AC 2009-517: FACTORS INFLUENCING HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CAREERCONSIDERATIONS IN STEM FIELDSPaul Kauffmann, East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor and Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.Cathy Hall, East Carolina University Cathy W. Hall is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at East Carolina University. She
AC 2010-535: IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CAREER EFFICACYTHROUGH INTRODUCTORY COURSE DESIGNLesley Strawderman, Mississippi State UniversityLaura Ruff, Mississippi State University Page 15.697.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving Industrial Engineering Career Efficacy through Introductory Course DesignAbstractThis study seeks to further examine self-efficacy beliefs of engineering students beyond theirfirst-year experience. Specifically, this study focuses on career efficacy, or student perceptionsof their ability to succeed in a particular career field. A 41-question survey was distributed toundergraduate
suggest a need to market to IE students differently?Data is collected from more than 1,500 undergraduate industrial engineering and businessstudents throughout the state of Georgia. Analysis is presented for various demographics,including gender, age, and ethnicity.IntroductionLogistics is an important and growing field. In 2014, total US logistics costs were $1.45trillion, which represents 8.3% of GDP [1]. However, there is a need for more college studentsto choose careers in this field. Traditionally fed from business and industrial engineeringprograms, logistics faces a current shortage of students entering the field. The Georgia Centerof Innovation for Logistics reports that there was a gap of more than 270,000 logistics relatedjob openings
, and governmentsectors. According to employers, industrial engineers are sought for problem solving skills,quantitative abilities, and business skills, but it is clear that some exposure to work in that areabefore graduation – either in or out of the classroom – is appreciated. This has led ourdepartment to define tracks of courses tailored to possible careers, such as logistics and supplychain management or financial engineering, for students in their junior and senior years. Thisenables students to market themselves according to their career objectives, as they can identify adegree (Industrial Engineering (IE) or Information and Systems Engineering (ISE)) and an areaof specialty, if they so choose. In addition to defining the different
their careers. We recently havelaunched a graduate program in Logistics, Trade and Transportation at our university. We foundsome practices that are really effective in building curriculum, program delivery, and programimprovement. This paper shares those best practices in logistics and transportation education inthe US. Page 26.872.2Defining best practicesA best practice is a strategy or method that has reliably demonstrated results better than thoseattained with different means, and that is utilized as a benchmark. Likewise, a "best" practice candevelop to wind up better as upgrades are found. It is also considered as a business
administered to the junior and senior level industrial engineering studentscompleting the manufacturing processes course. In addition to data collected on studentsatisfaction and motivation with course delivery, the survey also collected data inquiring priorstudent knowledge of manufacturing processes, perception of manufacturing, and student interestin manufacturing careers before and after taking the manufacturing processes course. The surveyalso inquired on student internship and co-op trends for the industrial engineering studentscompleting this manufacturing processes course.Background and MotivationThe manufacturing industry is still a significant and viable career opportunity for industrialengineers in the United States of America (USA). In
-college student’sperceptions of engineers or engineering as a career. Most of the research is based onsurveys completed by students or interviews with smaller sets of students. One wellknown tool used with first year engineers is the Pittsburgh Freshman EngineeringAttitude Survey.1 ASSESS Engineering Education states the PFEAS is an attitude surveythat gathers information about incoming students’ attitudes about “how engineerscontribute to society” and “the work engineers do.”2 However, the questions do not askfor specifics about tasks but more general questions about how respectable the field isand if the work of engineers has a positive impact on society. Specific tasks andengineering disciplines are not discussed.Most studies that ask students
Awarding S-STEM Scholarships to Current StudentsAbstractLamar University in Beaumont, Texas was awarded an NSF S-STEM grant “Industrial andMechanical Engineering Scholars with Scholarships, Career Mentoring, Outreach andAdvisement, Professional Societies and Engineering Learning Community (SCOPE) S-STEMProgram” in 2015. Unlike most scholarship programs that target incoming students, thisscholarship targets enrolled students who have demonstrated successful progress towards aMechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering degree by having minimum grades of B inCalculus I, Calculus II and Physics I and an overall GPA of at least 3.0. The SCOPE programrequires scholarship recipients to be an active member of the
information.5 Finally, sequentiallearners tend to learn as the material is being presented in the classroom, whereas global learnerstend to struggle seeing the larger picture while learning new material. 5,6 Understanding thetypes of learning styles that students can have can help professors better align their classroomswith the students so that the students are successful.Teaching Styles in the ClassroomMaximum retention and understanding of the subject matter can be obtained when the teachingstyles of the professors match the learning styles of the students.7 Often, students are taught thematerial and tested on the material with little to no application to the real-world career paths.8Inductive and deductive teaching styles are the two overarching
are likely to be stronger in verbal abilitiesthan their staying counterparts. But their lack of ability to concentrate for long hours withoutmulti-sensory stimuli is perhaps the most challenging characteristic of this generation.We discuss the results of a comprehensive focus group study being undertaken at the Universityof Puerto Rico at Mayagüez among Industrial Engineering students from the freshmen to thefifth plus year. We concluded that a lot of attrition in Industrial Engineering education comesfrom a misconception of the IE field in general and of the effort required in engineering inparticular and therefore, we also explored the misconceptions or mistakes in their understandingof the career choice they made and suggest additional
