Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Viviana I. Cesani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

ofvariance, indicates that the factors that contribute more heavily toward changes in the students’intercultural sensitivity are (1) the experience of going through the REU summer program and(2) whether the student went to school at UPRM or not. Both of these factors also have astatistically significant two-way interaction with the different ICSS constructs. Non-parametricpaired analyses were used to test whether the experience had a positive effect in the participant’sintercultural scale. At a 0.05 significant level, every REU summer program was able to trigger astatistically significant improvement in the interaction confidence and interaction enjoymentconstructs of the ICSS. Overall, the REU program also had a statistically significant (𝛼 = 0.05

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

analysisIntroductionEngineering Management can be stated as a specific domain of engineering that focuses on thequantitative analysis of physical assets and processes. The blurring boundaries between Page 25.1090.2management and engineering have led to a large number of graduate engineering managers beingpart of project teams that involve a substantial amount of pure management activities involved inthem 1. An Engineering Manager can be distinguished from other managers as someone uniquelyqualified for two types of jobs - the management of technical functions (such as design orproduction) in almost any organization, or the management of broader functions (such asmarketing

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

industrialists.The institutional structure must be designed so that the survey instrument can be allowed toevolve. Initial efforts might be fairly limited, and at the other extreme surveys cannot be allowedto grow until they become a burden to respondents. One approach is an iterative three-stepprocess: (1) The assessment committee conducts a survey, (2) survey users and respondentsprovide suggestions for modifications, and (3) the committee decides which changes toimplement. The committee must be empowered so that it can make decisions without routinelyrequiring an unwieldy vote of the entire membership, and its membership should minimallyinclude persons who can provide input regarding the teaching and research components ofacademia, industrial needs, and

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

study abroad experiences cost around $8,000. What level of support in terms of scholarships would you need in order to make such an experience a possibility for you?Demographics ResultsThe responses from this survey provided insight about the Industrial Engineering students andtheir interest in studying abroad. According to the responses, 55% of the students were male and45% female. The 45% female response rate was higher than the 33% female IndustrialEngineering departmental enrollment. It is unclear whether this has any effect on the results.The classification of the respondents is shown in Figure 1. As can be seen, seniors completedthe survey at the highest rate. Higher participation by seniors could

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yi-Ching Liao, University of Texas, San Antonio; Glenn Kuriger, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

error proofing, can be demonstrated clearly via a simulation game. As a result,various games have been developed by researchers and training institutions in recent years.Some simulation games can be conducted in a few minutes (e.g., 5S number game), while someothers run for several hours. Simulation games designed for classroom purposes, such as thepopular LEGO airplane assembly line, typically take 1 to 2 hours to go through several “phases”of lean implementation that demonstrate performance improvement step by step. This type ofgames usually serves the educational purpose adequately. However, certain limitations andweaknesses can hinder expected outcome of education. For example, most of the games require afixed number of players, while class

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

for future generations to enjoy a satisfactory quality of life, the current generation mustfind ways to meet humanity's needs for energy, shelter, food and water in ways that areenvironmentally, economically, and socially sustainable.Sustainable engineering may be defined as engineering for human development that meets theneeds of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds.1 Due to population growth and expanded global development, the next generation ofengineers must be able to design with fewer resources for a wider variety and greater number ofend users.2 According to National Academy of Engineering (NAE) President Charles M. Vest,macroscale issues of great societal importance, like energy

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

programs aboutthe appropriate education in this area for industrial engineering students at the undergraduate andgraduate levels.IntroductionFraser and Gosavi9 examined the nature of ―systems engineering‖ and described six meanings ofthe phrase ―systems engineering:‖ 1. The INCOSE definition. ―Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while Page 25.1230.2 considering

