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A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee Stepler, Pennsylvania State University; Steve Garguilo, Johnson & Johnson Inc.; Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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markets, complex technology-based problem solving, innovative system integration, high-tech entrepreneurship and international social entrepreneurship. Steve is a member of the WishVast team and the work described in this paper was conducted during his Senior year studying towards a Bachelors degree in Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University.Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University KHANJAN MEHTA is a Senior Research Associate in the Electronic and Computer Services department and an affiliate faculty member in the School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs in the College of Engineering at Penn State. Khanjan leads Humanitarian Engineering and

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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AC 2010-2395: COLLECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDavid Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. David S. Cochran Managing Partner System Design, LLC. Dr. Cochran is one of the world’s authorities on production and enterprise systems engineering and supply chain techniques and technologies. As an MIT Mechanical Engineering faculty professor (1995-2003), he established the Production System Design (PSD) Laboratory at MIT (1995). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Shingo Prize (1989 and 2002) for manufacturing excellence for his work in the design of effective “lean” systems. He also received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Fadi Deek, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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AC 2010-25: PROMOTING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN GLOBALENGINEERING PROJECTSJoanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is an Engineering faculty member at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Villanova, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer and Information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous to entering academia, Dr. DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including software engineer for Motorola in Horsham, PA and an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA. She has published a number of articles in

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Satinderpaul Devgan, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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AC 2010-2213: INTEGRATING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN MAIN STREAMENGINEERING DISCIPLINESSatinderpaul Devgan, Tennessee State University Dr. Satinderpaul Singh Devgan is Professor and Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tennessee State University since 1979. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Power Systems from Illinois Institute of Technology before joining Tennessee State University in 1970. He has developed and implemented new M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Systems Engineering (CISE) programs, and has published in IEEE and ASEE Conference Proceedings. He is a recipient of Outstanding Researcher of the Year award in 1994 from Tennessee State University and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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AC 2008-998: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ENGINEERING “ECONOMICS”Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng) Steve earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Physics at the University of Maryland and his Masters and Doctorate in Physics at the University of Colorado in Boulder. After graduating, he was hired by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where he developed new and innovative microwave, millimeter-wave and submillimeter-wave remote sensing systems. In 2000, he joined Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems where he served in a variety of systems engineering and program management roles. In 2006 he moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana to accept the position as the

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University

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Manufacturing Engineering for 13 years and teaches CIM, Robotics and evening distance learning graduate degree program courses. She had 12 years of prior teaching experience in CAD/CAE/CAM areas at Lawrence Technological University. She is an active member at ASME College and Pre-College committees. She is responsible for collaborative effort to incorporate MfgE courses into ME curriculum.Michael Lindquist, Kettering University Michael Lindquist graduated from Kettering University with a Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree. He is currently doing an assistantship while completing his Masters in Engineering Management. The work he is doing includes a lean, "lights out" manufacturing project

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation

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Florida Tech’s Department of Engineering Systems have greatlyenriched the students’ educational experience, broadened their perspectives, served ascommunity outreach/ networking forums and integrated experiential learning with academicprograms. Page 12.630.2This paper describes a pioneering, innovative new course in Systems EngineeringEntrepreneurship that is dove-tailed into three existing courses in Technical Marketing, HighTech Product Strategy and Technology Commercialization Strategies7 to complete a courseseries and proposed certificate program in Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship. The SystemsEngineering Entrepreneurship course which has

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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2006-422: A RIGOROUS FOUNDATION FOR SECURITY ENGINEERINGPROGRAMSBradley Rogers, Arizona State UniversityDale Palmgren, Arizona State UniversityAlbert McHenry, Arizona State UniversityScott Danielson, Arizona State University Page 11.114.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Rigorous Foundation for Security Engineering ProgramsAbstractSecurity may be defined as the protection of an asset from a malevolent human attack. Thedevelopment of a security system capable of preventing successful attacks requires integration ofhuman resources, technologies, and policies and procedures. Therefore, the development of asecurity system to protect high value assets can be

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Smith, University of Kentucky-Lexington; Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky; Suzanne Smith, University of Kentucky; James Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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2006-1834: BIG BLUE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE ENGINEERINGDESIGN PROJECTJames Lumpp, University of Kentucky James E. Lumpp, Jr. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University in 1988 and 1989 respectively, and the Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Iowa in 1993. He joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky in 1993. He is a Member of IEEE, AIAA, ACM, and SWE and the Center for Advanced Networking and the Advanced Science and Technology Commercialization Center at the

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; David Walden, Sysnovation, LLC

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worked at McDonnell Aircraft Company for 10 years. Mr. Walden is currently the Program Manger of the International Council on Systems Engineering’s (INCOSE’s) Certification Program and also serves as the INCOSE liaison to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7 Working Groups 10, 20, and 22. He holds the INCOSE Certified System Engineering Professional (CSEP) certification. He has an M.S. in Management of Technology (MOT) from the University of Minnesota, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University in Indiana

