in teaching engineering economy. However, texts and mostteaching seem to have continued to rely heavily on the use of engineering economy factors inspite of a continuing series of calls for less financial arithmetic. Much and perhaps nearly all ofthis described spreadsheet use was for more complicated problems, such as inflation, taxes, orcases. In 2011, 36 leading engineering economists cosigned a proposition on using tabulatedfactors29. This was accompanied by Eschenbach and Lewis30, which also described the use ofspreadsheets for more basic problems.One of us has been teaching a graduate engineering economics course for the past several years.The course is an elective, offered once per year in the Technology Management department.Most
AC 2012-5561: ASSESSMENT OF DISCOVERY APPROACHDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and is a member
preparation is also the fact that Engineering Economycourses are sometimes shared among different engineering disciplines (i.e., mechanical, civil,electrical, etc.), and in some cases also with students from fields beyond engineering (e.g.,computer science, safety technology, etc.). This diversity in academic field further contributes tothe wide range of student background and experience in the classroom, and presents instructorswith challenges related to what students may already know at the outset of a course. Anadditional complication is that this experience distribution can be variable from semester tosemester, meaning that what one student population knew at the beginning of one semester doesnot necessarily ensure that the same things are
operations research and his doctorate in industrial engineering are from Stanford University. He is the principal of TGE Consulting, an emeritus professor of engineering management at UAA, and the founding editor emeritus of the Engineering Management Journal. His engineering economy texts are published by Oxford University Press.Joseph Hartman, University of Florida Dr. Joseph C. Hartman, P.E. received his Ph.D. in 1996 and M.S. in 1994 in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his B.S. in general engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992. He is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida
2006-570: APPLYING ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TOCONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS WITH GLOBAL AND SOCIETALIMPLICATIONSKaren Bursic, University of Pittsburgh Karen M. Bursic is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. She specializes in teaching courses in engineering economic analysis, probability and statistics, and engineering computing. Prior to joining the department she worked as a Senior Consultant for Ernst and Young and as an Industrial Engineer for General Motors Corporation. She has also taught in the Katz Graduate School of Business (at the
Analysis of Disruptions on the Mississippi River: An Engineering Economy Educational Case StudyAbstractStudent ability and understanding of engineering economy is promoted through real worldapplication. As engineering and engineering technology educators, we are encouraged to educateour students in contemporary issues related to engineering education. This paper providesengineering economy instructors with a real world educational case study based on maritimelogistics. An instructor’s solutions manual is available from the authors.OverviewReal-world application of engineering concepts motivates and engages students in engineeringeconomy coursework. We present an educational case study that has real-world application in themaritime
and conductfinancial analysis. Any incomplete information needs to be filled in using internet-based researchand/or by making appropriate assumptions that they need to state in their solution. In the presentstudy we offered this class a research thesis option instead of a traditional classroom course toexplore the effectiveness of this method in terms of the pedagogical outcomes. If this approachworks then the thesis option can be utilized when enrollments are few and can be a viable optionin summer sessions.At this time, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) does not specifyeducational outcomes for master’s level programs, however it is expected that the students wouldsatisfy the requirements for undergraduate
AC 2012-4451: A REVIEW OF CAPSTONE COURSE DESIGNS USED ININDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMSDr. Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow Denise H. Bauer received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2007. She received a M.S. in industrial engineering as well as a B.S. in engineering dcience from the University of Tennessee. Bauer’s research in engineering education centers around the use of technology mainly as a means of communication for remote engineering group work. She received a NAE CASEE postdoctoral fellowship to study what communication methods students used to communicate with group members during online classes and their feelings on their importance. She is also
AC 2012-3013: ASSESSMENT OF TQM IN THE 21ST CENTURYDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a
sciencescore; however, for the electronics engineering technology program high school electronicsgrade point average, high school natural science grade point average, abstract conceptualizationvs concreter experience and ACT natural science scores. He also found that the best predictorvariables for electrical engineering were high school rank, ACT math scores, high schoolelectronics grade point average and high school natural science grade point average. Using theirresults, counselors could help guide students to a program that they may be more successfulpursuing.[36]Psychological and Other Sociological Factors Still other researchers have tried to use other predictors to improve student success andgather data on student success rates
recruiting in power engineering, J. of Power Systems, IEEE Transactions, v. 19(1), 2004, pp. 24-30. 2. Dlamini, N., Organising South African industry-university partnership programmes for viability, South African Journal of Higher Education, v. 15(3), 2001, pp. 24-31. 3. Santoro, M. D., Chakrabarti, A. K., Firm size and technology centrality in industry-university interactions, Research Policy, v. 31(7), 2002, pp. 1163-1180. 4. Jacob, M., Hellström, T., Adler, N., Norrgren, F., From sponsorship to partnership in academy-industry relations, R&D Management, v. 30(3), 2000, pp. 255-262. Page 25.696.6