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Bloom’s Taxonomy. The current pedagogy removes students from applying higherorder cognitive skills. By using the Mouse Factory, students must select the most appropriateimprovement project to undertake, design a sampling plan, implement a control chart andevaluate the effectiveness of the implement control chart. Assessment of student behavior andattitudes will be discussed and evaluated.IntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management and industrial engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, rather than just reading chapters in a textbook orlistening to lectures on a given creativity topic. Table 1 summarizes the major studentbenefits derive from using problem-based learning1, 10, 11, 12, 13.Table 1: Major student benefits derive from PBL An alternative and enjoyable way to learn Students learn from other student problems Can be used to deal with personal and/or work related situations Expertise (by students) with a given problem/subject matter is not required Effective way to improve student participation Challenges the beliefs of students about problem solving & learning Complements other learning methods Students learn from their own experiences (self awareness) Adaptable

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

, PV or wind, is to 1. outline the technology required for that mode, PV or wind, 2. comment on the costs associated for the components and installation, 3. show how to obtain meteorological data for that mode, 4. comment on some of the assumptions made with the data, 5. comment on the performance expectations for the system: losses and expected life, 6. summarize how to compute the captured energy from the system.After the methods to compute energy are established, other key financial inputs needed tocompute the internal rate of return are identified: 1. review the federal tax credits and state rebates available for residential PV and small wind systems that will offset the cost of installing the systems, 2. sources of

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

resulted in better student retention and improvedattention during the course. There is evidence of improved student performance in facultyevaluations.Using the Tablet PC instead of whiteboards, overheads, and blackboards allowed the ENGR 315instructor to: (1) face students naturally and continually while solving equations; (2) producecash flow diagrams more precisely and efficiently; (3) eliminate interruptions and distractionscaused by physical transitions between whiteboard and projector screen; (4) quickly introducecolor during live presentations that further improve understanding of concepts and classroomdiscussions; (5) facilitate student note taking through CART CMS posts that improveorganization and elaboration; (6) accommodate student

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska, Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

and Surveying (NCEES). The 2011 NCEES calculator policy14 limits the typesof calculators to five types: 1. Casio FX-115 (the FX-115 MS, MS Plus, MS SR, and ES are permitted) 2. Hewlett Packard HP 33s 3. Hewlett Packard HP 35s 4. Texas Instruments TI-30 (models TI-30Xa, TI-30Xa Solar, TI-30Xa SE, TI-30XS Multiview, TI-30X IIB, and TI-30X IIS are permitted) 5. TI-36 (models TI-36X II and TI-36X Solar are permitted)These are the only models that are acceptable for use in the exam. However, the HP 33s and theHP 35s are programmable calculators, and can be programmed to function as a TVM calculator.Thus NCEES does not specifically prohibit TVM calculators, but it does limit them to 40% ofthe approved

Conference Session

Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting; Joseph Hartman, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

funding. There were two ways that staged funding wasdiscussed: as a part of decision trees, and as independent material. Table 1 shows the results inthose texts where staged funding was discussed, whether there was a discussion of stagedfunding as part of decision tree analysis, and/or whether there was an independent discussion oruse of staged funding.While the use of staged funding is widespread within industry, it is not a significant part of ourengineering economy textbooks. A survey of finance texts revealed much the same thing; somebooks discuss staged funding 1,12,13 while others do not14,15,16,17. Project management texts dealwith the fact that many large projects are managed as distinct stages or phases18,19,20,21, but fewdiscuss how the

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John White, University of Arkansas; Kenneth Case, Oklahoma State University; David Pratt, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

-year period.Before-Tax Analysis with Negligible InflationIn performing before-tax analyses of the payment plans in the absence of inflation, we began byusing a 9% lender’s interest rate, which is the same rate used for the lender in the Grant, Ireson,Leavenworth 8th edition, The cash flows for the four plans, based on a 9% lender’s interest rate,are shown in Table 1. Letting the borrower’s TVOM be 9%, we computed the borrower’s presentworth for lender’s interest rates ranging from 0% to 15%; Figure 1 contains the results.Since the borrower receives $100,000 from the lender and repays the loan over a 10-year period,the borrower prefers the payment plan with the greatest present worth based on the borrower’sTVOM. As expected, when the lender’s

