Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

. In addition to providing this type of feedback, linesof communication were open to ensure Launchpad advisors are well-versed on curriculumchanges and available academic resources. In the Fall of 2023, this collaboration was taken astep further by creating a “Lunch and Learn” where advisors from both units could spendtime together in an open forum to share ideas about how we can best serve our students. Thisfirst Lunch and Learn’s objectives included sharing challenges for first-year students, bestpractices for supporting students, best practices and ideas for transitioning students from thefirst-year advisement center to the college advisors, and best communication practices. Themeeting ended with action items: to collaborate on student

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond L. Smith III, East Carolina University; Henry Lester, University of Dayton

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should enhance rather than diminish educators' autonomy in curriculum design and the freedom of students to explore diverse perspectives. Encouraging innovative uses of AI that complement individual teaching styles and learning preferences can foster a dynamic and inclusive educational environment.10. Evaluating Long-term Educational Outcomes: Continuous assessment of AI's impact on educational outcomes is necessary to validate its effectiveness and adapt integration strategies accordingly. Longitudinal studies and feedback mechanisms can provide insights into AI's benefits, challenges, and areas for improvement, ensuring that technology's role in education evolves in alignment with pedagogical goals.4.2 Recommendations for

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University ; Paul J. Thomas

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Diversity

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Paper ID #41131Investigating the Industry Perceptions and Use of AI Tools in Project Management:Implications for Educating Future EngineersSakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University Sakhi Aggrawal is a Graduate Research Fellow in Computer and Information Technology department at Purdue University. She completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Technology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. She worked in industry for several years with her latest jobs being as project manager at Google and Microsoft. Her current research focuses

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Suzanne S. Hicks, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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, which are all vital in their respective fields.IntroductionThe Professional Science Master's (PSM) degree arose in the late 1990s to fill a gap betweenoverqualified PhDs and underprepared undergraduates in science fields [1]. PSM programsprovide graduate-level science training plus professional skills valued by employers [2]. Theadvantages of PSM degrees include career preparation, practical experience, high employability,networking opportunities, specialized knowledge, and lower cost versus a PhD. The PSM alignswith best practices proposed for master's degrees by higher education organizations [3], [4], [5].MTSU's PSM program (MSPS degree) meets the requirements for formal PSM affiliation [6].The interdisciplinary MSPS integrates science and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diego Alejandro Polanco-Lahoz, Texas Tech University; Jennifer A Cross, Texas Tech University

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education institutions, and the potentialimpacts of considering OR theories for engineering education.Introduction Resilience is a complex concept analyzed by the literature and can be defined as the“ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”2. Since the COVID-19pandemic shocked the world, various research has been developed to understand and reflect onthis phenomenon. One scope of this research analyzes the educational context, and how highereducation institutions responded in their practices while learning about external shocks. Whilesome universities suffered from this unexpected disastrous scenario, some were sufficientlyprepared to smoothly pivot to the obligated online modality to learn and teach. This

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; Norman C. Tien, University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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on how the centerinfluenced their personal learning and development, and provide feedback on strengths and areasfor improvement. The qualitative questions are analyzed using a coding scheme described in [45].No predetermined themes were set in the analysis, and the uncovered themes emerged from thedata itself. The initial coding process was an open exploration, and the data were subsequentlyannotated. Words and sentences under each criterion were unitized and labeled as mutuallyexclusive categories [46]. Subsequent readings allowed for the emergence of themes andobservations.To assess the center's longer-term impact on students, we interviewed two recent graduates whospearheaded the bio-inspired robotics SIG. This group successfully designed

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Yoo, United States Military Academy; James Schreiner, United States Military Academy

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

expectations set forth by ABET.IntroductionThe landscape of undergraduate engineering management programs in the United States hasexperienced an evolution captured by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology's(ABET) recognition of the need for traditional engineering disciplines alongside a morecomprehensive discipline that integrates leadership, communication, and teamworkcompetencies as seen in (Figure 1. Engineering Managers manufacture fiscal and enterprisevalue in creating, designing, and implementing technical projects, products, or system solutions[1]. The West Point Engineering Management (EM) Program embodies this approach. It ishoused in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy(USMA) as one of