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

STEM careers.In general, the influence of parents and teachers is critical for STEM career decisions. However,parents are the more important influence across all groups. In addition, students indicated thattheir interest in a career field is a very crucial factor. The message from this is clear. Toincrease selection of STEM careers, we must make sure that parents understand the quality andpotential of these life opportunities with their sons and daughters. In addition, we must be surethat students are presented with a positive image of STEM careers through high school curriculaso they can develop an interest in these fields. Page

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

: Designing Program Educational ObjectivesAbstractIndustrial Engineering programs prepare graduates for a wide range of jobs in a wide range ofindustries. Having faculty members choose a focus for a program, design a new program, orredesign an existing Industrial Engineering program can be contentious. This paper presents amethod, using descriptions of real jobs, to help faculty members talk about the types of jobs forwhich the program is preparing graduates and to talk about how well the program is preparinggraduates for those jobs. The method allows agreements and disagreements to emerge andprovides a way to talk about them. This method has obvious applications in designing programeducational objectives and in reviewing and updating program