Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian E. White, Complexity Are Us - Systems Engineering Strategies; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide; Vernon Ireland, University of Adelaide

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

cross-cultural and/or international conflicts, for example. Critical Systems Heuristics relates to the partial pre-suppositions that underpin system judgments. This methodology provides Ulrich’s twelve boundary questions that affect pro- ject scope,6 and focuses on who is marginalized and suggests techniques that allow these groups to be heard. Emotive forces in groups are recognized. Post-modern Systems Thinking recognizes conflict between groups and critically ques- tions 1) power relations; 2) the role of language; 3) the extent to which people are self- determining; and 4) the roles of signs and images, and provides a technique for first and second phase deliberation, debate, and decision. Total

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Yearwood, University of North Dakota; Alex Johnson, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

costly to operate and maintain. Faced with these challenges, institutionswill have to adapt and innovate by pursuing alternative and creative approaches to educating 21stcentury students. Two issues were examined in a recent study: 1. To ascertain the extent towhich less costly bench-top metal lathes can be used as viable alternatives in provide studentswith an understanding about the design and creation of manufactured items And 2. Determinethe levels of acceptance by faculty and industry about the use of smaller lathes as viablealternatives to their industrial size cousins. A study was conducted into the use of bench-topmetal lathes in a post-secondary educational institution. A metal lathe was chosen for this studyprimarily due to its

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, which is shown in Appendix B. A bar chart was generated based on likert scale and this is shown in Appendix C.Data Analysis Referring to the bar chart, one can draw certain conclusions and make thesefollowing important observations. It is interesting to note that none of the characteristics observed secured themaximum possible likert scale score of 5. We should also observe that none of thecharacteristics studied secured the minimum possible likert scale score of 1. Five characteristics have recorded an acceptable score of 4 on Likert Scale,indicating that there is enough of room for improvement. These characteristics are: • Reduce dependence on lectures

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

learning methodologies do necessarily require additional work onthe part of students as well as faculty (Barrows, 2000). A pioneer in the area of problem-basedlearning, McMaster University Professor Emeritus, Dr. Donald R. Woods describes acurriculum that is significantly different from the traditional discipline centered curriculum(Woods, 1994). Discovery approach aims to march a step further, when compared with problem-basedlearning. Here the instructor may benefit from the ideas provided by Intel Education. (http://www.intel.com/education/designprojects/) 1. Authentic project work puts students in the driver's seat of their own learning. 2. Instructors should take advantage of curriculum developed by teachers in a large

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Masud Salimian, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

analytical courses.Given such critical importance, it is crucial for IE students to: 1. Develop understanding of the concepts of decision variables, constraints, and measures of performance. 2. Develop skills in creating abstract mathematical programming models (LP, ILP, NLP) from real world problems. 3. Develop operational skills in carrying out procedural steps necessary for algorithms (the HOW skill). 4. Develop in-depth knowledge of the logic behind algorithms and their concepts, and learn to extend them to new horizons (the WHY and WHAT-IF skills).Looking at the above list of capabilities, it is clear that the majority of those skills to bedeveloped rely on understanding the underlining concepts and being able to

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

grading rubric allowed the professor to fairly and objectively evaluate the finalpresentations. The prototype BIT will be modified based on student assessment data andexperiences in the classroom.PurposeStudents can be empowered to learn by balancing academic and experiential educationalprocesses with a goal of work-integrated learning. Integrating work experiences with theeducational process can be facilitated by specific activities and intentional assessment. Intern, co-op and capstone experiences and preparation for professional certification provide learningexperiences and relevance in technical programs.1, 2 Through engagement in problem-basedlearning and experiences in the innovation process in the classroom, students may come toappreciate

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

systemic risk management. The authorsfurther discuss how systemic risk management can be integrated into engineering managementeducation.Introduction Engineering has long been regarded as a set of technical processes that are used to solveproblems. Engineering is defined as, “The application of science to practical uses such as thedesign of structures, machines, and systems.” [1]. However, as a result of continual pressure forgrowth, most companies have expanded their product lines and also the geographic region inwhich they are offered [2]. Due to this expansion, the complexity associated with projects thatmost organizations undertake has increased exponentially. According to Jagersma [3], thiscomplexity manifests itself in many forms

