Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

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Engineering Management

been adopted by the client in recent years.Course descriptionIn the Proposed Changes to the 2016-2017 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,ABET defines engineering design as “the process of devising a system, component or process tomeet desired needs, specifications, codes and standards within constraints such as health andsafety, cost, ethics, policy, sustainability, constructability, and manufacturability. It is aniterative, creative, decision-making process in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and theengineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally into solutions.” 1 This two-semester course strives to provide students with engineering design practice while learning thebasic concepts of engineering

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

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Engineering Management

—filling a critical gap that exists both in traditional engineering management curricula as well as inmost MBA study tracks.As the capstone course in Hopkins’ Master of Science in Technical Management and Master ofScience in Engineering Management, 1 this class is designed for technical professionals pursuingsenior-level or C-suite (e.g., CTO, CIO, etc.) career paths, and its objective is to enhance studentunderstanding of the role of the technical executive in a range of operating environments.Herein, we discuss the need for such a course, our development methodology, and our hybriddelivery model designed specifically for busy technical professionals. In particular, we focus onhow the team, composed of technical executives and faculty with

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

DescriptionThe Work Systems Design course at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus,provides junior-level students their first formal design experience in the IE ProgramCurriculum. The course prepares students in work systems design where human beings playan important role. This is accomplished through the alignment of systems, jobs, products andenvironmental conditions to the characteristics and human abilities to achieve mental andphysical well-being. The expected course outcomes include: (1) application of designstrategies for work systems design, (2) design of products, workstations and systems usingdata and design principles, (3) evaluation of the physiological requirements of a task, (4)identification of occupational risk factors, and (5

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yooneun Lee, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

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Engineering Management

. For that purpose,two different setups were applied: there were undergraduate students only project teams and graduatestudents only project teams in one section, while there were six combined undergraduate and graduatestudent teams in the other.In this research, we investigate two different hypotheses about groups setup: (1) groups in whichundergraduate and graduate students are combined perform better than undergraduate- or graduate-onlygroups and (2) when there are graduate students in a team, groups of more graduate students perform better.Findings about the group construction for the team project in this research can also be very useful whenestablishing undergraduate/graduate integrated courses in the department. After an overview of the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Minha R. Ha, York University; Aleksander Czekanski , CEEA-ACEG

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Engineering Management

onlycreating relevant, contextually fit solutions for clients, but also by providing resilient responsesto the changing constraints and opportunities external and internal to the organization.Unfortunately, the value-adding role of designers and indeed design project successes can behindered by inadequate management of organizational tensions that persist over time and arewidely experienced as paradoxical. Adopting the concept of ‘polarity management’ by BarryJohnson, this paper aims to unpack the nuances of two particular polarities: (1) Design Rigourvs. Cost Effectiveness, and (2) Collaboration vs. Efficiency.The data are drawn from a larger grounded theory study on sociotechnical knowledge integrationin engineering design. Semi-structured in-depth

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Anna Sadovnikova, Monmouth University

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Engineering Management

. The results will deepen our understanding of how these competencies evolve over timeamong students of different disciplines and suggest practical recommendations to improvecurrent teaching methodologies.Keywords: Effective Communication Skills, Inductive Teaching, Interpersonal Communication Introduction Over the past several years, professional communication skills have become one of thetop-ranked competencies that employers seek from new engineering college graduates [1] - [5].The urgent need to teach both technical skills and professional skills, including effectiveprofessional communication, to students is recognized by higher education professionals across avariety of the STEM disciplines [6

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University; Kelly Allan, Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd.

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Engineering Management

employee happiness and productivity. According to Gallup polls onemployee engagement between 2015 and 2019, only 1 in 3 employees consider themselves“engaged.” When employees are engaged, they are “highly involved in, enthusiastic about andcommitted to their work and workplace” [1]. The rest, or those not considered engaged, fall intotwo categories. The first one refers to those who are “not engaged” and includes 52% of allemployees. The “not engaged” employees will show up to work but would only put in enoughtime and effort to do what is required but nothing beyond that. On the other hand, the “activelydisengaged” category, representing the remainder, or 15% of total employees, includes thosewho are described as having “miserable work experience