AC 2012-4700: MEASURING THE EFFECT OF ONLINE HOMEWORKPROCEDURES ON STUDENT EXAM PERFORMANCEAlison M. Knight, Mayo Clinic Alison M. Knight received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University. She worked for three years for TranSystems as a simulation analyst. She then received her MSE in Systems Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. During her graduate studies, she was a teaching assistant and later instructor for undergraduate Engineering Economy courses. She is currently working as a Health Systems Engineering Analyst at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.Dr. Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville Gillian Nicholls is an Assistant Professor of
Paper ID #26356Instructor and Student Perceptions of the Authorized, Self-prepared Refer-ence Sheet for ExaminationsDr. Raymond L. Smith III, East Carolina University Dr. Smith is an assistant professor of engineering in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University. Dr. Smith’s research focuses on developing and applying operations research and applied statistics methods to provide model-based, implementable solutions for complex systems. His work encompasses simulation modeling and optimization methodologies with applications to healthcare, public health, supply chain, information systems
Engineering Economist. He earned his B.S. from Purdue in 1971, his doctorate in industrial engineering from Stanford University in 1975, and his masters in civil engineering from UAA in 1999.Dr. Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport Neal Lewis received his Ph.D. in engineering management in 2004 and B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974 from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology), and his MBA in 2000 from the University of New Haven. He is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He has over 25 years of industrial experience, having worked at Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Prior to UB, he has taught at UMR, UNH, and Marshall
Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a two-time recipient of the Shingo Prize for Manufac- turing Excellence. He works with leaders from industrial and service sector enterprises for sustainable system design and implementation through consulting, custom educational workshops, and system design evaluations.Prof. Makoto Kawada, Meijo University Makoto Kawada, Ph.D., is President, Meijo Process Management Institute, Co., LTD; Professor Emeritus, School of Business, Meijo University; and Special Researcher, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo. Page
in 1975, and his master’s in civil engineering from UAA in 1999.Dr. Neal A. Lewis, University of Bridgeport Neal Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Management, School of Engineer- ing at the University of Bridgeport (Connecticut). He has more than 25 years of industrial experience, having worked for Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Along with coauthors, he has received the 2005 Ted Es- chenbach award for the best article in the Engineering Management Journal and the 2009 Grant Award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. Neal received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla (now Missouri S&T) in 1974, M.B.A. from the University of New
hopeful that the method can be adapted tolarger courses and other universities. We are seeing growth in our program and anticipate testingthe method on larger classes in the near future.Bibliography1. Quoted from http://www.abet.org/history.shtml, accessed 1/16/07.2. Hartman, Joseph C., and M.J. Ruso. “Using ‘Real World’ Problems in Engineering Economy.” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2639, 2005.3. McDowell, Liz. “Electronic information resources in undergraduate education: an exploratory study of opportunities for student learning and independence.” British Journal of Educational Technology 33 (3), pp. 255–266, 2002.4. Metzger, Miriam J., A.J
May 2005 with a B.S. in engineering and a B.A. in economics respectively. He is working at Raytheon Corporation, a defense contractor in El Segundo, California. His interests are in business and project management.Karen Hsin, Accenture Karen Hsin graduated from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California in May 2006 with a B.S. in engineering. Upon graduation, she joined Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company in El Segundo, California. Her interests are in business and project management.Elijah Kwitman, Harvey Mudd College Elijah Kwitman graduated from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California in May 2007 with a B.S. in engineering
2006-18: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADVANCED RESOURCESECONOMIC AND RISK ANALYSIS COURSEJ. Cunha, University of Alberta J. C. Cunha is an associate professor at the School of Mining and Petroleum, University of Alberta, Canada. His main research and teaching interests are in the areas of well design, horizontal wells, deepwater developments and risk analysis applied to various petroleum engineering processes. Prior to joining UofA, Cunha has worked for 25 years at Petrobras where, as a senior technical advisor, he worked in a number of onshore and offshore projects in Brazil, various South America countries, Gulf of Mexico, Africa and the Caribbean. Originally a civil engineer
his B.S. from Purdue in 1971, his doctorate in industrial engineering from Stanford University in 1975, and his masters in civil engineering from UAA in 1999.Dr. Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport Neal Lewis received his Ph.D. in engineering management in 2004 and B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974 from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology), and his MBA in 2000 from the University of New Haven. He is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He has over 25 years of industrial experience, having worked at Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Prior to UB, he has taught at UMR, UNH, and Marshall University. Neal is a
