Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Frank Peters, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

‘real world’ company. Engineering expectations include applying both previously Page 12.578.3learned and newly acquired knowledge and skills to identifying, formulating, and solving acomplex engineering problem which results in tangible deliverables and a financial incentive forthe company. Engineered solutions will consider extensive ramifications, including political,ethical, environmental, social and economic issues, as well as sustainability andmanufacturability of solutions. Project developments will be communicated formally andinformally, through written and verbal means, to all levels of personnel. Personal effectivenessskills will be

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University; Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International University; Sri Bala Vojjala

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

17 articles in numerical analysis and education in peer reviewed journals.Mr. Ramesh Hanumanthgari, Texas A&M International UniversityMiss Sri Bala Vojjala Page 25.457.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development of a Virtual Teaching Assistant System Applying Agile MethodologyAbstractThis research describes a case study of a project to develop a web-based Virtual TeachingAssistant System (ViTAS) for college students and instructors. ViTAS, a digital homeworkassignments submission and grading system, is an innovative idea to provide

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

these programs overlap somewhat with the Industrial and SystemsEngineering model, sometimes including, for example, coursework on deterministic andstochastic models from operations research, engineering economy, simulation, and reliability.Overlap is also sometimes present with information technology in coursework in softwaresystems engineering.Among these INCOSE like programs, GWU uses Dr. Eisner’s books Essentials of Project andSystems Engineering Management6 and Managing Complex Systems,7 as well as Managing forthe Future1 by Ancona, Engineering Economy24 by Sullivan, and Making Hard Decisions5 byClemen. Textbooks used in core courses at MST include Systems Engineering and Analysis2 byBenjamin S. Blanchard and Wolter J. Fabrycky, Spreadsheet

Conference Session

Concluding Thoughts in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

discretion. Thus, web-based, on-line college classes offer theopportunity to teach classes to a much wider audience of students with schedule flexibility. Butnothing is perfect.The Minnesota State University, Mankato‟s Manufacturing Engineering Technology programculminates with our students completing a two-semester Senior Design Project, often at out-of-town manufacturing facilities. These students must travel between the sponsoring company andour campus almost daily in order to do their design project while also taking face-to-face classeshere. In addition, we are working with remote community college partners to developarticulation agreements to allow students to take the first two years at a local community college

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shengyong Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton; Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Systems Engineering principles to a variety of domains, with a focus on health systems. He has been working with United Health Services and Virtua Health on numerous applied research projects and operational improvement initiatives. His research work on healthcare delivery systems is internationally recognized through his journal and conference publications.Mohammad Khasawneh, State University of New York, Binghamton Dr. Mohammad T. Khasawneh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University, South Carolina, in August 2003, and his B.S. and M.S

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Diane Schaub, University of Florida; Patrick Patterson, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

knowledge in a specialized area related to civil engineering. 13. An understanding of the elements of project management, construction, and asset management. 14. An understanding of business and public policy and administration fundamentals. 15. An understanding of the role of the leader and leadership principles and attitudes. Page 12.211.2The topics in Outcomes 13 through 15 in Table 1 are discussed extensively as requirementsengineers of the future in Educating the Engineer of 20202. The Body of Knowledge Committeeof the American Society of Civil Engineers viewed these outcomes as “raising the bar” andencouraged

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Ethling Hernandez, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Hamidreza Eskandari, University of Central Florida; Serge Sala-Diakanda, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Technology.Ethling Hernandez, University of Central Florida Ethling Hernandez is a Master’s Degree student of the Engineering Management program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering in December 2004, from UCF. She is a student member of the Industrial Engineering Society as well as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Since 2003, Ethling has been a Research Assistant for the IEMS department. Some of her interests are Project Management, Program Development and Quality.Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida Lesia Crumpton-Young, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3342: A REVIEW OF NON-TENURE-TRACK, FULL-TIME FAC-ULTY AT SYSTEMS CENTRIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (SCSE) PRO-GRAMSKahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology Kahina Lasfer is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. Her research area is based on analyzing and creating a systems-based approach for the graduate systems engineering education for the 21st century. She participated in many projects at the school of sys- tems and enterprises including a project to create a model curriculum in graduate software engineering. She has a master’s degree in computer engineering. She worked with Lucent Technologies as a Software Developer and Software Designer/Architect

