Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sabin Gianelloni, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Systems Engineering

application in integrating these concepts more explicitly into thecurriculum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s BS in Systems Engineering &Design. Understanding systems thinking, design thinking and their relationship has value fordesigning a curriculum that can more fully prepare students to excel in both systems engineeringand professional design, enhancing students’ impact after graduation.2.1 Design Thinking OverviewDesign thinking is cognition, or the process of thinking, that includes the usage of solution-basedmethods to explore human centered values throughout the engineering design process [1][2]. Ithas also been described as “high order intellectual activity” that “requires practice and islearnable” [1]. There are various

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Samaneh Davarzani, Mississippi State University; Mohammad Nagahisarchoghaei, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Simon R. Goerger, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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Systems Engineering

USMA. Dr. Goerger is also the 2019-2020 President of the Military Operations Research Society (MORS). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Impact of Systems Thinking Skills and Proactive Personality on Academic Performance of Engineering Students AbstractAcademic performance of college students, particularly those who are in an engineering program,continues to receive attention in the literature. However, there is a lack of studies that examine thesimultaneous effects of students' systems thinking (ST) skills and proactive personality (PP) onacademic performance. The linkage between ST skills and PP has not been investigated

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Clifford Whitcomb, Naval Postgraduate School

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Systems Engineering

Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Product Design and Develop- ment, and STEM Education. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 60 publications, is co-author of one book, and has done consulting for industry in Mexico and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu.Dr. Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Cassandra Birrenkott received her B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2012 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying mechanochemical reactions of a spiropyran mechanophore in