Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

(ECI-U) to do both a self assessment and toget feedback from others (Hay Group, 2008). Feedback from others is critical to real assessment and toimprovement. In fact, part of the course encourages students to seek feedback (both formal and informal)from many sources.Figure 3: Course Approach Desired Skills Assess Skills ECI-U Personal Development Plan (set goals, make commitments) Opportunities to Learn and Enhance Skills Document Skill Improvement

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

/02 Safety and Productivity Operations management, Downsizing, 4/5/0411/11/02a planning, reengineering Communications 4/21/04 Benefits11/11/02b Planning 5/3/04 Trust11/25/02 Staff reduction 11/17/04 Employee involvement12/10/02 Planning 2/15/05 Community awareness1/6

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

on the design of a proposed program. From this we describe and evaluatepotential proposals for an EM program at NCSU.1. Engineering Management TodayDefining Engineering Management: Engineering Management as a discipline is not tightlydefined, as demonstrated by a relatively wide variance among academic EM programs. Thediscipline is often grouped with Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Management ofTechnology. Although very few EM definitions exist, current discipline trends are representedby the following:  Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities which have a technological component.2  Engineering Management is

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanislav Karapetrovic, University of Alberta; John Doucette, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

(course “D”). ISO 10001principles, framework and guidelines were used to plan, develop, implement and maintain codesfor student satisfaction with the course delivery, while ISO 10002 was applied to resolve andfollow-up on the individual student complaints, suggestions and other feedback in the course.Because these standards were designed for universal, efficient and focused applications (e.g., seesection 1 “Scope” of ISO 10001: 20076 and ISO 10002: 20047 or Dee et al., 20048), aninterpretation or replacement of only a few generic terms from section 3 “Terms and Definitions”of the standards, such as the previously-mentioned “customer”, “product” and “organization”,was necessary. Therefore, “customer satisfaction code of conduct” (term 3.1 in ISO

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lidon, University of Zaragoza; RUBEN REBOLLAR, University of Zaragoza; Palle Qvist, Aalborg University; Juan Luis Cano, University of Zaragoza

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

development.Palle Qvist, Aalborg University He is associate professor and lecturer in Technology, Humans and Society and in Cooperation, Learning and Project Planning. His interest fields are ICT and faculty development, organized learning, digitalised learning, PBL and the history of the problem. He is staff member at the UNESCO Chair in Problem Based Learning in Engineering Education.Juan Luis Cano, University of Zaragoza MSc and Doctor from the Engineering Faculty of Madrid Polytechnic University. He has held different positions at private companies (Mech. Engineer, consultant, project manager) until 1982 when he took up the chair of Project Engineering of University of Zaragoza. Since 1993 he

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

can be paid to the point of view of the acquirer of the system inquestion, who follows a set of procedures that might be called the systems acquisitionprocess. The “5000 series” of documents in the Department of Defense define theimportant features of this process, and deal with a variety of topics that need to be knownto the systems engineer. These topics include: (a) integrated plans and capabilityroadmaps, (b) a management framework, (c) integrated architectures, (d) evolutionaryacquisition, (e) advanced technology, and (f) the total systems approach. 10. Systems of SystemsAs systems have grown in size, complexity and scope, we have been developing what hascome to be called “systems of systems” and “federations” of systems 2. In

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Raper, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Christa Weisbrook, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Daughton, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

presentation≠ an ability to adjust content and presentation style to audience≠ confidence and discernment in asking appropriate questions to obtain information vital to the project or task at hand.Professional Behavior: Graduates of the Engineering Management Program will continually grow in their awarenessand understanding of the societal, ethical, cultural, legal, and political issues prevalent in an increasingly globalsociety.Integration: Drawing on proficiencies in the areas described above, graduates of the Engineering ManagementProgram are able to integrate their skills and knowledge to:≠ effectively manage people, talent, time, and financial resources≠ develop successful marketing strategies≠ develop plans for

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Criteria 3h – the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal contextEVALUATION AND PLAN OF THE EM PROGRAMElectives contributing to this outcome include E 355, E 421, EM 301, EM 322, EM 345, EM 350, EM 357and EM 380.Senior Exit SurveyABET h: Rank of Stevens vs. “All School” comparison group increased somewhat from 2000 to 2002.Course-levelGeneral – All items scored were adequate to high on the Student Performance Assessment Forms. Rangesfrom some to great and significant in learning were reported in the Student Surveys.EM 345 – Propose adding more professional software to the Schacht Management Laboratory.EM 357 – Change some exercises into cases.E355 – SEED worksheets were revamped to more

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. instructors need tocommunicate their expectations clearly. LaPraire and Hinson[5] present a set of guidelines forestablishing the infrastructure needed to develop online learning communities and the types oftraining and support needed to sustain them.As the literature review shows above, online learning can be an effective learning approach butneeds to be carefully planned and adopted to ensure success. It also requires different strategies,preparations and techniques from traditional classrooms. The study presented here complimentsthe previous studies as it answers additional related questions about online learning related to theperception of engineering and engineering management students towards online coursescompared to the traditional on-campus