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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; James Jay Jaurez, National University

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #32724Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Project ManagementCurriculum: Exploration and Application to Time, Cost, and RiskMr. Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University Ben D Radhakrishnan is currently a full time Faculty in the Department of Engineering and Computing, National University, San Diego, California, USA. He is the Academic Program Director for MS Engineer- ing Management program. He develops and teaches Engineering and Sustainability Management grad- uate and undergraduate level courses. Ben has taught Sustainability workshops in Los Angeles (Army) and San Diego (SDGE). His special

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Engineering Management

work together on real-world service-based lean six sigma projects. The undergraduate coursecovered a Six Sigma Green Belt curriculum, and the graduate course incorporated additional Six SigmaBlack Belt tools. The student teams worked on 6 different Lean Six Sigma projects. For five of the sixprojects, two separate teams worked on each project, meeting with stakeholders and process ownerstogether, to reduce the redundancy of the material covered. For comparison purposes, there were threeundergraduate students only project teams, two graduate students only project teams, and six combinedundergraduate and graduate student teams. A Six Sigma Master Black Belt separate from the instructormentored the students on their projects, and assessed their

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Engineering Management

aiming to develop anovel instructional framework to improve student learning outcomes and early career readiness.At the previous stage, three classes within the engineering program were successfully integratedinto a simulation project. This next stage expands the instructional framework to the multi-discipline level and examines the learning processes and outcomes of engineering and business-major students. The proposed framework is based on constructivists’ theory and inductive teachingmethodology and enhanced with the role-play simulation in the classroom. Students from twodifferent disciplines were assigned to work on one integrated project, while exposed to differentstudent-centered teaching approaches. Both classes followed the

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Engineering Management

optimize operations. Other research interests include the Deming System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK), developing continuous improve- ment programs as well as sustainable management systems based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and other international standards. He has over 20 years of experience in the quality management field as a quality engineer, corporate quality manager, consultant and trainer. His experience is extensive in quality management systems as wells as Lean and Six Sigma methods. In addition, he coached and mentored Green & Black Belts on process improvement projects in the manufacturing and service industries. Dr. Shraim is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) & a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Engineering Management

communicate expectations onassignments, but are also encouraged to provide a personal comment, observation, or feedback tohelp students learn better [22].It is crucial to create various learning activities to help students achieve the learning objectives.Providing opportunities for interactions, not only among students, but also between the studentsand the instructor, and students and the content, will encourage collaborations and promotestudents’ learning. To do so, activities like team projects, discussions that help fostercommunication and problem-solving skills are developed. Providing feedback to students’submitted work and joining in students’ discussions will help student’s learning and build a senseof community.Providing a variety of engaging

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering Management

Management. The course istypically offered in fall and spring semesters with enrollment of approximately 90 students eachsemester. The course exists to introduce the management functions of planning, organizing,motivating, and controlling. Further, the course analyzes the application of these functions inresearch, design, production, technical marketing, and project management and studies theevolution of the engineering career and the transition to engineering management.The course was regularly delivered in a traditional format with two 75-minute classroomsessions each week, including lecture by the instructor with student response to questions usingclickers. Assessment typically involved individual assignments and several multiple-choiceexams each