AC 2011-1162: COMPARING PERCEPTIONS OF COMPETENCY KNOWL-EDGE DEVELOPMENT IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM:A CASE STUDYAlice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires has nearly 30 years of professional experience and is an industry and research professor in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the School of Systems and Enterprises. She is a Primary Researcher for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) and Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator projects. She has served as a Senior Sys- tems Engineer consultant to Lockheed Martin, IBM, and EDO Ceramics, for Advanced Systems Support- ability Engineering Technology and Tools (ASSETT), Inc
AC 2011-958: DEVELOPING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING GRADUATE PRO-GRAMS ALIGNED TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICU-LUM TO ADVANCE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (BKCASE(TM)) GUIDE-LINESAlice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires has nearly 30 years of professional experience and is an industry and research professor in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the School of Systems and Enterprises. She is a Primary Researcher for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) and Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator projects. She has served as a Senior Sys- tems Engineer consultant to Lockheed Martin, IBM, and EDO Ceramics, for Advanced Systems Support- ability
AC 2011-725: SE CAPSTONE: A PILOT STUDY OF 14 UNIVERSITIESTO EXPLORE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LEARNING AND CAREER IN-TEREST THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROBLEMSElisabeth W McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology Elisabeth McGrath is Senior Research Associate at Stevens Institute of Technology and Executive Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education, Hoboken, NJ.Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University Susan Lowes, Ph.D., is Director of Research and Evaluation, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teach- ers College/Columbia University.Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology Chris Jurado is involved in the development of research
AC 2011-579: HYBRID LESSONS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DE-SIGN: A STUDYCatherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines Catherine Skokan is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. She received her BSc, MSc, and PhD from the Colorado School of Mines in Geophysical Engineering and was the first woman to receive a graduate degree from that institution. Her educational research interests include multidisciplinary engineering, humanitarian engineering, and curriculum devel- opment and design. Page 22.790.1 c American Society for Engineering
AC 2011-1103: AGILE METHODOLOGIES FOR HARDWARE / SOFT-WARE TEAMS FOR A CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE: LESSONS LEARNEDRichard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He instructs the capstone senior design course for computer and software engineering. His current research interests include unmanned aircraft, certification issues for unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is a tenure full professor of software engineering in the department
AC 2011-656: GUIDED REFLECTIONRonald C Rosenberg, Michigan State University Associate Dean for Special Initiatives and Associate Director, Applied Engineering Sciences Program, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. Long-term interest in modeling and simulation of engineering and ecological systems. Co-author of two texts on systems dynamics primarily intended for mechanical, electrical and control engineers. Strong interest in effective methods for teaching systems concepts to broad audiences.Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State Univer- sity. Dr. Sticklen is also Director of Applied Engineering
AC 2011-1077: SE CAPSTONE: INTRODUCTION OF SYSTEMS ENGI-NEERING INTO AN UNDERGRADUATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAP-STONE COURSEJames A Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley James A. Nemes, Division Head and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State’s School of Graduate Professional Studies, earned his master’s and D.Sc. at George Washington University and bac- calaureate from the University of Maryland. Prior to coming to Penn State in 2007, Dr. Nemes was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and William Dawson Scholar at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. His research is in the area of material behavior, particularly the development of models to describe deformation and fracture
AC 2011-1295: INVESTIGATING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR DE-VELOPING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: THE SYSTEMSENGINEERING EXPERIENCE ACCELERATORAlice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires has nearly 30 years of professional experience and is an industry and research professor in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the School of Systems and Enterprises. She is a Primary Researcher for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) and Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator projects. She has served as a Senior Sys- tems Engineer consultant to Lockheed Martin, IBM, and EDO Ceramics, for Advanced Systems Support- ability Engineering Technology
AC 2011-415: IMPROVING TEAM LEARNING IN SYSTEMS DESIGNColin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Colin J. Neill, associate professor of software and systems engineering and associate division head of en- gineering and information science, earned his Ph.D. in software and systems engineering, M.Sc. in com- munication systems, and B.Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom. He is the author of over sixty articles on software and systems design, ar- chitecture, and team effectiveness and serves as associate editor-in-chief of Innovations in Software and Systems Engineering.Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco
