Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Guccione, Eastern Illinois University; Thomas McDonald, Eastern Illinois University

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Industrial Engineering

. An excellent source ofreal life examples can be found at the Winter Simulation Conference1. The papers presented overthe past 10 years of the Winter Simulation Conference were analyzed for such examples to beused in courses such as Systems Modeling or Modeling and Simulation Languages.In addition, the projects described in each paper were analyzed for characteristics that would beuseful for use as potential student projects. These projects could also be used as the basis forengineering and technology students to become involved in health care DES research.One of the first characteristics analyzed was the ranking of the DES software products beingused. Figure 1 shows that across all sectors, business, healthcare, and government, Arena

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

implicationsof defining “systems engineering.” Some of the questions we address here are as follows.What are the real-world problems that systems engineering claims to study, what are theprincipal methods of systems engineering and how different are they from those ofindustrial engineering, and what is and should be taught in programs in systemsengineering? What can students expect to learn and what jobs can they obtain aftercompleting their studies?IntroductionWith two recent actions, the industrial engineering community seems to haverelinquished any exclusive claim on the use of the phrase “systems engineering.” Thoseactions are (1) the vote by IIE membership to reject a proposal to add “systems” to itsname and (2) the determination that ABET’s new

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

addressed the content and structure of the introductory course taken (delivery Page 15.697.3method, credit hours, class size, instructor, grade assignment, topics covered) as well as whenstudents took the course and what grade they received. The course evaluation section addressedstudents’ likes, dislikes, and overall satisfaction with the introductory course that they took. Thecareer efficacy section addressed students’ perceptions of their ability to succeed in industrialengineering. Career efficacy questions are shown in Table 1 and course satisfaction questionsare shown in Table 2. Each question was formatted using a 5-point Likert scale, with

Conference Session

Lean and Green

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; John Sutherland, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

Academy of Engineeringunveiled The Grand Challenges for Engineering in a public statement on February 15, 20081 andsustainability was noted as one of four broad realms of human concern. Six (out of 14) of theengineering challenges are related to environmental sustainability: (1) Make solar energyeconomical, (2) Provide energy from fusion, (3) Develop carbon sequestration methods, (4)Manage the nitrogen cycle, (5) Provide access to clean water, and (6) Restore and improve urbaninfrastructure.Industrial Engineers (IEs) are in a unique position to play a key role in the effort to bringsustainability concepts to the mainstream of engineering education. Their historical figures andinitiatives are aligned with the current need for sustainable products

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

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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

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Townsend, University of Windsor; (Ruth) Jill Urbanic P.Eng., University of Windsor

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Industrial Engineering

. Page 24.1015.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Project Management Learning Takes FlightIntroductionProject management is a threshold concept in engineering education, meaning that it istransformative, integrative, and often troublesome for learners[1]. For these reasons, it should bedeveloped with deep versus surface learning opportunities[2]. The question is: how? Whatpurposeful conditions and contexts can educators create to help students learn projectmanagement, and how can it be introduced on a small scale for iterative development?These questions are explored in this paper with a student-centered, experiential learning projectmanagement workshop that has been developed

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague-Caballero, New Mexico State University; Delia J. Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

learner. To Rogers, experiential learning is equivalent topersonal change and growth and affirms that learning is facilitated when: (1) the studentparticipates completely in the learning process and has control over its nature and direction, (2) itis primarily based upon direct confrontation with practical, social, personal or research problems,and (3) self-evaluation is the principal method of assessing progress or success1. David Kolb(1939) described experiential learning as an integrative process of concrete experience, reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. In summary, Experientiallearning theory defines learning as "the process whereby knowledge is created through thetransformation of experience

