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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- 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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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
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi
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their careers. We recently havelaunched a graduate program in Logistics, Trade and Transportation at our university. We foundsome practices that are really effective in building curriculum, program delivery, and programimprovement. This paper shares those best practices in logistics and transportation education inthe US. Page 26.872.2Defining best practicesA best practice is a strategy or method that has reliably demonstrated results better than thoseattained with different means, and that is utilized as a benchmark. Likewise, a "best" practice candevelop to wind up better as upgrades are found. It is also considered as a business
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C. Curry, Lamar University; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University
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Awarding S-STEM Scholarships to Current StudentsAbstractLamar University in Beaumont, Texas was awarded an NSF S-STEM grant “Industrial andMechanical Engineering Scholars with Scholarships, Career Mentoring, Outreach andAdvisement, Professional Societies and Engineering Learning Community (SCOPE) S-STEMProgram” in 2015. Unlike most scholarship programs that target incoming students, thisscholarship targets enrolled students who have demonstrated successful progress towards aMechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering degree by having minimum grades of B inCalculus I, Calculus II and Physics I and an overall GPA of at least 3.0. The SCOPE programrequires scholarship recipients to be an active member of the
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy
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information.5 Finally, sequentiallearners tend to learn as the material is being presented in the classroom, whereas global learnerstend to struggle seeing the larger picture while learning new material. 5,6 Understanding thetypes of learning styles that students can have can help professors better align their classroomswith the students so that the students are successful.Teaching Styles in the ClassroomMaximum retention and understanding of the subject matter can be obtained when the teachingstyles of the professors match the learning styles of the students.7 Often, students are taught thematerial and tested on the material with little to no application to the real-world career paths.8Inductive and deductive teaching styles are the two overarching
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Brian W. Henderson, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas
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- neering. Brian’s duties include managing employer recruiting efforts for the college and creating/coordinating professional and career development workshops and events for engineering students. Brian has worked in career development for more than 9 years and loves helping students with their career related needs. Brian enjoys Calling the Hogs, working out, and spending time with his family when not at work.Mr. Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill is a native of Louisiana, USA He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the U of A. Currently, Bryan is the Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and Diversity, Honors and Inter- national Programs at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. He is
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- IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future
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- 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University
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emphasis on astudent outcome. Figure 10: Sample Course Outcome Contribution to Student Outcome (a)Program objectives (consumer demand) validate quantified student outcomes as a platform forsuccessful careers. Quantified program objectives is based on the dependency: Program Objectives = f (Student Outcomes) = f (Production System)Quantified student outcome links in Figure 6 are the basis for quantifying student outcomecontributions to program objectives. The 2-tuple of parameters for each student outcome areCumulative Student Outcome Contribution and relevance of the outcome to a program objective(0 – 1.0). In this instance, program outcome relevance is specified by external stakeholders. The2-tuple products form a Program Objectives
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- IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future
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- 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington
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students pursue IE as a career option.Recent engineering enrollment data from Iowa State University provides empirical evidence ofthis lack of awareness. As illustrated in Figure 1, the percentage of undeclared engineeringstudents choosing to major in IE after arriving on campus is much higher than those choosing IEdirectly upon arrival on campus. In contrast, the values of these two metrics tend to be similar formore familiar disciplines, such as mechanical and electrical engineering.Figure 1: Percentage of high school graduates’ vs undeclared freshmen choosing to major in IE.Previous research has shown that K-12 students’ awareness of a STEM discipline impacts theireventual selection of that discipline as a career option [2]. Existing literature
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- IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research
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- 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Audrey Fyock, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University
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-on material that can beapplied to students’ future careers [4]. One way that undergraduate students receive hands-oninstruction is through participation in undergraduate research programs. Undergraduate researchprovides students with many benefits, including improved critical thinking and communicationskills, practice working with real-life problems and solutions, engagement with mentors andfaculty, and an increased knowledge of disciplinary focus [5], [6]. Undergraduate researchallows students to practice creativity, innovation, and problem solving, and is more likely tobetter prepare students for the workforce than passive pedagogy, like traditional lectures [5].Increased self-confidence has been identified as an additional benefit of