AC 2011-1009: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SPACECRAFT SUBSYS-TEMS MODELING AS PREREQUISITES FOR CAPSTONE DESIGNLisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters Ms. Lisa A. Guerra Research Fellow NASA / Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Lisa Guerra has 25 years experience in the NASA aerospace community. Ms. Guerra is currently working with the UTeach Engineering Program. She recently completed a 4-year assignment from NASA Head- quarters to establish a systems engineering curriculum at The University of Texas at Austin, as a pilot for national dissemination. Ms. Guerra’s most recent position at NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her
AC 2011-2132: APPLICATION OF SYSTEM SELECTION TOOL TO TRAF-FIC CONGESTION IN METRO ATLANTA: A CASE STUDYAdeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Dr. Adeel Khalid is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity (SPSU) in Marietta, Georgia USA. His expertise include Multidisciplinary design and optimization of Aerospace systems. He has worked as systems engineer at Avidyne Corporation. The company man- ufactures glass cockpits for general aviation aircraft. Dr. Khalid was involved in architecture definition, design and development of cockpit avionics. He is experienced in test case scripting, verification and val- idation of Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Multi
AC 2011-2140: RENEWABLE ENERGY IN EAST AFRICA: SOLUTIONSTO PROVIDING ELECTRICITY USING A SYSTEMS APPROACHAdeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Dr. Adeel Khalid is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity (SPSU) in Marietta, Georgia USA. His expertise include Multidisciplinary design and optimization of Aerospace systems. He has worked as systems engineer at Avidyne Corporation. The company man- ufactures glass cockpits for general aviation aircraft. Dr. Khalid was involved in architecture definition, design and development of cockpit avionics. He is experienced in test case scripting, verification and val- idation of Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Multi
AC 2011-2832: A ”HIGH TOUCH, HIGH VALUE” APPROACH TO A PRACTICE-ORIENTED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMFOR WORKING PROFESSIONALSMichael C Smith, University of Virginia Michael C. Smith, Ph.D. University of Virginia Department of Systems and Information Engineering Box 400747 151 Engineers Way Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4747 434-924-0320 mcs5f@virginia.edu Currently Executive Director of the Accelerated Masters Program in Systems Engineering at the Univer- sity of Virginia, Dr. Smith’s experience involves teaching, research, and application of a broad spectrum of systems engineering techniques with emphasis on systems analysis, design, and evaluation problems in public and private sector
AC 2011-2442: ENHANCED AIRPORT MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONSYSTEM FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED AIRPORTS: A SYSTEMSENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCERadu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Radu F. Babiceanu received the Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2005, specializing in modeling and analysis of intelligent manufacturing and service industries systems. Dr. Babiceanu also holds a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo, Ohio, and a B.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
AC 2011-2669: FOSTERING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGHINTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE CAPSTONE PROJECTSDavid R Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology Associate Professor and Chair, Systems Engineering Programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology.John M Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology John Colombi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Faculty Scholar-in-Residence for the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering and Chair of the Operational Technology Program at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He teaches and leads sponsored research in systems engineering, human systems integration, architectural analysis and enterprise/ software services. Retiring after 21
AC 2011-2528: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO SYSTEMS EN-GINEERING CURRICULUMAgnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Agnes Galambosi has a PhD in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. She is currently employed at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching several engineering courses.Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain
AC 2011-2786: AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MODELFOR LEADERSHIP ENGINEERINGRicardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Ricardo L. Pineda holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees from Lehigh University and a B.Sc. degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has over 25 years of experience in Systems Engineering in dif- ferent industries ranging from Research and Development at Bell Labs to Chief Technology Officer at AT&T in Mexico. He was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff (DMTS) at Bell labs where as a Systems Engineer he worked on requirements and the architecture of new services and technologies in the AT&T Network. He was the Chief Technology Officer for the definition, development
AC 2011-1206: SE CAPSTONE: IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEMS ENGI-NEERING FRAMEWORK FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DE-SIGNKeith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology Keith Sheppard is a Professor of Materials Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering & Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned the B.Sc. from the University of Leeds, England and Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, England, both in Metallurgy. As Associate Dean, Sheppard is primarily responsible for undergraduate programs.John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology John Nastasi is a Licensed Architect and Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Product-Architecture and Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. An