AC 2012-4100: SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MODULESProf. Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, ArlingtonMrs. Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering DepartmentJohn F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington John Dickson has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University, India, a master’s in engineering management from the University of Texas, Arlington, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in sustainable engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington.Prof. Stephen Mattingly, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate
AC 2012-4103: ”LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMICS” MOD-ULEDr. K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, where she teaches courses and conducts research related to air quality and sustainable energy. Her research has been spon- sored by the National Science Foundation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Luminant Power, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. She has published more than 60 peer- reviewed papers and conference proceedings. In 2010, she received UT Arlington’s Lockheed Martin Excellence in Engineering Education Award. She is a registered
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AC 2012-4675: INTEGRATING STUDENT PROJECTS THROUGH THEUSE OF SIMULATION TOOLS ACROSS LOGISTICS ENGINEERING CUR-RICULUMDr. Pawel Pawlewski, Poznan University of Technology Pawel Pawlewski works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, with a specialization in organi- zation of production systems from the Poznan University of Technology. His research interests include organization of manufacturing systems, monitoring of operations management, reengineering and IT ap- plication for logistics, simulation, and modeling of processes.Dr. Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor Zbigniew J. Pasek is an Associate
Michigan, May 2010.7. Fabrycky W.J., McCrae E.A. “Systems Engineering Degree Programs in the United States”. Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Symposium, INCOSE 2005, Rochester, NY, July 2005.8. International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). Schools directory http://www.incose.org/educationcareers/academicprogramdirectory.aspx (Accessed July 2011).9. Fabrycky W.J. “Systems Engineering: Its Emerging Academic and Professional Attributes”. American Society for Engineering Education, AC 2010-1958, 2010.10. Lasfer K., Pyster A. “The Growth of Systems Engineering Graduate Programs in the United States”. Proceedings CSER 2011, Los Angeles, CA, April 15-16.11. Coalition on the
AC 2011-625: MISSOURI S&T ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CAP-STONE SENIOR DESIGN: LESSONS LEARNED AND CHALLENGES TOCOMEStephen A. Raper, Missouri University of Science & Technology Stephen A. Raper, received the B.S., (1985) M.S., (1987) and Ph.D. (1989) degrees in Engineering Man- agement from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Stephen graduated from Republic high school in 1978 and enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving 4 years and also began his higher education pursuits on a part-time basis. During his transfer enrollment visit to UMR, he met Professor Bernie Sarchet and quickly knew that he wanted to study Engineering Management. His experiences outside of the university and the military include an
AC 2012-3410: UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN ABET-EAC ENGI-NEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: WITH AN INTERNATIONALTOUCHDr. Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University Amy K. Zander is a professor and the Director of the Engineering and Management program at Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y. She has been an engineering educator since 1991 and a member of ASEE since 1993. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. Page 25.1384.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Undergraduate Curricula in ABET EAC Engineering
AC 2012-3403: DOES THE USE OF CLICKERS INCREASE CONCEP-TUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE ENGINEERING ECONOMY CLASS-ROOM?Dr. Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh Karen M. Bursic is an Assistant Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director for Industrial En- gineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. 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 teaches undergraduate courses in engineering economics, engineering management, and probability and statistics in industrial engineering as well as engineering
AC 2011-109: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ACCREDI-TATION: COMPARING AACSB AND ABETAmy K. Zander, Ph.D., P.E., Clarkson University Amy K. Zander is a professor and the Director of the Engineering & Management program at Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. She has been an engineering educator since 1991 and a member of ASEE since 1993. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. Page 22.599.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering Management Program Accreditation: Comparing AACSB and
engineering studentscan be exposed to the concepts of systems engineering through a project in a requiredengineering class, making them better prepared to meet the expectations of potential employers.The next piece of equipment due to be built is a heat transfer bench.References1. Hydro Power Contest, 2006, http://users.rcn.com/hands-on/hydro/contest.html.2. Fraser, J. and Gosavi, A, “What is Systems Engineering,” AC 2010-267, Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.3. Mann, L.M.W. and Radcliffe, D.F., “Using a tailored systems engineering process within capstone design projects to develop program outcomes in students,” FIE 2003, 33 rd Annual, Vol
