AC 2012-4100: SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MODULESProf. Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, ArlingtonMrs. Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering DepartmentJohn F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington John Dickson has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University, India, a master’s in engineering management from the University of Texas, Arlington, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in sustainable engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington.Prof. Stephen Mattingly, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate
AC 2012-4103: ”LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ECONOMICS” MOD-ULEDr. K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, where she teaches courses and conducts research related to air quality and sustainable energy. Her research has been spon- sored by the National Science Foundation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Luminant Power, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. She has published more than 60 peer- reviewed papers and conference proceedings. In 2010, she received UT Arlington’s Lockheed Martin Excellence in Engineering Education Award. She is a registered
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AC 2011-2137: EXPERIENCES WHILE INCORPORATING SUSTAINABIL-ITY ENGINEERING INTO THE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CURRIC-ULAHeidi A. Taboada, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Heidi A. Taboada is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Her research strengths involve the devel- opment of practical methods for the solution of multiple objective optimization problems, the design of new biologically inspired algorithms, sustainability engineering, and engineering education. Her research work has been published in several recognized journals such as IIE Transactions, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, and Reliability
AC 2012-4675: INTEGRATING STUDENT PROJECTS THROUGH THEUSE OF SIMULATION TOOLS ACROSS LOGISTICS ENGINEERING CUR-RICULUMDr. Pawel Pawlewski, Poznan University of Technology Pawel Pawlewski works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, with a specialization in organi- zation of production systems from the Poznan University of Technology. His research interests include organization of manufacturing systems, monitoring of operations management, reengineering and IT ap- plication for logistics, simulation, and modeling of processes.Dr. Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor Zbigniew J. Pasek is an Associate
Michigan, May 2010.7. Fabrycky W.J., McCrae E.A. “Systems Engineering Degree Programs in the United States”. Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Symposium, INCOSE 2005, Rochester, NY, July 2005.8. International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE). Schools directory http://www.incose.org/educationcareers/academicprogramdirectory.aspx (Accessed July 2011).9. Fabrycky W.J. “Systems Engineering: Its Emerging Academic and Professional Attributes”. American Society for Engineering Education, AC 2010-1958, 2010.10. Lasfer K., Pyster A. “The Growth of Systems Engineering Graduate Programs in the United States”. Proceedings CSER 2011, Los Angeles, CA, April 15-16.11. Coalition on the
AC 2012-3410: UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA IN ABET-EAC ENGI-NEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: WITH AN INTERNATIONALTOUCHDr. Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University Amy K. Zander is a professor and the Director of the Engineering and Management program at Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y. She has been an engineering educator since 1991 and a member of ASEE since 1993. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. Page 25.1384.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Undergraduate Curricula in ABET EAC Engineering
AC 2011-2584: LEARNING IMPROVEMENT IN LEADERSHIP, TEAM-WORK, AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THROUGH A GLOBAL SUP-PLY CHAIN PROJECTK. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. Jo Min is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. He teaches courses on production systems, closed-loop supply chains, and market-based allocation mechanisms. His education research interests in- clude outcome assessment and objective evaluation, and has been serving as an ABET program evaluator for EAC and TAC and as a reviewer for various NSF engineering education panels.Wenbo Shi, Iowa State University Wenbo Shi received his Bachelor of Science degree
AC 2012-3403: DOES THE USE OF CLICKERS INCREASE CONCEP-TUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE ENGINEERING ECONOMY CLASS-ROOM?Dr. Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh Karen M. Bursic is an Assistant Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director for Industrial En- gineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the department, she worked as a Senior Consultant for Ernst and Young and as an Industrial Engineer for General Motors Corporation. She teaches undergraduate courses in engineering economics, engineering management, and probability and statistics in industrial engineering as well as engineering
AC 2010-894: A META STUDY OF DISCRETE EVENT MODELING ANDSIMULATION (DES) USED BY HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIESSamuel Guccione, Eastern Illinois UniversityThomas McDonald, Eastern Illinois University Page 15.52.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Meta Study of Discrete Event Modeling and Simulation (DES) Used by Healthcare IndustriesIntroductionDiscrete event modeling and simulation (DES) is a popular tool in widely varying fields foridentifying and answering questions about the effects of changes on processes. Themanufacturing and business sectors have been using DES since the early 1980’s. Because ofissues related to economic and social
engineering studentscan be exposed to the concepts of systems engineering through a project in a requiredengineering class, making them better prepared to meet the expectations of potential employers.The next piece of equipment due to be built is a heat transfer bench.References1. Hydro Power Contest, 2006, http://users.rcn.com/hands-on/hydro/contest.html.2. Fraser, J. and Gosavi, A, “What is Systems Engineering,” AC 2010-267, Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.3. Mann, L.M.W. and Radcliffe, D.F., “Using a tailored systems engineering process within capstone design projects to develop program outcomes in students,” FIE 2003, 33 rd Annual, Vol
