Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds B.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Teng holds a Professional Engineer license in the State of Wisconsin and is certified by American Society for Quality as a Certified Quality Engineer and Reliability Engineer. His research interests are in engineering system design and analysis, lean systems design and implementation, logistics systems and supply chain management, and quality and reliability engineering.Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Ertunga Ozelkan is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Management Program and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Westbrook, University of Alabama-Huntsville

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Engineering Management

confidence in graduates fromcertified programs. Exhibit 1. ASEM Certification Standards4 Academic Standards A. Faculty: 1. There will be at least one full time EM faculty member responsible for the program. 2. Full time faculty members will teach one-third or more of the courses. State how many of these are faculty members are designated Engineering Management. 3. The faculty workload must be reasonable and appropriate for the stated mission of the program. B. Curriculum Requirements 1. A balance between qualitative and quantitative courses 2. At least one third of the curriculum will be management and management related courses. 3. Courses designated “Engineering Management” are in the academic

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Management

design process.Therefore, it is important to educate engineering managers about the key role that both systemsarchitecture and systems engineering play in the success or failure of an engineering system. Itis the belief of the authors that this may be accomplished reasonably well in a single course inprograms where a more in-depth course sequence is not a realistic option. Although combiningthese topics restricts the depth at which either may be taught, there are natural synergies thatallow this combination.The goal of this combined course is to familiarize the engineering management students withboth systems architecture and systems engineering, to understand the common pitfalls associatedwith each, and to begin to develop a mindset that

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Halvard Nystrom, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Engineering Management

2006-715: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM, AN OPPORTUNITY FORENGINEERING MANAGEMENT FACULTYHalvard Nystrom, University of Missouri-Rolla Page 11.656.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Fulbright Scholar Program, Opportunity for Engineering Management FacultyAbstractThe Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 US faculty and professionals each year toapproximately 140 countries within a large range of disciplines. Even though most ofthese opportunities are focused in arts and sciences, there are still opportunities availablefor Engineering Management faculty. Our opportunities are enhanced compared to otherengineering disciplines since we can

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

organizations; an understanding of and dealing with the stochastic nature of management systems. They must also be capable of demonstrating the integration of management systems into a series of different technological environments.Appendix B. ASEM Criteria for EM Graduate ProgramsSource: ASEM Website: Certification Academic Standards: Graduate Programs B. Curriculum Requirements 1. A balance between qualitative and quantitative courses 2. At least one third of the curriculum will be management and management related courses. 3. Courses designated “Engineering Management” are in the academic catalog. 4. Course material must be directly related to technology driven organizations. 5. The curriculum must require each

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gordon Geiger, University of Arizona

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Engineering Management

, that are required, not to mention quality management, project management,,and legal aspects of management. While some go back to school to obtain these skills, atconsiderable expense in time and money, many do not, which hampers their promotionand effectiveness.National Recommendations In 1995, the Board on Engineering Education (BEEd) of the Commission onEngineering and Technical Systems of the National Research Council issued a reportentitled Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System (7). In that report, the Page 11.84.3BEEd described its vision of a new undergraduate

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Management

of Arkansas, and has served as Director of the Innovation Incubator (a NSF Partnership for Innovation sponsored activity) at the University since 2001. He worked for both Texas Instruments and Honeywell, and was engineering manager of both design and manufacturing of sensors. He received a BA Physics in 1977 and MS Physics in 1980 from the University of Arkansas. Page 11.531.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedding Theory and Practice of Technology Group Management in an Interdisciplinary Science/Engineering Graduate

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

2006-176: DETERMINING THE WEIGHTS OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT(EM) TOPICS FOR AN EM MANAGER'S CERTIFICATION TESTDonald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 11.425.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Determining the Relative Weights of Engineering Management (EM) Topics for an EM Managers Certification TestAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to determine the relative weights of Engineering Management (EM)topics/courses based on recognized graduate and undergraduate EM programs. The graduate EMprograms examined are those certified by the American Society of Engineering Management(ASEM) and undergraduate EM programs those which have been

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Susan Murray, University of Missouri-Rolla; David Spurlock, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG)

