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Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

the ongoing teaching and research activities. Inthis paper we present an innovative approach in which systems engineering students are involvedin the improvement of the Systems Engineering & Engineering Management (SEEM) Program atthe University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). The initiative has been carried under thejunior level Systems Design and Deployment course where project teams of systems engineeringstudents were given the task of analyzing the processes of the program as a consultant would do.During the semester a streamlined version of the five phased six-sigma methodologies known asDMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) and DMADV (Define, Measure,Analyze, Design, and Verify) were taught and key

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kabirian, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Mark Rajai, CSUN

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Engineering Management

journal of engineering design. Extensive industry experience and consulting, Recipient of Engineer’s Council Merit Award for the year 2002. Director of MSEM Solutions Center and Facilities-VEDC community service learning. Page 23.912.1Dr. Mark Rajai, CSUN c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 An innovative approach to an online program for Engineering Management at CSUNAbstractThis paper discusses the structure, requirements, and teaching methods of a new Online Masterof Science degree in Engineering Management (EMOL) to be offered

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mazyar Aram, California State University Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

Environmental EngineeringME 483: Alternative Energy EngineeringMSE 415: Product DesignAnd three elective courses which can be chosen from the following courses:CMT 336/L: Fundamental of Green Building and LabCE 487 : Principle of Water and Waste Water EngineeringECE 411 : Electric Power SystemMSE 556 : Nanomaterial and NanotechnologyME 572 : Municipal Solid Waste Management and Engineering DesignPOLS 461 : Environmental PolicySUST 300 : Interdisciplinary Perspectives in SustainabilitySUST 310 : Best Practices in SustainabilitySUST 401 : Applied SustainabilityAlthough this certificate program is designed to address the fundamental principles ofenvironmental engineering, global warming and renewable sources of energy, it would not

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Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; David A Howell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Leah C. Newman, MSOE

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Community Engagement Division

mentoring projects using the servant-leadership pedagogy. Page 23.504.2IntroductionThe interdisciplinary collaboration reported here combined three components, 1) a mechanicalengineering design-and-build project; 2) an industrial engineering project management course;and 3) service to the community. Synthesis of these elements was accomplished through apedagogy of faculty servant-leadership. Overarching outcomes of this program included 1)introducing formal leadership training into an engineering curriculum that has historically lackedleadership education, 2) creating an opportunity for engineering students to apply their technicalskills to benefit

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K-12 and STEM Programs in Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Matt Leonard, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Development class. -end- Page 23.992.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Project Management for Undergraduate and High School Students AbstractTo increase the interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) among highschool students, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) created the “HighSchools United with NASA to Create Hardware” (HUNCH) program. To enhance the experienceof the students, NASA sponsored two additional projects that require universities to design andimplement educational modules for the six high

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ana Valeria Quevedo, Universidad de Piura; Dante Arturo Guerrero, Universidad de Piura; Martin Palma, Universidad de Piura; Susana Vegas, Universidad de Piura

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Engineering Management

Palma, Universidad de Piura Professor at the University of Piura Martin Palma is in the Academic Program of Industrial Engineering. Dedicated to operations management and sustainable development projects, Palma has conducted research on skills training in Engineering for many years.Mrs. Susana Vegas, Universidad de Piura Page 23.715.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Improving Generic Skills among Engineering Students through Project-Based Learning in a Project Management CourseAbstractThe speed of technological change, the increase in social exigencies, and

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Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Julie Dunston, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Engineering Management

knowledge among non-traditionalstudents and young professionals, our university has recently developed an online Master ofScience (MS) degree program. In this paper, we describe the approach taken in the developmentand delivery of a new course, Management of Information Technology Resources, in thisprogram. The course had an enrollment of 15 students. Approximately two thirds of thesestudents were enrolled in the new online program exclusively, while the remaining students wereregistered on campus and whose reasons for doing this course varies and include: coursescheduling convenience, interests in course content, and time flexibility. The on-campus studentsdid not benefit from any advantage due to their proximity to the instructor since

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew J Bates, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Engineering and Public Policy

2009, Mr. Bates has been passing his knowledge and experience onto students in the Civil Engineering Department at Polytechnic Institute of New York University in subject areas of Strategic Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Construction Planning, Risk Analysis and Risk Management. Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Poly, he was a Professor at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where he taught Introduction to Engineering, Air Base Design and Performance, Construction Project Management, Project Management and Contract Administration and Software Applications for Civil Engineers. During his four years there, he was the Deputy for Plans and Programs and the Construction Division Chief for the

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; brigette elizabeth prater thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering

internship.Along with its sister subsets the Engineering Management concentration is designed toreinforce the ideal of the symbiotic relationship between science and industry.Engineering Management, as an integration of two colleges and several departmentsteaches students the interpersonal, leadership, management, and engineering skills neededfor success in manufacturing, industry, and business. The program requires students totake courses focusing on project management, safety planning, research methods, andtechnology trends. Additionally through the coursework offered by the EngineeringManagement degree the students gain credit towards their Project Management Institute(PMI) and also have the ability to gain full certification in both Lean and Six-Sigma

