technology (IT), aerospace, and defense. On job posting sites (e.g., monster.com), the phrase “systems engineering” almost always describes a job in the INCOSE model, usually in the aerospace or defense industries.2. Electrical engineering: Within the electrical engineering field, emphasis is attached Page 15.1369.3 to the use of systems theory in applications, e.g., spacecraft manufacture and management. As such, systems engineering within electrical engineering tends to emphasize control techniques which are often software-intensive. It appears that one of the first uses of systems engineering was in Bell Labs.18 Managing complexity is an
2006-2299: INTEGRATING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERSINTO A SUCCESSFUL ABET ACCREDITATION TEAMAndrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce
22.628.3Engineering Science (SBES) (17). Simulation is defined as the application of computationalmodels to the study and prediction of physical events in the behavior of engineered systems.SBES is defined as the discipline that provides the scientific and mathematical basis for thesimulation of engineered systems, and fuses the knowledge and techniques of traditionalengineering fields—industrial, mechanical, civil, chemical, aerospace, nuclear, biomedical, andmaterials science—with the knowledge and techniques of fields such as computer science,mathematics, and the physical and social sciences.The specific benefits of using computers for promoting active learning have been recognized forseveral decades (18). For instance, Squire (16) documents the history
settings. The three scenarios were entitled: i) The Aerospace Industry of the 21st Century ii) Applying Industrial Engineering Concepts and Techniques to Improve Health Care Service Delivery iii) Portable Personal Entertainment System (PPES): Leading the Wireless Industry Future B) Gathering participant’s comments and feedback using the scenarios wherein the participants identified concepts that “tomorrow’s” Industrial Engineers will be expected to address in their business / engineering roles. C) Identifying clusters or themes by which to organize the concepts into potential areas of study with the curriculum
2006-2655: EMERGING TOPICS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMLuis Rabelo, University of Central Florida LUIS RABELO, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. He received dual degrees in Electrical and Me-chanical Engineering from the University of Panama and Master degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Missouri-Rolla. He received a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from the University of Mis-souri-Rolla in 1990. He also holds dual MS degrees in Aerospace Systems Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of
2006-2384: FIRST-TIME ACCREDITATION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEABET ACCREDITATION PROCESSAndrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University-Commerce E
Cognitive Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. She received her B.S. in aerospace engineering from MIT and her M.S. in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Coso is actively involved in the ASEE Student Division and the Graduate Engineering Education Consortium for Students, and she re- cently co-founded a Georgia Tech ASEE student chapter. Her research interests include the integration of cognitive engineering into the aerospace engineering design process, development and evaluation of in- terdisciplinary engineering courses and programs, mixed methods research designs, and graduate student experiences in engineering programs.Matthew E
efficiency. In addition, most companies have implemented at least some ofthe recommendations made by these students. Page 22.438.4Table 3 - Sample Projects Company Location - Company Project Description CA Type C&D Aerospace Santa Maria Aerospace Redesign of an assembly cell Hardy Diagnostics Santa Maria Biomedical Design layout for a new location Dioptics San Luis Distribution Design new warehouse Obispo Road Home San Luis Non-Profit Design a homeless
sales,and operational roles in industrial settings.Most of our graduate find employment in manufacturing (Table 8) based on the 72 students(72/78=92.3%) where we could locate current employment. LU is located on a major shipchannel in Beaumont, Tx. with 4 major refineries adjacent to the channel and numeroussupporting chemical plants and industries. Two additional ship channels (Houston, Tx and LakeCharles, La.) with refineries are with 90 miles. Our graduates in the construction industrytypically have roles in project management and planning supporting the chemical industry. Theoil and gas employment is typically in manufacturing plants as opposed to field work.Combining chemical, aerospace, manufacturing, construction, and oil results in 48
component ofthe course begins with basic combinatorics and the axioms of probability, and ends with analysisand applications of univariate and multivariate distributions of discrete and continuous randomvariables. The statistics component of the course covers simple numerical and visual descriptionsof data, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and linear regression. The goal of this course is toprovide engineering students with a comprehensive survey of probability and statistics.Specifically, our IE students traditionally take this course in their fourth semester. Moreover, it isa required course for other engineering disciplines including Aerospace Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, and Materials Science and Engineering curricula, and
