Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso

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Industrial Engineering

of a set of structured activities to help increase education and research inrenewable energy systems.For the education component, a systems approach for curriculum development is used. The newcurriculum on Energy Sustainability provides an overview of the major energy flows and theissues associated with production and end-use. Major current sources of energy include fossilfuel, hydroelectric, nuclear power, and wind energy. In the research component, a Pair-2-learn(PAL) model is used to form teams of undergraduate and graduate students to work in specificresearch projects. In the outreach component, different lesson plans are developed for highschool teachers participating in the UTeach Miners program. The products provided under

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Industrial Engineering

three steps used were to perform SIPOC (supplier, inputs,process, outputs, and customers) to flow chart the process, generate data on the output of theprocess and quality problems, and analyze the data and provide quality improvementrecommendations.The objective of the project on the University Enterprise Partnership for Total QualityManagement (UE-TQM-P)7 was to fill the gap between the demands of business and theknowledge, skills and attitudes about TQM being provided to students by institutes of highereducation. The study identified eight important quality concepts and skill categories: customerorientation; practical knowledge and application of TQM tools; fact based decision making; anunderstanding of work as a process; team orientation

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eva Andrijcic, University of Virginia

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

basic concepts of riskanalysis and systems thinking, and to provide them with some basic tools through which they canholistically and systematically explore and analyze risk-based decision problems. Lessons werestructured to emphasize the need for critical, systems thinking across different dimensions andstudents were encouraged to integrate and apply knowledge that they acquired in differentclasses, including math and science. This aspect of the curriculum addressed the apparent lack ofknowledge integration across different classes at both the high school and undergraduateeducation8-9. In order to promote the application of learned knowledge, students, organized insmall groups, worked on a class project over the period of several days. Each

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Pitts Jr., Morgan State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, Engineering and Math (STEM) courses to solve real-world problems in the areas oftransportation, scheduling, manufacturing, logistics, and many others.With a Course, Curriculum and Lab Improvement (CCLI) grant project sponsored by theNational Science Foundation from 2009 - 2011, an updated Industrial Robotics and AutomatedManufacturing (IRAM) laboratory was developed. Utilizing this newly updated laboratory atMorgan State University (MSU), students are now able to use modern equipment within a set ofcourses specifically designed around the facility. These courses are in the areas of advancedmaterial handling systems, robotics and automation, computer-aided manufacturing, and flexiblemanufacturing systems. The integration of these courses with a hands

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

undergraduatestudents. There are a number of other active learning methods that could effectively be used insystems engineering classes. Some techniques successfully used by the author are described indetail as follows. Page 25.1229.3Project Based TeachingIn the author’s experience, students have always indicated that they learnt more from doingprojects in undergraduate systems analysis and design class than anything else. Project basedlearning begins with an assignment to carry out one or more tasks that lead to the production of afinal product. The final product could be a design, a model, a device or a computer simulation.The work done on the project is

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Tycho K. Fredericks, Western Michigan University

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #34953A New Course Development in Usability Engineering: Hands-On LearningBased on Research WorkMrs. Enas Aref, Western Michigan University Mrs. Enas Aref is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Industrial Engineering Department at Western Michigan University. Mrs. Aref served as an instructor of several Engineering courses at the Graduate and Under- graduate levels. Mrs. Aref has a Master’s Degree in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management , a BSc. Mechanical Engineering, and is a certified Associate Ergonomics Professional Mrs. Aref has a 10+ years of experience in several engineering areas including

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

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Industrial Engineering

business and managementperspectives, and will include a case study that illustrates how environmentalconsiderations can be incorporated in the design process.In addition to the multi-disciplinary faculty component, an industrial advisory boardmade up of local industry professionals and university professors has been created tooversee the project. The advisory board meets annually to review technical progress bythe group and also to provide guest speaker and plant trip opportunities. Ford Partnershipfor Advanced Studies has offered a set of modules for use in adaptation andimplementation of the course. Page 12.325.2The National Science Foundation is

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natarajan Gautam, Texas A&M University

