Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Ronald Lessard, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Page 25.848.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing Systems Engineering Concepts in a Senior Capstone Design CourseAbstractSenior capstone design projects can often expand in complexity to include systems of systems,particularly in projects involving embedded systems to control a larger system. Principles ofSystems Engineering (SE) can be integrated into the capstone course to help students—who maynot have been exposed previously—manage this increased complexity.This paper presents an evolving framework of essential SE fundamental elements, including thetop-level processes of Requirements Analysis, Functional Analysis and Allocation, Design orSynthesis

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Flores, Universidad de Monterrey

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

applying it as a change agent.Students had to produce an integrating final project in one semester (around 18 weeks), andboth students and instructors pointed out that, at the end of the whole degree program,students were not ready to undertake a high caliber project which incorporated much learning,skills, and professional attitudes.Responding to that problem, the university introduced a Capstone Course in systemsengineering in the mid 1980s. It came in the next to last semester of the program, just beforethe student thesis and graduation. Lasting 17 weeks, the course required students to developan intervention for improvement in an administrative system, aimed at integrating andapplying methods and skills learned along the way. Thus students

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; Timothy J. Pettit, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

addition, he is a member of his field’s premier professional organiza- tion, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is a world-wide lecturer and researcher on Supply Chain Risk and Resilience. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Assimilating Sustainability Concepts in Engineering Management Graduate Program’s Capstone Projects Ben D Radhakrishnan, M.Tech., M.S., M.B.A., Instructor, Program Director, Applied Engineering Department, Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., Professor, Program Director, Applied Engineering Department

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 3: Teaching and Learning in Engineering Management

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Sollitto, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #31782Incorporating Conflict Negotiation Training In a Senior EngineeringProject Management (Capstone Projects I) CourseDr. Michael Sollitto, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Michael Sollitto (Ph. D., West Virginia University, 2014) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication & Media at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. His research explores organizational assimilation and workplace relationships, and his research has appeared in journals such as International Journal of Business Communication and Communication Education.Dr. Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; John K. Gershenson, Michigan Technological University; Amilcar Alejandro Rincon-Charris, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon; Carlos A. Alvarado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Jose A. Rojas, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

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

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

easilybe a subset of the definition used in this paper.Using systems engineering concepts for a project or component to a course in the education ofundergraduate as well as in pre-college education has been reported. A systems engineeringapproach was applied to a BSEE program3 that used a tailored systems engineering process in acapstone course to increase the possibility that students developed desired ABET-relatedoutcomes within their design experience. A systems engineering and management process4 was Page 25.12.3successful in achieving program goals by aligning capstone course assignments to a decisionmaking process and incorporating a real

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #11716Experiences with Capstone Projects in a Master of Engineering ManagementProgram: A case studyDr. Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University Dr Ali is an Emirates by birth and a citizenship. He graduated with PhD as a biomedical Engineer from University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Ali is holds a Post-Doc certificate from Harvard. He is a fellow of the BWH in Boston. Ali started his career in 2006 in the UAEU as the assistant professor at the department of mechanical engineering where he is as now works as a department chair and acting assistant dean for research and graduate studies. Ali was promoted

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Martinez Leon, Clarkson University; Michelle Crimi, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

processes from the electronic and automobile industry when she was with Honeywell, Siemens VDO Guadalajara, and Cummins, Inc. She has worked as a consultant in Lean Six Sigma across industry sectors, more recently in Healthcare, where she has coached students and industry employees to get their lean six sigma green belt certification. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Management at the David D. Reh School of Business at Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, where she teaches Quality Management and Lean Enterprise, Engineering Design Capstone courses, Operations and Supply Chain Management-related courses. Her research interests include lean product development, six sigma, project management, systems

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3821: INTEGRATING PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LEAN-SIXSIGMA, AND ASSESSMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CAP-STONE COURSEDr. Ana Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University Ana ”Anita” Vila-Parrish is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.Dr. Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College Page 25.803.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Project Management & Lean-Six Sigma Methodologies in an Industrial Engineering Capstone CourseAbstractThe ability to