AC 2009-842: GREEN ISSUES IN A FACTORY: STUDENT PERCEPTIONSLawrence Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10 years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education and lean manufacturing.Janet Twomey, Wichita State University Janet Twomey is a Professor in the Industrial and
forming process with integral advantages suchas closer dimensional tolerances, better surface finish and improved mechanical properties ascompared to hot forming processes. A team planned to focus on improving the ultimate tensilestrength of L-605 ® wire by determining significant factors. L-605 ® wire has a number ofapplications in the aerospace industry and medical industry due to the fact that it maintainsmoderately high strength even in high temperatures. The cold drawing process has manyvariables that should be controlled to produce consistent wire properties. Their research focusedon evaluation of the effect of speed, tension, and lubrication temperature on the ultimate tensilestrength of the cold drawn L-605® wire via the design of
to 2012", published in theFebruary 2004 Monthly Labor Review. Employment by occupation, 2002 and projected 2012 [Numbers in thousands of jobs] 2000 Standard Occupation Total job openings Classification Employment Change due to growth Number % distribution and net replacements, Title Code 2002 2012 2002 2012 Number Percent 2002-12 (1) Aerospace eng. 17-2011 78 74 0.1 0.0 -4 -5.2
go to work for US companies in Puerto Rico oron the mainland, and others go into US graduate programs. The capstone design experienceplays an important role in developing their potential for a successful engineering career. Theneed for engineers trained in systems engineering design also becomes imperative for PuertoRico with the establishment in recent years of aerospace design and manufacturing companieslike InfoTech (Pratt & Whitney), Honeywell, and Hamilton Sundstrand.Background on Participating UniversitiesThe three Puerto Rican universities working on the project have relatively young engineeringprograms. The School of Engineering at the Universidad del Turabo, established in 1990, offersundergraduate programs in Mechanical
AC 2012-3136: USING A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH FORSTUDENTS TO DESIGN AND BUILD LABORATORY EQUIPMENTDr. Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder Tim L. Brower is currently the Director of the CU, Boulder, and Colorado Mesa University Mechanical Engineering Partnership program. Before becoming the Director of the partnership three years ago, he was a professor and Chair of the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at Oregon Institute of Technology. While in Oregon, he served as the Affiliate Director for Project Lead the Way - Oregon. In another life, he worked as an Aerospace Engineer with the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Denver, Colo. He is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and
framework," Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Massachussetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachussetts, 2002.[15] J. Jackson. (2007, July 27, 2007) Offshore Outsourcing has Risks Article Alley. Available: http://www.articlealley.com/article_193815_15.html[16] J. Vijayan and T. Hoffman, "Improved Service top cited outsourcing goal," Computerworld vol. 31, p. 10, Dec 1 1997.[17] G. Kaufman, "Bank failures, systemic risk and bank regulation," CATO Journal vol. 16, p. 29, Spring/Summer 1996 1996.[18] S. J. Gandhi, A. Gorod, B. Sauser, and V. Ireland, "Systemic Risk Managenent in System of Systems " Engineering Management Journal 2012.[19] T. E. Djaferis, "An Introduction to
toperform lifting tasks to transfer and care for patients. In fact, the aging population of BabyBoomers and increased life expectancy may have a significant impact on this portion of theworkforce and the ergonomic issues involved.10According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,3 Industrial engineers held about 241,100 jobs in2014. The industries that employed the most industrial engineers were as follows: • Computer and electronic product manufacturing 13% • Machinery manufacturing 9 • Aerospace product and parts manufacturing 8 • Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 6 • Engineering services
on engineeringoutreach programs for the K-12 community suggests that the number of such programs focusedon IE are significantly less than those for other disciplines [3-6]. Instead, most engineeringoutreach programs focus either on the engineering design process, or on mechanical, civil,electrical, or aerospace engineering. Therefore, for IE to live up to its potential as a discipline, agreater number of IE-oriented outreach activities are needed for the K-12 community.Adopting an appropriate structure for IE outreach activities is important. These activities shouldhighlight the impact of IE discipline on the society and business and clearly distinguish it fromother engineering disciplines. The activities should be designed to develop a
supported through an MIT Energy Fellowship and Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowship. Her current research interests include examining demand for high-speed rail and air transportation systems and their performance under climate policies.Dr. Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Afreen Siddiqi is a Research Scientist in the Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has a Ph.D. in aerospace systems, an M.S. in aeronautics/astronautics, and an B.S. in mechanical engineering, all from MIT.Prof. Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joseph M. Sussman is the JR East Professor (endowed by the East Japan Railway Company) in the Depart- ment of Civil
