Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Durward Sobek, Montana State University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University

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Industrial Engineering

aspects of the course. The questions that apply here are listedbelow with results from the 24 respondents summarized:“Why have you decided to major in or have an interest in Industrial Engineering?” • 9 indicate that it is the way their mind works, this is how they think, or how they are. • 4 use the word efficiency, as in to study or improve efficiency • 4 like the breadth, the systems approach, seeing and improving the big picture • 2 mention IE’s ties to the business side of engineering • 5 indicated that they had heard about IE at an event designed to expose freshmen to the different majors, or by talking with someone“How do you prefer to be taught (lecture, hands on activity, both, etc.) Please describe and/orgive an example

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Koopmann, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Erick Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

students’ attrition. Results presented demonstratethat certain measures affect attrition in the College of Engineering & Technology (CoE&T) atthe University of Nebraska.INTRODUCTION Academic organizations spend millions of dollars each year to recruit students into STEMmajors. The National Science Foundation and other organizations have allocated funds toincrease the enrollment of STEM students. Administrators may be able to avoid negativeconsequences to universities and students by identifying the STEM students who areexperiencing high levels of Cognitive Turnover. Jones (2001) defined Cognitive Turnover (CT) as a mind-set that is created by a combinationof turnover cognitions brought about by the negative impacts of burnout. Turnover

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

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Industrial Engineering

2006-2299: INTEGRATING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERSINTO A SUCCESSFUL ABET ACCREDITATION TEAMAndrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

minds. Maybe the first sign that you have aleadership skill is that you can move others… and I don't believe you can be a real leader withoutpassion. I also don't believe you can be a real leader without risk taking"7. Considering the rapidadvances in technology that are occurring in today’s marketplace it is dismal to see thatengineering curriculums look similar to those of twenty years ago. Engineering curriculumsshould provide the education necessary to support nation’s security needs and interest.Successful managers must understand current technology to make the appropriate decisions, butsuccessful engineers are not adequately educated and trained to become leaders and manage theworkforce8. Therefore, the education gap identified between

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

outcome items (c) and (h) in mind. Next, we will describethe outcome assessment process for these two outcome items. This is followed by areview of the outcome assessment results and improvement efforts. Finally, we makeconcluding remarks and comment on future endeavors.2. IE 441: the Capstone Design CourseThe Capstone Design course is typically taken by students in their last year (i.e., within asemester or two before graduation). The course specifically focuses on the “practice” offour components: engineering, communications, professionalism, and the application ofrealistic constraints to tangible solution sets.The class objectives for IE 441, as stated in the syllabus, are to “obtain practice incomprehensive engineering and communication