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

questions, students were asked to indicate their reasons for pursuing anindustrial engineering degree. They were first asked to select all applicable reasons from a set offive choices (see Figure 1), with the opportunity to specify ‘other’ for reasons not on the list.Students were then asked to select the one top reason that they chose to major in industrialengineering from the same list of options. Figure 1. Survey Options: Reasons for Choosing Industrial Engineering Major  I knew someone who had majored in IE.  I thought that becoming an IE would provide job security.  The starting salary of an IE was attractive.  I thought that becoming an IE would help me make positive

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

the topics that can be potentially covered using PBL in IE, focusingon the two specific IE courses named above. In that section, we also present some examples ofdiscussions that the instructor can have in the classroom in order to extract the greatest advantageof the PBL style. Finally, we conclude with a summary of our discussion and enumerate sometopics that are perhaps best taught via a deductive mechanism.Advantages of PBLA few studies that show PBL to be beneficial are: Pierrakos et al.11, Mergendoller et al.8, Dochyet al.1, Patel et al.10, and Vernon and Blake12. Some studies, however, point in the oppositedirection, e.g., Kirschner et al.6, but these have been far outnumbered by those that show positiveoutcomes with PBL. Some of the

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

constructed with varying amounts of variability in the height,width and depth dimensions facilitating different outcomes. Assessment of student performanceand perceptions (behavior and attitudes) from a small-scale (initial) pilot study will be measured,evaluated and discussed.IntroductionMontgomery states that “determining the capability of the measurement system is an importantaspect of many quality and process improvement activities.”1 Quality is integral component ofmost organizations and is a primary method in which organizations compete.2 The Society ofManufacturing Engineering (SME) has repeatedly identified quality as an important competencygap in the field of manufacturing.3,4This paper presents a method to address the quality competency gap

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

instructors provide a fifteen week semester schedule readily downloadable thatdescribes the weekly course requirements along with deadline dates. Since 2004, we have run asuccessful graduate level degree program entirely online thus we were able to take lessonslearned from that experience and parlay that into undergraduate classes taking a midwayapproach with hybrid solutions rather than jumping immediately to fully online solutions. Wehave seen a measurable effect of students preferring hybrid classes over traditional and onlineclasses. Figure 1 demonstrates the results of a longitudinal quasi-experiment of enrollment dataover the past 7 semesters representing a total of 3,707 enrollments in IET undergraduate classes.The chart shows a marked

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

of suchimportance, that engineering programs seeking accreditation must be able to prove that ethics istaught.1 Page 23.1251.2This responsibility to society becomes more pronounced as our nation looks to engineering toaddress areas of renewable energy, sustainability, clean water, and even urban infrastructure.2However, the students within our program are not required to take a specific engineering ethicscourse. This places our students at a disadvantage if they are not able to consider the ethicalquestions that emerge from protecting the existing environment and resources, from increasingthe efficiency of existing processes, and from

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Improving Stochastic AwarenessAbstractIt is possible for a student to pass a course on stochastic analysis without actually understandingthat W = 1/(μ - λ) is not the same sort of equation as F = ma. That is a student might grosslyunderestimate the role of variability in stochastic systems. Failure to grasp this concept early cancause a student to mischaracterize much of the presented information. This is especially an issuein distance courses because students do not interact as much as in residence courses. This paperdescribes a collection of exercises intended to determine the level of students’ understanding ofstochastic behavior and build their stochastic awareness early in a course so that they will betterunderstand the role of randomness and

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

of Engineering, she develops projects, plans and implements strategies and develops and documents reports, newsletters and proposals. Page 23.1262.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Training Industrial Engineering Students as Energy EngineersIntroductionBuildings consume approximately 40% 1 of all energy in the United States. Most buildingsoperate far less efficiently than their potential. In the U.S., industry alone accounts for about 31%of all energy used 8. There are many benefits to making commercial and industrialmanufacturing plants more efficient. One is to

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin W. Kile, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

1 2 3 Notes Professionalism Detrimental to the Somewhat Mostly on topic Attentive and on Training Session distracting or off Topic topic Knowledge Shows little or no Limited knowledge Knowledgeable Shows complete knowledge of of topic knowledge topic Clarity Cannot be Discussion Few questions Easily understood understood required to required to