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Engineering Management

2006-602: LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT DISTANCE EDUCATION TEAMSLeroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla LEROY R. COX is a postdoctoral fellow in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department at the University of Missouri – Rolla. He holds Bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management (1999), a Masters degree in Systems Engineering (2002), and a Ph.D in Engineering Management (2005) all from UMR. He has industry experience in the areas of process improvement/reengineering and mechanical design. His research interests include organizational behavior, virtual teams, and managing people in organizations.Susan Murray, University of Missouri-RollaDavid Spurlock

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Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosida Coowar, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Temitayo Akinrefon, University of Central Florida; Ala` Battikhi, University of Central Florida; Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Kelvin Gibson, University of Central Florida; Ramamoorthy Lakkoju, University of Central Florida; Katherine Meza, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Management

of 2004, the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University ofCentral Florida (UCF) started the implementation of a graduate pre-application process. Theprocess was designed to serve as a screening tool to weed out unqualified applicants and as anearly identification tool for top recruits. The college could then offer incentives for attendingUCF, including but not limited to scholarships, fellowships and waived fees for students. Thepre-application tool was designed and the database programmed by a Computer Science studentwithin a month. End-users such as faculty, academic program administrators and prospectivestudents were not involved in the process. In addition, the database went live without any betatesting. Complications

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghvinder Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley; Matt Bass, Siemens Corporate Research; Dan Paulish, Siemens Corporate Research

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Engineering Management

Software Development and Software Architecture. Prior to coming to SCR, Matt was a Member of the Technical Staff at Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute. Matt holds a Masters of Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh.Dan Paulish, Siemens Corporate Research Dr. Dan Paulish has over 20 years of experience in software project management, and he has lectured internationally on software project management, software process improvement methods, and measurement. Dr. Paulish has worked as the Software Architecture R&D Program Manager at Siemens Corporate Research for the past 9 years

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

2006-146: MODERNIZING TEACHING METHODS IN THE CLASSROOM – DOESIT IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE?Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology Kate Abel serves as the Program Director for the Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management Program in the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management and Applied Psychology. She teaches courses in Total Quality Management, Engineering Economy, Entrepreneurial Analysis of Engineering Design, Statistics for Engineering Managers, Engineering Management and Senior Design. Her research areas include knowledge engineering, as well as, knowledge and information management

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Plemmons

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Engineering Management

2006-1667: THE PROSPECT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTION INUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJames Plemmons, The Citadel Dr. Plemmons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Citadel in 1980, M.S. from Clemson University in 1991, and earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Clemson University in 1995 with a focus in Construction Management. He is a registered Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. His experience includes major design and construction projects in Japan and the United States. Dr. Plemmons is

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Probabilistic Models or Ops Rsch 411 Topics in Mathematical Programming 4. Comp Sci 211 Intro to Programming for Scientists and Engineers 5. Beh Sci 373 Introduction to Human Factors 6. Systems Engineering Capstone Design I 7. Systems Engineering Capstone Design II 8. Sys Engr 405 Systems Engineering Seminar I 9. Sys Engr 406 Systems Engineering Seminar II27 Semester hours of courses determined by the cadet’s choice of systems engineeringoption: Aeronautical Systems, Communications Systems, Computer Systems, ControlSystems, Electronic Systems Design, Human Systems, Information Systems, MechanicalSystems and Space Systems. Systems Engineering Management Major18 Semester hours of systems

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Goldberg, Marquette University

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Biomedical

environments have some unique Page 11.1012.2educational needs that are not addressed by most undergraduate or graduate biomedicalengineering programs, or graduate management programs. The Healthcare TechnologiesManagement Program is designed to meet these needs. It combines business, technology, andhealthcare and is ideal for biomedical engineers whose career goals include technicalmanagement for a medical device company or healthcare facility.Description of ProgramThe Healthcare Technologies Management Program (HTM) has been described previously.2 It isjointly offered by Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee,Wisconsin

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; David Kieser, Kieser Consulting, LLC