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Rivera, Universidad Icesi; Andrés López, Universidad Icesi; Andrés Calderón, Universidad Icesi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, in which agame is considered serious when it is used with an objective other than entertainment. This paperexplains the objectives of the use of the game in the class, the regulations and learning guides thatwere employed, the experiences the students lived, the main points the students take away fromthe use of the game and other experiences that take place in the class in addition to the delivery ofcontents and development of skills. This experience took place at Universidad Icesi, in Cali,Colombia.1. IntroductionEducation nowadays has to concern itself with more than the mere transmission of contents. Ithas been clear for some time that students must also develop skills and abilities to applyknowledge and concepts to actual work

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

program is listed as first accredited since the dateof their first accredited graduating class. The length of the accreditation process means that theaccreditation announcement and program listing takes place two years following the listedaccreditation date.) As seen in Table 1, there are now accredited engineering managementprograms in the U.S., Kuwait, Egypt and Turkey.2The first continuously accredited engineering management program was accredited in 1936 atOklahoma State University. Growth in the number of program began slowly, with the nextprogram appearing in the 1970s. The seven most recent additions to the list have taken placeonly in the last decade. Figure 1 displays the number of accredited EM programs accredited inany given year since

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

expenditure of the federal budget in Fiscal 2010. Social Securityaccounted for 20.3% of the budget, compared to 23.6% for discretionary defense and 20.8% forMedicare/Medicaid.1 Thus, analysis of the program is a full-time job for many, as well as beingthe subject of ongoing political discourse.Nevertheless, at the level of personal decision-making much of the available information doesnot seem to properly consider the time value of money. Since how to properly consider that timevalue is the subject of engineering economy courses, the topic is a suitable one for a case study.More importantly, like a real world problem, analyzing this case study can require students tosearch out the needed information from many possible sources, read and understand

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Viviana I. Cesani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

ofvariance, indicates that the factors that contribute more heavily toward changes in the students’intercultural sensitivity are (1) the experience of going through the REU summer program and(2) whether the student went to school at UPRM or not. Both of these factors also have astatistically significant two-way interaction with the different ICSS constructs. Non-parametricpaired analyses were used to test whether the experience had a positive effect in the participant’sintercultural scale. At a 0.05 significant level, every REU summer program was able to trigger astatistically significant improvement in the interaction confidence and interaction enjoymentconstructs of the ICSS. Overall, the REU program also had a statistically significant (𝛼 = 0.05

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

analysisIntroductionEngineering Management can be stated as a specific domain of engineering that focuses on thequantitative analysis of physical assets and processes. The blurring boundaries between Page 25.1090.2management and engineering have led to a large number of graduate engineering managers beingpart of project teams that involve a substantial amount of pure management activities involved inthem 1. An Engineering Manager can be distinguished from other managers as someone uniquelyqualified for two types of jobs - the management of technical functions (such as design orproduction) in almost any organization, or the management of broader functions (such asmarketing

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

industrialists.The institutional structure must be designed so that the survey instrument can be allowed toevolve. Initial efforts might be fairly limited, and at the other extreme surveys cannot be allowedto grow until they become a burden to respondents. One approach is an iterative three-stepprocess: (1) The assessment committee conducts a survey, (2) survey users and respondentsprovide suggestions for modifications, and (3) the committee decides which changes toimplement. The committee must be empowered so that it can make decisions without routinelyrequiring an unwieldy vote of the entire membership, and its membership should minimallyinclude persons who can provide input regarding the teaching and research components ofacademia, industrial needs, and

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

study abroad experiences cost around $8,000. What level of support in terms of scholarships would you need in order to make such an experience a possibility for you?Demographics ResultsThe responses from this survey provided insight about the Industrial Engineering students andtheir interest in studying abroad. According to the responses, 55% of the students were male and45% female. The 45% female response rate was higher than the 33% female IndustrialEngineering departmental enrollment. It is unclear whether this has any effect on the results.The classification of the respondents is shown in Figure 1. As can be seen, seniors completedthe survey at the highest rate. Higher participation by seniors could