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Industrial Engineering

chalk-and-talk type of class by carefully usingtechnology in strategic places and avoiding technology in certain other places. We quantitativelyevaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and provide insights. Next, a good portion of thispaper is devoted to one specific use of technology which is in laboratory-like exercises. Theseexercises were developed to teach more difficult concepts such as Central Limit Theorem andshow how it applies to project evaluation and review technique (PERT). As a result, not only didthe student understanding of complex material improve, but also the material was covered in amuch shorter time. Finally the paper concludes with a qualitative discussion of issues where it isunclear whether technology boosts or

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Industrial Engineering

engineering based on systems theory.We now discuss each of these meanings.1. INCOSE: According to INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering),13 “Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and a means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem.” Practitioners of system engineering in this meaning focus on one-time, large projects with a definite start and end, where a new system is to be designed and created to meet customer needs. Practitioners focus on industries such as information

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert Kelley Bradley, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Victor Zaloom P.E., Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Berna Eren Tokgoz, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Yueqing Li, Lamar University; Maryam Hamidi, Lamar University; Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Xinyu Liu, Lamar University; Acyut Kaneria

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

research projects totaling over $1.6M over ($2.4 M including co-PI), mostly in the maritime industry.Dr. Berna Eren Tokgoz, Lamar University Dr. Berna Eren Tokgoz is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Engineer- ing at Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. She received her BS and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey in 1997 and 2000, respectively, and her Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA in 2012. She was a Graduate Research Assistant during her MS and Ph.D. studies. She was also a Postdoctoral Fellow at ODU between 2013 and 2014. Her research interests include resilience, resilience quantification, risk

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and a Certified Profes- sional Ergonomist. He has published over 40 journal articles, textbook chapters, conference proceedings, and industrial technical papers as well as presented in numerous national research conferences. He has been involved in 26 (22 as PI) industry and governmental supported research projects totaling over $1.5M, mostly in the maritime industry. Dr. Craig is the Director for the Mariner Safety Research Initiative at Lamar, the Associate Director for the Center for Advances in Port Management, and a University Scholar.Dr. Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University Hsing-wei Chu is Piper and University Professor and Chairman of

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Batson, University of Alabama

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Industrial Engineering

Performance IndicatorsCourse (percentage)Gradebooks Fall 1999 and every semester thereafter: Course average lab score for: ‚ IE 253 ‚ IE 351 ‚ IE 321 Course writing skills average score for: ‚ IE 351 ‚ IE 431 (461) ‚ IE 463 Project I ‚ IE 463 Project II ‚ IE 485 Project Course oral presentation average score for: ‚ IE 464 ‚ IE 463 Project II (client

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Timothy L.J. Ferris, University of South Australia; Joseph J. Ekstrom, Brigham Young University; Mary D. VanLeer, Perceptive-Systems; Garry Roedler, Lockheed Martin

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

expressed concern about the level of preparedness of graduates.These two positions reflect opposite poles of the breadth versus depth spectrum, neither ofwhich, when pushed to the extreme, represents a satisfactory position. The team developing theCorBoK determined an intermediate position reflecting that all systems engineers work in aparticular specialization of systems engineering, but that for different graduates thatspecialization will be different, and that all graduates are first assigned work in which theycontribute to a project but are under the authority of more senior systems engineers who areresponsible for the project as a whole. That is, it is unrealistic to expect a new graduate, even of amaster’s program, to be suitably

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Managers, and Campus Recruiters charged withsourcing and acquiring baccalaureate-level technical talent and the potential role of EngineeringTechnologists in meeting this need.IntroductionDuring the 2010/2011 academic year, the author participated in a collaborative project betweenRose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College, Terre Haute campus.The opportunity sought to provide engineering and technology students with project experiencefocused on a new product development process that is truly reflective of the 21st centuryworkplace. A primary goal of the project was to provide students with an educational experiencethat mirrored their potential work environment in terms of technical rigor, managerialresponsibility, and

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

23.1255.7creates a modeling problem in that observing such a system for too short a time is likely to leadto a misleading model.Applied ProjectsIn some courses, I encourage students to do an applied project. This is an intensive exercisetaking several weeks, so I do not use it in all courses. I carry this out in two steps.Step 1: Modeling ExercisesIn preparation for the applied project, I assign one or more team modeling exercises. Theseinvolve extracting data from simulated transaction logs, then characterizing distributions andmodeling the system. For the most part, these activities address issues that have frequently arisenin past projects. By carrying out the activities in a simplified setting, students are better able tofocus on the key aspects of