brief document that uses images and writing to analyze its parts and (4) write apoem about it. The students read published poetry, compose their own poems to describing howsomething works, participate in a poetry-writing workshop to share, receive feedback on and revisetheir poems. No poetic form was enforced, and the poems were graded as pass and fail.Mourtos [14] adapted the approach developed by Millan [13] and incorporated it into studentportfolios in a junior-level course in aerospace engineering. Specifically, students were asked to(1) write a poem on an aerodynamic concept or artifact of their choice and (2) include a sketch inany form they would like to include with their poem to complete their learning portfolio. There isno specific
using VR in learning and specifically how it gives the user a sense of “beingthere” [2]. VR also allows students to have ‘hands-on experiences’ with real-world engineeringsituations, and provides the student with a first-person approach, this allows natural affordancesfor interacting with the environment in a realistic manner.VR application has spanned the healthcare, aerospace, physics and other domain areas. Forexample, a pilot study, to evaluate the usefulness of VR in education, was performed using fifty-nine students, in a summer day camp. Results indicated that VR is beneficial to students in alearning environment [3]. In another study, fifty-one physics students completed a quasi-experimental study to compare the effectiveness of virtual
Undergraduate Research in Students' Cognitive, Personal, and ProfessionalDevelopment," Science Education, 91(1), pp. 36-74, 2007.[10] “Retaining Students in STEM and Preparing Them for the Future,” Iowa State University,2017, http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Retaining-Students-in-STEM-and-Preparing-Them-for-the-Future.html?soid=1111749662211&aid=FIf7c8fHgi0, [Accessed 15NOV17].[11] A. R. Kukreti, K. Strominger, and U. Ghia, “Enhancing Retention and Achievement ofUndergraduate Engineering Students,” 2013 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 2013,Atlanta, GA.[12] I. B. Mena, S. Schmitz, and D. McLaughlin, "An Evaluation of a Course That IntroducesUndergraduate Students to Authentic Aerospace Engineering Research," Advances inEngineering Education, 4
can be found in themanufacturing sector (e.g., aerospace, automotive, medical device, and more), where productsand services are envisioned, produced and marketed with a variety of options and packages thatadd value and service life.Our premise, and the focus of this paper, is that complex products and carefully coordinatedactivities across the curriculum, can provide the essential foundation for curriculum reform inindustrial engineering that is needed to enable students to learn technical content in an integratedmanner with a foundation of professional, real-world problems, unlike the relatively disjointedsilo-style approach to learning individual topics that currently exists.In the sections that follow, a brief review of related literature
USA10. Furthermore, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) has a program for Open Manufacturing to reduce the cost and increase the speed ofdelivery of high-quality manufactured goods. This program has the capability of supportingadvanced manufacturing applications that range from the aerospace, to chemical, to Page 26.568.3pharmaceutical, to everyday manufactured goods11.Review of Recent Engineering Education LiteratureThere are a number of articles in the engineering education literature that are supportive ofinternships, cooperative (co-op) education programs, and manufacturing education. A few recentarticles are reviewed herein
majors that include Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MaterialEngineering, Management Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering. The goal to for the students isto gain an appreciation and understanding of uncertainties and the conditions under which theyoccur within the context of the engineering problem-solving pedagogy of measurements, models,validation, and analysis. MAU will be called the Level 1 course for the remainder of this paper.The second class involved in the experiment, Quality Control (QC), is an upper-class electivecourse for Industrial and Systems Engineers, with occasional enrollees from other engineeringdepartments. For this particular class, thirty
+studies.16. The University of Illinois: http://engineering.illinois.edu/search/node/engineering%20case%20studies.17. Robert K. Yin, Case Study ResearchDesign and Methods, Third Edition, Applied Social Research Methods Series, Volume 5, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2003.18. IEEE SoS Technical Committee (Roadmapping Exercise), T-AREA-SoS project, point of contact: S. A. Hen- son@lboro.ac.uk.19. White, B. E., “Complex Adaptive Systems Engineering (CASE),” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 12, December 2010, 16-22, ISSN 0885-8985; White, B. E., “Complex Adaptive Sys- tems Engineering, (CASE).” 3rd Annual IEEE International Systems Conference. Vancouver, Canada. 23-26 March 2009.20. Meadows
and a B.S. in industrial engineer- ing from West Virginia University. Componation works in product and system development with primary research interests in project and systems management, decision theory, and engineering economics. He has managed and supported research efforts with DOD, NASA, and numerous defense and aerospace in- dustries. He a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and a Fellow with the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM). Page 25.923.1