Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Rivera, Universidad Icesi; Andrés López, Universidad Icesi; Andrés Calderón, Universidad Icesi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

) on a different class (related to environmentalmanagement), and under these circumstances civilizations followed a very different path to theinformation age and the utopian conditions reached were materials for intense discussions forthose other students.3. The class (graduate level Manufacturing Strategy)This paper refers to the experience of using a videogame in a Manufacturing Strategy course.This class is a mandatory subject in the graduate Specialist degree in ManufacturingManagement. We will explain briefly the structure of the course and the use of the game as aneducational tool.3.1. Course StructureThe Manufacturing Strategy is a 24 hour course, presented in six four-hour sessions. It aims toconvey the importance of strategy in any