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Bowie P.E., Aurasen Limited; Xuping Xu, California Baptist University; Anthony L. Donaldson, California Baptist University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #10635Teaching Engineering Project Management via Capstone Designs that De-velop a Viable ProductDon Bowie P.E., Aurasen Limited Don Bowie is a Systems Engineer with an extensive background in engineering design and management, labor relations, and various academic positions. His undergraduate degree is in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, with a Masters in Engineering from Seattle University. Mr. Bowie is an honors graduate from The Executive Program at the Darden Graduate School of Business Admin- istration, University of Virginia. His engineering and management background spans four

Conference Session

Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Salah Burhan Al Omari P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Aysha Al Ameri P.E., United Arab Emirates University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #23744Development of a Design Division for an Industry: A Capstone Project in aMaster’s of Engineering Management ProgramDr. Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University Dr Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan – Siva is a Srilankan by birth and a citizen of the United Kingdom. His experience in Sri-lanka started with an year’s post-graduate apprenticeship in the manufacturing shops of the Government Railway and nine years in the Cement Industry. He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from University of Srilanka, and obtained his Masters from the University of Aston and PhD from City University of London

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

in which capstone design courses differ between engineering programsis the type of design project students complete. There has been a recent trend for engineeringprograms to partner with industry to provide capstone design projects direct from the “realworld.” In 1994, industry projects accounted for approximately 59% of capstone design projectsin surveyed engineering programs, compared to 71% in 2005.4,8 Not only do these projectsenrich students’ appreciation of educational relevance, but they are also beneficial in establishingindustry ties to programs and encouraging faculty professional development.3 Industrysponsored projects present a number of drawbacks, however, including difficulty in findingprojects, determining an appropriate

Conference Session

Frontiers in EM Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Raper, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

changing requirements of ABET, in particular driven bythe original ABET 2000 criteria. Given that programs would now be evaluated based onobjectives, outcomes, and evidence of continuous improvement, it was essential that the“capstone” course take into account real-world standards and constraints. Case studies, whileuseful, provide little information that addressed that particular need. In addition, becauseengineering management is a discipline that focuses on big-picture design rather than specificdesign, it was obvious that the program would have to work with industry partners in thedevelopment of projects suitable for students. This last factor amplifies the problem with thelocation of the Missouri S&T campus. The campus is situated in the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

ratheran introduction to project management and spreadsheets as an Engineering design tool. The classhas a very strong hands-on component using Microsoft Excel and MS Project. The students arethen required to use both tools in their later courses, particularly in their laboratory courses andplanning/tracking of the Capstone Design course. These students also take a Technical Writingcourse from the English Department to prepare them for report writing.We use several assignments of increasing difficulty to expose the students to Excel as a designtool and Project to organize and track a project. The quarter culminates with small teams ofstudents using both tools to design, plan, and track a virtual project of their choice such asstarting a small

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

leadership roles in project management andproduct development. MEM 605 is a seminar-based course that provides an open atmosphere,allowing for multiple discussion opportunities and guest speakers that can provide students withreal-world contexts to supplement traditional textbook knowledge.3. Multidisciplinary Design Projects at ________ UniversityThe capstone senior design experience for Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) students at _________ University has rapidly developed into oneof the most valuable learning experiences for the undergraduate students. The course sequencecovers two semesters and provides a multidisciplinary, team design experience to students inboth the mechanical and electrical/computer

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel A. Malachowsky, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

-credit course the core class in the processtrack (one of two major tracks) taken by all students in the major. This class is a prerequisite forother classes, such as Software Process & Product Quality and Trends in Software DevelopmentProcess. Methodologies and processes taught in this class are also a required implementation inthe Senior Project capstone which immediately precedes graduation. The department understandsthat a strong foundation in this area is a vital part of students’ future success and the reputation ofthe college.Software Engineering majors typically take this course in their third year, and it often directlyproceeds or follows students’ required one-year cooperative internship (co-op). For manystudents, this time period