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Usman Naeem

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

booking system).For the Fall 2020 semester, I was the instructor for the Undergraduate Final Year Project (aka,Capstone Design), which included 323 students in their final year of undergraduate study. This isthe most crucial element of the degree program within our discipline, as it gives students anopportunity to work on an extensive piece of work within the areas of Electronic Engineering andComputer Science. The project also allows students to demonstrate their problem-solving abilitiesby being able to apply a range of skills that they have acquired throughout their degree program.Overview of Teaching and Learning Changes Implemented • Preparation (Outside of Class) - Interactive Videos: As the co-ordinator for undergraduate projects

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary J. Meixell, Quinnipiac University; Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University; Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

management, from the University of Missouri-Rolla. As the author or coauthor of over 100 technical papers, his research interests include supply chain management, humanitarian and healthcare logistics, healthcare/medical in- formatics, and data standards. He has directed several projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Air Force Research Lab, and Wal-Mart Stores.Prof. Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University Dr. Corey Kiassat is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University and has a BASc and a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has an MBA, majoring in Marketing and International Business, from York University. Corey is a Professional Engineer and

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yi-Ching Liao, University of Texas, San Antonio; Glenn Kuriger, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He has been involved with lean implementation projects with several organizations. He has done lean work in the manufacturing, service, and other industries. He is also working to develop and teach a series of lean short courses that CAMLS is currently offering to industry. His current research interests include lean concepts, lean healthcare, lean simulation training games, simulation, operations research, and multi-criteria optimization. Page 25.1104.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Steven Michael Corns, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Jennifer A. Farris, Texas Tech University; Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University; Scott E. Grasman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

area ofcompetence for many engineering undergraduate, as well as graduate, disciplines is theapplication of structured problem solving methods, e.g., lean, to improve the performance oforganizational processes.This virtual learning environment will enhance undergraduate engineering education by utilizingtechnology as a learning tool in lean, by fostering student development through active learning inthe classroom, and through projects based on current real-world challenges, thus improvingstudent learning, motivation, and retention. The paper highlights the learning modules to bedeveloped in the virtual learning environment. The long-term goal is to evaluate the impact ofthe curriculum changes on student learning, outreach, and industrial

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University; Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

partnered with the “management engineering” department of a large,local health care system. The department will sponsor unpaid internships and guide studentsthrough a semester long project. While this still requires faculty oversight, the workload for thefaculty member is clearly not the same as a typical lecture course or in-house project course.Furthermore, this valuable experience will clearly provide an edge to a student interested inworking in the health care field.ConclusionsThe field of industrial engineering caters to many occupational sectors, including manufacturing,logistics, health care, and finance. While the basic tools for solving problems in these realms arethe same, learning about specific applications in each area may be

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

in the curriculum. Statics,computing, electrical science, thermodynamics and a course in materials (either materials scienceor strength of materials) are the most commonly incorporated traditional engineering courses inthe curriculum.As seen in Figure 4, all of the engineering management programs require a course in operationsand production management as well as a course in project management. A course in qualitymanagement is also a part of most of the curricula.Most engineering management curricula also have required courses that are more traditionallyconsidered to be business courses. The common business courses that are required are a coursein economics, and also accounting (cost, managerial or financial) and marketing.All schools also

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

obtain and organizeinformation at a national level that is not routinely available to academic decision makers,specifically industrial needs and how academic practices address those needs. This paperexamines each of these subjects in the following sections, and then discusses implementationstrategies.RelevancyIs engineering economics, or any other specific topic, relevant and how important is it?Traditionally, science has sought to provide knowledge, and engineers put that knowledge to apractical use. This would seem to make engineering economics relevant because two of theprimary criteria of the utility of an engineering project are: Does it work? Does it provide a return on its investment?Nonetheless, if the National Council of