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Construction

Prof. Eng. in Indiana. Prof. Sener was awarded numerous teaching awards including the Indiana University President's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1993 and the IUPUI Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994 and several TERA awards.David Kieser, Kieser Consulting, LLC Dave Kieser., Principal Planner , Kieser Consulting, LLC, M.S. - Civil Engineering, Purdue University and M.PL. Environmental Planning, Indiana University . Mr. Kieser has over eighteen (18) years of experience in the project management, planning and design of capital improvement projects for municipal clients in Illinois and Indiana. More specifically Mr. Kieser's experience includes innovative financing

Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Bradley, Indiana University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University

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First-Year Programs

position as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Page 11.749.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 INCREASING RETENTION BY INCORPORATING TIME MANAGEMENT AND STUDY SKILLS INTO A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEAbstractOne of the challenges to incorporating time management and study skills into a freshmenengineering course is the need for the presentation to take minimal time, but nevertheless, beeffective in reshaping the habits of the freshmen students. Baylor University has adopted aninexpensive program ($10/student) called Success4Students (S4S

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Trainor, U.S. Military Academy; Heidi Hoyle, U.S. Military Academy

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Engineering Management

problem solving approach used and reinforced throughout thecurriculum. This paper describes the Engineering Management curriculum at the USMA, andshows how the sequencing of courses enhances students’ abilities as problem solvers using theSEMP. Students take courses in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, anotherengineering discipline of their choosing, Financial Management and Personnel Management.The program of study culminates with students solving a real-world problem following theframework of the SEMP for a Department of Defense or industry client as part of a year-longCapstone Design course. Students work in small teams of four under the direction of a Ph.D.faculty member in applying the concepts learned throughout the

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade Shaw, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

Senior Design Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Program.” Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET 2003), Portland, OR, July 200334. NCIIA: Curricular Models for Entrepreneurship (2003). . http://apps.nciia.net/WebObjects/NciiaResources.woa/wa/View/CurricularModel?n=1000032 APPENDIX Module 1: Systems Engineering EntrepreneurshipCourse Overview:This is a very resourceful course for skilled engineers and managers with creative product ideas,but limited knowledge of how to actually start building a company around the ideas. Thiscutting-edge course features Systems Engineering – based practical insights, tools

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Dunn, University of Maine

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Construction

the assignment based on theinstructor’s review comments and to resubmit the assignment for a final grade. The purpose ofthese writing intensive courses is to give students better practice communicating disciplineoriented concepts in appropriate professional formats.Two courses within the Construction Management Technology Program (CMT) in the School of Page 11.1006.2Engineering Technology are designated as writing intensive. These courses are CET 356Construction Documentation and Administration and CET 451 Construction Law. CMTprofessors who teach these courses create, assign, and evaluate the practical written exercises forboth technical

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Brown, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Management

the program to better fit their own interests and career goals.The MEM degree can be completed by an engineering graduate in just 36 credits, a number thatis very comparable to the 38 credits required by a business graduate to complete the MBAdegree.31 These credits can be broken down as follows: Page 11.520.31. MBA Foundation Courses: 8 credits of required 500-level MBA courses.2. MBA Core Courses: 10 credits of required 600-level MBA courses.3. Elective MBA Core Courses: 4 credits of additional 600-level MBA courses.4. Specialized MEM Courses: 8 credits of courses in project management and project leadership in action specially designed

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla; William Daughton, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG)

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Engineering Management

. While the department has been active in the program for several years,until now no attempt has been made to study the impact of this program on the level ofunderstanding of the participants of the field of Engineering Management or the impactof this summer program on their decision to pursue a degree in this field.When the visiting high school students come to the department, they are given a tour ofthe building, including the computer learning centers and the Integrated Systems FacilityLaboratory which houses numerous pieces of equipment to aid in design of lean andflexible manufacturing systems. During the students’ visit, they are also asked tocompete in two simulations that are used to simulate decision making and job functionsthat are

Conference Session

EM in a Global Environment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Divakar Rajamani, University of Texas-Dallas

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Engineering Management

University of Texasat Dallas (UT Dallas) and by the Engineering Management Program(http://www.coe.uncc.edu/mem) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCCharlotte). At C4ISN, the SCM Process Map framework has been applied in the corecourse modules of a professional certificate program in supply chain management overthe past two years. These core modules, which are listed below, are aligned with the SCMProcess Map framework: - Supply Chain Fundamentals - Supply Chain Design - Supply Chain Planning - Supply Chain ExecutionThe Supply Chain Fundamentals module includes an introduction to supply chainsdefining what a supply chain is, and introduces the SCM process map. In addition,additional fundamental topics such as the Bullwhip

