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Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Paul Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John S Nelson PE, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Enginieering

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led energy conservation research projects for Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in civil engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University. Wayne is a frequent speaker and author on continuing education for engineers, and is a member of the College of Engineering’s Education Innovation Committee.Dr. Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison Dr. Jeffrey S. Russell is the Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning and Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his role as Vice Provost, he is striving to make UW- Madison a global leader in the service to lifelong learners. He

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Andreas Jattke, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge

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Paper ID #15880An Innovative Approach to Offering a Global Supply Chain Class for Engi-neering Managers in an International ContextDr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. His research interests and the courses he teaches includes Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,Sustainability as well as research in the field of Engineering Education. He has over 30 conference and journal publications and has brought in over $500K in research grants to The California State University

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Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Tabibzadeh, California State University, Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

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analysis of human and organizational factors, along with technical elements, in offshore drilling safety with an emphasis on negative pressure test. She has been able to present and publish papers in the area of risk assessment and safety management in different conferences and scientific journals.Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge Dr. S. Jimmy Gandhi is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. His research interests and the courses he teaches includes Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,Sustainability as well as research in the field of Engineering Education. He has over 30 conference and journal publications and has brought in over

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University ; Sara E. Campbell, Mississippi State University; Sawsan Abutabenjeh, Miami University

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individuals who are capable of dealing with modern systems. At a fundamental level,systems thinking can offer new ways of thinking ‘systemically’ to effectively deal with thecomplex problems faced by many professionals. There is a lack of research-based instrument(s)in the literature that identify individuals’ fitness for systems thinking. This paper introduces thedevelopment of a systems thinking instrument that identifies individuals capacity for systemsthinking and determines their inclination in treating complex system problems across domains.This instrument can also be used to distinguish where a university curriculum (or a corporatetraining program) excels at producing systems thinkers and where it may be lacking.IntroductionIn 2016, the World

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Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiju Antony, Heriot Watt University; Elizabeth A Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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the critical to quality (CTQ) characteristics inprocesses and aims at reducing cost by reducing variability and achieving consistencyin performance (2). Any organization applying Six Sigma to reduce variation from itsbusiness processes will, after a certain period of time, realize that the benefits begin tofall. Similarly, any organization applying Lean will notice a gradual decline in thereturns after a certain period of time. Reducing waste alone cannot improve theprocess entirely and similarly reducing variation still leaves behind waste in businessprocesses (3).Lean theory proposes that work processes should be designed as a single, continuousflow containing all of the steps which incrementally add value in the eyes of thecustomer(s) and

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Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Perhaps a Shift in Direction in Engineering Management Education: A Discussion and Work in Progress of Adding Data Modeling Topics to the Foundation of an EM CurriculumAbstractTraditionally, the Engineering Management body of knowledge contains topics such asproject management, financial resource planning, and the management of technology, etc.But are these traditional tools enough to prepare an Engineering Management student forthe ever more technologically complex and data driven corporate world of the 2020’s?More recently systems engineering concepts have been added to the EngineeringManagement Body of Knowledge. Is this now enough? Stevens Institute of Technologythinks not. Over the past few semesters, Stevens incorporated more

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peilin Fu, National University

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performance,capacity planning, supply chain, inventory management, forecasting, operations planning andscheduling, and resource planning etc., which are all closely related with the daily operations ofenterprises.The Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) are as follows: • Describe operations management and how it applies to project management engineering. • Analyze the role of behavior and communication in operations management. • Apply problem identification and problem-solving processes. • Determine the appropriate operations management tool(s) to be used during the problem-solving process. • Design and develop a process including comparison of methodologies to maintain and manage a process. • Determine the appropriate

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Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sandeep Krishnakumar; Arun Kottayil

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critical success factors’, The TQM Journal, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 188-208.5. Cole, R. C. (1941). Vocational guidance for boys: a program for schools and social agencies. New York, London: Harper & Brothers.6. dos Santos Matai, P. H. L., & Matai, S. (2009). Cooperative Education: Andragogy. Retrieved from International Social Science Council,ISSC, 1, rue Miollis, Paris Cedex 15, 75732, France website: http://www.iiis.org/CDs2009/CD2009SCI/ag2009/PapersPdf/A064IQ.pdf7. Dukovska-Popovska, I., Hove-Madsen, V., & Nielsen, K. B. (2008). Teaching lean thinking through game: Some challenges. 36th European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) on Quality Assessment, Employability & Innovation.8. Eckes, G. (2001) The Six

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Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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, Surveying and Digital Media. He also earned his B.S. in Product Devel- opment Engineering Technology at ETSU in 2013. Mr. Craig also has held a Master Plumber License as well as a natural gas license since the early 1980’s. He owned and operated Lenny’s Plumbing and Water Treatment in the 1980’s and 1990’s. He currently works in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis department at ETSU as a doctoral fellow while pursuing his Ed.D. in Private Sector Educational Leadership.Mr. Addison Scott Karnes, East Tennessee State University Addison Karnes received his B.S. in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Product Develop- ment from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in 2012. He then received his M.S. in

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen Belitzky, University of Bridgeport; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Erika Belitzky, Student

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., Calderon, J. F., Weyns, D., Milrad, M., & Nussbaum, M. (2015). A Self-Adaptive Multi-Agent System Approach for Collaborative Mobile Learning. IEEE Trans. Learning Technol, 8(2), 158-172. doi:10.1109/tlt.2014.23674936. Straus, S. G., & McGrath, J. E. (1994). Does the medium matter? The interaction of task type and technology on group performance and member reactions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79(1), 87-97. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.79.1.877. Chipulu, M., Neoh, J. G., Ojiako, U., & Williams, T. (2013). A Multidimensional Analysis of Project Manager Competences. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 60(3), 506-517. doi:10.1109/tem.2012.22153308. Mohan, A., Merle, D., Jackson, C., Lannin, J., &

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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solution process is more important than the finalproduct.”Barrows4, doing research in the medical education field in the 1980’s, stated that problem-basedlearning can have many different meanings, depending on the skills of the teacher and theeducational learning objectives being pursued. In the medical field, existing cases taken from themedical research literature are an important part of the educational process. Barrows saw that ataxonomy was needed to help differentiate the many types of case-based learning processespossible. The taxonomy ranges from cases explained mostly via lecture, through looking at acase from beginning to end, applying lessons learned, and starting back at the beginning of thecase again, to see is a different approach to

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Physics. Dr. Suter received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, a Master of Science degree in physics from Michigan State University, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, and a PhD degree in materials science and engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.Mr. Stanislaw Tarchalski, Johns Hopkins University Sta´s Tarchalski is a retired senior executive with more than 30 years of progressive responsibility and experience in leading strategic business planning and execution, large/complex program development and management, technical leadership and systems engineering, and organizational development in various

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

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skills; answers questions withability to listen and questions provides adequate answers to questions authority and accuracyanswer questions Totals 100%Figure 5. Grading Rubric for Individual Assignment 2: Excel Golf Exercise Points Points Requirement Awarded Possible 1.0 Used Excel as a tool 1.0 Used Excel Solver to find y=0 0.5 Velocities 25 to 45 m/s 0.5 Angles 25 to 55 degrees 1.0 Graph appropriate material 1.0 Graphs

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonas Wullbrandt, Technical University Braunschweig (Germany), Institute for Advanced Industrial Management; Craig G Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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