enrollment in STEM areas has beendeclining; this is particularly true for minority and Appalachian students. This project workedwith two batches of twenty students each. Each batch was organized into four teams of fivestudents. All students were first provided instruction in logic circuits and ladder logic. Ladderlogic circuits for four tasks were created; a) simulation of automatic garage door, b) simulationof four way traffic light, 3) controlling a light via a physical switch, and 4) physical control offive lights. The five lights mimicked traffic lights (red, yellow, yellow left, green, and green left)at an intersection. The students were asked to control the timing sequence of the lights. Uponcompletion of the eight hour lecture/laboratory
various disciplines.These techniques encourage students to stay interested and engaged in the courses. Just like anyother engineering discipline, such techniques are often necessary in systems engineering classes.In this paper, we explore various student centered, active learning, and teaching techniques invarious disciplines and investigate their feasibility for implementation in systems engineering.Key Words: Active Learning, Student Centered, Teaching TechniquesIntroductionIn this research, the author explores a few key student centered active learning techniques thatare applicable in core systems engineering classes at the undergraduate level. Some of thesetechniques are also applicable in graduate classes. Currently there are few
discussed.Given the multidisciplinary component of the new curricula, junior and senior level studentsfrom different engineering majors will be able to register for the course.The course will also contain several lab practices for hands-on learning. There will be differentlab assignments; using the Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER®)which is a free computer software developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL) used to model on and off-grid power sources. By using this software, students willexperience ways to evaluate and analyze different design options for intelligent hybrid powersystems. It will allow students to explore what renewable technologies are the most cost-effective and evaluate their impact on the
University, University Park Amine Lehtihet is Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State with teaching and research interests in Design and Manufacturing.Dr. Vittal Prabhu, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Vittaldas Prabhu is currently a Professor in the Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engi- neering at Penn State. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Professor Prabhu works in the area of distributed control systems with a focus on manufactur- ing and service enterprises consisting of discrete-events, physical processes, and service processes. He teaches courses in manufacturing systems, service systems, and
programs. He has been ME evaluator for ABET over the last 12 years.Dr. Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her B.S. is in Marine Systems Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy. Her primary teaching responsibilities are in the solid mechanics and materials areas. She was awarded the 2012 ASEE NCS Outstanding Teacher Award. Vernaza consults for GE Transporta- tion and does research in the area of alternative fuels (biodiesel), engineering education (active learning techniques
authors intend to continue collaboration around building, improving and sustainingexceptional undergraduate ergonomics classrooms and labs to meet the needs of the changingworkforce. Continuous improvement in the classroom necessitates alignment with professionalorganizations and industrial partners. Faculty collaboration and class comparison makes theprocess meaningful.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge colleagues at University A and University B who havecontributed and enabled the development of the ergonomics class and laboratory. Also, thanks tothe many undergraduate and graduate students who have influenced the teaching style andcontent for the benefit of future students. Thank you to the NCEES for expertise and
” experience [20], [21], especially when used tosimulate a real-life experience. VR also provides a relatively inexpensive and less riskyalternative compared to expensive or dangerous situations that might happen by interacting withactual systems [22], [23]. Some universities have tried to build physical manufacturing systemsto teach and train students on manufacturing operations. For example, the Department ofIndustrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University created a laboratory called automotivemanufacturing systems lab [24]. In this lab, students build Lego vehicles and learn about Toyotaproduction system principles. While these labs provide hands-on experiences, they need aconsiderable amount of space (4,000 ft2)[25] and require at least 18
the fall semester of 2010, Stephen developed and taught a cross-listed undergraduate and graduate level course on simulation- based modeling and design using computational fluid dynamics. Prior to being at South Dakota State University, Stephen worked with the Simulation, Modeling, and Decision Science Division at Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Application Center. His research while at these institutions included modeling complex multiphase fluid flows and systems of models to optimize engineering designs of energy systems. Stephen has been a coordinating instructor for undergraduate engineering laboratories, including fluid mechanics and heat transfer laboratories. Also, Stephen is actively involved with
2006-2338: INTEGRATING ENTERPRISE DECISION-MAKING MODULESSharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sharon A. Johnson is Director of the Industrial Engineering Program and 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 production planning and control. 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 reverse logistics. With co-investigators Arthur