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Krizek, Northwestern University; Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2007-2299: EDUCATING PROJECT MANAGERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRYRaymond Krizek, Northwestern University Stanley F. Pepper Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208Ahmad Hadavi, Northwestern University Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 Page 12.570.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Educating Project Managers for the Construction IndustryAbstractWith the increasing complexity of constructing and maintaining infrastructure facilities

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, communication and project managementskills that many say are missing from the traditional engineering education (Felder, Vest,etc). Authors like Sheppard, et. al. advocate for modifying the engineering classroom toallow ways these skills can be taught.Success in business is determined by the technical skills within the organization.However, success of a business is also based on those employees having anunderstanding of what the business really needs. Technical professionals need to be betterattuned to customer needs and stakeholders’ perspectives, in order to align technicalprogress with business strategy. Such real world understanding is missing fromtraditional engineering education. Many say that the Capstone Design experience issupposed to be where

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; Leendert M. Craig, East Tennessee State University; Addison Scott Karnes, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

engineering undergraduate students. Ourcurrent article suggests coaching points based on two decades of capstone projects that havesuccessfully promoted economic development in the region we serve, while simultaneouslycreating integrative opportunities for MBA and MS Engineering Technology Graduates todemonstrate mastery of the subject matter. Recently we extended our alliance to a cross-disciplinary partnership between the College of Business and Technology and the College ofEducation. Our cross-disciplinary graduate student team addressed a highly nonlineartechnology-education-business issue in a political scenario and recommended mutually beneficialsolution paths. During the 2015 Annual ASEE Conference, a glaring need was revealed forenhanced

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Bowie P.E., Aurasen Limited; Xuping Xu, California Baptist University; Anthony L Donaldson, California Baptist University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

full time ”Boeing Loaned Executive” from Industry to a University, and a multi-year tenure as an Affiliate Professor at Seattle Pacific University. Mr. Bowie is presently the CEO of a technical entrepreneurial start-up corporation which has sponsored and participated in six Engineering Capstone Projects and two engineering-intern sponsorships at California Baptist University. Don has had three United States’ patents issued plus he was the primary author for three peer-reviewed academic papers which were published and presented at National Conferences. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Senior Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.Dr. Xuping Xu, California Baptist University

Conference Session

Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Suter, Johns Hopkins University; Stanislaw Tarchalski, Johns Hopkins University; Judith G Theodori, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineeering; James D Beaty, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Michael McLoughlin, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Richard Warren Blank, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

businesses and projects ranging from a $100M innovative business to an over $3B annual revenue portfolio of projects. In his 30+ years at IBM he worked with clients in Government, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Communications, and the Architecture/Engineering/Constructions industries across North America, Europe and Asia. He was a key leader of R&D transformation during the turnaround of IBM in the mid-1990s. Today Sta´s teaches various courses in Senior Leadership, Program Management, System Engineering, and Governance, and is a consultant to numerous clients in the complex systems integration business. He is also actively involved in developing new courses and innovative course delivery methods.Ms. Judith G

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Finance 20% 0% Figure 7: Finance and Economic Topics CoverageCapstone and Elective Courses: Capstone and elective courses also play an important role inEM curricula. ASEM certification requires a capstone project or thesis and 69% of the programsinclude one or the other in their curricula. This number does not distinguish between requiredand optional capstone courses. Typical requirements list a thesis as optional for which a project,or sometimes a series of classes, is an acceptable substitute; however, projects are rarely optionalin programs without a thesis option. The breakdown of coverage for capstone offerings isdisplayed in Figure 8. Included in this figure are seminars and comprehensive

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

their requiredmajor courses. In the junior year, disciplinary grounding in a student’s major continues whiledisciplinary grounding in the other major (ECE for SYS majors, SYS for ECE majors) tapers off.The tapering is due to an increased focus on integration in the junior year. The focus of thejunior year is two LEP classes (one each term) in which teams work to design and build actualsystems. Finally, in the senior year, students continue to concentrate on integration whilecompleting capstone projects designed specifically for LEP teams.Purpose/need and critical reflection are incorporated into the LEP curricula through the LEPLearning Community. The LEP Learning Community meets every two weeks for one hour withgoals of developing a sense of

