AC 2011-424: EVALUATING QUALITY MANAGEMENT COURSES INGRADUATE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CURRICULUMSKate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology Kate Abel serves as the as the Director of Undergraduate Academics and On Campus Channels in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management and Applied Psychology. She has been both the President of the Engineering Management Division of ASEE and the President of Epsilon Mu Eta, the Engineering Management Honor Society. She teaches courses in Total Quality Management, Engineering Economics, Entrepreneurial Analysis of Engineering Design, Statistics for Engineering Managers, Engineering Management and Senior
(with distinction) from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has extensive experience as an engineer, manager, and entrepreneur, and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Director, Engineering Management Programs Professor of the Practice Mary Adams Viola is currently the Director of Engineering Management at Tufts Gordon Institute. She designs and delivers innovative courses in leadership development, with an emphasis on innovation and working across cultures. Prior to the Gordon Institute, Dr. Viola spent twenty years at Polaroid Corp. There, as Director of R&D, she was responsible for managing new technology platforms, requiring col- laboration between other technology and
bodies for an engineering management program.Basic Requirements for Accreditation EligibilityMany criteria are associated with accreditation by either AACSB or ABET. But eligibility to beconsidered for accreditation by each body has a few key distinctions that make it feasible tobecome dually accredited.A program can be considered for ABET accreditation if it has the word “engineering” in theprogram title and specifically, if one and one-half years or 37.5% or more of the course credits inthe program are in “engineering topics” (ABET Criteria, 2009) consisting of engineeringsciences and engineering design appropriate to the student’s field of study. By definition (ABETCriteria, 2010): “The engineering sciences have their roots in
Science (FEAS) offersacademic and research programs in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, ComputerEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering, and ProcessEngineering.The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at MUN welcomed its first cohort ofstudents in September 2009, and is one of the first designated MEM graduate programs inCanada. With a mandate to attract both local and international students from all engineeringdisciplines, and to provide balanced graduate training in Management and Engineering, theprogram has experienced increasing growth.For the purpose of knowledge sharing and discourse, this paper will outline the core curriculum,discuss marketing strategies used to attract and retain
Economic Development (2006)2 Institute for International Education (IIE) 3The Segovia program is sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS)and the College of Engineering (COE) at NC State University and is designed for engineeringmajors. During this experience, students utilize the city and surrounding area to explorelanguage, technology, and culture. 4 The classes and excursions encourage the ability to use thelanguage in authentic settings and allow the student to study and experience the rich culture ofSpain. The classes teach the structures inherent in a beginning / intermediate language class byintegrating vocabulary, issues, and projects
effectively on international design teams, educators must refocus curricula, augmenting technical course work with the study of foreign languages and project management. Beyond this, colleges and universities must develop academic programs in such nontraditional areas as intercultural teaming, distance learning, and Page 22.748.4 cross-cultural communication” (The Best Engineers section, para. 3-5).A further illustration of the importance of global competence among engineers comes from KenKohrs7, former vice president of the Ford Motor Company, who said: “What’s the relevance of globalization to you personally, and to your
for students to understand the methodologies and application of changemanagement and relational 3D CAD product design within the confines of a Product DataManagement (PDM) system in PLM environments. This course will build upon the concepts ofthe of 3D CAD product design by using a concurrent engineering environment and incorporatingrelational 3D CAD and PDM databases in the lifecycle of products. The course will emphasizePLM as a strategic business initiative and will introduce students to change management,configuration management and relational design using a combination of the 3D model-baseddefinition and the product configuration management tool.Weekly Topics: • Top-down design • Relational Design • Program Management
Page 22.1383.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Design of Experiments using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related activities are widelyaccepted as an important field of engineering management. In today’s global and highlycompetitive business environment, high quality products and services are a necessity. Quality isone method in which organizations compete2. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)3,4has conducted competency surveys and
AC 2011-1170: PROJECT-DIRECTED WRITING ASSISTANCE IN CON-STRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMElena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University Elena Poltavtchenko is a Ph.D. candidate in the Applied Linguistics program at Northern Arizona Univer- sity. She is a graduate teaching assistant at NAU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Elena obtained her B.A. in Russian Linguistics and Literature in Novosibirsk State University, Russia, and M.A. in English Applied Linguistics at the University of Houston, TX. Her current research interests lie in the area of writing in the disciplines, with a specific focus on writing in engineering.John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University John joined the Construction
AC 2011-453: GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT LAYOUT AND DESIGN:A CROSS-DISCIPLINE EXERCISE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FRESH-MAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 22.741.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT LAYOUT AND DESIGN: A CROSS-DISCIPLINE EXERCISE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.IntroductionOver the past four years, the aviation faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore(UMES) have been working in conjunction with the engineering faculty within the department todevelop a joint freshman