Labs for Automation Teaching: a Cost Effective Approach⁎⁎Authors thank Tecnológico de Monterrey because its support.,” IFAC-Pap., vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 266–271, Jan. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.08.219.[24] A. A. Altalbe, “Performance Impact of Simulation-Based Virtual Laboratory on Engineering Students: A Case Study of Australia Virtual System,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 177387–177396, 2019, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2957726.[25] “Commercialization Center,” Lamar University.edu. https://www.Lamar University.edu/commercializationcenter/index.html (accessed Jan. 20, 2021).[26] “21 CFR 820.30 - Design controls. - Document in Context - CFR-2012-title21-vol8-sec820- 30.” https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govinfo.gov%2Fapp%2Fdetails%2FCFR
2006-2654: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMSandra Furterer, University of Central Florida Sandra L. Furterer, Ph.D. is the Assistant Department Chair in the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems department in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Furterer’s research and teaching interests are change management related to application of Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma, as well as engineering education.Jessica Jenness, University of Central Florida Jessica Jenness is an IEMS Masters student in Quality Engineering at the University of Central Florida. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Statistics from UCF
all become part of theFaculty member’s responsibilities: those specific things that bring a bi-weekly check. We mustadd to this an activity that supports both the student and society. Come hell or high water, wemust develop a grade for each student!Let’s say that Ole State is an undergraduate-only comprehensive institution offering a number ofABET-accredited Engineering courses. Without support from graduate programs (there aren’tany), the faculty assumes execution of all aspects of support for the teaching activity. A fullteaching load at Ole State usually involves teaching three sections, each scheduled at threecontact hours per week. Laboratory courses are independent and carry a different load allocation.Teaching Faculty members must
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
SCMcurriculum [10], and is proven to be very effective and popular across all levels of programsincluding undergraduate, graduate, and executive education [11]. Developed by MIT′s SloanSchool of Management in the 80s, the Beer Game was originally created to teach students systemsconcepts and systems thinking [12]. However, as the content area of SCM continues to expand, sodo the Beer Game learning extensions which now span demonstrating the bullwhip effect, risk-pooling, and technology integration, to name a few [13]. In response, student participants get thechance to actively learn about the benefit of supply chain awareness and communication, theimportance of supply chain collaborative strategic decision making, and the benefit of working asa team to
factors, the healthcare industry appears to have begun usingDES to improve its services and care.The authors have taught with and used DES software, Arena® and ProModel, in processanalyses over the past decade and were intrigued by the usage of DES software especially in thehealthcare field. Using healthcare problems that have been analyzed using DES software wouldgive students exposure to realistic situations which they may actually experience (e.g., waiting tobe seen in an emergency room).This concept has application, especially in engineering and technology education, through beingable to use real life examples in teaching DES concepts and software. This would give students abetter appreciation of the use of DES software in analyzing processes
2006-2384: FIRST-TIME ACCREDITATION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEABET ACCREDITATION PROCESSAndrew 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.Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University-Commerce E
targeted? This was especially true whenjustifying our faculty requirements to administration, as well as looking for specific sub-discipline expertise, for future hirings. What would be the needs and requirements for the facultyincluding, teaching materials, classroom and other facility requirements, laboratories, librarysupport, and time to develop the curriculum. We developed a number of alternative curricula.Most of them satisfied the previously identified needs and requirements.Preliminary DesignIn the preliminary design phase, we first identified evaluation criteria for our alternativecurricula. We considered a number of constraints including number of faculty required, facultyteaching responsibilities, budgetary issues, course contents
Paper ID #20089Improving Communication in Industrial Engineering Courses by Implement-ing a ”Zero Email” Policy and Optimizing the Use of a Course ManagementSystemDr. Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Paul C. Lynch received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Lynch is a member of AFS, SME, IISE, and ASEE. Dr. Lynch’s primary research interests are in metal casting, manufacturing systems, and engineering education. Dr. Lynch has been recognized by Alpha Pi Mu, IISE, and the Pennsylvania State University for his scholarship, teaching, and
2006-1882: ABET OUTCOME ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT THROUGHTHE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMShantha Daniel, Iowa State University SHANTHA DANIEL is pursuing her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University. She has served as a graduate assistant in teaching as well as research including objective evaluation and outcome assessment.Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University DEVNA POPEJOY-SHERIFF is pursuing her master degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in Student Affairs. She currently serves as the Academic Advisor for IE undergraduate students in IMSE Department.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University K. JO
