learning effectiveness requires careful planning.• Link the Web lessons with the face-to-face meetings.The number of blended courses in engineering education will continue to increase. Faculty andstudents will demand more blended modalities as the benefits to teaching and learning areexplored. Blended courses can offer student satisfaction and cost savings. The blended classroomcan be the best of both worlds!References1. Moore, J. C., “The Sloan Consortium Quality Framework and the Five Pillars. On Access. News and Noteworthy in Effective Practices,” Sloan-C View: Perspectives in Quality Online Education, 5(4), 2005, 1-72. Freeman, S. A., & Field, D. W., “Student Perception of Web-based Supplemental Instruction,” The Journal of
) Page 12.416.11Student Interaction During the implementation and continuation phases, students would have direct access tothree human resources; the Learning Manager, the Content Integrator, and their assignedAcademic Advisor. Though the Learning Manager would not be the primary contact s/he wouldbe available to make major decisions required to promote student success within the course. TheContent Integrator would be the student’s direct point of contact. Students concerned with coursematerials, concept chunks or assignments would contact the Content Integrator. The AcademicAdvisor would serve as a liaison for all concerned and communicate with the Learning Managerabout student concerns and curriculum improvement recommendations
usingthe materials for the first time in Spring 2008, and a second workshop is planned for June 2008to support implementations at additional schools in 2008/2009.Bibliographic Information(1) Bandura, A., Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.(2) Bandura, A., Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1997.(3) Bradley, J. R., and J. Willett, “Cornell Students Participate in Lord Corporation’s Kaizen Projects”, Interfaces, 34(6), 451-459.(4) Donovan, M. S., and J. D. Bradford, “Pulling Threads”, How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom, Washington, D.C.: Nataional Academy Press, 2005.(5) Frechtling, J
operational definitions, sampling, andreproducibility of measurement between two or more assessors [12]. Good operationaldefinitions are needed to ensure consistent measurement and evaluation over time. Whileincluded in the Engineering Student Outcomes, ABET does not define multidisciplinary teams(d), contemporary issues (h), life-long learning (i), or modern engineering tools (k). Since ABETdoes not define these terms, it is up to the program to define them in the context of their uniquePEOs and identify indicator(s) appropriately for consistent decision-making (otherwise risk TypeI or Type II errors). Care should also be taken not to combine assessment data from differentlevels of maturation of student knowledge, skills and abilities. “Scores” for
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the list(s) provided by Iowa-based businesspartners. Project assignments are made that maximize the highest options chosen by eachgroup for the entire class. Page 11.149.4“Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright ASEE 2006, American Society for Engineering Education”Projects span the spectrum of what is considered to be industrial engineering, rangingfrom productivity improvements associated with workstation and facility design, processanalyses, and value/non-value add identification to safety and ergonomics to qualityanalyses and mistake proofing. Projects also include
applied probability itself, butalso for the nature of problems. They should understand structuring problems and posing problems.They should be informed that there is a spectrum of problems, ranging from well-structuredproblems with definite answers and clear boundaries, such as are found in traditional textbooks (andnowhere else), and open-ended, ill-structured problems, such as are found in the engineeringworkplace. The essential and unique point is that learners s must pose, clarify, and define problems,not simply solve them.And, at the same time, learners should practice metacognitive skills such as reflecting on how theyare building these schemes. Metacognitive activities are manifold and not easy to classify. Howeverthere is widespread
field over the next five years. Nearly allstudents (94%, 17 of 18 students) reported that participation in the IRAM course(s) had betterprepared them to work in the IE field. Of the 10 students who provided suggestions on how tofurther improve the IRAM laboratory or the courses, all reported that the both the courses andlaboratory could be improved by providing more access to and use of modern robotics andautomation equipment. One student suggested including guest speakers who are currently Page 25.715.11working in the field as a part of the courses.Early evidence also indicates that students are having some success
Page 25.517.5responsibility and that success or failure is the work of the leader. Students, not in the leaderrole, seem likely to shun accepting responsibilities and particularly lack a feeling ofresponsibility for failures.Leadership Differentiated. At this stage, engineering students are able to differentiate their viewand recognize leadership being non-positional, and “as-needed”. Leadership is starting to berecognized as a process. Those in positional roles engage in shared, participative leadership.Their responsibilities shift from making things happen to facilitator and community builderwithin their group(s). In so doing, students recognize that that leadership can be demonstrated byanyone in the group. Students not in positional roles
near future. Page 15.777.10 45 40 M 35 a 30 j 25 Freshman o 20 Sophomore r 15 s 10 Junior 5 Senior 0 Fall 08 Spring Fall 09 Spring 09 10 Figure 3. Enrollment
