Session 2566 Integrated Professional Component Plan from Freshmen Experience to Senior Project Chris Byrne, Robert Choate, Joel Lenoir and Kevin Schmaltz Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering (ME) faculty at Western Kentucky University (WKU) havedeveloped and implemented a Professional Plan to assure that graduates of the program will haveexperienced key areas of the engineering profession and demonstrated their abilities to performin a professional manner. This Professional Component has been divided into EngineeringDesign
Session 2150 Charting Our Course: Strategic Planning Approaches in Engineering and Technology Stephen P. Hundley, Mary Reiman, Patricia L. Fox, H. Oner Yurtseven Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Abstract Changes in technology, advances in the professions, complexities in the externalenvironment, and the need to continuously improve all require institutions of higher education toplan for the future. Strategic plans help provide direction and meaning to everyday activitieswithin an organization. It is guided by the vision, mission, values, goals, and the
Session 2793 Course Assessment Plan: A Tool for Integrated Curriculum Management R. Bruce Floersheim, Margaret Bailey and Stephen J. Ressler United States Military Academy at West PointAbstractAs we enter the 21st Century in engineering education, a common desire exists toimprove curriculum structure, integration and assessment. Much has been written anddiscussed in workshops and professional journals concerning the top-down process forassessing and/or revising a program curriculum. Institutions are finally realizing theycannot afford to rely solely upon the senior capstone design experience to be theintegrator of all
Session 2793 Development and Implementation of a Course-Level Assessment Plan Karim J. Nasr, Basem Alzahabi Mechanical Engineering Department/Kettering UniversityAbstractCourse-level assessment in the spirit of continuous improvement is key to successful evaluationof an engineering program. The assessment process involves stating proper educationalobjectives and specific course outcomes, forming performance criteria and metrics, and assessingthe achievement of the stated outcomes. This paper presents the development of a coursesyllabus and associated performance criteria and metrics and the
AC 2012-4900: DEVELOPING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING SCHOOLS:FROM PLANNING TO PRACTICE AND RESULTSElizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry is an engineer and consultant in K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics) Curriculum and Professional Development and the Coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership De- velopment at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past 15 years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school, parents, and pre-service and in-service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and Project Director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a
AC 2012-4833: A COURSEWORK PLAN FOR IMPROVING SKILLS NEC-ESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL CAPSTONE PROJECTSDr. Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his Ph.D. in indus- trial engineering from University of Louisville (2006), master’s in industrial engineering from University of Louisville (2003), and also a master’s in business administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University (2001). His research interest includes advanced manufacturing, design methodologies, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning. He previously taught at Indiana Purdue, Fort Wayne, in Indiana and at Morehead State University in Kentucky. He is a
AC 2012-3485: STRATEGIC PLANNING METHODOLOGY WITHIN AR-CHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSDr. Cliff Goodwin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Cliff is an associate professor of organizational leadership and former chairperson of Computer Infor- mation and Leadership Technology Department. Hehas been on the faculty of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis since 1979. His primary teaching emphasis is in the area of leader development. He has conducted research, authored articles, written three textbooks, and presented seminars on a wide variety of topics related to human behavior in organizations. In addition to his uni- versity work, Cliff has acted as a
Session 2793 Integrating Construction Engineering Planning Into a Structural Civil Engineering Program David S. Cottrell, P.E., Ph. D. United States Army Corps of EngineersAbstract This paper describes the planning, design, and teaching of a new course in entitled“Construction Engineering Planning,” developed to augment the civil engineering curriculumat the US Military Academy with related topics in construction. This course effectivelyblended construction management principles – planning, organizing, staffing, directing, andcontrolling – with project engineering
Session 3230 Planning Activities and Evaluating Student Performance for Concurrent Engineering Class Projects Dr. Tracy S. Tillman, CMfgE, CEI Eastern Michigan University Introduction This paper will describe student-based planning and evaluation techniques for a 300-leveldesign for manufacturing course and a 400-level manufacturing program capstone course, inwhich students learn and apply concurrent engineering techniques in order to design andmanufacture a product
Session 2560 Planning Engineering Exchange Programs From The Proposal To Final Evaluation T.R. Phillips Managing Director, Collegeways Associates (USA)Recent History: Since 1992 we have seen increased support for engineering exchange programsthat involve coursework, internships, faculty exchange, curriculum development, and learningtechnologies. But given the actual needs of our students and institutions, these new grant funds arespread very thin.The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE/USDE) is now conducting itsthird round of