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Nachtmann, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Emily M. Evans, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

quantitativequestions include those with multiple choice answers or data that was easy to measure, while thequalitative questions include those with open-ended responses. The survey questions aregrouped into five sections pertaining to 1) Instruction, 2) Course Description, 3) StudentPerception, 4) Course Material and Content, and 5) Teaching Methods. Presented in this paperare the major findings from the quantitative survey questions. See Figure 1 for a list of thesequestions. A forthcoming paper will report on the full survey results. Page 22.58.2 Instructor What is the highest degree you obtained? What

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Economy

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arup Maji, University of New Mexico

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

circle the most appropriate answer.”The response to each question has been tabulated below the question, followed by an analysis ofthe result. Students were also allowed to provide additional comments if they wished to do so.Question #1. Requiring a textbook would have helped you learn better.Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Page 15.443.42 15 26 10Most students 36 (=26+10) thought that a textbook would not have helped them learn better asopposed to 17 (=2+15) students who thought a textbook would have helped.Question #2. Not having a

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

(CMS) and how that related to the final course grade.Although correlations between use of various tools and final grade were not large, our dataappears to show that students use on line learning tools flexibly to fit their learning styles.Overall use of the tools on the CMS did positively relate to final grade.IntroductionThere is no secret that online education in its many forms is a pervasive and growing trend.MOOCs (massive open online courses) have recently been in the news as schools like Harvard,M.I.T., Caltech, and the University of Texas have committed tens of millions of dollars toMOOC development with a stated goal of democratic reach.1 In addition to enhancing wideraccess to information, other diverse groups see online education as

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

. A student that struggles with these concepts is atan increasing disadvantage as the course progresses and new material builds upon these concepts.A student that is less skillful at parsing word problems is further disadvantaged.Success and progress through the engineering economy and other time value of money courses isthe focus of this paper. However many of our points are also relevant to the larger problem ofthe efficient progression of engineering students through the STEM pipeline which is of greatimportance to educators. The supply and quantity of STEM graduates has a direct impact on thecompetitiveness of a nation 1. Students that perform poorly in a course or must repeat it are at agreater risk of dropping off the STEM track and may

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Gloria Margarita Fragoso-Diaz, Tarleton State University ; Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

material in a manner consistent with how thematerial is shown in class. A third method is the homework help from sources such asChegg.com.6 Chegg is an academic company where students can log onto the site and postproblems they have for class so that other users can post help and answers to those questions.One of the instructional tools discussed in the literature for web-based materials is the use ofvideo recordings. It is discussed how software allows an instructor the tool of video as anefficient manner to provide the basics of engineering economy.1 This allows the instructor topush the videos online so that their students can have remedial instruction or it allows theinstructor to push the entire class onto the online environment. This is a

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

that has been paid to time "t". The symbols used for theseitems are expressed in Table 1. The traditional approach for calculating the various expressions starts with the calculationof the unpaid balance of the loan. However, there are two different approaches, one utilizing apresent worth approach and the other using a future worth approach. Both methods will beconsidered, starting with the present worth approach. Page 23.981.2Table 1. Nomenclature Used in Formulas PresentedSymbol Description of SymbolLV Total initial amount of the loanA Annual end-of-period loan paymentn Number of periods for loan

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

the topics that can be potentially covered using PBL in IE, focusingon the two specific IE courses named above. In that section, we also present some examples ofdiscussions that the instructor can have in the classroom in order to extract the greatest advantageof the PBL style. Finally, we conclude with a summary of our discussion and enumerate sometopics that are perhaps best taught via a deductive mechanism.Advantages of PBLA few studies that show PBL to be beneficial are: Pierrakos et al.11, Mergendoller et al.8, Dochyet al.1, Patel et al.10, and Vernon and Blake12. Some studies, however, point in the oppositedirection, e.g., Kirschner et al.6, but these have been far outnumbered by those that show positiveoutcomes with PBL. Some of the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