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
ID: 186; Line: 12) 1 Read the poem line as is I say it’s important to focus on what people want the most 2 Highlight words within the line that reference I say it’s important to focus on what people want the most supply chain key terms 3 Extract the phrases that reference supply focus on what people want the most chain key term(s) 4 Relate it back to the general supply chain Item Classification concept(s) referenced. In this case there are Different Level of Importance two. These now become the condensed codes Table 2. Identification and extraction of supply
, VOP.Introduction“Customer experience is critically important; it is broken, and fixing it can be veryprofitable. Corporations removed major quality defects in the 80’s, re-engineered businessprocesses in the 90’s, and now it’s time to take on the next big challenge for corporateAmerica: Customer Experience”1.Six sigma has garnered recognition in the manufacturing sector, its applications in theservice industry are not yet well documented2, the nature of services and the wayscustomers tend to evaluate service quality face important challenges for six sigma3, due toservice quality is a function4 of differing customer perceptions over time5.Service Quality can be defined from two perspectives: operational is the operation’sassessment of how well the service
critical in ensuring a highquality engineering program.Faculty training in proper teaching methods is essential. No improvements can be achieved if weas faculty do not change the way we teach. The faculty improvement process is also to bedeveloped as a PDCA cycle.Future work includes data gathering for 2016 and the preparation of the self-study report towardsABET accreditation.AcknowledgmentsThe author wishes to acknowledge the support of the IE ABET accreditation team and theMECA office at Universidad Icesi.Bibliography[1] N. Villegas, S. Cespedes, G. Ulloa y M. P. Ayala, «An approach to implement CDIO,» de Proceedings of the 10th International CDIO Conference, Barcelona, 2014.[2] H. Gonzalez, El aprendizaje activo y la formación universitaria
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Applied to Engineering Student Project Teams: A Research Review. Journal of Engineering Education, 102(4), 472-512. 2. Chapman, K. J., Meuter, M. L. Toy, D., & Wright, L. K. (2010). Are Student Groups Dysfunctional? Perspectives From Both Sides of the Classroom. Journal of Marketing Education, 32(1), 39-49. 3. Ennis, R. H. (1993). Critical thinking assessment. Theory into practice, 32(3), 179-186. 4. Facione, P. A., Sánchez, C. A., Facione, N. C., & Gainen, J. (1995). The disposition toward critical thinking. The Journal of General Education, 1-25. 5. Froyd, J. E., Borrego, M., Cutler, S., Henderson, C., & Prince, M. J. (2013). Estimates
Priviledges and Watchlist Statistic Black List s and (IP or Block Loggin Username ) User Group (Different Projects ) PACE Global Vehicle
Distinguished IE professor in 2003 and 2010, and as Distinguished Industrial Engineer for the Year 2010 by the College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico.Dr. Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Alexandra Medina-Borja earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. and holds a Production Engineering degree from the Federal University of S˜ao Carlos in S˜ao Paulo, Brazil. Medina-Borja has concentrated her work in areas related to the effective design and analysis of service delivery systems. Her main research contribution has been to advance a model for the performance evaluation of nonprofit social services by adapting Data Envelopment Analysis formulations
with the students the more standard sensitivityanalysis: change in price of goods, change in price of key raw material(s), change in price ofutilities, change in price of labor. These are the ones sometimes discussed in design textbooks.Ask students if that is all there is to a Financial Operational Model? See what the students answerhere. Get them to understand the sheer power of having the engineering design melded to theeconomics. What does that truly mean? Start to get them to see other types of sensitivities that arenot simply linear changes in slope but can have actual minimum or maximum optimal values.Examples include key design specifications to the product, parameter uncertainty in the modelsfor a piece of equipment such as extent of
. Bibliography1 Griffin, P.; Griffin, S.; & Llewellyn, D., “The Impact of Group Size and Project Duration on CapstoneDesign,” Journal of Engineering Education, v93, n5 (July 2004): 217-222.2 ABET requirements “2000-2001 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,” Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology, Baltimore, 2000.3 Norback, J. Shaul; McNair, L.; & Forehand, G.A., “Improving Audience Analysis of Real-World Clients Page 11.665.7in Industrial Engineering Senior Design.” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for EngineeringEducation Conference, June 2005.4 Norback, J. Shaul, and Hardin, J. Integrating Workforce
appears in our classroomDropping the worst homework is a very common practice intended to increase the overall score ofa course section. One assumes that doing so will help increase the grade of each and every studentin the classroom. It is important to define that by score at a given stage we mean the ratio betweenthe number of points attained up to that stage and the maximum number of points attainable up tothat stage. Mathematically this score is # o f points attained by student S(%) = × 100. Maximum # o f points attainableThe maximum number of points attainable depends on the moment in the course that this score iscomputed
