Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giulia Palma, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Amy Guerin, University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

EngineeringSimilar to theatre practitioners that use different techniques and tools to approach different theatreproduction, engineers perform a similar analysis to figure out the best practice for each system.This is also closely tied to the importance of keeping the main stakeholder in mind whendeveloping a system. In theatre it is seen when the director and everyone else involved in theproduction work towards doing justice to the playwright’s vision. In engineering it is seen whenengineers work towards trying to please the stakeholder’s vision.This course aimed at teaching the students multidisciplinary teamwork and leadership skills.Theatre practitioners, as do engineers, work closely with individuals that come from differentbackgrounds, that speak

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; John Ziadat, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

presented here reports on a recentcurriculum change with the potential to affect students’ career awareness in the MechanicalEngineering department at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Beginning in theFall of 2016, a new track was added to an existing sophomore design course, with the mainobjective to increasing students’ systems thinking skills. Within this new course, systemsthinking concepts were presented to the students keeping a second objective in mind: providing awide variety of examples and case studies representative of different career options thatmechanical engineers have. In addition, the topics in the course were presented using anapproach designed to not only capture the attention of the students, but to ensure a