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York, Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, State University of New York, Binghamton; Sarah Lam, State University of New York, Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

operationsresearch, decision making, advanced topics in simulation, statistical modeling, operationsmanagement, economics, finance, capital markets, risk management, database management, anddata mining. These courses would be drawn from departments across campus. Students couldobtain their Masters Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering via a thesis route or a projectoriented route. Those who use the project option for their completion requirement would need totake two more electives resulting in a total of 33 semester hours when compared to those whochoose the thesis option which requires a total of 30 semester hours.CurriculumThe proposed curriculum for the graduate program in ISE with a specialization in financialsystems is given in the Table 4

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ergin Erdem, Robert Morris University; Sangho Shim, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

algorithms, education of manufac- turing technologies, RFID applications in food and pharmaceutical applications, operations management in healthcare industry.Dr. Sangho Shim, Robert Morris University Dr. Sangho Shim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Pennsylvania. Before Dr. Shim joined RMU in Fall 2015, he had performed research projects on combinatorial op- timization as a research staff member of Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University under supervisory of Sunil Chopra. He also performed the General Motors Renewable Energy Portfolio project with Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Department of Northwestern University since

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

96% 85 96%Work methods, human factors, or 87 95% 80 90%ergonomicsSimulation 80 87% 79 89%Quality 79 86% 77 87%Senior design project 70 86% 83 93%Production planning and control 68 74% 67 75%Manufacturing processes 65 71% 51 57%Facilities, layout, material handling 60 65% 50 56%Introduction to industrial engineering 43

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aasakiran Madamanchi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Vetria L. Byrd, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

for discussion prompts. The discussion prompts promoted repetition inlearning in that they allowed students to apply practical understanding for the second time. Toincrease a sense of community, discussion groups were limited to 30 students, which resulted in atotal of four discussion groups. In addition, in preparation for the team-based project (4 studentsper team), one person from each time was assigned to each discussion group. This modifiedapproach to the Jigsaw method [48] allowed students to gain a more wholistic perspective (of theentire class) in preparation for the team-based project.Third, this module culminated with a final team-based project. This final module project promotedrepetition in learning in that it allowed students to

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Kovalchuk, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

writing through specific practices” [3].Meaningful writing is the careful integration of writing, not merely “Informative writing to theteacher-as-examiner in the genre of a short-answer exam [which] does little to truly initiatestudents to the primary purposes and audiences in the writing of their disciplines” [7]. The initialbaseline of writing perceptions built in this work serves as a step to examine whether and howwriting might be incorporated into the NACOE curricula and can provide a model for others tofollow.Project Motivation and ApproachThis research project did not begin as an examination of writing in engineering. Rather, it beganas an investigation into the learning practices of two different communities the lead authoroperated in

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

of one journal. He is a member of the ASEE and is an American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer.E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce E.DELBERT HORTON, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering. Dr. Horton teaches a variety of engineering courses, including: Industrial Operations Research courses, Industrial Capstone System Design, and a Project Management course. He has over 38 years experience in academia and in product development and manufacturing, and intelligence systems development and integration for U.S. Government agencies. His experience includes various engineering development and management, and consulting roles at Electrospace

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Kaemmerlen, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jodi L. Carville, Women in Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #11848Relevant Education in Math and Science (REMS): K-12 STEM OutreachProgram using Industrial Engineering ApplicationsDr. Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology Michael E. Kuhl, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD in Industrial Engineering in 1997 from North Carolina State University. His research and teaching interests are in simulation, operations research, and decision anal- ysis with a wide range of application areas including healthcare systems, project management, cyber security, and supply chain

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

formulation,efficient application of software features, and communication of their findings in a report format.An effective pedagogy is developed to assist students with problem formulation while enforcinganalytical skills and guiding writing reports. I have utilized pedagogy tools such as handoutswith specific guidelines and extensive examples, in-class discussions, homework assignments,and a final project to enforce report writing and analytical thinking. Moreover, I stress theimportance of analyzing the software’s solutions further to obtain more useful information.Though writing a “Report to a Manager” has been an element of my OR courses since 1999, thenew approach has evolved in the last three years. This new approach is aimed at