, posture assessment, lifting safety, and anthropometry.The course has an “S” designation associated with it, as it is formally recognized as a service-learning course by the university. This designation communicates that students in the course willapply the course material in a meaningful way to fill a community need. The overall projectaccounted for 30% of the course grade. This included five deliverables: reflective journal (10%),preliminary operations analysis report (30%), preliminary design recommendations report (30%),final technical report (10%), and project showcase (20%).The journals were done individually by each student, and the other deliverables were completedby teams of 5 to 6 students. Students were assigned to groups by the course
be avalue-added addition and will be included in future offerings of the course. The approachenhanced the learning experience by improving the attitudes of the students toward the subjectmatter. Some limitations of the study include the location and sample size. A larger, morediverse sample would provide broader results.ReferenceAlves, A.C., Moreira, F., Lima, R., Sousa, R., Dinis-Carvalho, J., Mesquita, D., Fernandes, S. and van Hattum-Janssen, N., 2012, November. Project Based Learning in first year, first semester of Industrial Engineering and Management: some results. In ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, pp. 111-120. American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Amamou, S. and Cheniti
generally measure theCT level of their engineers. This SECtCS modeler created in Phase 2 can be utilized to identifyunproductive student measures or variables specific to that college. This group-specificquestionnaire and model should be utilized for existing students where the organizations find ithard to measure but require innovation in order to retain a competitive advantage.Implementation of other phases of the methodology is not recommended without furtherdirection from the researchers.REFERENCESBarber, Luke and Weinstein, Matt. Work Like Your Dog: Fifty Ways to Work Less, Play More, and Earn More.(New York: Villard 1999)Bassman, Emily S., Abuse in the Workplace, Management Remedies and Bottom Line Impact. (Westport: Quorum Books
group ofexperts located in different geographical areas whose opinions are important for decisionanalysis. Through the Delphi technique different responses and views are obtained on theunderlying problem resulting in the generation of new ideas, unique suggestions, and eventuallygains consensus on the findings among a panel of experts. A conventional Delphi method startswith an open-ended questionnaire and the participants are asked to answer the question(s). Asecond questionnaire composed of collated information and calculated statistics obtained fromthe first round questionnaire is sent out asking respondents to revise their opinions about theproblem under study. This process continues until the consensus is gained among respondents orthe
project, there are obstacles that must be identified and overcome. Forthis project, major obstacles identified are: change within radiology, change outside radiology(scheduling, registration, corporate culture, physicians), and system thinking.Project Objective(s): Objectives for this project are to: 1. Identify and reduce the impact of the radiology process constraints limiting the ability of the MR and CT areas to maintain their referral base. 2. Provide a project roadmap to maximize the number of procedures available on a daily basis in the MR and CT areas, resulting in increased revenue. 3. Provide a project roadmap to increase patient and physician customer satisfaction 4. Create standardized
been introduced. Page 11.252.2Course Descriptions and BackgroundThe NU course is a required four-credit sophomore course for Industrial Engineering majors,with a few engineering students taking IE as a minor. The course covers core IE topics, aboutone topic per week, using selected chapters from Turner, et al.’s text5 along with supplementalmaterial. The class meets three times weekly: one class is generally an introductory lecture withproblem-solving, the second includes more problem solving or further exploration of the topic,and the third is a laboratory or hands-on classroom activity. The students complete homeworkproblems and an
: Author.4. Hesli, V., Fink, E., &Duffy, D. (2003). Mentoring in a positive graduate student experience: Survey results from the Midwest region, Part I. PS: Political Science and Politics, 36(3), 457-460.5. Wankat, P. C. & Oreovicz, F. S. (2005). Teaching prospective engineering faculty how to teach. International Journal of Engineering Education, 21 (5), 925-9306. Torvi, D. A. (1994). Engineering graduate teaching assistant instructional programs: training tomorrow's faculty members, Journal of Engineering Education, 2-5.7. Shannon, D. M., Twale, D. J. & Moore, M. S. (1998). TA teaching effectiveness: The impact of training and teaching experience. The Journal of Higher Education, 69, 440-466.8. DeChenne, S.E
evidenceof certain FE and PE topics in the capstone course. We will also explore the connection betweencapstone course design and student career efficacy to help develop a common guideline for anyIndustrial Engineering capstone course.Bibliography1. Beyerlein, S., Davis, D., Trevisan, M., Thompson, P., & Harrison, K. (2006). Assessment framework for capstone design courses. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.2. Dunlap, J.C. (2005). Problem-based learning and self-efficacy: How a capstone course prepares students for a profession. Educational Technology Research & Development, 53(1), 65-85.3. Farr, J.V., Lee, M.A., Metro, R.A., & Sutton, J.P. (2001). Using a