Conference Session

Examining the Synergy between Eng'g Mgmt & Sys Eng

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Management

enablers for thedevelopment of innovative, robust engineering systems. Many product failures can be traceddirectly to breakdowns in the architectural or systems engineering practices of the design team.Despite the increased emphasis on systems engineering, most systems engineering textbookstend to focus on specific tools (such as requirements or interface management systems) ordescribe the systems engineering and systems architecting process in a rather generic discussion.Case studies are typically brief and relatively sparse.A typical teaching approach is to introduce a tool, illustrate how the tool can be applied,introduce another tool, etc. However, cultivating expertise in specific tools that may not be inuse by a student’s employer adds

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Parden, Santa Clara University

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Engineering Management

gaining interest because of globalcompetition. Not only are firms concerned with outsourcing, but each technical professional is inpersonal competition with those at the other end of the wire by which work is sent to low-cost,global locations. We are restructuring our Engineering Management Program at Santa Clara, togive greater emphasis to productivity improvement leadership, in order to improve our students’global, competitive, skills.The Global EconomyThe forces that have created the productivity challenge include:•Instant global communications eliminating barriers of distance.•Rapid rates of change in the marketplace which frequently require obtaining knowledge aboutspecific global location marketing needs, which can then be incorporated into

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin-Marathon County

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Engineering Design Graphics

, 2006 Design of an engineering graphics course for a pre-engineering programAbstractA pre-engineering program is intended to give engineering students the core courses inengineering before transferring to a different university to finish their bachelor’s degree. Onecourse that usually is taught in pre-engineering programs is engineering graphics. Therequirements for such a course are quite varied depending on the school and the engineeringdiscipline to which the student transfers. This paper discusses the specific issues that arise indeveloping an engineering graphics course for a pre-engineering program. An outline of thecourse is presented including the material taught, homework assignment

Conference Session

The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Dunn, University of Maine; Bryan Pearce, University of Maine-Orono

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Civil Engineering

, Dr. Pearce teaches hydraulics, engineering economics, and the Civil Engineering Capstone course at the University of Maine. Page 11.834.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Introducing Project Management to Senior Civil Engineering StudentsAbstractThe Civil Engineering program at the University has a senior capstone project that requiresstudents to seek out actual design projects. Many of these projects are done in conjunction withpracticing professionals and ultimately student work becomes the preliminary concept for finaldevelopment.Recognizing that the

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roth Elliot, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Phillip Jacob, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; James Colgate, Northwestern University

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First-Year Programs

Institute Projects. Prior to coming to Northwestern, Stacy worked for 9 years at IDEO, the world's leading product development firm. She contributed to a range of products including consumer, business and medical devices as a mechanical engineer and Senior Project Manager. Stacy has an MSME from UCLA and a BSME from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Page 11.892.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Leveraging Rehabilitation Needs into Freshman Engineering Design ProjectsOver the last two years, Northwestern’s freshman design course, Engineering Design

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

. She received her B.S.M.E., Washington State University in 1993 Page 11.737.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving Performance and Reducing Professor Workload In a Capstone Design Class using Project Management SoftwareAbstractIn the past ten years, many varieties of Project Management (PM) software have becomeavailable, most notably Microsoft Project. However, such software can be difficult toimplement, requiring dedicated time from an IT professional, and a server that alsorequires maintenance. Further, the instruction burden of delivering software skills tostudents coming into the course adds

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

evaluation form (without modification) may not produce intended desiredresults when applied in a new institution.MethodologyThe school of Architecture, Civil Engineering & Construction at SPSU includes threedepartments and has an undergraduate student enrollment of about 1100. This specific study isconducted in Construction Management program of about 350 undergraduate students. A simple,yet structured questionnaire was designed to collect information for the analysis. The developedand pre-tested/modified questionnaire contained six student-related socio-academic questions;fifteen faculty teaching and performance related questions, and a final question seeking students’opinion on the three most important characteristics of outstanding faculty. A