Session 1547 A Worksheet for Planning the Assessment of Engineering Education Proposals Thomas R. Williams, Judith Ramey Dept. of Technical Communication College of Engineering University of WashingtonThe Problem:In proposing curricular innovations, engineering educators typically focus on the details of thenew subject matter or pedagogical strategy that they are proposing to undertake, withoutconcrete discussion of why they want to do it or of the gains that they expect to realize
Session 2648 Developing a Compensation Plan for Increasing Engineering Technology Faculty Salaries Patricia L. Fox, Stephen P. Hundley, and H. Öner Yurtseven Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractIncreasing salaries to attract, retain, and motivate faculty has always been a high priority for thePurdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI). For the past 23 years, we have used various methods to present our caseto the campus’s central administration for the purpose of acquiring base funds to increase
Session 3257 Planning for Curriculum Renewal and Accreditation Under ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 Michael S. Leonard, Donald E. Beasley, Katherine E. Scales, Clemson University and D. Jack Elzinga University of FloridaAbstractThis paper presents a set of integrated methodologies for the enhancement of engineeringacademic programs and for preparation for accreditation review under ABET EngineeringCriteria 2000. The Curriculum Renewal Methodology builds on a
Session 3209 Preparing an Assessment Plan at San Jose State University Michael Jennings, Thalia Anagnos Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0082, phone (408) 924-3926, FAX (408) 924-4057, jennimi@email.sjsu.edu andDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering , San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 95192-0083, phone (408) 924-3861, FAX (408) 924-4004, tanagnos@email.sjsu.edu Presented at ASEE 1998 Annual Meeting
Session 2548 Tenure and Promotion: The plan, the report, and the evaluation Dr. Keith V. Johnson Department of Technology East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 37614Abstract The process of tenure and promotion can be a harrowing experience for faculty in highereducation. A tenured faculty member is one whose job, with a few exceptions, is secured for life.These exceptions typically include the closure of the department, (although a good faith effort maybe made to place them in a
Session 1454 Acoustic Shaping, Inc.: Business Plan for Space-Based Manufacturing Narayanan Komerath Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractA Business Plan to help NASA's Mars Mission is used as a vehicle for developingentrepreneurial skills and experience among engineering students. A team of students at alllevels is guided through the process of conceptualizing and developing a proposal and a BusinessPlan, and articulating these to NASA and other audiences. A technology developed through aNASA-sponsored Student Flight experiment is used as the nucleus of a Space-based constructionindustry
Session 1526Beyond the Initial NSF-ILI Grant - Planning for the SubsequentDevelopment Ece Yaprak Wayne State University yaprak@eng.wayne.edu Lisa Anneberg Lawrence Technological University Anneberg@ltu.edu Nizar Al-Holou University of Detroit-Mercy Alholoun@udmercy.eduAbstractIn 1996, Wayne State University’s Division of Engineering Technology was awardedNSF ILI grant for
Session 93 A Comprehensive Plan for the Assessment of Learning Outcomes In Undergraduate Technology Programs Alex Kalu and Charlesworth R Martin College of Sciences and Technology Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia 31404AbstractThis correspondence describes an assessment model developed in the College of Sciences andTechnology at Savannah State University that has been implemented in its engineeringtechnology programs with good results. The assessment Program is derived from the College’sguiding principles – to
AC 2011-1432: A SUCCESSFUL PLAN FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENTTHAT HAS A LASTING IMPACTStephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Crown is a professor of mechanical engineering in south Texas. He has been actively involved in a number of grants supporting innovative and effective teaching methods for engineering education. Dr. Crown is director of the faculty development component of a large Department of Education grant that supports Challenge Based Instruction and is the director of the Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Program in Edinburg.Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert A. Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Robert A. Freeman has been on the faculty of The University of
Strategic Planning for New Faculty: From What to How Justin S. Davis Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes methods of implementing advice given to new faculty members.Every new faculty member is (or should be) given advice through mentoring, new facultytraining, and development programs. Many times new faculty are told what they need todo to succeed, but not how to do it.1. Introduction Broad advice targets a broad audience, but specific advice is more difficult to givebecause every faculty member’s situation has different priorities. Therefore, theimplementation of the broad advice is left to the creativity of the faculty member
