurial organizations’ meetings, and forming an actualbusiness. From Technologist to

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Rennels

basics of creating a student learning outcomes assessment plan for aTAC/ABET accredited four-year Mechanical Engineering Technology degree program. Whereand how learning outcomes can be assessed will be discussed.School BackgroundThe Purdue School of Engineering and Technology is located on the Indiana University PurdueUniversity at Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. IUPUI has an enrollment of 28,339 students (fall2001) in 18 schools and is the third largest university in Indiana. The North Central Association(NCA) accredits IUPUI. The School of Engineering and Technology offers 42 programs fromcertificates to Ph.D. and has an enrollment of 2,332 full and part time students (fall 2001). TheDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Technology offers

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Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

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Craig Quadrato

training and myprevious Army experience to improve my teaching throughout my first semester. Specifically, Ifocused on planning and preparing each class, turning each class into a performance, and usingadministrative tasks as teaching opportunities. By using these improvement strategies, I haveachieved good results for my first semester and have formed a solid base to continue myimprovement for the rest of my assignment as an instructor. My goal is to provide you with myperspective on how to form a plan to improve your teaching no matter how new you are to theprofession.Formal Education Training As I made my cross-country road trip from Palo Alto, California to West Point, NewYork, my improvement as an instructor was already being planned

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tarek Shraibati; Ahmad Sarfaraz

. Thus, in the spring of 2001, community service-learning concept was introduced into two Manufacturing Systems Engineering senior courses atCalifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN). In the first community service-learning project,students shared their knowledge and skills gained in a senior level course, Facilities Planning andDesign, with a small company located within a federal enterprise zone. The second communityservice-learning project integrated a senior design class with a local high school as part of theFIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics organization.Engineering students mentored Granada Hills High School (GHHS) senior students in building arobot to compete in both regional and national

Conference Session

How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Miller

internal and external stakeholders (e.g. students, faculty,employers, alumni) and using this input to draft an assessment plan which would provide Page 7.977.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationsufficiently detailed information for improving the curricular and pedagogical processes in theprogram. Tasks completed during this effort included 1: Ø Setting general goals and specific, measurable objectives based on the institutional mission statement and the needs of employers

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ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

laboratories have no directly associated lecture course, they dohave pre and co-requisites. In addition, the first 3 labs have general areas of specialization. In thesenior labs, a student may have only one project for 2 semesters. The objectives of the ECElaboratories include the ability to: 1. Identify, formulate, and solve practical electrical engineering problems. This includes the planning, specification, design, implementation, and operation of systems, components, and/or processes that meet performance, cost, time, safety, and quality requirements. 2. Communicate effectively through oral presentations and group discussions. 3. Communicate effectively through written reports and other documents. 4. Design and conduct

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Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bruce Berdanier

project phases. This year we have added a two -week module to presentConstruction Management Topics. The module was organized and presented with the help ofconstruction engineers from Environmental Pipeliners, and Kokosing Construction Companythat are alumni of the Civil Engineering Program at ONU. The module consists of six lecturescovering the following topics: Team, Documents and Project Organization; Plan Reading andQuantity Take-off; Productioning; Material and Subcontractor Procurement; Scheduling; andProject Wrap-up. The class is divided into two bidding teams, which are divided into four workgroups. The lecture material is built around each team preparing a competitive bid for an actualOhio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Project. The

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Shirley

executives. However, it has been adapted successfully toteaching the end-to-end process of engineering to college students. The paper describes theCreative System which is the basis of Managing Creativity, outlines the class structure andsubjects covered, and describes the overall process. Positive student evaluations and continueddemand for the course are used for assessment. The course covers all aspects of a creativeenterprise, from assembling a creative team, to generating original ideas, to alignment of theteam and its customers and suppliers, to planning, design, risk management, production, anddeployment into the market or operational environment. All classes include business planningand a hands-on engineering project (usually designing and