Paper ID #23870Implementation of a Project-based Learning Approach to UndergraduateEducation: Case Study of Optimization Course in Industrial EngineeringDr. Behin Elahi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Behin Elahi is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering/Industrial Engineering Technology at Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Previously, she was fixed-term instructor at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) teaching courses such a manufacturing plan and control, supply chain modeling and management. She got her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) in
Introductory Engineering Courses”. Journal of STEM Education, 16(4):6-12.9. Girgis, M. (2015). “A Scaffolding Case Study for Teaching Engineering Problem Solving to Underrepresented Minorities”. Proceedings. American Society of Engineering Education Conference.10. Kellogg, S. (2007). “Technology Enabled Support Modules for Engineering Management”. Proceedings. American Society of Engineering Education Conference.11. Scriven, M., and Paul, R., (1987). “Critical Thinking as Defined by the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking”. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/76612. Jaksic, C. and Spencer, D. (2009). “A Manufacturing Processes Laboratory: What Book- Making and Sheet
Paper ID #29347Strategies for flipped classroom video development: educating generationZ engineering studentsDr. Michelle Alvarado, University of Florida Dr. Michelle Alvarado is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. She obtained her Ph.D. and M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama. Dr. Alvarado is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the HEALTH- Engine Laboratory. The aim of her engineering education research is to develop new methods and best practices of flipped classroom video development for simulation and
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
Paper ID #23123Detecting Current Job Market Skills and Requirements Through Text Min-ingProf. Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Houshang Darabi is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Darabi has been the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of MIE since 2007. He has also served on the College of Engineering (COE) Educational Policy Committee since 2007. Dr. Darabi is the recipient of multiple teaching and advising awards including the UIC
experience away Field Work from the classroom. Field work experiences bridge educational experiences with an outside community which Experiences can range from neighborhoods and schools to anthropological dig sites and laboratory settings. Internship Are job-related and provide students and job changers with an opportunity to test the waters in a career field Experiences
, he was at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Dr. Nagarur had been a visiting professor at Kansas State University, University of Technology at Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Thammasat University, Bangkok, and Bangkok University. Dr. Nagarur’s areas of research interest are operations management of supply chains, option pricing and risk assessment of financial systems, and clustering techniques for cell formations. His teaching interests include supply chains, stochastic processes, and financial engineering.Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton Distinguished Professor Srihari is currently the Chairman of the Department of Systems Science and
from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural re- cipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include applied decision making, modeling and simulation, and process improve- ment. He contributed to research directed to improve engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Mastery Learning and Assessment Approach in Operations Research CourseIntroductionStudents’ learning is the ultimate goal that instructors aim to achieve. The learning process isinfluenced by the teaching and assessment styles that teachers use. Teachers provide
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 2012-4003: REDESIGNING A LEAN SIMULATION GAME FOR MOREFLEXIBILITY AND HIGHER EFFICIENCYDr. Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio Hung-da Wan is an Assistant Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Lab at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He teaches Six Sigma and lean methodologies, computer integrated manufacturing systems, and manufacturing systems engineering. He is among the core faculty of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems at UTSA and has been offering short courses to the industry. His research interests include sustainability of manufacturing systems and web-based applications in manufacturing.Miss
tests be mapped directly to those used on later assessments; rather,the benefit of testing some concepts from a set of material enables retention of related concepts inthe same material [4].Direct BenefitsDetermining direct benefits of testing in improving long-term retention is the primary focus ofmost “testing effect” empirical research. Namely, how is student retention, when represented asperformance on assessments, effected by the use of testing as a teaching tool? Many studies arenaturally composed of a control group that is solely reliant on initial study and subsequentre-study of material while the experimental group is subject to testing with multiple factors ofsome variable. Roediger and Karpicke looked at laboratory and classroom