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

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-398: HUMAN BEHAVIOR SKILLS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana ChampaignRaymond Price, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Page 12.814.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 1 Human Behavior Skills in Engineering Education AbstractThis past decade has been characterized by a series of changes in engineering education,beginning with the recognition of the need to incorporate human behavior skills in engineeringeducation. Now, it is important

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

AC 2007-1510: WHAT MOTIVATES ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO WORK INTEAMS?Bianey Ruiz Ulloa, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira She is currently a Full Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Tachira – Venezuela. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska –Lincoln in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering. She holds a M.S. degree in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a M.B.A. and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Tachira – Venezuela. Her research interests are teamwork, and organizational change. She worked for nine years for manufacturing and service industry as an

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-810: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGINEERING MASTERS DEGREE INENTERPRISE SYSTEMS INNOVATION & MANAGEMENTThomas Duening, Arizona State University Page 12.523.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Development of an Engineering Masters Degree in“Enterprise Systems Innovation & Management” Page 12.523.2IntroductionThis short paper describes efforts within the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona StateUniversity to develop and deliver a trans-disciplinary engineering degree in Enterprise SystemsInnovation & Management. The degree program was created as a result of repeated requestsfrom a number of

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lahoud Hilmi, East Carolina University; Batts David, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-2941: THE EFFECTS OF THEORY "X" AND THEORY "Y" ONNETWORK ENGINEERSLahoud Hilmi, East Carolina UniversityBatts David, East Carolina University Page 12.1419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007The Effects of Theory “X” and Theory “Y” on Network EngineersAbstractNetwork engineering is a dynamic profession that consists of designing,implementing, and maintaining different aspects of network connectivity in asecure manner. As Information Technology (IT) changes and new security threatsstrike enterprise networks, network engineers strive to provide solutions to defendtheir networks from such threats. In addition to the demanding job responsibilitiesand challenges

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

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Engineering Management

the curriculum and course suggestions, respondents suggested adding courses typicallyfound in industrial engineering and management curriculums. They suggested more coursesrelated to lean manufacturing, logistics and material handling, project management and financialanalysis, leadership and management, and communications. With regards to the balance ofengineering and management courses, five felt that it was adequate, one wanted moremanagement courses, and one wanted more engineering courses.The conclusion that might be drawn from the survey is that our local employers have a cleardistinction in their minds between engineering students and management (business) students.This clear distinction might make it difficult for engineering

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-131: DISTANCE EDUCATION MBA PROJECT MANAGEMENTPROGRAM: A CASE STUDYKam Jugdev, Athabasca University Dr. Kam Jugdev is an Associate Professor of Project Management and Strategy in the MBA program at Athabasca University in Alberta and an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta. Her specific areas of interest and research include project management as a source of competitive advantage, project lessons learned, project management maturity models, project success/failure, project management education, and distance education. Dr. Jugdev actively contributes to the advancement of academic and professional communities of management practice