AC 2012-5066: IMPACT OF AN UPDATED ROBOTICS LABORATORY INAN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMDr. Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University Richard Pitts, Jr. is currently an Associate Professor in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University (MSU). He received his B.S.I.E. degree from MSU in 1991. Later, he received both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial engineering from yhe Pennsylvania State University in 1995 and 2006, respectively. Page 25.715.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Impact of an Updated
AC 2012-3312: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE U.S.: TEXT-BOOKS AND PROGRAMSDr. Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is Chair of the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. She was formerly on the faculty at the Ohio State University and Purdue University. She has a B.A in mathematics from Swarthmore College and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley.Dr. Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology Page 25.1230.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-5126: AN EXERCISE FOR IMPROVING THE MODELING ABIL-ITIES OF STUDENTS IN AN OPERATIONS RESEARCH COURSEDr. Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. He received his M.Sc. in system engineering and his Ph.D. in engineering manage- ment from the National University of Colombia and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va, respectively. His research interests include scheduling, operations research, and modeling and simulation in health care and energy planning. He has participated in several funded projects through various sources such as NASA, the Department of Homeland Security
AC 2011-1270: INTEGRATION OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRAIN-ING MODULES INTO CAPSTONE COURSES ACROSS COLLEGE OFENGINEERING DEPARTMENTSDean Walton Pichette, Wayne State University DEAN PICHETTE Senior Lecturer Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering TEACHING INTERESTS Systems Engineering, Project/Program Management, Engineering Economics & Lifecycle Costing, Introduction to Design PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION 1995 MS Electronics and Computer Control Systems. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1990 MBA Business Administration, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1972 BS Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 Present Wayne State University
AC 2012-3984: HIGHLY RELEVANT AND PRODUCTIVE COLLABORA-TIONS BETWEEN INDUSTRIES AND UNIVERSITIESDr. Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University Mahesh Aggarwal has been a faculty member at Gannon University since 1978. He graduated from Marquette University with a M.S. and University of Michigan with Ph.D. in thermal science area. He has worked for numerous companies and is currently working with GE Transportation in Erie, Penn. At GE, he is the coordinator of GE/Gannon MS Program. He has seven patents with GE Transportation over the last 10 years. He is an active member of the ASME, serving as Chair to numerous groups. He served as Vice President for Region V (District B now) and is actively involved in precollege
AC 2010-1233: USE OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS TOMOTIVATE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PURSUE ENGINEERINGRashpal Ahluwalia, West Virginia UniversityAtul Phadke, West Virginia UniversityGary Winn, West Virginia UniversityReagan Curtis, West Virginia University Page 15.1308.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Use of programmable logic controllers to motivate high school students to pursue engineeringAbstractThe paper describes the use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to motivate Appalachianhigh school students to pursue higher education in the areas of Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM). Nationally, college
AC 2010-1619: STRATEGIES FOR USING TECHNOLOGY WHEN GRADINGPROBLEM-BASED CLASSESSusan Murray, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRuwen Qin, Missouri University of Sceinece and TechnologyIvan Guardiola, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 15.1100.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Strategies for Using Technology when Grading Problem-Based ClassesAbstractMore and more work is being done today using technology. Email and digital drop boxes areuseful tools for professors; however the challenge comes when one is teaching a quantitativeclass. The issue of using technology to
AC 2012-4882: A NANOTECHNOLOGY MODULE WITHIN THE CUR-RENT COURSE IN ENGINEERING ECONOMYDr. Bidhan C. Roy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Bidhan Roy (Ph.D. 2003, UIUC) is an Assistant Professor with the Department of General Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Platteville. His research interests are primarily in mechanics with a focus on biological systems, applied mathematics, and numerical methods.Dr. Osama M. Jadaan, University of Wisconsin, PlattevilleMitchell Dean Cornelius, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Mitchell Cornelius is originally from Decorah, Iowa. He is currently a Senior Mechanical Engineer at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, and he plans to attend Iowa State University for graduate
AC 2012-3134: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN UNDER-GRADUATE BACHELOR’S OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) PROGRAMMEDr. Maxwell Reid, Auckland University of Technology Maxwell Reid lectures in telecommunications engineering, computer network engineering, engineering management, ethics, and sustainability. He has researched and published on ethics and sustainability in engineering education, technology education, the role of a university as a critic and conscience of society, the need for an engineering code of ethics, and the principles of ethical and values-based decision-making in engineering. He has also published on effective teaching methodologies for engineering education in the post-modern period. Reid is the Deputy
