Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3013: ASSESSMENT OF TQM IN THE 21ST CENTURYDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Laura Ruff, Mississippi State University

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Industrial Engineering

retention rates, degree attainment, and grade point averages, additionalliterature suggests that students’ efficacy beliefs may be an important measure of courseeffectiveness5. Self-efficacy, as first described by Bandura6, can positively or negativelyinfluence behavior based on a person’s perception of his abilities to successfully complete a task.Self-efficacy beliefs of undergraduate students in STEM (i.e. Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics) majors have been linked to success and persistence within these fields7.Additionally, self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect interest, expectations, and choicesof engineering students8-9.Previous work examined self-efficacy beliefs of students in relation to their expectations

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #9161The Effect of Active Collaborative Learning on Instructor Evaluations: AnObservational StudyDr. Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering (IE) and Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, holds an MS Degree from Purdue University and a BS from Kettering University, formerly GMI-Engineering & Management Institute. She teaches courses in Work Design, Ergonomics, Statistics and various other Industrial

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janis P. Terpenny, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine M. Harmonosky, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amine Lehtihet, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Vittal Prabhu, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andris Freivalds, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elena M. Joshi, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jose A. Ventura, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Industrial Engineering

versus buy question.IE478 Retail Services Engineering – provides an introduction to retail services operations,process models, and application of information technologies to enhance productivity andprofitability. During the time we were defining and refining our project on Product-basedLearning (spring semester of 2017, prior to official launching), one of the professors in the teamtried some of the elements of it in this senior-elective/graduate-level course. The course had anenrollment of fifty-eight (58) students consisting of roughly equal undergraduates and mastersstudents. The class was divided into 15 teams of 3 to 4 students each. As an instructor, “bundlinggoods and services” was a new topic both from a curriculum and pedagogical

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

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

recruiting in power engineering, J. of Power Systems, IEEE Transactions, v. 19(1), 2004, pp. 24-30. 2. Dlamini, N., Organising South African industry-university partnership programmes for viability, South African Journal of Higher Education, v. 15(3), 2001, pp. 24-31. 3. Santoro, M. D., Chakrabarti, A. K., Firm size and technology centrality in industry-university interactions, Research Policy, v. 31(7), 2002, pp. 1163-1180. 4. Jacob, M., Hellström, T., Adler, N., Norrgren, F., From sponsorship to partnership in academy-industry relations, R&D Management, v. 30(3), 2000, pp. 255-262. Page 25.696.6

Conference Session

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison M. Knight, Mayo Clinic; Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-4700: MEASURING THE EFFECT OF ONLINE HOMEWORKPROCEDURES ON STUDENT EXAM PERFORMANCEAlison M. Knight, Mayo Clinic Alison M. Knight received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technological University. She worked for three years for TranSystems as a simulation analyst. She then received her MSE in Systems Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. During her graduate studies, she was a teaching assistant and later instructor for undergraduate Engineering Economy courses. She is currently working as a Health Systems Engineering Analyst at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.Dr. Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville Gillian Nicholls is an Assistant Professor of

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

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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

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

(e.g.independence, expectation, variance), identify and analyze discrete and continuous randomvariables, and formulate and conduct statistical analyses of observed data.One key innovation that we implemented is the introduction of real-world data-driven casestudies. We wish to expose our students to engineering problems that will help them relate thematerial taught in class with their own major. The primary enabling technology is statisticalprogramming with Python. The case studies are introduced as group assignments and aremotivated in class or discussion sessions. Students select their own groups and in the end of eachcase study, they do a peer-evaluation in order to assess the degree of in-group collaboration. Inthis way, students build valuable

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Morales, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Industrial Engineering

university in Puerto Rico. Its image comes from being one ofthe best universities specialized in Engineering and Science in the Caribbean. Engineeringgraduates get very competitive job offers from the many pharmaceutical, bio-technology andelectronics companies in the island. Graduate school is also an option as all engineeringspecialties have well-established graduate programs and many prestigious engineering schools inthe continental US come to recruit students, offering full scholarships to the most qualifiedgraduates. Research wise, three fourths of its faculty has Ph.D. degrees from the most prestigiousAmerican and European engineering schools. In IE, this percentage jumps to 82%.The UPRM has a research-oriented culture that resonates in Puerto

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Cochran, Southern Methodist University and Meijo University; Makoto Kawada, Meijo University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a two-time recipient of the Shingo Prize for Manufac- turing Excellence. He works with leaders from industrial and service sector enterprises for sustainable system design and implementation through consulting, custom educational workshops, and system design evaluations.Prof. Makoto Kawada, Meijo University Makoto Kawada, Ph.D., is President, Meijo Process Management Institute, Co., LTD; Professor Emeritus, School of Business, Meijo University; and Special Researcher, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo. Page

Conference Session

Methods, Cases, and Directions

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska, Anchorage; Neal A. Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Yiran Zhang, University of Bridgeport