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

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, Lawrence Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech and Chairman, Academic Applications International, Inc.AbstractFrom its modest beginnings more than a half-century ago, Systems Engineering is now gaininginternational recognition as an effective technologically based interdisciplinary process forbringing human-made systems into being, and for improving systems already in being. Certaindesirable academic and professional attributes are coming into clear view. Others require furtherstudy, development, testing, and implementation.This paper summarizes the heritage from which Systems Engineering entered the 21st century.Several emerging attributes of Systems Engineering education and professional practice areaddressed. These include the

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Trainor, United States Military Academy; Daniel McCarthy, United States Military Academy; Michael Kwinn, United States Military Academy

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(US Army) is an Academy Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has a B.S. degree from USMA in Organizational Leadership and an M.E. degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. He also holds a PhD in Management Science (System Dynamics) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include systems design, new product development, system dynamics, decision support systems, project management and curriculum development. He has taught and served as the course director for numerous engineering courses in Systems Design, System Dynamics and Production Operations Management. He

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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. The asynchronous model has been well-received by students thus farfor its flexibility. The use of short video and audio clips rather than long recorded lectureshas also proven to be very popular, and the emphasis on student-student and student-facultyinteraction as well as timely feedback from instructors has also received positive studentevaluations.References1. Allen, I.E and J. Seamen, Staying the Course – Online Education in the United States, 2008, Sloan Consortium, Needham, MA, 2008.2. Fabrycky, W.J., ‘Understanding and Influencing Systems Engineering in Academia’, INCOSE Insight, 2007, 7-14.3. Shuver, M., et al., ‘Enabling the U.S. Engineering Work Force for Technological Innovation: The Role of Interactive Learning Among Working

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grant Martin, U.S. Military Academy

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, technology, andthe engineering design process to devise technological problem solutions that areeffective and adaptable.”7 Toward that goal, it sets out the policy that all cadets who donot pursue an engineering major take a three-course engineering sequence in civil,electrical, environmental, mechanical, nuclear or systems engineering. The purpose ofthe sequence is to introduce cadets to the engineering design process. The sequence is toinclude a “well-integrated progression from predominantly engineering science topredominantly engineering design, and a culminating design project.”8For Systems Engineering, the first course in the engineering sequence is SE300,Introduction to Systems Engineering, and teaches cadets the Systems Engineering

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Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice Squires; Robert Cloutier

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Classroom Discussion Approaches Used in the Remote Delivery of Systems Engineering Education
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This paper addresses the effectiveness of classroom discussion approaches used in theremote online delivery of graduate level systems engineering education at the StevensInstitute of Technology during the Fall 2009 semester. Twenty-two unique systemsengineering graduate level core and elective courses, covering systems engineeringcurriculum content in three of the five levels of the evolved INCOSE graduate systemsengineering reference curriculum, were offered in thirty-two course sections over the 15-week Stevens Webcampus semester. We measured effectiveness of the classroomdiscussion approaches used

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

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,solution planning, and system design tasks during collaboration. The model was initiallydeveloped to improve the effectiveness of engineers performing such tasks in teams and thisstudy posits that the model will be equally effective on student learning.A detailed statistical experiment to study the effect of this model on subjects collaborativelysolving an analysis and design problem was designed and executed. Randomly assigned teams ofstudents were presented with one of four design problems. Half the teams were then exposed tothe CCM while the remaining half was not. The effect on student learning was then measuredusing assessment of team deliverables.1. IntroductionIn a brief survey of the graduate engineering and technology courses offered at

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Roger Gonzalez, LeTourneau University; Thomas Hellmuth, LeTourneau University

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2006-401: INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN TEAMS - LESSONS LEARNED FROMEXPERIENCEPaul Leiffer, LeTourneau University PAUL R. LEIFFER, PhD,PE Paul R. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, digital signal

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Industry-Based Software ToolsIntroductionService learning or civic engagement is a goal being pursued by many institutions of higher education.This goal is addressed by computer science (CS) and information technology (IT) programs whichencourage or require some form of real world experience. However, students in computer science and inother science fields are not typically attracted by community or real world projects. Faculty and staff inthese disciplines have a responsibility to connect students with the community and the world that theywill support upon graduation. This paper describes a paradigm for community-based capstone coursesthat uses industry-sanctioned software engineering support tools. A discussion of the supportingpedagogical

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Donohue, University of Virginia; Garrick Louis, University of Virginia; William Scherer, University of Virginia; Michael C. Smith, University of Virginia; K. Preston White, Jr., Jr., University of Virginia; Peter Beling, University of Virginia

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operations management techniques. He is currently the Executive Director of the Accelerated Master's Program for the Department of Systems and Information Engineering. He is a member of IIE and INFORMS.K. Preston White, Jr., University of Virginia K. Preston White, Jr. received the B.S.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University, Durham, NC. He is Professor of Systems and Information Engineering, Co-Director of the University of Virginia Institute for Microelectronics, and Director of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Information Technology Center. His research interests include the modeling, simulation, and control of discrete-event systems. He is the editor or associate editor of