AC 2012-5066: IMPACT OF AN UPDATED ROBOTICS LABORATORY INAN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMDr. Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University Richard Pitts, Jr. is currently an Associate Professor in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University (MSU). He received his B.S.I.E. degree from MSU in 1991. Later, he received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering from yhe Pennsylvania State University in 1995 and 2006, respectively. Page 25.715.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Impact of an Updated
AC 2012-3312: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE U.S.: TEXT-BOOKS AND PROGRAMSDr. Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is Chair of the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. She was formerly on the faculty at the Ohio State University and Purdue University. She has a B.A in mathematics from Swarthmore College and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology Page 25.1230.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-5126: AN EXERCISE FOR IMPROVING THE MODELING ABIL-ITIES OF STUDENTS IN AN OPERATIONS RESEARCH COURSEDr. Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. He received his M.Sc. in system engineering and his Ph.D. in engineering manage- ment from the National University of Colombia and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va, respectively. His research interests include scheduling, operations research, and modeling and simulation in health care and energy planning. He has participated in several funded projects through various sources such as NASA, the Department of Homeland Security
AC 2010-60: ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY: ANENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY?Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University ANDREW J. CZUCHRY received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1969 with a concentration in guidance and control systems engineering. He has more than twenty years experience as a professional manager in technical innovation and the electronics manufacturing industry. Dr. Czuchry has been the holder of the AFG Industries Chair of Excellence in Business and Technology since joining East Tennessee State University in 1992. He has published extensively in refereed journals and proceedings of professional organizations related to his
project is a charter, which is the contract with the SystemsEngineering department as to what the project team was to accomplish. The second deliverablewas a project plan and was placed in a Gantt chart form (using Microsoft Project 2010 software).The last deliverable of the Define phase which is to document lessons learned should also becompleted at the end of the other four phases in the DMAIC or DMADV methodology. Thisforces students to stop and learn from the phase they just completed in order to improve theirproject management skills for the next phase. The class deliverables for the Define phase, whichare summarized in Table 3, were due during the third week of the class. Deliverable Description Project Charter
AC 2012-3984: HIGHLY RELEVANT AND PRODUCTIVE COLLABORA-TIONS BETWEEN INDUSTRIES AND UNIVERSITIESDr. Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University Mahesh Aggarwal has been a faculty member at Gannon University since 1978. He graduated from Marquette University with a M.S. and University of Michigan with Ph.D. in thermal science area. He has worked for numerous companies and is currently working with GE Transportation in Erie, Penn. At GE, he is the coordinator of GE/Gannon MS Program. He has seven patents with GE Transportation over the last 10 years. He is an active member of the ASME, serving as Chair to numerous groups. He served as Vice President for Region V (District B now) and is actively involved in precollege
AC 2010-92: A COMPARATIVE INVENTORY OF CORE COURSES IN SELECTGRADUATE EM PROGRAMSKathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of TechnologyAnirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.16.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010A Comparative Inventory of Core Courses in Select Graduate EM ProgramsAbstract:All educational programs should grow and change with the times. To be stagnant and acceptingof the status quo will not move an educational program forward, and may end up leaving it waybehind the leaders. With this in mind, an investigation into the current state of EngineeringManagement (EM) graduate education was undertaken. The study was intended to answerquestions
AC 2012-4882: A NANOTECHNOLOGY MODULE WITHIN THE CUR-RENT COURSE IN ENGINEERING ECONOMYDr. Bidhan C. Roy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Bidhan Roy (Ph.D. 2003, UIUC) is an Assistant Professor with the Department of General Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Platteville. His research interests are primarily in mechanics with a focus on biological systems, applied mathematics, and numerical methods.Dr. Osama M. Jadaan, University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleMitchell Dean Cornelius, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Mitchell Cornelius is originally from Decorah, Iowa. He is currently a Senior Mechanical Engineer at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, and he plans to attend Iowa State University for graduate
AC 2010-881: TEACHING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT USING THE MOUSEFACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process Improvement using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe 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
AC 2012-3134: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN UNDER-GRADUATE BACHELOR’S OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) PROGRAMMEDr. Maxwell Reid, Auckland University of Technology Maxwell Reid lectures in telecommunications engineering, computer network engineering, engineering management, ethics, and sustainability. He has researched and published on ethics and sustainability in engineering education, technology education, the role of a university as a critic and conscience of society, the need for an engineering code of ethics, and the principles of ethical and values-based decision-making in engineering. He has also published on effective teaching methodologies for engineering education in the post-modern period. Reid is the Deputy