professors and graduate students not only helps build a solid path through graduatestudents’ careers, but is also pivotal to the success of engineering education. As more graduatestudents assume teaching responsibilities, it is important that they are given the advice andguidance regarding sound educational practices.In this paper, a new teaching mentoring model used in an industrial engineering department isintroduced. A brief comparison with graduate teaching preparation approaches in other industrialengineering departments, colleges, and universities is provided. Feedback from departmentadministration, mentor & mentee, and students of the mentee are discussed. Finally, summaryresults of the current mentoring program and suggestions for
- neering. Brian’s duties include managing employer recruiting efforts for the college and creating/coordinating professional and career development workshops and events for engineering students. Brian has worked in career development for more than 9 years and loves helping students with their career related needs. Brian enjoys Calling the Hogs, working out, and spending time with his family when not at work.Mr. Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill is a native of Louisiana, USA He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the U of A. Currently, Bryan is the Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and Diversity, Honors and Inter- national Programs at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. He is
study that measured current IE students’ interestin solving operations research problems in different industry sectors and their perceptions aboutindustrial engineering careers. The aim of the study is to gain greater understanding about theinterests and perceptions of current IE students at Kansas State University (KSU). While thespecific results are most directly applicable to the institution where the study was conducted, wecomment on broad insights of interest to the industrial engineering education community.The pilot study described here is part of a planned long-term effort to understand the perceptionsof prospective (pre-college) students and those of students at multiple stages in the curriculum.The overarching objective is to design
knowledge of material fatigue, durability,recycleability, disposability, availability, and aesthetics in addition to the traditional concerns ofstrength, sizing, and cost. Modern computer aided design software can render elegant functionalparts but the associated manufacturing costs for producing these pieces can be prohibitive. Theproject offers fundamentals for evaluating how materials and processes relate to the basics ofmanufacturing. In addition to being useful for students as they progress through their program, itsets the stage for their senior engineering design project and ultimately their career. This paperspeaks to the curriculum design needed to bring the project up to 21st century academicstandards.Changes in the curriculum design
AC 2012-4441: TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNINGProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 25.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Creative Thinking Using Problem-Based LearningAbstractAs global competition and technological innovation continue to challenge businessorganizations, the ability to solve diverse and complex problems has become essential forstudents in every academic discipline. While pursuing their careers, technology andengineering students will soon realize that the development of creative problem solvingskills is fundamental for success in today’s
Sales for Engineers I, and is focused on teaching students how tobe effective technical sales people. Faculty and administrators reached out to an industrialadvisory committee comprised of organizations to develop the program with a vested interest;specific organizations that hire students from the College of Engineering at Iowa StateUniversity for career tracks in technical sales and marketing were solicited.The course, taught by one instructor since 2008, uses a combination of various sales techniquesand strategies from established technical sales programs to frame the syllabus for the course.This course has now been offered for five consecutive years, with surveys taken of students atthe beginning and end of the course for four semesters
. Page 25.553.4Rationale for the management papersMany engineering students expect engineering science and competence in design to be morerelevant to their chosen career than management skills. In modern engineering it is quitelikely that an operational engineer may be required to be a manager with the skills to thinkbroadly and act responsively. In fact, many professional engineers become involved inmanagement early in their working life, and find their career development path leading tosenior management positions.In these senior roles, they find that their skills as communicators and conceptual planners canoften be more demanding than their engineering skills. Quite often their decision-makingincludes dealing with uncertainty, where the time
. Wheelchair Fitting Equipment Figure 5. Sample Student Work from Community Partner #4Student FeedbackAt the end of each semester, students complete a survey about their service-learning experience.The survey included both Likert scaled and open-ended questions. The survey contained fivesections: demographics, career and personal, community engagement, ergonomics and service-learning, and open-ended questions.For the fall 2015 semester, 44 students participated in the survey, and 41 complete surveys werereturned. Of the 41 participants, 73.17% (n=30) were male and 26.83% (n=11) were female.Regarding classification, 68.29% were junior standing (n=28) and 31.71% (n=13) were seniorstanding. Additional demographic descriptions are
at national and regional conferences, and • Increase student interest to work for USDA(d) Student Recruitment and Retention BGREEN will recruit and retain students interested in being part of the next generation ofSustainable Energy leaders. Each of the institutions in the consortium will participate inestablished K-12 outreach activities at various outreach programs (i.e., ExciTES summerprogram, pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP)). Additionally, in each semester, eventsand extracurricular activities will be carried out at each of the partner institutions to ensure aproper cohesion of the participating students funded through this program (i.e., speaker seminarseries, scientific method workshop, career activities, field trips
