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

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

. system integration. global performance. Interconnectivity (I): Isolation (N): Inclined to local interaction, follow Level of Interaction: Inclined to global interactions, follow a a detailed plan, prefer to work individually, enjoy Interconnectedness in coordination and general plan, work within a team, and working in small systems, and interested more in communication among multiple

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

of the intervention were positive [18, 21], an important conclusion was that implementingactivities in a single course may not be the best or most effective approach. Instead, developingthe students’ ST/SE knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) via a well-planned sequence ofinterventions that take place in different courses and during different years of the undergraduateprogram may be a more desirable alternative.Although courses dealing with product design and development lend themselves to introducingST and SE concepts, mechanical engineering undergraduate programs seldom offer more thanone or two of those courses in their curriculum. Thus, to gradually develop the ST and SE skillsof the students during their undergraduate education, it is

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

understand that only their imagination limits them to using this flexible toolto develop scenarios to test the worthiness of the design project. Stress over and over again thepurpose is not to make a Financial Operational Model to get a value for the Internal Rate of Return,Net Present Value, and Payback time in years. It is to develop scenarios to test the project’sviability, to see potential weaknesses that must be studied further before moving ahead with theproject, and to plan for success. And that is not all. A good Financial Operational Model is a livingdocument. Once the design is built and put in practice, it still has use. It can be modified todetermine upgrades to potential equipment, changes to feed stocks, issues with labor wages