Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Hammond, University of Indianapolis; Joan Martinez, University of Indianapolis; Joseph B. Herzog, University of Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

can result in conflict or issues when completing project tasks. AtUniversity of Indianapolis’ R.B. Annis School of Engineering, we noticed that student interestlevel in a project topic is a significant factor toward commitment and contribution to projectcompletion.Our institution’s senior capstone course requires students to participate in design projects asmembers of multidisciplinary teams solving open-ended real-world problems. Assigning studentsto projects can be a complicated process, especially considering student preferences, majors,skills, and the needs/nature of the project. We are a young program continuing to grow and areinterested in a systematic approach to assign teams. Currently, a rank-based survey is used togauge student