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Flynn, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

expect to spend at least 42 hours on the job. Regardless of whether Ireceive released time for a sanctioned activity or not, I should use Work Measurementtechniques to estimate the time commitment associated with the activity. This is especiallyimportant for project type activities because inappropriate allocation of time to perform(scheduling) can often lead to procrastination and ultimately inability to deliver by deadlines.Budgeting Work TimeFigure 2 presents a load budget for my Fall 2005 schedule. Assume that I was assigned threesections of the same course. The course is fully developed in that it requires no preparation otherthan familiarization before each class meeting. There were 25 students assigned to each section.The classes met in

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

projects, teams and teamwork and reflective writing, this university will teachleadership identity development along with the knowledge, skills and abilities required of thenext generation of engineering leaders.IntroductionKouzes and Posner1 suggest that leadership is “everyone’s business”. East Carolina University(ECU) has committed to distinguishing itself by taking a unified institutional approach topreparing leaders. The ECU has identified itself as “The Leadership University” in its strategicposition and its marketing. As part of this position, the university seeks to define studentlearning outcomes related to leadership development in a way that is straightforward andadaptive while allowing academic units the flexibility to identify and

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip R. Rosenkrantz, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

project preparation course, and a capstone course in quality. The results also havemajor implications for lifelong learning for engineers and are compatible with the teachings ofothers such as Taylor, Deming, Senge, and a study by Ernst & Young.The objectives of this paper are to:1. Share executive survey results and findings2. Demonstrate that the spectrum of leadership can be modeled by Hayes’ ―Six Stages of Quality System Implementation‖ and parallel versions of it3. Demonstrate how the Six Stages of Quality System Implementation were used to redesign courses in the industrial and manufacturing engineering curriculum to strategically integrate lean, six sigma, statistical quality control, and quality tools.4. Show that there is

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University; Y. Jane Liu, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L. Hutchins

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

analysis. If expected metrics were not achieved, initiate the cycle again with different activities. Use what was learned from the analysis to plan improvements.The remainder of this paper presents a case study of a TBR funded initiative to evaluate theeffects of high enrollments classes with a hybrid content delivery method in the TTU-COE. Thefocus of the analysis was preliminary screening of data to determine overall trends in studentperformance. (Montgomery, Runger, and Huebele, 2011).TBR Project EnvironmentCEE 2110 Statics and CEE 3110 Mechanics of Materials are engineering mechanics gatewaycourses for the civil engineering (CE) and mechanical engineering (ME) curricula in the COE atTTU. Similar curricular content can be found in every

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Technology Award. Dr. Salado holds a BSc/MSc in electrical engineering from Polytechnic Univer- sity of Valencia, an MSc in project management and a MSc in electronics engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia, the SpaceTech MEng in space systems engineering from Delft University of Technology, and a PhD in systems engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a member of INCOSE and a senior member of IEEE and IIE.Mr. Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette Andrew Katz is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is working as a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow with a focus on engineering ethics education. He holds a B.S. in

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabeel Yousef, Daytona State College; Ron Eaglin, Daytona State College

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

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

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 2, IE-ing the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Joseph Wilck, College of William & Mary; Amanda Elizabeth VanBuskirk

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

agreed that their internet use has had a positive impact on their college academic experience  46% of college students agreed that email enables them to express ideas to professors that they would not have expressed in class  58% of college students have used email to discuss or find out a grade from a professor  65% of college students have used email to report absencesPew Internet and American Life Project, comparing 2000 to 20153:  In 2000, about 50% of American adults used the internet, in 2015 that value was 84%  In 2015, and steadily since 2010, internet usage of young American adults has been 96- 97%  In 2015, and steadily, internet usage by college-educated American adults has been 95%In a 2005