important for the profession and the academic programs, they are alsocritical to student success. The design experience they complete in the course has the potentialto influence their career trajectory, satisfaction with the academic program, and self-efficacy.The challenge then becomes determining the best capstone model to maximize this potential. Acomprehensive understanding of various capstone course models will help determine if there isone best model or if it may depend on characteristics of the program such as geographic location,student body size, and faculty size.Literature ReviewPast research on capstone design courses in engineering has focused on how to best structure thecourse to serve the educational needs of the students, as well as
Distinguished Endowed Professorship, WSU Career Development Chair Award, ASME Young Engineer of the Year, SE Michi- gan, American Natural Resources Research Award, WSU Faculty Research Award, and The Best Paper Award, 23rd Nat’l Heat Transfer Conference (ASME and AIChE), SAE Forest R. McFarland Award and SAE Fellow. He is also active in student capstone design and national student competition projects, including Ethanol Challenge, Hydrogen Student Design, SAE Formula Car, and DOD System Engineering Capstone Design. In addition to Mechanical Engineering, he is also a faculty of the the interdisciplinary Alternative Energy Technology (AET), and the Electric-Drive Vehicle Engineering (EVE) Degree programs.Dr. Yun Seon Kim
, strategies, and projects to support the aforementioned items. In classwe look at the strategic plans of a couple of organizations and then for a homework assignment,the students select a company of interest (for profit or non-profit, big or small, domestic orinternational, etc.) and study its strategic plan. As an extension to this exercise, students arechallenged to reflect upon how strategic planning is critical for themself personally. Thismaterial is rooted in the work of Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.3 Specifically,students are asked to develop a personal mission statement and a five-year strategic plan. Theirstrategic plan must contain not only career-based objectives and goals, but also personal-basedobjectives and goals
Technol- ogy and Infrastructure for the NSF Center for e-Design at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Yousef developed a strategic plan for information technology for the center. Dr. Yousef authored several refereed publications including book chapters, journal papers, and conference papers. He was also either the PI or the Co-PI in many research projects related to Cost Engineering, Cost and Quality Effectiveness, Cost Modeling, System of Systems Interoperability, Supply Chain Management, Decision Support Systems, Knowledgebase Systems, and Database Management. During his career Dr. Yousef earned the award of Excellent Service from the department of Industrial En- gineering and Management Systems in 2006, and
2006-2299: INTEGRATING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERSINTO A SUCCESSFUL ABET ACCREDITATION TEAMAndrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce
National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0525484. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.learning and designs with more than one possible correct outcome depending on designconstraints; and because students could compete against their peers using the same designconsiderations.In 2009, the West Virginia University Engineers of Tomorrow research team reviewed regionalliterature on STEM career opportunities for Appalachian students, and noted, "It has long beensaid that high tech industries with higher paying jobs would improve the lives of residents of theAppalachian region. Careers in the sciences
froma new cohort which expands results previously reported are now available. Included in theinstruction are 1) a tutorial, 2) a number of sessions for practice and feedback on the workforcepresentation skills in a Workforce Communication Lab, and 3) a senior executive paneldiscussion on communication skills needed to move up the career ladder. The evaluation criteriainclude student-perceived confidence and competence. Also described are data on student needsreported at the beginning of the course and student benefits reported at the end of the course.The results provide substantial evidence that the instruction in workforce presentation skills iseffective in the eyes of studentsIntroductionOver the past decade, multiple studies have indicated
course materials in project-basedproblem solving that enhance the students’ critical thinking and adaptive problem solving skills.Introduction:The Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) department in the College ofEngineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida has incorporated severalexperiential learning opportunities into their curriculum. The goal of incorporating experientiallearning opportunities is to provide real-world experience, projects, cases and applications toIEMS students prior to their obtaining their degrees. This will help to smooth the students’transition to career positions after graduation
interviews yielded substantive Page 25.156.4information. To complement and corroborate the qualitative data obtained from the interviews, abrief three-item survey was administered to a larger population of recruiters, approximately 165,visiting the RHIT fall Career Fair. With the exception of Executive Recruiters (not present at theCareer Fair), the larger group contained similar demographics to face-to-face interviews.The quantitative aspect of this endeavor asked participants to answer the following questions: 1. Do you know the difference between Engineering and Engineering Technology Baccalaureate Degrees (e.g. Mechanical Engineering vs
emphasis on astudent outcome. Figure 10: Sample Course Outcome Contribution to Student Outcome (a)Program objectives (consumer demand) validate quantified student outcomes as a platform forsuccessful careers. Quantified program objectives is based on the dependency: Program Objectives = f (Student Outcomes) = f (Production System)Quantified student outcome links in Figure 6 are the basis for quantifying student outcomecontributions to program objectives. The 2-tuple of parameters for each student outcome areCumulative Student Outcome Contribution and relevance of the outcome to a program objective(0 – 1.0). In this instance, program outcome relevance is specified by external stakeholders. The2-tuple products form a Program Objectives
Director of the Women in Engineering Program at RIT. She is responsible for the Page 26.1329.1 initiatives to inspire, educate, recruit, support and retain girls and women engineering students focused on engineering careers. She has a BS in Industrial Engineering and has worked with IBM and Kodak as an engineer and pursued a career in sales and marketing with both Kodak and Learning International. During her career sabbatical to raise her two boys, Jodi ran a successful direct sales business for 16 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015