AC 2012-4700: MEASURING THE EFFECT OF ONLINE HOMEWORKPROCEDURES ON STUDENT EXAM PERFORMANCEAlison M. Knight, Mayo Clinic Alison M. Knight received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University. She worked for three years for TranSystems as a simulation analyst. She then received her MSE in Systems Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. During her graduate studies, she was a teaching assistant and later instructor for undergraduate Engineering Economy courses. She is currently working as a Health Systems Engineering Analyst at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.Dr. Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville Gillian Nicholls is an Assistant Professor of
AC 2010-1731: MULTIMODAL LEARNING INTERFACES: ASSESSING THEEFFECTIVENESS OF HAPTIC AND VISUAL INTERFACES ON STUDENTLEARNING OF STATICSSarah Bouamor, University of OklahomaChen Ling, University of OklahomaBinil Starly, University of OklahomaRanda Shehab, University of Oklahoma Page 15.897.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Multimodal learning interfaces: Assessing the effectiveness of haptic and visual interfaces on student learning of staticsAbstractHaptic technology is becoming more widely used as an educational tool. Providing forcefeedback to the students may improve their interest and understanding of the engineeringsubjects. In this
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
AC 2010-550: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING: IDEALLY POSITIONED TOADDRESS THE SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGETerri Lynch-Caris, Kettering UniversityJohn Sutherland, Purdue University Page 15.729.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Industrial Engineering: Ideally Positioned to Address the Sustainability ChallengeAbstractIndustrial Engineers (IEs) have embraced efficiency principles in the design and improvement ofmanufacturing systems. The lean concept defined by the Toyota Production System hasaugmented traditional Work Design courses as a tool for eliminating waste in the manufacturingenvironment. As systems thinkers, the unique
AC 2010-2016: THE VALUE OF INQUIRY IN TEACHING LEAN PROCESSDESIGNSharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sharon A. Johnson is an associate professor of operations and industrial engineering in the Department of Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She teaches courses in process management, facility layout and design, and operations management. Dr. Johnson received her Ph.D. from Cornell University in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering in 1989. Dr. Johnson’s research interests include lean manufacturing and operations design, process modeling, and improving health care delivery processes. Her work has appeared in Operations Research, the Business Process
AC 2010-2309: DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESSGuanghsu Chang, Minnesota State University, MankatoWilliam Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato Page 15.353.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design for Assembly in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program: Experience and SuccessAbstractThis paper discusses various aspects and models of how Boothroyd Dewhurst’s Design-For-Assembly (DFA) methodology can be integrated into Manufacturing Engineering Technology(MET) curricula. The DFA methodology involves a team that includes all the concurrentengineering disciplines
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AC 2011-94: USING SOCIAL NETWORKING GAME TO TEACH OPER-ATIONS RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTSIvan G. Guardiola, Missouri S&TSusan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology Susan L. Murray is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Murray received her B.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. Her M.S. is also in industrial engineering from the University of Texas-Arlington. She is a professional engineer in Texas. Her research and teaching inter- ests include human systems integration, productivity improvement, human performance, safety, project
AC 2012-3945: DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL TEACHING ASSISTANTSYSTEM APPLYING AGILE METHODOLOGYDr. Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International UniversityDr. Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University Runchang Lin received a Ph.D. in mathematics and a M.A. in statistics from Wayne State University, De- troit, Mich., and a M.S. in computational mathematics and a B.S. in mathematics from Tongji University, Shanghai, China. He is an Associate Professor of mathematics at Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, and has been a Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., in spring 2009. Lin’s research interest is in numerical analysis and applied mathematics. He has published
AC 2012-4002: APPLICATION OF CASE STUDIES TO ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 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 In- stitute of Technology and also at Baruch College, which is a part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. 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 mas- ter’s in engineering management from California State University, Northridge, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is
AC 2012-3821: INTEGRATING PROJECT MANAGEMENT, LEAN-SIXSIGMA, AND ASSESSMENT IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CAP-STONE COURSEDr. Ana Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University Ana ”Anita” Vila-Parrish is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.Dr. Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College Page 25.803.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Integrating Project Management & Lean-Six Sigma Methodologies in an Industrial Engineering Capstone CourseAbstractThe ability to