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

error proofing, can be demonstrated clearly via a simulation game. As a result,various games have been developed by researchers and training institutions in recent years.Some simulation games can be conducted in a few minutes (e.g., 5S number game), while someothers run for several hours. Simulation games designed for classroom purposes, such as thepopular LEGO airplane assembly line, typically take 1 to 2 hours to go through several “phases”of lean implementation that demonstrate performance improvement step by step. This type ofgames usually serves the educational purpose adequately. However, certain limitations andweaknesses can hinder expected outcome of education. For example, most of the games require afixed number of players, while class

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

for future generations to enjoy a satisfactory quality of life, the current generation mustfind ways to meet humanity's needs for energy, shelter, food and water in ways that areenvironmentally, economically, and socially sustainable.Sustainable engineering may be defined as engineering for human development that meets theneeds of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds.1 Due to population growth and expanded global development, the next generation ofengineers must be able to design with fewer resources for a wider variety and greater number ofend users.2 According to National Academy of Engineering (NAE) President Charles M. Vest,macroscale issues of great societal importance, like energy

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles S. Wasson, Wasson Strategics, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

). Page 25.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Systems Engineering Competency The Missing Course in Engineering EducationABSTRACT This paper addresses the need for and proposes solutions to bolster thecompetency of the engineering professionals at two levels: 1) strengthen undergraduate andgraduate level engineering education to include a robust Systems Engineering(SE) problemsolving / solution development course and 2) shift the Systems Engineering paradigm found inmany organizations through education and training to employ scalable SE methodologies forprojects ranging in size from small to large complex systems. The objective is to educate

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

in Other DisciplinesThe author is part of a Research Learning Community (RLC) at their home institution. Thepurpose of the RLC is to provide a platform to the instructors from various disciplines wherethey can share ideas and techniques used to get students involved actively in classroom. TheRLC members come from engineering, mathematics, languages, arts, music, and law. A brief listof active learning techniques and their explanations used in these disciplines is as follows.Engineering:Following list of active learning techniques works well for engineering students8. 1. The muddiest point - Ask students about the concept they did not understand in a class and then go over it again at the end of the class. 2. True False

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

programs aboutthe appropriate education in this area for industrial engineering students at the undergraduate andgraduate levels.IntroductionFraser and Gosavi9 examined the nature of ―systems engineering‖ and described six meanings ofthe phrase ―systems engineering:‖ 1. The INCOSE definition. ―Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and 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 Page 25.1230.2 considering

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

experience in systems engineering during theirundergraduate education even if they are not targeting a systems engineering job. According toSatinderpaul et. al.1 it takes about 10 to 15 years of hands-on experience before the systemsengineer graduate can take on a lead role as a systems engineer. Under the NASA ExplorationSystem Mission Directorate (ESMD) there is a program to introduce NASA engineering into thesenior design courses at our nation’s undergraduate institutions called the NASA ExplorationSenior Design Projects2. In this program system engineering is highly emphasized and in theircorresponding faculty workshop, they show how a lack of systems engineering is the main causeof many of NASA large and expensive engineering disasters. They

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West; Douglas C. Montgomery, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Bloom’s Taxonomy. The current pedagogy removes students from applying higherorder cognitive skills. By using the Mouse Factory, students must select the most appropriateimprovement project to undertake, design a sampling plan, implement a control chart andevaluate the effectiveness of the implement control chart. Assessment of student behavior andattitudes will be discussed and evaluated.IntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management and industrial engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, rather than just reading chapters in a textbook orlistening to lectures on a given creativity topic. Table 1 summarizes the major studentbenefits derive from using problem-based learning1, 10, 11, 12, 13.Table 1: Major student benefits derive from PBL An alternative and enjoyable way to learn Students learn from other student problems Can be used to deal with personal and/or work related situations Expertise (by students) with a given problem/subject matter is not required Effective way to improve student participation Challenges the beliefs of students about problem solving & learning Complements other learning methods Students learn from their own experiences (self awareness) Adaptable