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin W. Kile, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

was a surprise to theauthor on his first co-op. Employers have expressed a concern over the lack of clarity,confidence, and sometimes professionalism shown by new hires. Through discussions withpracticing engineers, it has become clear that for some engineers the informal oral presentationof information is a common occurrence in day to day activities. Some examples include (a)informing operators of new procedures after emergency modifications or changes to machinesand operating procedures (b) giving supervisors a quick explanation of current project status and(c) being brought into a meeting to give the engineering perspective.Preparing students for these “you got a minute” moments is often not addressed in theundergraduate curriculum. Either

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion Jackson, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

semester. A variety of other articulation agreements are invarious stages of development with additional community colleges. This pilot program willpromote accessibility for all students and is the only such program at public and privateuniversities in North Carolina and surrounding states that allow those with technical AASdegrees to enter a BS degree with junior standing and significant completion of the requirementsfor the BS degree. With this type of expansion, a new way of handling large sections or classes isnecessary.Background Though this project addresses the need of the citizens of North Carolina to access degreeprograms which provide technology-based careers and provides the technology-based workforcenecessary for today’s

Conference Session

Focus on IE Course Design and Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul Griffin, Georgia Tech; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Tech

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Industrial Engineering

skills has beenintegrated into the Stewart School of ISyE at Georgia Tech Capstone Design course since2002[15]. The course involves student teams working on real-life design projects with for-profitcorporations, non-profits, health care organizations and government agencies. Students give sixpresentations during the course. The proposal presentation, interim presentation, and finalpresentation are each given to the Faculty Committee and class and to the client.ApproachThe presentation instruction is unique in its stress on information about communication collecteddirectly from people in the workforce: practicing industrial engineers, managers, and seniorexecutives of organizations employing many IEs. The interview process is described in

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Phelps, Missouri S&T, Educational Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #5847Electronic Flashcards as a Tool to Improve Exam ReadinessDr. Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology Susan L. Murray is a professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri Univer- sity 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 interests include human systems in- tegration, productivity improvement, human performance, safety, project

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Case, United States Military Academy; Dereck Kennedy, United States Military Academy

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Industrial Engineering

analytics, and education. He is certified in project management (PMP) by PMI.Major Dereck Kennedy, United States Military Academy Dereck Kennedy is an operations research systems analyst for the U.S Army and is currently an Assis- tant Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He previously served in a variety of roles as an Engineer officer and is a certified as a project management professional (PMP) by PMI. He holds a M.S.E. degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy. American c Society for

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bradley James Schmid, University of Saskatchewan

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

the explanations and example problems used in the textbook.IntroductionEngineering programs in Canada and the United states have similar accreditation processes andcriteria [1], [2]. ABET accredits programs in the United States while the Canadian EngineeringAccreditation Board (CEAB) accredits programs in Canada. In each system, the ability of astudent to consider the constraints of economics and incorporate economics into engineeringdesigns, projects and considerations is a requirement. As such, engineering programs must offerEngineering Economics in their programs and often fulfill this requirement with a coursededicated to this topic though it could be fulfilled in other courses such as design courses.As part an internal improvement study

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

of the key diagrams used in the ABET self study document to Page 11.786.3describe the role that each stakeholder group serves with respect to the Industrial Engineeringprogram at TAMUC. The individual stakeholder groups play key roles in establishing andmaintaining communications with the faculty and administrators affiliated with the IE Program.These communications include such things as: internship opportunities for students whileenrolled in classes and job offers for students upon graduation, senior design projects, capstonecourse project support, plant tour opportunities, and access to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)who serve as resources

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University; Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

by this industry upon graduation at highly competitive salary. c. Industries and universities can collaborate for graduate research program. Under this collaboration, industries assign a project to a faculty member who hires students to work part time on the project throughout the academic year under the supervision of the faculty member. Most of the projects are of short duration lasting around 6 months to a year. Over the last 10 years this collaboration has been highly successful between Gannon University and a local industry. The name of the current program at Gannon University is Graduate Research Program (GRP). To date, 50 graduate students, majoring in electrical engineering and mechanical

