Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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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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teaches courses in the areas of electronic design and automotive electronic systems and has served as course coordinator for EE senior design project for several years.Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University MOHAMED El-SAYED, Ph. D. is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and has been teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He teaches Machine Design, Automotive Design, Design Optimization, Mechanics, and Nonlinear Finite Element analysis. He is a consultant for several engineering corporations and has over fifty research papers on multidisciplinary Design optimization.Lucy King, Kettering University LUCY KING, Ph. D. has been a professor in

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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University of Kentucky. He has worked as a visiting scientist or intern at AT&T Bell Labs, Rockwell International, Northrop Defense Systems Division, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research interests include distributed embedded systems, safety critical systems, and high-performance distributed computing.Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky Jamey D. Jacob is professor of Mechanical Engineering with funded research projects in aerospace applications from AFOSR, NASA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, Boeing, and others. His main research interests include aircraft configuration optimization, low speed aerodynamics, vortex flows, turbulence, and experimental methods, including modern

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Education, 2010 Promoting Effective Communication in Global Engineering ProjectsAbstractEffective communication plays a key role in the success of engineering teams. However,achieving a high level of communication when developing projects globally can be challenging.An organization’s learning capacity, its familiarity with the cultural diversity of its teammembers, and its information technology support for project planning, data management, groupcommunication and collaboration among geographically distributed teams, are some key factorsthat can help overcome this challenge.IntroductionThrough a study conducted in 2008 by NASA, communication was identified as one of the fivetop level themes their highly valued Systems Engineers

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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. His research interests include optimization theory and financial engineering. He is the Department's Chair of Undergraduate Studies.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Page 11.191.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Innovative Model for the Administration of Undergraduate Capstone ProjectsAbstractWe discuss the program-level model used in the administration of undergraduate Capstone(senior design) projects in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at Universityof Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in this paper. A unique model at thetime of its inception in 1988, its adoption

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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with concentrations inElectrical, Mechanical, Computer, Biomedical, and Materials Joining, it is our goal to involve asmany students as possible in an interdisciplinary design experience involving two or moreconcentrations. As we offer projects each year, we define more clearly the purposes andguidelines for the senior design experience, important lessons in interdisciplinary design, and thefactors for project success.Student involvement in interdisciplinary teams is not only an expectation of industry but also hasbecome a required outcome of the ABET engineering criteria. EC2000 criteria now includeoutcome 3d which states that “engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduateshave…an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.”1

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant Martin, U.S. Military Academy

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, scienceor engineering major. Those cadets take a three-course engineering sequence in thedepartment, the goal of which is to “enhance[e] their quantitative problem-solving skillsand … provid[e] introductory engineering design experiences.”1 The sequenceculminates with a capstone course in which the cadets work with a real client to solve aproblem for him or her. That course is SE450, Project Management and System Design.This paper focuses strictly on that course, which has been successful in achieving bothdepartment and Academy goals by aligning the course assignments to a decision makingprocess and incorporating a real-world client into the course.This paper will begin by comparing the findings of some of the relevant literatureregarding capstone

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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IPFW Professor of Systems Engineering and Director of the Center of Excellence for Systems Engineering. He is a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering, Project Management Institute, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Page 13.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Systems Approach to Engineering “Economics”IntroductionA new course has been instituted at the graduate level that emphasizes a systems approach toteaching finance, economics, cost accounting and cost

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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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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engineering, product design, finance, material supply, salesand marketing, and even the company union representatives. Because of their exposure, thestudents learn that solving manufacturing systems problems requires not only technicalknowledge but also inter-personal knowledge and skills.Class OrganizationIn the very early part of the course, the Vice Presidents of sponsoring companies visit MIT andgive presentations regarding their company and provide an overview of the proposed projects toestablish the importance of the proposed projects. It is very important to cooperate withsponsoring companies in this course. After having background information on the sponsoringcompanies and the proposed projects from the presentation session, the students then

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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 engineering approach. Need Analysis Because  of  global  competition,  products  and  systems  have  to  deliver  more  and  are  becoming more complex. Engineers of the  future  must be trained  in systems engineering  approach rather than  classical  engineering  design  approach.  Further  most  systems  of  the  future  will  use information (signal, communication in analog and digital form), computers (hardware, software, and firmware) and broad­based engineering technologies.  Table 1  Employment Projections at Local, State and National Level [5, 6]  Local [5]  State [5]  National [6] Title  2006  2016