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

undergraduate students in industrialengineering. Despite the completion of six credit hours in probability and statistics,undergraduate students continue to have difficulty translating that information to industrialengineering applications in quality control, stochastic models, and work measurements.Historical data using the probability and statistics concepts inventory (Figure 1 below) indicatesthat, for most students, true conceptual understanding of probability basics remains elusive. Thisproblem may be exacerbated somewhat due to a disconnect between the theory covered in themathematics department and the applications needed in the industrial engineering program. Inthis paper we discuss some of the initial inroads towards improving conceptual

Conference Session

Lean and Green

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Faculty at all five universities use the simulation as described above,in three rounds, with each round addressing approximately the same issues. The implementa-tions differ broadly however, in the amount of inquiry that students are engaged in as theygenerate improvements. At Universities 1 and 2, the simulation is the foundation for thelaboratory portion of the course, and is used to provide opportunities for experimentation. AtUniversities 3, 4, and 5, the simulation is played in a more standardized and directed way; whilestudents generate improvement ideas they are guided to particular ideas and ways to implementthem before the next round is played. To a significant degree, the amount of inquiry is drivenby the time dedicated to the

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

should give serious consideration to the ease of product assembly or subassembly.In order to teach our MET students to communicate with design engineers effectively andefficiently, Boothroyd Dewhurst’s DFA methodology was introduced to accelerate ideas andexchange and generate alternative solutions. By using the DFA method, the students learned howto: (1) collect basic assembly information, (2) estimate part handling and insertion time, (3)calculate assembly efficiency, (4) identify assembly difficulties, and (5) generate alternativesolutions. This paper proposes a structured problem-solving approach called DMAIC to developa DFA learning model. The goals of this model are to: 1. Provide the students a clearly defined procedure for evaluating

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Forgie, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; MT Morris, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

collaborative research study that was conducted as aservice learning project by faculty and students at USI. It begins with adescription of the study approach. This is followed by an overview of aconceptual transportation network that was developed by a team of engineeringstudents. The paper concludes with a discussion of the educational value of this Page 15.88.3project, conclusions and future work.ApproachThe METS efficiency study consisted of several components, including: (1) ananalysis of current communication and marketing efforts, (2) a rider satisfactionsurvey and collection ridership utilization data, and empirical observations, (3) acommunity survey, (4

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Walton Pichette, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Walter Bryzik, Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Ming-Chia D. Lai, Wayne State University; Yun Seon Kim, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, Wayne State University Page 22.932.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Title: Integration of Systems Engineering Training Modules into Capstone Courses across College of Engineering DepartmentsBackground:The Department of Defense (DoD) has identified the promotion of Systems Engineering (SE)knowledge and career path awareness for undergraduate engineering students as a keystrategic initiative (1). The DoD chose exposing engineering students to systems engineeringtraining in capstone projects because they are required for all ABET-certified colleges ofengineering in the United

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

in the player’s methods of play.These games often mimic the situations with which a player would already be familiar in order to Page 22.1636.2help immerse players. These known situations in the game are used by developing a simplemechanic that will respond as the player expects. These high level skills correspond to the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (CognitiveDomain) developed by Bloom and colleagues5. Bloom et al.5 defines a hierarchy of six levels: 1.Knowledge- repeating memorized information; 2. Comprehension- paraphrasing text, explainingconcepts in jargon-free terms; 3. Application- applying course material to solve

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

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

together, hence, can often lead to clarity and reduced confusion in students’minds. It also helps reinforce the underlying principle. Definitions of buzzwords, e.g.,definition of supply chain management from the Institute for Supply Chain Management,are sometimes challenging for the instructor and students, because they tend to be verylong. At the same time, buzzwords are usually, by design, opaque and mysterioussounding. Hence, the instructor has to adopt the middle path by making the meaningtransparent and at the same time using only a few words for defining it.Survey questions: The following survey was given to students after they are madefamiliar with the definition of a buzzword. 1. Do you use buzzwords in your resume? 2. Do you believe