AC 2012-2965: EMBEDDING LEADERSHIP TOPICS IN THE ENGINEER-ING CURRICULUMDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level at East Carolina University. He has held positions in industry with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, West- inghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom, and Washington Group. He has spoken to more than 25,000 people as a corporate trainer, a teacher, and a motivational speaker. He received a Ph.D. in industrial and sys- tems engineering and engineering management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a master’s of business administration from Nova Southeastern University, and a bachelor’s of science in
AC 2012-4172: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCES IN OP-ERATIONS RESEARCH CLASS DELIVERED BY AN INNOVATIVE AP-PROACHMr. Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University Yaseen Mahmud is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University’s School of Engineering.Dr. Masud Salimian, Morgan State University Masud Salimian is a faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State Univer- sity. He is the Interim Director of the Advanced Engineering Design lab and Center for Multimedia In- structional Design and Technology. His research interests are in optimization, simulation, manufacturing systems and processes, and engineering education
AC 2012-4343: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH PAR-TICIPATION IN ENGINEERING COMPETITIONSDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University Fernando Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of engineering at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Previously, he was a technical staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory and an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Gonzalez holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include intelligent control of autonomous systems, robotics, and modeling and simulation
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
AC 2011-2561: ENHANCING UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDU-CATION OF LEAN METHODS USING SIMULATION LEARNING MOD-ULES WITHIN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTElizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology Dr. Elizabeth Cudney is an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration from the University of Hartford, and her doctorate in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri Rolla. In 2010, Dr. Cudney was inducted into the ASQ International Academy for Quality. She received the 2008 ASQ A.V. Feigenbaum Medal
AC 2010-1956: IMPROVING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING INPROBABILITY AND STATISTICSDean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyStuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 15.691.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Improving Conceptual Understanding in Probability and StatisticsAbstractProgram as well as course assessments indicate that, while technical skills are generally good, aweakness remains in students’ ability to translate information and skill sets from one Carnegieunit (one course) to another. The inability to apply probability and/or statistical concepts indifferent problem contexts is particularly problematic for
AC 2012-3294: AN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONOF HUMAN CAPITAL NEEDSDr. Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Craig G. Downing is the Interim Department Head of Engineering Management with responsibility for continuing and professional studies at Rose-Hulman of Institute of Technology. Prior to that, his teach- ings assignments focused on delivering graduate-level instruction in the pperational and quality aspects of engineering management. Downing has more than 15 years of experience providing instruction in the areas of manufacturing, management, and mathematics at the post-secondary level. Additionally, he has amassed 13 years of industrial experience, four years as a Process Engineer, and
AC 2012-3470: ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FORTHE CAUSES OF COST AND TIME OVERRUNS IN ENGINEERING PROJECTSDr. Syed Athar Masood, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Syed Athar Masood is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering, NUST College of E&ME, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He did his doctorate at Loughborough University, U.K., in engineering management at Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and published a number of research papers in international journals. Page 25.184.1 c American Society for
AC 2011-2012: BUILDING EXPERTISE ON ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY(BEES) - AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL TO INCREASE RESEARCH ANDEDUCATION IN ENERGY SUSTAINABILITYJose F. Espiritu, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Jose F. Espiritu is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at El Paso. He is interested in interdisciplinary research that focuses in the understanding of the energy and sustainability challenges and alternative energy issues through innovative solutions for consumers and industry. His research work has been published in several recognized journals such as Electric Power Systems Research, The Engineering Economist, Journal of Risk and
AC 2010-2420: A SERVICE LEARNING CASE STUDY: AN EFFICIENCY STUDYOF A METROPOLITAN BUS TRANSIT SYSTEMCynthia Forgie, University of Southern Indiana Cynthia C. Forgie is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana, located in Evansville, Indiana, USA. She received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Louisville. She also earned a M.S. in Software Engineering from Kansas State University. Dr. Forgie has served as a lecturer at the University of Louisville and Kansas State University. She also has over ten years experience as an Operations Research Specialist for the U.S. Army Operational Test Command and five years experience as