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Summers, University of Dayton

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Industrial Engineering

. Employment growth willbe driven by increasing demand for healthcare and social assistance because of an agingpopulation and longer life expectancies. Employment in administrative support and wastemanagement and remediation services is projected to grow by 31 percent and add 2.5million new jobs to the economy by 2014. Service industries have accounted for almostall U.S. job growth since the 1960’s. Wages in the service sector overall have risen fasterthan wages in most other sectors.The Bureau of Labor Statistics has the most complete information concerning IE and IETemployment. Analysis of their data is somewhat limited due to the lack of informationabout job titles or degree types. Another gap in the data concerns the other job titles thatIEs and

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

to the end of the semester. Six Sigma concepts with relevant statistical distribution applications are coveredin the SPC course. Students were assigned to solve questions by using all three different software in both OR andSPC courses for several assignments and the semester course projects. The IE students who responded thequestionnaires completed an elementary computer science course in the IE program in which they are introducedto basic programming language concepts. The same instructor taught both the OR and SPC courses during thesemester of the data collected for this research. There was a total of 8 students willing to participate and completethe research questionnaires analyzed in this work. The participation to this study was

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdul Kamal, Western New England College; Herb Eskot, Western New England College

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Industrial Engineering

Engineering, and students enrolled in certain graduate disciplines andother continuing education programs.There is some literature relating the experiences of multidisciplinary teaching involvingengineering and business courses. The experience in combining a marketing research course witha bio-resource engineering course was assessed5. The latter combines biology and engineering tosolve problems in a variety of environmentally related fields. The approach of this course was toteam together students from both courses to work collectively on a project involving bothdeveloping and marketing a new product. The engineering students worked alone or in groups oftwo over a two-semester period on one project. The engineering students working on a

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; David Claudio, Montana State University; Durward K. Sobek II, Montana State University; Laura Stanley, Montana State University - Bozeman; Nicholas Ward, Montana State University

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Industrial Engineering

within the limitations of existing degree programs and theaccreditation requirements of ABET?Two years ago, the Industrial Engineering faculty at Montana State University undertook a majorproject to revamp and update their curriculum and attempt to answer these questions. The resultsof the project represented a major curriculum revision, with nearly 30% of the course credits inthe curriculum undergoing some level of change. The cornerstone of these updates sought toincrease flexibility in the program through introduction of cognate electives. Cognate is definedas of the same or similar nature. In that vein, this new program allows for students to build theirown customized concentration using a free-form series of elective courses. The cognate

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

industry experience in the design and development of electro- mechanical systems. As a tenure-track faculty member of the UDM Mechanical Engineering Department, he has adopted a program of instruction that UDM has branded ”Faces on Design,” in which student project work is made more meaningful as students have the opportunity to see and experience the faces of real live clients. In the series of design courses he teaches, students design mechanical devices for use by disabled clients. In addition to academic work, Kleinke is a registered Professional Engineer and conducts seminars on innovation that are tailored to the needs of automotive engineers. Kleinke’s recent publication, ”Capstones Lessons to Prepare Students

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Chronopoulou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Douglas M. King, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ehsan Salimi, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

, respectively in 2008 and 2009. Before joining the University of Illinois, she has held a post-doctoral position in INRIA at Nancy (France), and she was an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at the City College of New York (CUNY).Dr. Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Cross completed her doctoral program in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in 2015 and is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty and graduate students at UIUC. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion, teamwork skills, assessment, and identity

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Andrés Esteban Acero, Universidad de los Andes

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Ingenieros sin Fronteras Colombia since 2012, and he had worked on several engineering projects with social impact. In addition, he has collaborated with researchers of the Laboratory of Cognition at Universidad de los Andes, particularly in decision-making processes and teamwork. He is co-founder of INTERACT, a research group on complex adaptive systems and social network analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Introducing Changemaking Engineering into an Operations Research Course: Some Unexpected ResultsAbstractWith funding from a National Science Foundation (NSF) IUSE/PFE REvolutionizingengineering and computer science Departments (RED) grant, the Shiley