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

in 1975, and his master’s in civil engineering from UAA in 1999.Dr. Neal A. Lewis, University of Bridgeport Neal Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Management, School of Engineer- ing at the University of Bridgeport (Connecticut). He has more than 25 years of industrial experience, having worked for Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Along with coauthors, he has received the 2005 Ted Es- chenbach award for the best article in the Engineering Management Journal and the 2009 Grant Award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. Neal received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla (now Missouri S&T) in 1974, M.B.A. from the University of New

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

educationalbackgrounds and with different degrees like cognitive or organizational psychology, humanfactors engineering, computer science, and information science [7]. The Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) listed that the requirement for an Industrial Engineeringcurriculum is to prepare graduates to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systemsthat include people, materials, information, equipment, and energy [8]. While many IndustrialEngineering curricula include courses on Ergonomics and Design, they do not necessarily coverconcepts like Usability and User-Experience.As industrial engineers are more involved in designing systems and tasks, it is beneficial forthem to learn about UE and its application to these systems and

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam, East Carolina University; John Dail Garner, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

program which conducted this study.Background InformationOver the last decade, there has been a major shift in the economic base of eastern NorthCarolina. For generations, the regional economy was driven by agriculture and in particular bytextile and tobacco production. In recent years, this economy has made a major transition to amanufacturing, military, and government / service based economy. The region’s ability tomaintain this momentum and continue to grow technology driven businesses is, in large part,dependent on attracting and retaining engineering expertise. However, local, national and globalfirms often have difficulty attracting and retaining engineers in a region that is primarilycomprised of rural towns and small cities. The ability

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Dale Masel, Ohio University

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2008-2680: TEACHING CONCEPTS OF LEAN MANUFACTURINGTHROUGH A HANDS-ON LABORATORY COURSEArun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Arun received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 1997 and Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2004. He went on to receive his Doctoral Degree in Integrated Engineering (with an Industrial Engineering concentration) from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2007. His research interests include production, planning and control of manufacturing systems, application of lean principles, study of discrete-event systems and cost estimation for various

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier Rubio-Herrero, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio

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Industrial Engineering

. Rubio-Herrero worked at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he applied optimization and machine learning techniques to a diverse array of areas such as national security, deep learning, and energy. He also has experience in industry (in the context of supply chain and manufacturing) and in the public sector, where he was part of the Transport and Energy unit at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. Dr. Rubio-Herrero has published articles in journals and conference proceedings, and serves as an active reviewer in peer-reviewed publications. His research interests deal with the applications of optimization and operations research techniques to solve engineering problems

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina R. Scherrer, Kennesaw State University; Michael Maloni, Kennesaw State University; Elizabeth M. Boyd, Kennesaw State University; Stacy M. Campbell, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #15186Industrial Engineering Students’ Perceptions of the Logistics and Supply ChainIndustryDr. Christina R. Scherrer, Kennesaw State University Christina Scherrer is an associate professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering in the Southern Poly- technic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University. Her research interests are in the application of operations research and economic decision analysis to the public sector and in assessing education innovation. She teaches primarily statistics and logistics courses, at both the undergraduate and graduate level.Michael Maloni

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

to Enhance Learningin a new Product Development Course,” Proceeding of Society for Marketing Advances, 2000,Orland, FL, pp. 130-139[5] McKeage, Kim, Skinner, Deborah, Seymour, R. M., Donahue, Darrell W., and Christensen,Tom, “Implementing an Interdisciplinary Marketing/Engineering Project Format, PreliminaryEvaluation, and Critical Factor Review,” Journal of Marketing Education, Vol. 21 No. 3,December 1999, pp. 217 – 231.[6] Shields, Mark A. and O’Connell, John P., “Technological Capability: A MultipdisciplinaryFocus for Undergraduate Engineering Education” Paper presented at ASEE Annual Conference,Seattle, WA, 1998,[7] Van Kasteren, Johannes M. N, “Interdisciplinary Teaching Within Engineering Education,”European Journal of Engineering

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

 Manufacturing Process Laboratory (1 cr.)  ART 145RA Web Design (3 cr.)  ETME 310 Machining and Industrial Safety (3 cr.)  EMEC 403 CAE IV‐Design Integration (3 cr.)  ETME 410 CNC & CAM Technology (3 cr.)  EMEC 465 Bio‐inspired Engineering (3 cr.)  ETME 415 Design for Mfg and Tooling (3 cr.)  Take ARCH 121IA to satisfy university core requirement.  Human Factors  Healthcare  PSYX  360  Social  Psychology  (3  cr.)  CHTH 210 Foundations of Community Health (3 cr.)  PSYX 380 Memory & Cognition (3 cr.)  HADM 445 Managing Healthcare Orgs (3 cr.)  PSYX 481

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Science Foundation Engineering Education Program for fundingthis research through Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure(IEECI) grant (Award number 0935202).Bibliography 1. World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987. 2. Davidson, Cliff I.; Matthews, H. Scott; Hendrickson, Chris T.; Bridges, Michael W.; Allenby, Braden R.; Crittenden, John C.; Chen, Yongsheng; Williams, Eric; Allen David T.; Murphy, Cynthia F.; and Sharon Austin. “Adding Sustainability to the Engineer’s Toolbox: A Challenge for Engineering Educators.” Environmental Science & Technology, 2007, pp. 4847-4850 3. Vest, Charles. “Context and Challenge for