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- IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future
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- 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Andrés Esteban Acero, Universidad de los Andes
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-Marcos School ofEngineering at the University of San Diego is working to produce and disseminate a model forredefining the engineering education canon with the goal of developing “ChangemakingEngineers.” One of the strategies for achieving this goal is to infuse traditional engineeringclasses with new materials that address this changemaking theme. The goal is for students todevelop the same fundamental skills that they currently acquire, but to see better how these skillscan be applied to problems and situations that don’t appear in traditional textbooks. This greaterperspective will encourage some students to pursue non-traditional career paths, and other topractice with greater awareness of the impact of engineering on society.In Fall 2017
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Mary J. Meixell, Quinnipiac University; Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University; Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University
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Page 26.436.2program. Influences may be internal within the program, and include expertise areas of thefaculty and related engineering and other university programs that serve as opportunity areas forcoordination. External influences certainly include accrediting bodies and licensingorganizations; in this case, both ABET and NCEES helped to define the content of our IEprogram. An important influence, especially in building the student learner population, has beenthe challenge of working in a regional environment where there is little knowledge of theindustrial engineering career path. The regional employer base also played and continues toinfluence program development, as both the IE core and the technical electives are structured tobe
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- 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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satisfies a statisticsrequirement in the Agricultural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering curricula. Hence, thevariety of technical background of the students taking the course leads to wide range ofexpectations of the course by students. Furthermore, this IE course will be the only directexposure to probability in some students’ coursework, while others will rely on it to preparethem for more advanced coursework on these topics (e.g., design of experiments, simulation,stochastic processes). Hence, it must serve both as a terminal course that prepares students fortheir careers after graduation, as well as an introductory course that provides a foundation forfuture academic study including related sequenced courses in other engineering
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- Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Laura E Moody, Mercer University; Joan Burtner, Mercer University
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improvement that the organization needs todemonstrate as part of their accreditation process.In addition to these concrete deliverables the exposure to systems thinking and lean approachesto the solution of problems, as well as the knowledge of methodologies for process improvementand quality, benefit the organization as a whole and individual constituents as they continue torecognize and address opportunities for improvement in the healthcare outcomes of theirorganization. The best indicator that the value of this new perspective is recognized by thehealthcare organizations who have partnered with Mercer may be the number of students whohave been offered internships, part time employment, and career opportunities by a number ofthese
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- Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 2, IE-ing the Classroom
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; John Ray Morelock, Virginia Tech; Arash Baghaei Lakeh, Virginia Tech
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- Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering
changingconditions, and made decisions informed by constraints. Particularly, we sought to identifylearning frameworks that fit the data well and would help us improve the design and assessmentof the activity in later iterations. We found that the learning frameworks of metacognition anddiscrepancy resolution combined to explain most student activity relative to our learningobjectives, and these frameworks suggest several points of improvement for the design andassessment of the simulation game.IntroductionResearch shows a disconnect between academia and industry in terms of engineering educationand practice (Johri & Olds, 2011). In particular, early career engineers believe that “engineeringwork is much more variable and complex than most engineering
Writing as a Method to Build Better Engineers: Examining Faculty Perceptions of Writing’s Importance
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- IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future
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- 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Elizabeth Kovalchuk, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University
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Editor for both the Engineering Management Journal and Quality Approaches in Higher Education. Prior to his academic career, Schell spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Writing as a Method to Build Better Engineers: Examining Faculty Perceptions of Writing’s ImportanceAbstractWriting is a critical skill for professional communication, providing a way to develop and examineideas, and a method to test learning. When perceived as meaningful by the writer, writing isfundamental for identity formation in disciplines, such as engineering. The