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

MENG 4018, Thermo II ENGR 3500, PM survey Outcome assessed with student  work samples Outcome assessed in capstone  project evaluation Program Outcome a) …apply knowledge

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Kabirian, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Mark Rajai, CSUN

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

pretty much the typical requirements of an MBA, though they somehowaccommodate engineering titles: o Engineering Management (gateway course) o Accounting for Engineers o Financial Issues for Engineers o Marketing Issues for Engineers o Decision Tools for Managers o Strategic Management for Engineers (capstone course)The students should take the above 6 cores and 6 others as electives; of which some are taught inbusiness school. The program allows optional concentrations in one of 3 areas: Supply Chain andOperations Management, Design & Innovation, or Project and Process Management.• Dartmouth University [4] also has a Master of EM (MEM) that is “jointly taught by facultyfrom Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Page 12.404.10 and Information in Engineering Conference, September 9-12, 2001.[17] Muci-Kuchler, K. H. and Weaver, J. M., “Using industry-like product development projects in mechanical engineering capstone design courses,” Proc. of ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, pp. 15249-15264, 2005.[18] Dunn-Rankin, D., Bobrow, J. E., Mease, K. D., and McCarthy, J. M., “Engineering design in industry: Teaching students and faculty to apply engineering science in design,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 219-222, July, 1998.[19] Pullman, M. E., Moore, W. L., and Wardell, D., “A comparison of quality function deployment and conjoint analysis in new product design,” Journal of Product Innovation Management

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Accounting; Financial Accounting; CostAccounting; Eng. Accounting; Financial Management; Managerial FinanceB. EconomicsTypical Course Names: Eng. Economics; Macro or Micro or Managerial Economics4. Project Related CoursesA. Project ManagementTypical Course Name: Project ManagementB. CapstoneTypical Course Names: Capstone; Special Projects Page 11.102.3Major Functional Definitions; Sub Fields; Typical Course Names – cont.5. Functional CoursesA. Functional Technical ManagementTypical Course Names: Operations Management; Quality Management;Engineering Management; R&D Management; Marketing ManagementB. Functional Business ManagementTypical Course Names: Marketing

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Trainor, U.S. Military Academy; Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy

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Engineering Management

to understand theconcepts of staffing, organizing, planning, leading and financing projects. Cadets have theopportunity to attend an Advanced Individual Academic Development experience during asummer training period to see the real-world application of their discipline. These are popularbut voluntary limited summer internship programs primarily with Department of Defense (DoD)agencies. Finally, the integrative experience or capstone design courses provide cadets theforum to apply what they have learned in the program in solving a problem for a real DoD orindustry client. They integrate concepts learned through all their USMA experiences to providevaluable analysis and recommendations concerning an issue for a project client. TheEngineering

Conference Session

Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Advanced Cost Accounting Advanced Cost Estimation3.A.2 Engineering Economics Costs & Economic Decision Making Time Value of Money Interest Rates Figures of Merit After Tax Analysis Sensitivity Analysis Uncertainty and probability4.A Project Management4.A.1 Project Management Project Life Cycle Processes involved in project management Project management environment Tools used in project management Scope of project Determination of skills required Development of schedules Development of cost estimates Risk Management Issues Monitoring project Progress Making tradeoffs in a project4.A.2 Capstone Related5.A

Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Viola, School of Engineering, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

in the workplace, and an emphasis on experientiallearning with both in-class activities and real, open-ended projects in technology-basedorganizations. Students enter the program as a cohort and participate with that cohort in aprescribed set of courses. There are no electives although students make take up to three coursesin the various Tufts graduate schools (Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and the Fletcher School ofLaw and Diplomacy) at no additional cost.This paper describes the MSEM program’s architecture and courses, our approach to leadershipeducation, and the two out-of-classroom experiential learning activities: the summer TeamPracticum, and the Individual Leadership Project that is the capstone of the program. A briefdiscussion of