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yaoling Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Engineering Management

careers.The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln(UNL) has no face-to-face component or requirement, and it is offered through Canvas, aLearning Management System, widely adopted by many institutions. The entire program is web-based and delivered asynchronously. The MEM is a professional master’s degree for individualswith STEM undergraduate degree and employed in engineering and technology industry.Relevant work experience is required for admission. Average experience (post baccalaureatedegree) was 59 months (~ 5 years) for those enrolled between July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020.The non-traditional demographic of MEM students is a key criterion to consider inadministration of the program, engaging the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 3: Teaching and Learning in Engineering Management

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott Abney, East Carolina University; Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; Natalie Aman, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using a paper-based supply chain game to introduce blockchain conceptsAbstractIn today’s competitive marketplace, companies are strategically utilizing technological advancesto gain a competitive advantage, while increasing efficiency throughout their supply chain. Onearea of innovative technology adoption companies are becoming more aware of is distributedledger technology, otherwise known as blockchain. The blockchain job market grew over 200%between 2017 and 2018 [1] and is expected to continue to rise. It is predicted that by 2024, theblockchain information technology

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2: Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, The University of Queenslad; Jurij Karlovsek, The University of Queensland; Bianey Ruiz, University of Táchira - Venezuela; Lilianny Virguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; omar perez

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Management

yearcompulsory engineering design course at the same research institution. 106 students took thepre-test on the first week of the course representing 44.5% of the number of studentsenrolled. On the last week of the semester 130 students took the post-test representing 54.6%of the students enrolled in the course. Table 1 shows some demographics characteristics ofthe sample which was representative of the population.Table 1.Demographics of the sample Students Characteristic Percentage n= 236 Gender Female 86

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Management

reducingcost can still be conducted. Students are asked to study the process and identify factors thatimpact quality and productivity with the objective of improving both.The aim of this study is to determine the impact of the proposed PBL method on processimprovement and learning. The paper will attempt to answer the following questions: (1) Can themanufacturing process be improved using the proposed method in existing labs? and (2) Willstudents learn better using at least two iterations with PDSA and design of experiments?IntroductionResearch shows that students learn better if they are engaged in, and motivated to struggle with,their own learning. For this reason, if no other, students appear to learn better if they workcooperatively in small

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Jinkins, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jill Clough, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

exams on the job or even true false or matching for that matter, so wecouldn’t use the familiar evaluation techniques for the class. In truth, one often has noidea of how one’s effort is perceived on the job until the yearly evaluation. Dependingupon the manager, then it may have little to do with the year’s work. This vaguenessmay be tolerated in the workplace but was not considered acceptable to the class.To address the students’ desire for a grading scale they could more easily understand anddiscuss, a performance scale similar to some seen in industry was devised as shown inFigure 1. Although it is not perfect, it--like most performance appraisal systems--is stillevolving. Student input is invited at the beginning of each semester to help

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Elson, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Howard Evans, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

structureddevelopment process that proceeds from concept to production to operation. SystemsEngineering considers both the business and the technical needs of all customers with the goal ofproviding a quality product that meets the user needs.Based on the five definitions provided, they then provide four common themes of systemsengineering: 1) a top-down approach, viewing the system as a whole entity; 2) a life cycleorientation; 3) a better and more complete initial definition of system requirements; and, 4) an Page 12.646.2interdisciplinary team approach. These authors then indicate that systems engineering is highlyrelated to engineering management, “The

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

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Engineering Management

that more closelyresembles that which many will find in industry upon graduation, while the graduate students aregiven a chance to practice the project management skills learned in their own coursework.This paper describes the decisions made during the process of incorporating the graduatestudents into the undergraduate, senior projects course, the benefits of these choices, and thelessons learned throughout this process.1. IntroductionThe engineering graduate of 2007 must demonstrate a wide variety of expertise, ranging fromfoundational knowledge in mathematics and science to critical thinking, creativity, designexpertise, and communication skills. In addition to these abilities, it is becoming apparent thatknowledge of business and

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

(MBA programs), and undergraduate and graduate level Information Systems (IS andMIS) programs. (This information is based on the publicly available course syllabi for theseprograms). These courses either emphasize the business and organizational aspect of the topic orare built from a very technical perspective. However, we realized that in order to do justice tothe topic we had to emphasize both the business and technical aspects of BPR. BPR usesinformation technology (IT) to radically change or redesign the business processes withinorganizations to dramatically increase their efficiency and effectiveness. There are five essentialelements that define BPR: (1) BPR consists of radical or at least significant change; (2) BPR’sunit analysis is the

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Murray, University of Missouri; Stephen Raper, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

and how do we encourage life-long learning. UC Santa Cruz (http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/programs/abet/outcomei.html)developed the following list of items that can be measured to evaluate lifelong learning. Page 12.609.2 1. Membership in professional societies (such as IEEE or ACM) 2. Enrollment in graduate school (either immediately or after a few years) 3. Certification (such as Microsoft or independent testing agency) 4. Courses taken (without certification or matriculation in a graduate program) 5. Survey questions about technical books and articles read recentlyResearch A survey was conducted to

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Brunkhorst, University of Missouri; Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri; Donald Myers, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

was passed, giving the FDA considerably increasedpower to regulate on behalf of the public. Originally its control was limited to prescriptionmedicine, but in 1961, over-the-counter drugs also became regulated by the FDA. The followingyear, safety and efficacy data began to be required for new drugs.1 The pharmaceutical industry is experiencing significant growth. In 2005, the U.S.pharmaceutical market reached $252 billion in revenues, a seven percent increase from 2004.Globally, sixty-four companies (72.6% of the global pharmaceutical market) achieved salesgreater that $1 billion. The top ten pharmaceutical companies generated revenues of $252 billionand make up more than 40 percent of the total market. The top five companies included

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin High, Oklahoma State University; Paul Rossler, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

howour Legal Studies in Engineering program raises the awareness of our students to theirlegal responsibilities to their employers and to society. We will present short coursemodules that can be used in all levels of engineering courses to illustrate how engineeringpractice and our legal system interact.Concept of Negligence The concept of negligence is broad and vague in common usage, but its legaldefinition is fairly straightforward: negligent behavior is that which a reasonably prudentperson in the same or similar circumstances would not have undertaken. By definition,no one intends to be negligent because everyone strives to be reasonably prudent. Sothen, why does negligence occur, and why does it occur as often as it does?1 Clearly

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

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Engineering Management

ofwork load.For these reasons, it seems necessary to find an alternative assessment approach that addressesindividual differences of group members and allows evaluation of individual contributions to thetask through the group experience without losing the effect of working in groups.BackgroundAccording to Forsyth (1999), a group is two or more interdependent individuals who influenceone another through social interaction1. This definition implies that a group is characterized by a)being a social entity; b) has a common objective; c) there is interdependence between groupmembers; and d) their interaction is a complex process.Figure 1 shows the variables determine group members’ behaviors. These variables are:1. Clear and common objectives: Common

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Sheila Lizcano, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Francisco Gamboa, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

type of motivation teammembers should have to work effectively in teams. Among work motivation theories,McClelland’s Theory of Needs affirms that at any given time, individuals hold several oftencompeting needs that when activated motivate behaviors. McClelland defines these needs as Page 12.1607.2motives for behaviors as achievement (nAch), affiliation (nAff), and power (nPow)6.According to McClelland (as cited in Steers, Mowday, and Shapiro, 2004)1, achievement needrefers to behaviors directed toward success through competition with a standard of excellence.Also, McClelland, (as cited in Espinoza, 2003)7, defines affiliation as the need of

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Engineering Management

, analyze, design,in the course, and the Certified Six Sigma verify” process. Each of the letters correspondsBlack Belt committee members at the to a name of a step in the process. TheUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. Results following defines each of the steps in theindicate that using the database provided methodologies (Simon, 2000).insights on how an engineering manager wouldmanage these specialists in this environment. DMAIC 1. Define the project goals and customer1. Introduction (internal and external) deliverables Six Sigma is a methodology for 2. Measure the process to

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Thomas Johnson, Besam Entrance Solutions; Tom Benson, Pass and Seymour-Legrand; Dean Nestvogel, Pass and Seymour-Legrand

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Engineering Management

scenarios are basedon actual global business challenges a Project Facilitator may encounter with a traditionalbusiness enterprise before the introduction to Lean Supply Chain Management and LeanManufacturing. The paper summarizes the business challenges presented by the casestudy and discusses how the lean business scenarios were analyzed to develop effectivesolutions that deliver significant business benefits. The lean supply chain case study notonly demonstrates that being “lean” requires going beyond the four walls of amanufacturing company, but also presents a good working model for university andindustry integration in an effort to jointly develop qualified lean professionals.1. IntroductionThe word ‘lean production’ was first used by Krafcik8

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

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Engineering Management

taking the class, they were also able to suggest appropriateEMSE methods that would have been helpful in solving or avoiding those problems.The survey asked two open-ended questions about the nature of these problems and the students’opinions about the EMSE methods that would have helped to overcome them. It should beemphasized that no multiple choice answers were provided in the survey and the participantsprovided their answers completely based on their own experience and opinions. Table 1summarizes the design problems they encountered along with the number of survey inputs andsuggested methods by the students.According to Table 1, they described eight different problem categories based on theirexperiences on engineering design projects. The

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Peterson, Arizona State University; Jane Humble, Arizona State University

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Engineering Management

following steps were used: 1. The larger engineering management master’s degree programs were selected as the sample. Since the Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies complies and publishes this data annually, the most recent version Page 12.647.2 available at the time this research was started was used – Fall 2004 data published in 2005. The enrollment numbers were 5693 in engineering management programs with 4264 students at the master’s level3. The largest 33% of the programs (self-reporting) were selected as the sample. These 28 programs are listed in Table 1. These 28

Conference Session

EMD Recruitment and Certification

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

also common to the very essence ofTQM” (Bailey1, 1968, p. 131). They are reflective in the concept of Deming’s fifth point ofconstant improvement. The point reflects that to move forward with the aim of satisfyingcustomer needs, an organization must constantly seek feedback and subsequently refine anddevelop as well as incorporate new procedures (Walton10, 1986). This systematic TQMframework is depicted in Figure 1. Without this change process, no improvements will result.Everything will, quite simply, be done the same old way with the same old results. Performance Measurements Continuous Product Improvement

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Engineering Management

technology, enterprise systems, and the application of technical analyticsto achieve high performance. Most importantly, they repeatedly stressed the need to providedegree participants with a thorough background in enterprise innovation. This is defined as acomprehensive view of the processes, tools, and disciplines essential to the creation of athoroughgoing culture of innovation.The problems with standard MBA curricula are legion and have been well documented in thescholarly literature.1 In general, the standard MBA curriculum focuses on discrete businessfunctional units, normally in isolation from the enterprise systems. Thus, students aresequentially taught finance, accounting, management, marketing, and so on. Little time is spentattempting to

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Sarfaraz, California State University-Northridge; Tarek Shraibati, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

engineering degrees forpositions in middle and upper management. Thus, a total of 18 credit hours are required of allstudents as illustrated in Table 1. The student is then required to select 12 credit hours from a listof elective courses as shown in Table 2. The descriptions of these courses are relevant tounderstanding of case study outlines that will be presented later. Finally, each graduate studentmust complete a comprehensive examination given by a committee consisting of the mainadvisor and two other faculty members. It is note worthy that core courses, as shown in Table 1,are supported by two financial analysis skills (Engineering Economic analysis and Engineering

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Wade Shaw, Florida Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Stanford, MIT, University of Texas-Austin and otherleading universities is testimony to the fact that entrepreneurship skills and know-how can betaught and entrepreneurs can be nurtured through supporting programs in university-basedincubators, entrepreneur associations and local business networks.10, 11, 12, 13Important Factors Impacting New Venture CreationBenjamin Mokry14 suggests that in order to create a more receptive environment forentrepreneurship, a number of fundamental societal changes must occur. He supports the majortruism that “local communities are the breeding ground of entrepreneurship” and are capable ofcreating environments favorable to it. Mokry has emphasized two factors that affectentrepreneurial success: 1) Existence of an

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

thatcan be used for educational purposes, while also trying to develop standards and best practicesfor this new virtual-reality platform. There are planes for mini-games and interactive lessonswithin virtual environments such as Second Life, Croquet, and Project Wonderland.Finally, a more detailed analysis of the possibilities offered by Second Life is given by Childressand Braswell[1]. They address the use of what they call “massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)” to foster communication and interaction and to facilitate cooperativelearning in an online course. After the definition and history of MMOGs, they also describecurrent uses of MMORPGs in education, including their own experiences and practical exampleswhile they also

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, closinga sale or making a snap hiring decision.Feature films where engineering efforts play if not key, then at least a strong supporting role,although rare, do exist; a few good examples are listed in Table 1. Since contemporaryengineering is also a group effort, management issues illustrated in these films are also abound.Overall it seems that engineers as lead characters do not inspire filmmakers as they do not inducemuch drama and tension required for good story telling. Mad scientists fare much better!8Below are brief summaries of selected movies from Table 1, which may help to provide somedetails on the storyline and related engineering/management issues.The Flight of the Phoenix: tells a story of a diverse group of a cargo plane passengers