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max de Jesús Suárez Montiel, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Alberto Abelardo Hernandez-Luna, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

experience tools and ServQual.The proposed Toolkit is developed through the following five stages: 1) collect voice ofcustomer (VOC) and voice of process (VOP); 2) analyze the information; 3) recommendactions; 4) identify and classify projects; 5) prioritize. The recognition phase is based ontwo dimensions: a) service quality; and c) customer experience.The toolkit developed provides a framework that incorporates customer experience tools towiden the application of six sigma in service industries. The framework and toolkit weretested in the International Lean Six Sigma ITESM-BMGI Certification Program. Theresults of its application are presented and discussed and future work is proposed.Keywords: Six Sigma, ServQual, Customer Experience, VOC

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Curry, Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Weihang Zhu, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

drop outof engineering programs for work or family reasons after completing sophomore courses also hasinterest in this program. In addition to presenting the program design and operation, this paperdiscusses the potential market for the program nationwide, preliminary student performance, andthe results of a faculty survey about online courses.1. Program Overview Beginning in the fall 2014, the Industrial Engineering (IE) department at LamarUniversity (LU) began offering a BSIE degree in a 2+2 online format. The goal of the 2+2 onlineoption is to reach capable students who are unable to complete a traditional engineering programdue to location and time of day restrictions. The 2+2 format has students take the first two yearusing

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Brian W. Henderson, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

and marketability, but the truequestion that they are wanting to answer is will I be able to find a job upon graduation.According to the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook,industrial engineering will grow 5% from 2012 to 2022, which will produce anemployment change of around 10,000 jobs, but will this growth be able to provideenough opportunities for current and future industrial engineering students? Also, what isthe perception of industrial engineering job opportunities by incoming engineeringstudents? This paper analyzes and compares the results from 3 surveys administered bythe University of Arkansas. It will 1) explore survey results for students interested inindustrial engineering to help gain insight on

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

continuous improvement process. Once the proposed curriculum isimplemented, it is continuously reviewed as student learning is assessed. This paper is based onprevious work started at the Universidad Icesi School of Engineering [1] and presents anadaptation of the proposed methodology for the IE undergraduate program. The adaptationpresents the grouping of steps according to the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle and theinclusion of ABET accreditation considerations for program assessment purposes.MethodologyThe IE Department led a systematic review of the IE undergraduate program curriculumfollowing the process established for all undergraduate engineering programs in the engineeringschool; this process is described below in Figure 1. Each of the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justine M. Chasmar, Clemson University; Brian J. Melloy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

wereallowed to complete an alternative assignment; therefore, participants may be labeled a numbergreater than N. The number of students completing each assignment varied and is reported withthe results in the next section. Students were given course credit for a one-minute paper,workshop attendance, one-week post-workshop reflection (Reflection 1), and end-of-semesterreflection (Reflection 2). To improve the level of metacognitive reflection 30, students wereasked to identify a single course during all responses.Prior to the workshop, students identified an IE course as the focus of their reflections.Additionally, each student wrote a one-minute paper responding to the prompt: “What strategiesdo you find successful that you use to study for this

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

suggest a need to market to IE students differently?Data is collected from more than 1,500 undergraduate industrial engineering and businessstudents throughout the state of Georgia. Analysis is presented for various demographics,including gender, age, and ethnicity.IntroductionLogistics is an important and growing field. In 2014, total US logistics costs were $1.45trillion, which represents 8.3% of GDP [1]. However, there is a need for more college studentsto choose careers in this field. Traditionally fed from business and industrial engineeringprograms, logistics faces a current shortage of students entering the field. The Georgia Centerof Innovation for Logistics reports that there was a gap of more than 270,000 logistics relatedjob openings

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heriberto Garcia-Reyes, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Cesia de la Garza Garza