AC 2012-4043: IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SYS-TEMS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE AT THREE PUERTORICAN UNIVERSITIESDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Michele Miller is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. John K. Gershenson, Michigan Technological UniversityProf. Amilcar Alejandro Rincon-Charris, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Amilcar A. Rincon-Charris was born on Barranquilla, Colombia, 1976. He will receive a Ph.D. in con- trol and robotics
AC 2012-4960: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND MULTI-INSTITUTIONALAPPROACH TO PREPARE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS TO RESPONDTO FUTURE ENERGY CHALLENGESDr. Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso Heidi A. Taboada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso. She holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial and systems engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Her research strengths involve the development of multiple objective optimization models and evolutionary game theory algorithms, design of new biologically inspired algorithms, engineering education research, and renewable energy systems optimization
AC 2012-3147: HYBRID DELIVERY OF ENGINEERING ECONOMY TOLARGE CLASSESKellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology Kellie Grasman serves as an instructor in engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds graduate degrees in engineering and business admin- istration from the University of Michigan and began teaching in 2001 after spending several years in industry positions. She was named the 2011-12 Robert B. Koplar Professor of Engineering Management for her achievements in online learning. She serves as an eMentor for the University of Missouri System and earned a Faculty Achievement Award for teaching.Dr. Suzanna Long, Missouri
AC 2012-5168: ECE/SYS INTEGRATION: A STRATEGY FOR EVALU-ATING GRADUATES FROM A MULTI-YEAR CURRICULUM FOCUSEDON TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONProf. Reid Bailey, University of Virginia Reid Bailey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research interests focus on studying how students learn complex engineering skills such as engineering design and interdisciplinary collaboration. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Prof. Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of VirginiaMs. Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a graduate student in the
AC 2007-2624: CREATING A SCALABLE, ROBUST DISTANCE EDUCATIONCAPABILITY AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITYAndrew Jackson, East Carolina University Dr. Andrew E. Jackson is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Technology Systems in the College of Technology and Computer Science at East Carolina University. He has over thirty five years of academic and industrial experience related to systems design, systems integration, quality, human factors, and distance education. Dr. Jackson has taught numerous courses in Face-to-face, blended, on-line and in distance learning environments. His research and publication interests include: systems design, human factors, ergonomics, systems safety, web
AC 2010-1492: INTEGRATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF A ROBOTICSLABORATORY IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMRichard Pitts, Morgan State University Richard Pitts, Jr. is currently an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State University (MSU). He also received his BSIE degree from MSU. Later, he received both his MS and PhD degrees in Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University Ricardo Camillo is a PhD student at Morgan State University (MSU). He received his MEng in Industrial Engineering in May 2009 from MSU
AC 2010-1494: TESTING THE TEST: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF SENIOR EXIT EXAMLizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State UniversityDaniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University Page 15.1202.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Testing the Test: Validity and Reliability of Senior Exit Exam Lizabeth Schlemer and Daniel Waldorf California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractA senior exit exam is considered an excellent direct measure of student learning for ABETassessment, but the usefulness of the information gathered is related to the validity and reliabilityof
AC 2012-4001: THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMICRISK IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONDr. S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology S. Jimmy Gandhi is a faculty member in The School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE) at Stevens Institute of Technology, as well as at Baruch College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). His research interests are in the field of risk management, engineering education and globalization. He got a Ph.D. in engineering management from Stevens Institute of Technology, a master’s in engineering management from California State University, Northridge, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is currently co
AC 2010-267: WHAT IS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING?Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is chair of the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University-Pueblo. She was formerly on the faculty at the Ohio State University and Purdue University. She has a BA in mathematics from Swarthmore College and MS and PhD in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California-Berkeley.Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology Abhijit Gosavi is an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He was formerly on the faculty at Colorado State University-Pueblo. His BS and MS is in Mechanical Engineering
AC 2011-93: DESIGN PROJECTS WITH OUT-OF TOWN COMPANIESLizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth Schlemer has been teaching at Cal Poly, SLO for 18 years. She is a graduate of Cal Poly herself, and she holds a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an MBA from University of Southern California, and a PhD in Educational Research from University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 10 years of work experience at Unocal Corporation where she held positions of increasing responsibility. Most of her current research activities center around engineering education and enhancing engagement through valid contexts like project based learning and community service. She