Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

problem.ConclusionsThe goal of our paper was to study some of the buzzwords frequently used in industrialengineering, their origins, the nature of their usage, and the impact they have had on ourteaching and profession. It was interesting to find that most textbooks avoided usingthem while job sites such as monster.com used them widely. An important question is: isthere a disconnect here that professors of industrial engineering should be concernedabout? In our paper, we have tried to analyze this question and numerous other issues inan objective manner, keeping in mind that our long-term goal is to keep our professionalive, healthy, and useful. Also, most educators realize that the education imparted tostudents must have lasting value, and from this viewpoint

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

AC 2011-93: DESIGN PROJECTS WITH OUT-OF TOWN COMPANIESLizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Lizabeth Schlemer has been teaching at Cal Poly, SLO for 18 years. She is a graduate of Cal Poly herself, and she holds a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an MBA from University of Southern California, and a PhD in Educational Research from University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 10 years of work experience at Unocal Corporation where she held positions of increasing responsibility. Most of her current research activities center around engineering education and enhancing engagement through valid contexts like project based learning and community service. She