Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

over 10 years in the spaceindustry as a practicing engineer before joining academia, is illustrative: As the development of a satellite was ending, we (team members) started to talk to each other about what was coming next for us. One of my colleagues said that he was planning to write the continuation of Harry Potter. Intrigued by the idea, we asked him why. His answer was enlightening: “I have had to write so much science fiction in this project, that I feel totally capable to do it!”Engineering work affects society. Consequently, engineers have an inherent responsibility as partof their engineering practice for public safety and environmental sustainability, which requiresengineers to practice engineering

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

gave advice on communication andwriting structure and integration into engineering education practices. The articulation ofscaffolding – “It should be an area of focus with planned progressions in various writing styles:project report, research paper, memo, etc.” – showed faculty conceptualize the progression ofwriting learning [19]. However, this conception focused on learning “how” to perform particularengineering documents rather than the higher level critical thinking skill of rhetoric –understanding why there are genre distinctions, and how to determine these underlying “valuesystems” to adjust writing for future unfamiliar genres. This is a far more valuable skill thanlearning how to write a memo report, because it develops a learner’s

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Cathy Hall, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University; David Batts, East Carolina University; Laurie Moses, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

education and careers in STEM fields. Theprogram provided a rich learning environment centered on problem-solving, understanding of theintegration and interrelatedness of STEM fields, and an understanding of fulfilling statecurriculum standards in mathematics and science through hands-on projects and investigations inSTEM topics.Affective Instructional EnvironmentsIn developing the curricular plan for the summer academy, the participating faculty stronglysupported an integrated curriculum conjoining the areas of mathematics, science, andtechnology.11 The traditional disjointedness of mathematics, science, and technology instructionechoes an unrealistic view of the world. Today, interdisciplinary understanding is needed tosolve technical problems

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

ergonomics. Fraser’s 121 credit hour “generic”plan of study, which she feels describes most IE programs, includes two related courses: threecredit hours of “work methods” and three credit hours of “human factors.” Some portion of theseIE programs require only one three-credit-hour course that covers both work methods and humanfactors topics. IE programs may also offer advanced topics in ergonomics that are available aselectives to undergraduate students. There is also a subset of IE undergraduate programs thathave no required courses in these areas; Fraser’s numbers indicate that this is only about 10% ofABET accredited IE programs.Under the premise that ergonomics is an important subject in an undergraduate IE education, theinitial goal of this

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

student groups were never profitable but were able to reduce their losses significantly inthe second round. In the second round, it was observed that many of the students had learned thevalue of planning, forecasting, and managing risk when determining the size and source ofinventory replenishment orders. To this end, they applied logic and math in an effort to improvetheir decision-making. For example, one team purchased their entire inventory from California inthe first round, which helped them reduce their total material cost. However, the late arrival ofthe shipment in the third week prevented them from satisfying customer demand in weeks oneand two. As a result, at the end of the week five, the team was left with a large amount of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Ruby Clewlow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

-longdomestic or possibly international trips.A key issue that will need to be resolved in future offerings will be its scalability. For larger classsize, we will revisit the current architecture (of project topics and teams) to ensure it is viable andsustainable. In the pre-pilot version, the small class size was easily served by different projects,supervised by different staff and graduate students. For larger class size (and varying level ofstaff resources available to the class), we will evaluate the best options for future project setups.“Introduction to Engineering Systems” is part of a broader plan to develop over time, a largersuite of undergraduate Engineering Systems courses offered by ESD. As additional courses aredeveloped, we expect to

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-5126: AN EXERCISE FOR IMPROVING THE MODELING ABIL-ITIES OF STUDENTS IN AN OPERATIONS RESEARCH COURSEDr. Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Colorado State University, Pueblo. He received his M.Sc. in system engineering and his Ph.D. in engineering manage- ment from the National University of Colombia and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va, respectively. His research interests include scheduling, operations research, and modeling and simulation in health care and energy planning. He has participated in several funded projects through various sources such as NASA, the Department of Homeland Security

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

students even preferred a hybrid Page 23.1176.2course over the old traditional classroom 4. Our quasi-study supports this.The description of the traditional classroom for this department is a twice-a-week classconsisting of 75 minutes of f2f per class period. The instructor conducts the class in a traditionalmanner with transparency projectors or perhaps with the help of technology such as acomputer/projector and PowerPoint slides combination. Homework and tests are typically givenand received through paper handouts and take ups. Our plans were to migrate toward a hybridlearning environment, also called blended learning and the terms can be

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanaz Motamedi, University of Florida; Kierra Marquis; Hannah Levine

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

absorption, perceived usefulness,service quality, system quality, information quality, accessibility, and privacy/security. Based onthe findings from focus group discussions, theoretical foundations, and empirical evidence, wewill hypothesize an innovative and integrated technology acceptance model for eLearning.In near future, we will analyze reliability of the models, fitness of the measured models, andconvergent validity by performing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). We also plan to studyracial bias in E-learning. The framework and outcome of this study provide valuable guidelinesfor ISE departments that allow better understanding of Generation Z students' needs and theiracceptance of e-learning.Introduction and background:The COVID-19

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Lafayette College; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University; James Devin Cunningham; Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

usability.Second, instructors sometimes are hesitant to try and experiment with new approaches duringclass time, fearing that this time will be wasted and might impact how much material they willcover during the semester. The original plan of the experiment included the use of the VRlearning modules multiple times in the class throughout the semester, but due to the above-mentioned challenges, the authors implemented the experiment at the end of the semester. Theuse of any new technology in the classroom will face similar challenges. This is because somepeople’s innate nature is to avoid and resists change, even if the change will ultimately benefitthem and the learning process and outcomes (e.g., resistant to implementing computers in theclassroom