AC 2009-5: A UNIVERSITY'S APPROACH TO TEACHING A FRESHMAN-LEVELINTRODUCTORY COURSE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGMatthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce Matthew E. Elam, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He has taught courses, authored publications, performed funded research, and consulted with industry in several statistics related areas, engineering education, mathematics, and other subject areas. He has presented his research and served as session chairs at conferences. He has served as a reviewer for several journals and conference proceedings, and on the editorial board
AC 2012-3189: GOT RISK? THE ROLE OF RISK ANALYSIS IN HIGHSCHOOL EDUCATIONMs. Eva Andrijcic, University of Virginia Eva Andrijcic is a third-year Ph.D. student at the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. Page 25.675.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Got Risk? The Role of Risk Analysis in High School Education 1. IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to focus on an important aspect of systems engineering, namely riskassessment and management, and to present a case study of a class in which high school studentswere
AC 2012-3638: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CLASSES CAN BE FUN: WHATFACULTY CAN DO TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGEDDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of systems engineering, Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity. Office: 678-915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/akhalid. Page 25.1229.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Systems Engineering Classes Can Be Fun – What Faculty Can Do To Keep Students EngagedAbstractActive learning techniques have been studied and applied successfully in
AC 2011-983: USE OF BUZZWORDS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONAbhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology Abhijit Gosavi obtained a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of South Florida in 1999. He has an MTech and BE, both in Mechanical Engineering, from IIT Madras and Jadavpur University, respectively. He joined as an assistant professor in the engineering management and systems engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S & T) in 2008. His research interests are in simulation-based optimization, production management, and industrial engineering education.Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University - Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is chair of the
AC 2012-3389: SYSTEM ENGINEERING COMPETENCY: THE MISSINGCOURSE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONMr. Charles S. Wasson, Wasson Strategics, LLC Charles Wasson is an engineering textbook author, instructor, and consultant for Wasson Strategics, LLC, a professional training and consulting services firm specializing in systems engineering, technical project management, organizational development, and team development. In 2006, Wasson authored a new sys- tems engineering text entitled System Analysis, Design, and Development: Concepts, Principles, and Practices as part of the John Wiley & Sons’ System Engineering and Management series. The text re- ceived the Engineering Sciences Book of the Year Award from the International
AC 2012-4481: EDUCATION APPROACH IN JAPAN FOR MANAGEMENTAND ENGINEERING OF SYSTEMSProf. David S. Cochran, Southern Methodist University and Meijo University David Cochran is a professor of industrial and systems engineering management. He is Founder and Prin- cipal of System Design, LLC, Visiting Professor with the School of Business, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan and faculty of systems engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Cochran devel- oped the Manufacturing System Design Decomposition (MSDD) to determine the underlying design of the Toyota Production System (and ”lean”) from a systems engineering viewpoint and was Founder and Director of the Production System Design Laboratory in the
AC 2012-3393: ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF BENCH TOP VERSUSFULL-SCALE INDUSTRIAL LATHES TO TEACH FUNDAMENTAL MA-CHINING CONCEPTSDr. Dave Yearwood, University of North Dakota Dave Yearwood is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Technology Department at the University of North Dakota. Yearwood has been teaching in higher education for 22 years, and his experience reaches across two academic trackstechnology and higher educationwhere he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. Yearwood was presented with the Outstanding Teacher Award in the College of Business and Public Administration (CoBPA) on two occasions, earned the coveted Combined Teaching, Service, and Scholarship Award (CoBPA), and was nominated at the
AC 2012-3138: WHEN TO START COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY:DESIGNING A CASE STUDYDr. Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska, Anchorage Ted Eschenbach, P.E., is the principal of TGE Consulting, an Emeritus Professor of engineering man- agement at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and the Founding Editor Emeritus of the Engineering Management Journal. He is the author or coauthor of more than 200 publications and presentations, in- cluding 15 books. With his coauthors, he has won best paper awards at ASEE, ASEM, ASCE, and IIE conferences, and the 2009 Grant Award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. He earned his B.S. from Purdue in 1971, his doctorate in industrial engineering from Stanford University
AC 2012-4088: INTEGRATING INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGIES INTO EN-GINEERING ECONOMICS COURSESDr. Naveen Seth, New Community College at CUNY Naveen Seth is a founding faculty member in business at the City University of New York’s New Commu- nity College. He has also taught at Pratt Institute in the Construction Management Program. At Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, he headed the Aviation Management programs and also taught engineering economics in the B.S. program in engineering.Prof. Donald P. O’Keefe, Farmingdale State College Donald P. O’Keefe has 15 years experience teaching at the college level. He taught courses in engineering graphics, quality control, and project management