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

the solutionof a problem using LP. A sample of the methods found in the literature is shown in Table 1. Table 1: Comparison among methods to solve problems using LP Hillier and Liberman 19 Taha20 Winston21 1. Define the problem 1. Define the problem 1. Formulate the and gathering data 2. Formulate the problem 2. Formulate a model 2. Observe the system mathematical model 3. Solve the model 3. Formulate a 3. Develop a 4. Validate the model mathematical model computer

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Joseph Wilck, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

students. Each week, the students aresubject to (2) 50-minute classroom lectures and (1) 115 minute laboratory experience in TheFactory for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) laboratory at Penn State UniversityPark. The objectives of the course are to introduce industrial engineering students to the theory,principles, mechanisms, and concepts of solidification/ additive manufacturing processes formaterials, emphasizing process selection and the effects of process capabilities and limitation ondesign, costs, and quality. The course includes lectures, laboratories, demonstrations, videos,extension readings, and homework problems. The main course topics covered in the course aremechanical testing and properties, metal casting processes, welding

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Margarita Prada-Angarita, Fundación Universidad del Norte; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundación Universidad del Norte; Carmen Regina Berdugo Correa, Fundación Universidad del Norte

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

design experience that requires: 1) to design a product andits production process; 2) to determine the best location for facilities; 3) to design a facilitylayout; 4) to carry out an analysis of capacity.The use of a structured Cooperative Learning (CL) strategy suggests a positive environmentfor the students to help each other to develop the design competence in the Engineeringcurricula. In the past years, the assessment process in the program has allowed to identifynew opportunities to improve the design competence and to close the gap between thefreshman and senior design experiences. For the PSD course, the new lab facilities and thecommitment of the lab instructors from the upcoming courses allow the junior designexperience to be enriched

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

classroom to quantify the effect against predicted values of student motivation andsatisfaction. Recommendations on how these factors can be easily implemented into industrialengineering classrooms will allow improvements in many classrooms outside of thePennsylvania State University.Student Learning StylesIn engineering classrooms, instructors often teach in a manner that is not aligned with thedominant learning styles of the student population.1 Students should be challenged to thinkoutside of their normal learning styles in order to best retain and use information in the futurecareers. Due to the disconnect of student learning styles and instructor teaching styles, studentsmay become disinterested in the classroom and lack motivation to continue

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Vitor Ambrosio Winckler, Colorado State University - Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

rating of user 𝑥 on topic 𝑠 and 𝑟𝑦,𝑠 is the rating of user 𝑦 on topic 𝑠, 𝑠𝑥,𝑦indicates the items that users 𝑥 and 𝑦 co-experienced. Then rating is computed by a weightedaverage of the nearest neighbors using the following formula7,8: ∑𝑦∈𝑆𝑥𝑦 (𝑟𝑦,𝑠 −𝑟̅𝑥 )𝑠𝑖𝑚(𝑥,𝑦)𝑟𝑥,𝑠 = 𝑟̅𝑥 + ∑𝑦∈𝑆𝑥𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑚(𝑥,𝑦) ,where, 𝑟̅𝑥 is the average rating of user 𝑥. Two assumptions were used in the algorithm: (1) theprofessor was interested in relating the frequency of the topics on the websites to the OPCcourse, and (2) the frequency of the topics on the websites reflected the technological andstakeholders’ need changes and the professor agreed with the existence of the

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

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Industrial Engineering

produce this program, including the results of over 1,300surveys completed by students and teachers who have participated in the program activities.1. IntroductionConnecting math and science concepts to real-world applications can help to generate studentinterest in STEM disciplines and careers. There have been significant outreach efforts to engagestudents in STEM-related activities, primarily with the intent of generating interest in STEMfields, but these efforts are not necessarily intended to teach specific K-12 math and scienceconcepts. In this research, we present the design, development, and assessment of a university-led outreach program to address these needs. The presented work is focused on identifying andlinking 5th – 12th grade math