accreditation after each visit. There had been some ABET concernsnoted, and those were addressed in an appropriate manner. However during the last three visits,the program evaluator would always look very closely at Criterion 5, and more specifically, theculminating design experience. In the engineering management program at Missouri S&T, theculminating design experience was addressed using a strategic management class that combinedtheory with case analysis. The instructor for the class would assign cases to teams and thusanalysis of the case would occur. During the last three accreditation site visits, and prior to the2008 visit, the course instructor would meet with the program evaluators, and would persuadethem that the course met that
; Williams, B. (2005). Six Sigma for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing, Inc.2. Cloutier, M., Richards, J. (1994). Examining customer satisfaction in a big school. Quality Progress (September), 117-19.3. Mazur, G. H. “The Application of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to Design a Course in Total Quality Management (TQM) at The University of Michigan College of Engineering”, Proceedings of International Conference on Quality-1996 Yokohama, JUSE, October 15-18, 1996, pp.1-7.4. Wang Q, "Program Design for Industrial Engineering Education in China Based on QFD," vol. 3, pp.333-336, 2010 Second International Workshop on Education Technology and Computer Science.5. El-Haik, B., & Al-Aomar, R. (2006). Simulation-Based Lean Six-Sigma
AC 2011-1276: STATISTICAL APPROACH FOR MEASURING THE EF-FECTIVENESS OF A REMEDIAL PROGRAM FOR LOW-ACHIEVINGUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES IN PERUValeria Quevedo, Universidad de Piura Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department Academic Director, Industrial Engineering Department Master of Management in Operations Research, Sauder School of Business, Canada Industrial Engineer, Universidad de Piura, PeruSusana Vegas, Universidad de Piura Principal professor at Universidad de Piura, Peru Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Universidad de Piura, Peru Doctor in Engineering Sciences Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 2009 Master in Engineering Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 2005
American Institute of Architects (AIA). Invite professionals to campus to discuss the CM industry.ObjectiveWe hope to develop three track options for our AET students within a program accredited byboth the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the NationalArchitectural Accreditation Board (NAAB). The three tracks would include a General Studies(GS) Track, a Construction Management (CM) Track and an Architectural Design (AD) Track.Our approach has always been to prepare our students for all aspects of the construction industry.We plan to continue this, but add an emphasis on specific aspects of the construction industry tobetter prepare our graduates for a very competitive industry.The CM track is an intensive track
AC 2011-1532: A MODULAR PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH TOUNDERGRADUATE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSTeodora Rutar, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is a Paccar Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Belgrade University, Yugoslavia, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. email: teodora@seattleu.eduBrandon Shuman, MS Brandon Shuman is a graduate of the UW Mechanical Engineering Baccalaureate and Masters programs. Since then he has been a medical device engineer for 15 years at Boston
Automation and Measuring Systems), defining standards for automotive test data management. He is member of ASEE and of IEEE.Daniel Cox, University of North Florida Daniel Cox is from Gainesville Florida where he also graduated with his BSME with Honors degree and Master of Engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1979 and 1981, respectively. In 1981 he joined the IBM Corporation in Boulder Colorado where he worked as a Manufacturing Engineer. In 1986 he was awarded the prestigious IBM Resident Study Program Award to attend doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated with his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in robotics from UT Austin in 1992 where he also worked at
AC 2011-432: ASSESSING AND IMPROVING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SE-QUENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy S. Wilson, Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson is a professor in the Electrical Engineering Program at Western Kentucky University. Her research interests include controls, system identification, and wavelets. She is actively involved in the assessment process.Mark E Cambron, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael L. McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 22.230.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing and Improving a Capstone Design
AC 2011-439: DESIGN OF A WIRELESS SENSOR AND ACTUATOR NET-WORK FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT AT HOMEChao Chen, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne Dr. Chao Chen is a Computer Engineering Assistant Professor with the Department of Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Geor- gia Institute of Technology in 2003 and 2005, respectively. She also holds B.E. and M.E. degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China in 1998 and 2001, respectively. Her current research interests include wireless opportunistic networks, wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, cognitive radio networks, network security, modeling and performance evaluation of
AC 2011-1809: ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOME, ENROL-MENT AND RETENTION IN A NEW CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTPROGRAMTamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University. Tamara Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor & Coor- dinator of Construction Management Program in the Department of Engineering Technology at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Mrs. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergradu- ate students in the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management and conducting research. She also worked for a multinational research organization for many years. Mrs. Chowdhury earned her MS in Civil engineering from Clarkson University, New York, USA and B.S
AC 2011-2554: PERCEPTION AND PREFERENCES OF FACULTY FORONLINE LEARNINGErtunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor and for Tefen USA, a systems design and industrial engineering consulting firm. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. He teaches courses on supply chain management, lean systems, decision analysis, and systems