Session Ethics for Industrial Technology Majors: Need and Plan of Action K. A. Rosentrater USDA, ARS, NGIRL, 2923 Medary Ave., Brookings, SD, 57006, USA Phone: (605) 693-3241; Fax: (605) 693-5240; Email: krosentr@ngirl.ars.usda.gov R. Balamuralikrishna Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, 206 Still Hall, DeKalb, IL, 60015, USA Phone: (815) 753-4155; Fax: (815) 753-3702; Email: bala@ceet.niu.eduABSTRACTThe recent introduction of sessions dedicated to “Industrial Technology” in the annual ASEEconference is testimony
Session 1660 Supplementary Assessment Tools for the Enhancement of the Program Assessment Plan Nashwan Younis Professor of Mechanical Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, USAAbstractThe paper deals with the enhancement of engineering program effectiveness. This isaccomplished by utilizing non-traditional assessment tools such as student forums, cooperativeeducation, and the fundamentals of engineering (FE) exam. The interaction with the students ina non
Session Number 2793 Using Industry-Accepted M anagement and Planning Tools in Teaching Engineering Analysis Dr. Charles R. Glagola, P.E. University of Florida, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering ABSTRACTIn conjunction with the implementation of the continuous improvement process by many USindustries, a number of analysis methods or tools have been developed and successfully applied toengineering systems analysis. These management tools and methods used by industry present avery important opportunity for application in
Multimedia Session Number #2793 The Olympic Games: An Organizational Planning and Control Research Project Keith M. Gardiner Lehigh University, Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 200 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA 610/758-5070 Fax 610/758-6527 E-mail: kg03@Lehigh.eduIntroductionEarlier papers1,2 introduced and described the concept of students as empowered employees in a“classroom factory.” The factory mission is to achieve previously agreed collaborative researchobjectives, deliver final reports describing findings and
1 Session XXXX An Interactive Approach to Teaching Moment Equilibrium Using Virtual Surgical Planning (Work in Progress) Anne-Marie Ginn-Hedman Department of Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University AbstractIntroductory static mechanic courses traditionally have limited practical examples for biomedicalengineering students. We therefore created a virtual lab where students can apply classroomknowledge to solve clinical
Paper ID #10107Personnel Improvement Plan: a professionalism assignment for engineeringstudentsDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, MankatoMr. Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ron Ulseth, P.E. is Co-Director of IRE as well as an instructor of technical competencies in thermody- namics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Ulseth has been teaching engineering fundamentals courses since 1988. He was a lead developer in the Itasca Community College Engineering program. Ulseth led a team of ˜10 engineering educators from around the United States to develop the Iron Range Engineering program. In addition to
. Page 24.984.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Planning Grant: Developing a National Higher Education Student Unit Record Database – NSF REE Grant 1232740Project goalsRetention is the dominant metric in studying student success in engineering education and inhigher education in general, yet available national datasets do not facilitate establishing nationalbenchmarks. This project sought to build on the earlier development of a large longitudinaldataset to design a national, longitudinal, student unit-record database that would make itpossible to calculate retention and other metrics consistently. This resource would permitbenchmarking, peer comparisons, and the design of new
Paper ID #7858Strategy to incorporate BIM curriculum in Planning and Scheduling classesDr. Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University Marcel Maghiar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University teaches Construction Manage- ment courses at junior and senior level in the department. His research experience includes development of computer syntaxes to unequivocally describe construction activities and development of a consistent methodology to explicitly classify and quantify construction methods (emerging taxonomy of construc- tion methods). Marcel’s main expertise is in computer modeling of construction
Modeling of an Integrated Systems Engineering Management Plan Within MCSE Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam (Student), Siddharth Alagiri (Student), Pedro Cordeiro Povoa Cupertino (Student), Daniel Ikechukwu Chikwendu (Student) Adam Carlton Lynch (Faculty) Wichita State UniversityAbstractBackground: This project investigates the integration of a systems engineering management plan and adigital transformation model into a life cycle model, which is modeled in MCSE as part of amodel-based systems engineering strategy.Objective: To construct a model-based systems engineering management plan using MCSE and theintegrated
2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Meta Systems Engineering Management Plan for a Digital Startup Manufacturing Facility Daniel I. Chikwendu1, Pedro C. P. Cupertino2, Sivaganeshwar Subramaniam1, Siddharth Alagiri1, and Dr. Adam C. Lynch3Department of Industrial Engineering1/Department of Aerospace Engineering2/Department of Applied Engineering3Abstract To thrive in the marketplace, startups need a clear plan to either develop or acquire andintegrate a system of systems or a system of interest that solves client problems and generatesmarket excitement, especially in the automotive and aerospace sectors. The focus is on