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

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3473: BIOMIMICRY INNOVATION AS A TOOL FOR DESIGNDr. Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Department at Kettering University and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan. She serves as the Director for the Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Kettering. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include ergonomics and human modeling, statistics, work design and lean princi- ples, supply chain management, and environmental sustainability.Dr. Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit MercyDr. Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy Darrell Kleinke has more than 25 years of

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

economic analysis, sustainable engineering, and integrated resource management. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, APICS, IIE, and SWE. She is a licensed P.E. in Kansas.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Edward A. Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Pohl spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in a variety of engineering, analysis, and academic positions during his career. He received a Ph.D. in system and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona in 1995, a M.S. in reliability engineering from the University of Arizona in 1993, a M.S. in system engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1988, a M.S

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Yvette Rito, Kansas State University; Jessica Lynn Aschenbrenner, Kansas State University; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #10084Toward Broadening Participation: Understanding Students’ Perceptions ofIndustrial EngineeringMs. Valerie Yvette RitoJessica Lynn AschenbrennerDr. Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University Jessica L. Heier Stamm holds a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in industrial engineering from Kansas State University. Her research in en- gineering education centers on broadening the participation of underrepresented students in engineering and introducing students to humanitarian applications of operations research. Dr. Heier Stamm also con- ducts

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

area of Human Work Design, Educational Scholarship and Environmental Sustainability.Dr. Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas Letitia Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University. Dr. Pohl served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for eight years. At the Uni- versity of Arkansas, she has served as the Assistant Director of the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center and conducted research in warehouse design and operations, transportation

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dia St. John, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

recruitment office, most of the College of Engi- neering’s K-12 outreach programs, and the college’s summer programs. He received a B.S. in Computer Engineering and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas. Page 26.800.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 From College to K-12: Adapting Industrial Engineering Classroom Exercises for Outreach PurposesAbstractOutreach activities are imperative in the recruitment and development of young engineers, a keydemographic in our culture’s future technological advancement. According to the

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

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #12962Curriculum Innovation in Industrial Engineering: Developing a New DegreeProgramDr. Mary J. Meixell, Quinnipiac University Mary J. Meixell is an Associate Professor of Management and Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac Uni- versity in Hamden Connecticut, where she teaches courses in operations analysis and supply chain man- agement. She earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Penn State University, an M.S. in Transportation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University. Her areas of expertise are in production and logistics operations analysis and supply

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Yeonsu Ryu

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Industrial Engineering

hasbegun promoting a strong culture of Active Cooperative Learning (ACL). ABET, theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, has recommended this pedagogicalapproach as a method because focusing students on real-world problems can increase theirmotivation. 4 By using the live case study approach in this class, the traditional student group,expanded to include the mentor, can work together to synthesize their understanding of theapplication, through the question and answer process. The students can reinforce the conceptswith each other through the process of writing reflective papers on how their mentor companyapplies the techniques. Finally, the objective of this method is pulled together by the NationalAcademy of Engineering report

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elif Akcali, University of Florida; Wayne C.W. Giang, University of Florida; McKenzie Landrum, University of Florida

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #31146Incorporating Divergent Thinking Skills Development into a Project-BasedCourse in Industrial and Systems EngineeringProf. Elif Akcali, University of Florida Dr. Elif Akc¸alı is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida (UF) and a UF Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow. She is an industrial engineer, a visual artist and an explorer of the interplay between thinking and making in the arts and engineering. In 2013, Dr. Akc¸alı was selected as the Creative Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Florida, and spent two semesters in the School

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2007-1117: EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN OPERATIONSRESEARCH COURSES INTENT ON IMPROVING ANALYSIS SKILLS ANDREPORT-WRITINGSima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Page 12.580.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Effective Pedagogical Techniques in Operations Research Courses Intent on Improving Analysis Skills and Writing Report Dr. Sima Parisay California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAbstractPowerful Operations Research (OR) softwares provide many of the analytical features needed tosolve OR problems. However, students lack the skills required for problem

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

Iowa State University (ISU) has beenactively involved in objective evaluation and outcome assessment of its IE majors. Theevaluation and assessment activities are highly important for its accreditation as theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires that the graduatesof accredited engineering programs attain certain outcome items to foster achievement ofthe programs’ long-term educational objectives (see e.g., [1]).Specifically, in response to this requirement, IMSE Department has developed andimplemented the continuous improvement process for its objectives and outcomes that isdepicted in Figure 1.The Industrial Engineering Program Outcomes shown in on the top of the lower loop inFigure 1 consists of sixteen items

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

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Industrial Engineering

the test itself. The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at CaliforniaPolytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has used a content exam for several years. Thispaper will discuss test development, administration, and the role it plays in the assessmentprocess. In addition, the test is evaluated using the standard psychometric techniques ofreliability and validity. The results of the evaluation are used to refine the test. The importance ofthe evaluation of these types of instruments cannot be overstated as they often are used to guidecurricular or other program improvements efforts.INTRODUCTIONThe Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 1 encourages programs to usedirect measures of performance when