describes a new civil engineering MS management option currently beingimplemented in our program. The option consists of two new graduate courses that provide arich experience in leadership, management, and professional practice outcomes. This option alsoincludes a coupling with our undergraduate culminating design class wherein graduate studentscan gain an effective leadership experience by mentoring undergraduate culminating designprojects. It also summarizes preliminary assessment of the class and student evaluations as ameans to determine the option’s effectiveness. The motivation for this new option comes from1) a desire to strengthen our undergraduate culminating design experience, 2) a strongrecommendation and support from our advisory board
AC 2011-872: STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEARNING MAN-AGEMENT SYSTEMJulie M Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette Doctoral Student, College of Technology, Purdue UniversityAdrie Koehler, Purdue University Doctoral Student, Learning Design & TechnologyStephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Stephen P. Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Page 22.1338.1
programs. The program-specific portions of the criteria guidancethat were consulted are indicated in Table 16.Table 1 – ABET Criteria for Manufacturing Engineering CurriculumMaterials and manufacturing processes: understanding the behavior and properties of materialsas they are altered and influenced by processing in manufacturing.Process, assembly and product engineering: understanding the design of products and theequipment, tooling and environment necessary for their manufacture.Manufacturing competitiveness: understanding the creation of competitive advantage throughmanufacturing planning, strategy and control.Manufacturing systems design: understanding the analysis, synthesis and control ofmanufacturing operations using statistical and
annually in courses organized to ensure student success through rigorous academics in a team-based environment. His responsibilities in- clude operations, faculty recruiting, curriculum management, student retention, and program assessment. Dr. Merrill received his Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from The Ohio State University in 1985, and has an extensive background in public education, corporate training, and contract research. He has made frequent presentations at conferences held by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and its affiliate conference, Frontiers in Education (FIE). He is part of the research team that was recently awarded an NSF grant to study strategies for maximizing
ofbuilding the specialty engineering education on a sound systems engineering foundation.Being close to graduation, students enrolled in the capstone design sequence expect that theprojects selected for the course are part of the real-world such that they can apply the knowledgeand skills acquired in their undergraduate program to solving problems that have relevance to Page 22.613.4real-world organizations, and thus being better prepared to start their career, upon acceptance ofa job offer. Students expect to be actively involved with the client organization in data collection,and information sharing with both the management and the engineering
Page 22.882.13to be evaluated in order for this project to be successful and the three partners involved; the12corporate sponsor, the student-intern, and the college /university engineering representative willall need to give approval for the program. Determining a suitable project, finding anorganizational manager, obtaining the acceptance of a college, and finding a suitable intern areall tasks that need to be completed in parallel and well in advance of the project projected timeperiod. This is a challenge but it is one that the LTP group believes can be overcome withdedicated coordination and division of resources.ConclusionBased on the research completed of the Cal Poly Senior Design for Project for Credit whilecompleting a paid Summer
styles.Diversity and Teamwork:Embracing differences in personality (Myer-Briggs) and learning styles (Global vs. Sequential;Intuitive vs. Sensing, Active vs. Reflective; Verbal vs. Visual). Decision trees and methods formentoring. Group communication and conflict management tools. Development of a plan ofaction (formulation, negotiation, fulfillment, and review). Project lifecycles and rhythm ofaction for teamwork.K-12 outreach: Levels of learning (Bloom’s taxonomy). Teaching methodologies in the K-12domain and the public sector (societal service). The heart of the leadership module is centered upon the 8-step design process (Figure 1).The concept is presented in lecture as a standard format for the engineering design process. Oneweek of lecture is
, and has co-created and co-taught engineering elective courses for both high school and undergraduate students through CU-Boulder’s Integrated Teaching and Learning Program. A former middle and high school math and science teacher, she received her MAT in secondary science from the Johns Hopkins University and her MS in civil engineering from CU-Boulder.Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder DEREK REAMON is Co-Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, and a Senior In- structor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received his PhD in Educational Interface Design from Stanford University and has won numerous outstanding teaching awards. Dr
engineering and renewable energy. We plan to formalize theinternational design collaboration as an integral part of the exchange experience by engagingvisiting students in specifically arranged design projects, which require close interaction betweenstudents from both countries. This paper reports the experience learned in the initial design andimplementation of these projects and our recommendation to fully integrate the design projectinto the curriculum of the exchange program.1. IntroductionIn this increasingly globalized market, it is critical for educational institutions to prepareengineering students with international experience beyond traditional technical knowledge andengineering skills. It has been suggested in a recent article1 that global
AC 2011-1754: DEVELOPING AN APPLICATION TO MANAGE AND VIEWABET COURSE MATERIALScott J. Schneider, University of Dayton SCOTT J. SCHNEIDER is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. Schneider has extensive industrial experience in the areas of software devel- opment, embedded real-time system design, and automotive technologies. He also performs research in the areas of computer and software engineering pedagogy. Page 22.453.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing an