Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Alexander Koromyslov, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

American Society for Engineering Education, 2019An Advanced Teaching Methodology to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in Core Discipline Content and Soft Skills AbstractThe research paper addresses the existing gap between employers’ expectations and thecompetencies of college graduates. According to recent reports, there is an increasing need toadopt new methodologies in teaching to help students improve their career readiness.Contemporary requirements to engineering workforce, besides the core discipline skills, includeproficiency in complex open-ended problem solving, interdisciplinary collaboration, andmanagement and leadership skills.The proposed methodology is based on a role-play

Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hsiao, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

: Engineering Manager Activity and Problem Difficulty Skill Area vs Benefit of Training 80% 70% 60% 50% Benefit 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Little or no benefit Somewhat Beneficial Highly Beneficial Table 5: Perceived Benefit of Additional Training in an Engineering Management SkillDiscussionThe initial research presented in this paper supports the balance of Business and Engineeringgraduate courses as required by MUN’s Master of Engineering Management program.Specifically, practicing engineering managers are stating that “professional skills”, sometimesinadequately called “soft skills”, are what is

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

pedagogicalapproach utilizing active learning modules for instructors to teach currently demanded projectmanagement core competencies. In order to create the pedagogy, the Kolb Learning Cycle andthe Felder-Soloman Index of Learning Styles are used as foundational theories. The structureand methodology include technical objectives and development of soft skills required foreffective project management. The approach considers project management capability maturitymodels from Kerzner’s and the International Institute for Learning. Their model is adapted toanalyze core competencies presented by the pedagogy, and is directed at the shop floor level formanufacturing operations.This paper defines a core set of project management competencies determined through

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liana Bayatyan, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY); S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Introduction A quote by John Reinert, an engineering manager at Aeroflux Microelectronics inColorado Springs, CO states, “The soft skills are just as important the engineering skills.” Thisstatement has been proven to be true for companies of all sizes, particularly for small startups,which employ a large percentage of engineers who graduate from various schools. This isbecause at a small startup company that is trying to make in-roads into a new market, using thesesoft skills are extremely important. The technical skills are the defining skills and the soft skillsare the enabling skills. These soft skills include: Oral and written presentation skills, ethics,interpersonal skills, understanding globalization, how to function on teams as well

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Phelps, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

from this class is that soft skills are a very important part of your success and you need to develop them. There is always room for improvement in soft skills…from this course, I have learned about corporate culture, personal growth, professional responsibilities, useful project management techniques, and property rights. I have already begun using the project management knowledge for my design team. From this course, I realized that culture awareness is very important. I never realized how important it is in the field of engineering until going through this course. This course also made me realized that much of the skills needed to be great engineers could only be gained with experiences

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Galloway, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

professional, and a certified forensic claims consultant. An internationally recognized leader in civil engineering and construction, Dr. Galloway sees engineering education as the number one challenge facing engineers today as current education does not provide for the soft skills necessary to survive in the 21st Century. Given this passion, she has recently publised The 21st Century Engineer-A Proposal to Engineering Education Reform. Having traveled to nearly 100 countries, Dr. Galloway is known for experience and expertise in global engineering and construction. Her industry experience includes power, oil and gas, transportation, infrastructure, process and specialty structures. She is

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan B. Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

badges should be shared with students, even for soft skills. 5. The addition of mixed methods for analysis would be beneficial for a more complete picture of student attitudes.Future WorkData will continue to be collected and possibly with the addition of semi-structured interviews.If collected, the semi-structured interviews could be analyzed using thematic coding to providegreater insight to student perceptions. One other possible question I could explore is if I observea difference in motivation or attitudes with certain groups of students (based on gender, race, orbackground). Another question that I could explore is if the addition of more badges earlier inthe term would improve motivation

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

the United States are considering changes to the curricula to ensure that their graduates are employable. Their ideas include adding courses that emphasize teamwork, including so-called soft skills such as management and leadership, and teaching technical skills that cannot be easily compartmentalized and outsourced.”The drivers motivating market changes within the engineering industry emphasize the need formore formalized project management related education and training, which is bolstered by thefact that for years engineering firms have been looking to hire “industry-ready” graduates7.Competency in Project ManagementTo use an example, the BOK in delineating the minimum competency required for each outcomedirectly

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

student engagement were based on the assumption that students aremore likely to be engaged when their capstone projects as these are more realistic, and thusstudents find them more appealing, challenging, and interesting. The instructor mentorshipgreatly influences the quality of the project execution as well as the interactions students hadwith the industry-partner team members and the student’s learning on how to overcomeroadblocks. Thus, questions under the project execution construct were intended to identify themain struggles student teams faced and the value of instructor mentorship as well as instructionalsessions. In regards to professional (or “soft”) skills, we were interested in understanding thebenefits the LSS capstone project had on

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

largest Information Systems programs in the United States. Toassess graduate project management courses as compared to the PMBOK® Guide knowledgeareas, they conducted a web-based survey of 206 institutions (53% response rate) 32. Theseauthors found that most programs emphasized hard skills, such as scope and cost, quite evenly.The courses covered work breakdown structures, estimation, and network diagrams. However,there was less emphasis on soft skills, such as human resources, communication skills, andprocurement. Soft skills topics that were not well covered included project charters and dealingwith vendors. Numerous project management textbooks focused on normative advice onplanning and managing projects 33, 34. This helped create a normative

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

also be used as a general tool for manydifferent applications for technology and engineering.Students in Engineering and Technology need to be successful in the competitive world thereforewe need American engineers and technicians that are not only technically well-grounded but alsotalented in creativity, leadership, communication, and professionalism2. This includes projectmanagement and other soft skills necessary for success in the global world in which we now live.Technical competency, although necessary, is not sufficient for young engineers or othertechnically educated professionals who wish to quickly realize their potential in the consultingbusiness, industry, or government. They must supplement technical competency with

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

. Fortunately, two of our senior faculty memberswhose colleges and departments’ professional service goals were strategically well alignedwith this specific request were able to respond positively. We agreed to establish a cross-disciplinary graduate student team with the required skills. The timing was such that severaltechnology graduate students were taking their capstone class, and this request was strategicand integrative in nature. The mayors presented the real-world challenge: how can we usetechnology to enhance the operational efficiency and strategic effectiveness of our K-12programs in our counties? A specific goal of this effort was to improve the “soft skills” thatour regional employers feel are lacking in our high school and college

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, project-based Lean Six Sigma course that provides students a Page 22.1611.8 fundamental understanding of the DMAIC process using both quantitative and qualitative tools. Additionally, provide students the opportunity to learn appropriate facilitation (soft) skills necessary to lead productive Six Sigma projects.With the project scope in place, the researcher moved to the second phase of the DMADVprocess, the Measure phase.MeasureDuring this phase, the goal is to measure and quantify the customers’ needs and expectations.More specifically, in this study, the author set out to identify the tools, both quantitative andqualitative

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

range from the technical, such as knowledge and application ofscience and engineering science as well as design competencies, to so-called "soft skills" such asrelating to effective teamwork, communication skills, ethics, life-long learning, etc. Programoutcomes are used to ensure that the program curriculum is aligned with the program objectives.The program outcomes are linked to the School of Engineering-level Curriculum Outcomes18.The outcomes of all programs are also designed to be consistent with the requirements of Criteria3 of ABET Engineering Criteria 2000.The Course Outcomes Assessment process at Stevens includes a two-pronged approach - thecourse survey and the Student Performance Assessment (SPA). The course survey solicitsstudents

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

nothing special about this degree that would set them apart from other qualified candidates. Besides the technical skills, soft skills are used to screen/select candidates for supervisory positions.6. Would you consider hiring a graduate with an engineering management degree (as described by the enclosed curriculum)? Why or Why not? • Yes. We are seeing an increasing amount of emphasis placed on being able to analyze a businesses’ operational performance which often requires someone with some engineering skills as well as a strong business background. These types of individuals are seldom found in engineers who have taken a typical path through an engineering

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

learning, industry collaboration and designing for positive social impact which contributes to the uniqueness of York’s engineering program. As an active participant in the establishment of the undergraduate and graduate Mechanical Engineering programs, his attention is devoted to providing students with both experiential learning and soft skills. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Managing Polarities: Perception of Value, Designer Roles andOrganizational Conditions that Influence Design Outcomes in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractDesign engineers can greatly contribute to the growth of a business organization by not

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management / IE and EM Program Mangement / Engineering Management Program Management

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management