AC 2012-4043: IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SYS-TEMS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE AT THREE PUERTORICAN UNIVERSITIESDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Michele Miller is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. John K. Gershenson, Michigan Technological UniversityProf. Amilcar Alejandro Rincon-Charris, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Amilcar A. Rincon-Charris was born on Barranquilla, Colombia, 1976. He will receive a Ph.D. in con- trol and robotics
AC 2012-4960: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND MULTI-INSTITUTIONALAPPROACH TO PREPARE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS TO RESPONDTO FUTURE ENERGY CHALLENGESDr. Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso Heidi A. Taboada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso. She holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial and systems engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her research strengths involve the development of multiple objective optimization models and evolutionary game theory algorithms, design of new biologically inspired algorithms, engineering education research, and renewable energy systems optimization
AC 2012-3147: HYBRID DELIVERY OF ENGINEERING ECONOMY TOLARGE CLASSESKellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology Kellie Grasman serves as an instructor in engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds graduate degrees in engineering and business admin- istration from the University of Michigan and began teaching in 2001 after spending several years in industry positions. She was named the 2011-12 Robert B. Koplar Professor of Engineering Management for her achievements in online learning. She serves as an eMentor for the University of Missouri System and earned a Faculty Achievement Award for teaching.Dr. Suzanna Long, Missouri
AC 2012-5168: ECE/SYS INTEGRATION: A STRATEGY FOR EVALU-ATING GRADUATES FROM A MULTI-YEAR CURRICULUM FOCUSEDON TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONProf. Reid Bailey, University of Virginia Reid Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research interests focus on studying how students learn complex engineering skills such as engineering design and interdisciplinary collaboration. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Prof. Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of VirginiaMs. Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a graduate student in the
AC 2012-4001: THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMICRISK IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONDr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology S. Jimmy Gandhi is a faculty member in The School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE) at Stevens Institute of Technology, as well as at Baruch College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). His research interests are in the field of risk management, engineering education and globalization. He got a Ph.D. in engineering management from Stevens Institute of Technology, a master’s in engineering management from California State University, Northridge, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is currently co
AC 2010-436: BUILDING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN SUPPLY CHAINMANAGEMENT AND FACILITY LOGISTICS CURRICULUM THROUGHMULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VIRTUAL TEAMINGSuzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology Suzanna Long is an assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri S&T. She holds a PhD and an M.S. in engineering management, B.S. in physics and a B.A. in history from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) and an M.A. in history from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her research interests include strategic partnering in global supply chain networks, supply chain curriculum development, virtual teaming in a global marketplace, and sustainable energy
AC 2011-918: THE MASTER OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PRO-GRAM AT MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLANDAmy Hsiao, Memorial University of Newfoundland Dr. Amy Hsiao is associate professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and chair of the Master of Engineering Management program at Memorial University of Newfoundland. With also a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Business Administration, she teaches Entrepreneurship, Production and Operations Management, and Materials Science at the undergraduate level and Organizational Be- haviour and Engineering Management Topics at the graduate level. Her research interests are in materials characterization and magnetic materials processing (on the Engineering side
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
AC 2007-1404: THE BIO MARKET FOR ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTMegan Brunkhorst, University of Missouri Megan Brunkhorst is a graduate student at the University of Missouri – Rolla, currently pursuing her M.S. in Engineering Management. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Saint Louis University in May 2006. She was awarded a University of Missouri – Rolla Chancellor’s Fellowship and works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Management at UMR.Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri Halvard E. Nystrom is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management at the University of Missouri – Rolla, where he has been a full time research and teaching faculty for
AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe 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