Paper ID #18126Case Studies Under Your Nose: Using Campus Projects as Case Studies forEngineering EconomyAimee T Ulstad P.E., Ohio State University Aimee Ulstad, P.E is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Integrated Systems Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio State, Aimee was an industry professional in various field in engineering for over 30 years. Aimee received her degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration from Ohio State. She began her career as a packaging equipment engineer at Procter and Gamble, then moved to Anheuser-Busch
AC 2010-3: INCORPORATING UNCERTAINTY INTO LEARNING CURVES: ACASE STUDY IN OIL DRILLING ESTIMATESChristopher Jablonowski, University of Texas, Austin Christopher Jablonowski is Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where he performs research on decision-making under uncertainty, industrial organization, and safety management systems. Prior to joining the University of Texas at Austin, he worked as an upstream project analyst with IPA, Inc., an economist with the US Government, and as a drilling engineer with Shell Offshore Inc. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.B.A. from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. in
and web-based distance learning. Page 15.780.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integration of Engineering Economics, Statistics, and Project Management: Reinforcing Key ConceptsAbstractEngineering economics, statistics, and project management are courses which have significantworkplace application. Consequently, it is important that they prepare graduates with essentialskills which complement the technical engineering content of engineering programs and makenew engineers more effective in applying technology and solving problems. These courses areoften offered independently and the
Science Foundation Engineering Education Program for fundingthis research through Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure(IEECI) grant (Award number 0935202).Bibliography 1. World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987. 2. Davidson, Cliff I.; Matthews, H. Scott; Hendrickson, Chris T.; Bridges, Michael W.; Allenby, Braden R.; Crittenden, John C.; Chen, Yongsheng; Williams, Eric; Allen David T.; Murphy, Cynthia F.; and Sharon Austin. “Adding Sustainability to the Engineer’s Toolbox: A Challenge for Engineering Educators.” Environmental Science & Technology, 2007, pp. 4847-4850 3. Vest, Charles. “Context and Challenge for
AC 2012-3473: BIOMIMICRY INNOVATION AS A TOOL FOR DESIGNDr. Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Department at Kettering University and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan. She serves as the Director for the Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Kettering. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include ergonomics and human modeling, statistics, work design and lean princi- ples, supply chain management, and environmental sustainability.Dr. Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit MercyDr. Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy Darrell Kleinke has more than 25 years of
economic analysis, sustainable engineering, and integrated resource management. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, APICS, IIE, and SWE. She is a licensed P.E. in Kansas.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Edward A. Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Pohl spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in a variety of engineering, analysis, and academic positions during his career. He received a Ph.D. in system and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona in 1995, a M.S. in reliability engineering from the University of Arizona in 1993, a M.S. in system engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1988, a M.S
performance report detailing the successes and failuresof each individual, the ECE group, and the CE group with whom they worked. A similarreflection piece was required of the CE students.1. IntroductionEach department within our College of Engineering teaches its own section of engineeringeconomy. Engineering economic analysis in practice, however, evaluates projects withcontributions from several different engineering disciplines. In an effort to close the gap betweenthe educational experience and experience in practice, we have developed a project-basedapproach to foster cross-disciplinary interactions between Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) students and Civil Engineering and Engineering Technology (CE) students during the Fall2013
Paper ID #6056Extending the Case Study on When to Collect Social Security: Economic De-cision Making for CouplesDr. Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport Dr. Neal Lewis received his Ph.D. in engineering management in 2004 and B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974 from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology), and his MBA in 2000 from the University of New Haven. He is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He has over 25 years of industrial experience, having worked at Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Prior to UB, he has taught at
Analysis 3rd, Prentice Hall, 2005.4. Cooley, Philip L., and J. Louis Heck, "Establishing Benchmarks for Teaching the Undergraduate Introductory Course in Financial Management," Journal of Financial Education, Vol. 22, Fall 1996, pp. 1–10.5. Eschenbach, Ted G., and Neal A. Lewis, “Calculators vs. Factor Tables and Reducing the Financial Arithmetic,” Proceedings of the 2010 IERC National Conference, Cancun, June 2010, CD (submitted).6. Eschenbach, Ted G., Engineering Economy: Applying Theory to Practice 3rd, Oxford University Press, 2011 (in press).7. Gibbons, Michael T., “Engineering by the Numbers,” American Society for Engineering Education, from Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges, 2009.8
AC 2012-4172: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCES IN OP-ERATIONS RESEARCH CLASS DELIVERED BY AN INNOVATIVE AP-PROACHMr. Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University Yaseen Mahmud is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University’s School of Engineering.Dr. Masud Salimian, Morgan State University Masud Salimian is a faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State Univer- sity. He is the Interim Director of the Advanced Engineering Design lab and Center for Multimedia In- structional Design and Technology. His research interests are in optimization, simulation, manufacturing systems and processes, and engineering education