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University ; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Debisree Ray, Mississippi State University ; Ginnie Shih En Hsu

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

design of the VR teachingmodule to be more immersive and visualized. The current VR module is a semi self-paced tutorial.Concurrent research (Phase III) is being conducted to investigate how well students understand thequeuing theory concept using this updated VR teaching module versus traditional classroomlecture. Data is currently being collected using a different set of students with the same conceptualquiz but taught the topic in a traditional classroom manner (control group). Afterwards, we plan toprovide a comparative analysis of both approaches, control group versus experimental group anddisseminate the results.. The sections discussed below only reflects how well the students performusing the VR training module (experimental group

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, instructors will beable to have a concise and easy implementation plan to improve student satisfaction andmotivation in the classroom, creating a better educational experience for both the students andthe instructor. Once the factors that most significantly influence student motivation andsatisfaction were identified, an implementation model was created and tested. The “Interact,Cultivate, and Deliver” method, also known as the “I-C-D” method, implements the elevensignificant factors found across the three ordinal logistic regression models in a succinct mannerfor instructors. A pilot study of this method was implemented into an IE classroom and it wasfound that when the significant factors were implemented into the classroom, the satisfaction

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Richard Zhao, Pennsylvania State University; Faisal Aqlan, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Jo Elliott, Pennsylvania State University; Ethan James Baxter, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

virtualenvironment of a factory with a series of workstations. They were able to interact with theenvironment using the controllers on each hand (Figure 13). Inside the VR simulation, there was a large factory room with a row of workstations, asshown in Figure 14. A user wearing a VR headset was able to see the virtual environment andother users in the virtual environment. Figure 15 shows what a user saw as the other three userswere working. Every user was shown in the simulation with body and hand tracking, meaning thata user could see where the other users were and what the other users were doing with their hands.While inside the simulation every user was represented with a male virtual character in a blackbody suit, in the future we are planning

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Layton, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Thomas Reed Willemain, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

-eight out of thirty-nine possible participants had amajor within the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, one being a MechanicalEngineer. Most students in QC are juniors and seniors with more than one prior course instatistics. By the end of this course students should have the ability to identify, formulate andsolve engineering problems, and model the stochastic nature of management systems andengineering relationships to the planning, organization, evaluation and control of human centeredsystems. The course places a heavy emphasis on control charting using Minitab 16. QC will becalled the Level 2 course for the remainder of this paper.At the start of the experiment, students provided various items of demographic information (e.g

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A Carr USN, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

States.The metric system continued further definition of various units over the years and addedfundamental standards with new technology, such as electricity, magnetism, and light. In 1960,the metric system was renamed, the International System of Units (SI). In 1975, Congresspassed the Metric Conversion Act which established the United States Metric Board tocoordinate and plan the increased use of the metric system in the U.S. This board was disbandedin 1982. In 1988, Congress included additional metrication language in the Omnibus ForeignTrade and Competitiveness Act. This legislation required federal agencies to use metric systemin “procurement, grants, and other business-related activities” by the end of 1992, except forhighway and construction

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Page 24.379.14material. A passionate professor can make students curious about the material and motivatethem to study the material more9-10. Litzinger et. al state that instructors should focus onstimulating interest in their subject area for all students regardless of their varying backgroundsand abilities9. Educators should stress the importance of how course material will be relevant inthe future. Similarly, if students understand how current class material is vital for theirunderstanding in future classes, they may value the class more2, 9. Hence, tying course material tofuture academic and career plans will show students the importance of the course.Question O: Learning Styles and PreferencesResearch by Felder and colleagues shows the

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

. Viviana Cesani is a professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM). She completed her Ph.D. degree in Manufacturing and Production Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include production plan- ning and control, supply chain management, engineering economy, project management, and engineering education. She is currently the department head of the IE department at UPRM. Dr. Cesani is a senior member of IIE, President of the UPRM-Delta Chapter of the International Organization for Women Ed- ucators, and member of the Professional College for Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico. She was recognized as UPRM

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

standpoint when solving an engineering problem.We have proposed and described in this paper how modeling can be used to overcome thisbarrier, providing students a mechanism to operationalize their ethical responsibility. We havealso used modeling to demonstrate how students could have benefited from modeling to realizethat their answers to the assignment were not aligned with their ethical responsibility.Furthermore, while we have used the attribute of reliability and the topic of valuing life as anexample, we have also discussed the possible effectiveness of modeling to operationalize ethicalresponsibility to support decision-making for other engineering decisions.We plan future work to test how previous, traditional ethical training factors in the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Omar Ashour, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

of their junioryear. The journal can serve as physical evidence that the student can use to keep track of all theactivities, document the history, write notes, and revisit whenever needed. It is also a way to seethe linkage between the courses [39].3.4 Future PlanThe plan of this project is to assess the impact of i) using VR technology to teach IE conceptsand ii) using VR teaching modules to integrate the IE curriculum. The assessment involves twocohorts: control and intervention groups. The authors are currently collecting data for the controlgroup. Once the VR module is fully developed, relevant data will be collected and analyzed withrespect to the control group. The assessment instruments involve self-report surveys andknowledge tests