“pull” method of education where the project dictatesthe topics learned. The project described in this paper is large enough to encompass the entirequarter and complex enough to cover the majority of topics usually covered in this graduate leveladvanced engineering economy course.In the past this course was taught with an advanced text (Canada, et al, 2005) and topics werepresented sequentially. The redesign incorporates the interrelatedness of the topics into a project.The students work the entire quarter to build an excel based model to predict the stock price of afirm. The integration of topics is illustrated in Figure 1. The topics are contained in the ovals andthe activities performed by the students are contained in the arrows. This

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

constructed with varying amounts of variability in the height,width and depth dimensions facilitating different outcomes. Assessment of student performanceand perceptions (behavior and attitudes) from a small-scale (initial) pilot study will be measured,evaluated and discussed.IntroductionMontgomery states that “determining the capability of the measurement system is an importantaspect of many quality and process improvement activities.”1 Quality is integral component ofmost organizations and is a primary method in which organizations compete.2 The Society ofManufacturing Engineering (SME) has repeatedly identified quality as an important competencygap in the field of manufacturing.3,4This paper presents a method to address the quality competency gap

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

instructors provide a fifteen week semester schedule readily downloadable thatdescribes the weekly course requirements along with deadline dates. Since 2004, we have run asuccessful graduate level degree program entirely online thus we were able to take lessonslearned from that experience and parlay that into undergraduate classes taking a midwayapproach with hybrid solutions rather than jumping immediately to fully online solutions. Wehave seen a measurable effect of students preferring hybrid classes over traditional and onlineclasses. Figure 1 demonstrates the results of a longitudinal quasi-experiment of enrollment dataover the past 7 semesters representing a total of 3,707 enrollments in IET undergraduate classes.The chart shows a marked

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

of suchimportance, that engineering programs seeking accreditation must be able to prove that ethics istaught.1 Page 23.1251.2This responsibility to society becomes more pronounced as our nation looks to engineering toaddress areas of renewable energy, sustainability, clean water, and even urban infrastructure.2However, the students within our program are not required to take a specific engineering ethicscourse. This places our students at a disadvantage if they are not able to consider the ethicalquestions that emerge from protecting the existing environment and resources, from increasingthe efficiency of existing processes, and from

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Improving Stochastic AwarenessAbstractIt is possible for a student to pass a course on stochastic analysis without actually understandingthat W = 1/(μ - λ) is not the same sort of equation as F = ma. That is a student might grosslyunderestimate the role of variability in stochastic systems. Failure to grasp this concept early cancause a student to mischaracterize much of the presented information. This is especially an issuein distance courses because students do not interact as much as in residence courses. This paperdescribes a collection of exercises intended to determine the level of students’ understanding ofstochastic behavior and build their stochastic awareness early in a course so that they will betterunderstand the role of randomness and

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

of Engineering, she develops projects, plans and implements strategies and develops and documents reports, newsletters and proposals. Page 23.1262.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Training Industrial Engineering Students as Energy EngineersIntroductionBuildings consume approximately 40% 1 of all energy in the United States. Most buildingsoperate far less efficiently than their potential. In the U.S., industry alone accounts for about 31%of all energy used 8. There are many benefits to making commercial and industrialmanufacturing plants more efficient. One is to

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin W. Kile, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

1 2 3 Notes Professionalism Detrimental to the Somewhat Mostly on topic Attentive and on Training Session distracting or off Topic topic Knowledge Shows little or no Limited knowledge Knowledgeable Shows complete knowledge of of topic knowledge topic Clarity Cannot be Discussion Few questions Easily understood understood required to required to

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

spirit in mind, it is proposed that perhaps now is the time for ABET to re-vision the content of the data collected and processes used for program evaluation and accreditation.  Confluence of Effects: Three characteristics make this an ideal time for a critical evaluation of ABET program accreditation processes:  (1) Widely accepted and valued: From ABET “… to date, approximately 3,600 programs at over 700 colleges and universities in 29 countries have received ABET accreditation. Approximately 85,000 students graduate from ABET-accredited programs each year, and millions of graduates have received degrees from ABET-accredited programs since 1932.”1 ABET’s value in the marketplace is