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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learning with academic programs. Students work in E-teamsand write NCIIA proposals to commercialize innovative product or university/research labdeveloped technology.This paper describes a unique course series in Systems Engineering (SE) Entrepreneurship.Innovation in product/service design and commercialization that enables entrepreneurship can besuccessfully leveraged by applying SE principles/ techniques which parallel entrepreneurshipsteps such as Customer Requirements Engineering and opportunity recognition; Project/QualityEngineering, Decision/Risk Analysis, Systems Modeling, Engineering Economics and businessplanning, Systems Integration and business plan development, Systems Launch considerationsand product/business launch, etc. Concepts

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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incorporate team projects as both active learning components ofcourses and for student assessment. Research indicates, however, that actually working within ateam generates a new set of problems, referred to as Problem B: managing the diversity of theproblem solvers in contrast to Problem A: solving the actual problem the team is working on.Given the presence of Problem B, there is a risk that student learning will actually sufferbecause of the team. To mitigate this risk, we propose the use of the Cognitive CollaborativeModel (CCM) in team system design exercises.The CCM is a six-stage cognitive model that takes into consideration the cognitive and socialactivities that occur during collaborative problem solving by facilitating problem formulation

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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Courses in the Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering Curriculum YEAR 1 YEAR 2Engineering Analysis I Deterministic Models and SimulationCreativity and Problem Solving I Systems EngineeringTechnical Project Management Requirements EngineeringProbability Models and Simulation Software Architecture Page 14.1199.4Creativity and Problem Solving II Decision and Risk Analysis in EngineeringSystems Optimization Master’s Paper ResearchA choice between asynchronous and

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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AC 2010-741: ASSOCIATE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL (ASEP)CERTIFICATION: A CREDENTIAL TAILORED FOR STUDENTS AND JUNIORENGINEERSSteve Walter, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Steve Walter is the Distinguished Professor of Systems Engineering at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). Before joining the IPFW faculty in 2006 he held positions as a systems engineer and project manager with the Northrop Grumman Space Systems Division where he served in a variety of systems engineering and program management roles. Prior to that, he was a senior member of the technical staff at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where he developed new and innovative

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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envisioned atthe outset of the projects. To addresses these shortcomings, at The Pennsylvania State Universitywe are applying three key tenets of systems thinking to our humanitarian engineering and socialentrepreneurial ventures: 1) employing regulation via feedback to ensure that the system isactually working; 2) defining systems by their interactions and their parts; and 3) understandingthat systems exhibit multi-finality. The concept of multi-finality refers to (designing) a systemwhere the individual actors (inputs), the subsystems, and their interactions, all meet their owngoals while the system as a whole also meets its goals. In this paper, we lay the framework forthe application of specific systems thinking concepts to increase the

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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a refocusing of federalresearch dollars and through the development of educational programs dedicated to HomelandSecurity. For example, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Research andTechnology office has established University-based centers of excellence at several majorresearch universities and the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency(HSARPA) supports fundamental and applied research within academia as well as the privatesector1.On the educational side, the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) currently lists 113 Page 11.114.2Colleges and Universities within the United States that have programs

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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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- Page 15.531.2based format. That is, throughout the rest of the course, the instructor and the studentsinteracted asynchronously through text-based exchange within the Web Course Tools(WebCT) Learning Management System (LMS). Delivery consisted of posting weeklycourse content in the form of presentations, participating in required weekly onlinediscussions, and working together with a team to produce a final team project. The initialcourse was offered to sponsored corporate students in a condensed six-week format andthe initial courses were used primarily for systems engineering training. In 2005, audiolectures were added to the weekly course content; yet follow-on comparative researchindicated that: “…where there is evidence that the inclusion

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter Fabrycky, Virginia Tech

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practice. Disappointments with cost, schedule, and evenperformance aspects of large, complex, and risky technological undertakings in the publicinterest suggests consideration of licensure as a possible requirement for Systems Engineers.VI. Systems Engineering Knowledge and PublicationsINCOSE, like other professional and technical societies, has an obligation to advance, develop,archive, and publish a body of knowledge central to its purpose. This is being accomplished forSystems Engineering by the classical means found within all learned professions; a body ofknowledge, referred journals, one or more periodicals, textbooks, and up-to-date web sites.SE Knowledge and Curriculum (BKCASE).12 BKCASE is a recently initiated knowledge-based project with