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Science Using Innovative Methods

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Rushe, Granta Design; Arlindo Silva, Granta Design

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Materials

and book chapters on these topics, and filed over 50 patents with his students on innovative designs. He received the MIT-Portugal Education Innovation Award, 2009. He is an active member of PDMA, ASEE, DS, DRS and SPEE. Page 23.1116.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Supporting and Enhancing Materials Teaching1. IntroductionMaterials teaching has been a topic of extensive concern in recent years. Teaching of materialsscience to materials science students has managed to stabilize somewhat over the years.However, the same topic taught to students of

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Kathryn D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Management

Management and Applied Psychology. She has held several professional service positions including the President of the Engineering Management Division of American Society of Engineering Ed- ucation 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, Management of Engineering and Technology, and Senior Design. Her research areas include knowledge engineering, as well as, knowledge and information man- agement. She has been published several times including chapters in the books Eshbach’s Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals and Engineering

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Honken, University of Louisville

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Engineering Management

such as designing supplier quality audits. The rubric is a useful tool for a manager to decide what level of expertise an engineer iscurrently in, which in turn can help the manager determine what type of assignment, instructionand feedback an employee needs (see Table 5). For example, to get an individual to the novicestage, an instructor/manager should either teach the basic skill/theory/principle or allow time andresources for the individual to learn them, rather than assuming they already know them. This isa very different type of instruction then needed to move an individual from proficient to expert.In that situation the manager should be focused on encouraging the individual to draw on theirexperiences and help build their self

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian E. White, CAU-SES; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #6547The Case for On-Line College Education - a work in progressDr. Brian E. White, CAU-SES Brian E. White received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Sciences from the University of Wiscon- sin, and S.M. and S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering from M.I.T. He served in the United States Air Force, and for 8 years was at M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory. For five years Dr. White was a principal engi- neering manager at Signatron, Inc. In his 28 years at The MITRE Corporation, he held a variety of senior professional staff and project/resource management positions. He was Director of MITRE’s Systems En- gineering

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Jani M Pallis, University of Bridgeport

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #6377The Impact of Clickers on Your Classroom and Your CareerDr. Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Ted Eschenbach, P.E. is the principal of TGE Consulting, an emeritus professor of engineering man- agement at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and the founding editor emeritus of the Engineering Management Journal. He is the author or coauthor of nearly 250 publications and presentations, including 15 books. With his coauthors he has won best paper awards at ASEE, ASEM, ASCE, & IIE conferences, and the 2009 Grant award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. He earned his B.S

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Mark Doggett, Western Kentucky University

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Graduate Studies

technologies from whichto choose. Given the choice, are there certain online approaches that engineering technologymanagement graduate students prefer? Qualitative and quantitative data was gathered fromcurrent students and alumni of an online master’s program in this discipline. The questionsassessed student preferences for instructional technology media for delivery of content and themeans of communication.Engineering Technology Management Graduate Student Online Learning PreferencesThe continuing growth and acceptance of online distance education for graduate degreeprograms has resulted in faculty increasingly being asked to design and deliver courses usingcomputer-mediated systems. These distance delivered degrees come in many forms with

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David E. Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology; Noah David Anderson

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Manufacturing

System DevelopmentThe above mentioned ideas are what is behind the applied research project titled “ProjectGURU” that has been completed during the last one and a half years as part of the requirementsfor the MSMFG degree in the MMET department at OIT. The main objective of the project is todevelop custom computer programs and Graphical User Interfaces (GUI’s) that demonstratePLM within the context of a functioning job shop that uses modern 3D CAD/CAM systems.Within the scope of the main objective, three important goals have been identified: 1. Combine the model defined by the traditional engineering design process with the functionality of a shop floor management and control system to incorporate order entry and processing with CAD

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Paul Sly, Iowa State University; Daniel P Bumblauskas, University of Missouri Harvard University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Tech- nology & Innovation’s Department of Engineering. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. Dr. Carberry was previously an employee of the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education & Outreach and manager of the Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program (STOMP). Page 23.553.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Evaluation of Perceptual Changes in an Engineering Sales ProgramAbstractThis study presents

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Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique Fuchs, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Frederick F. Driscoll, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 23.384.8firms/companies that have ‘backburner’ projects.VII. SummaryInnovation and entrepreneurship can change the mindset at a school that concentrates onengineering, engineering technology, computer science, architecture, design, and management,which are normally very siloed disciplines. Within only four weeks a program was built from theground up for the students, launched in a summer semester, and now it is beginning to changethe campus culture. Accelerate is a true startup within a college environment.The biggest reward, however, is the feedback from the students. Some mentioned that “itchanged their life”, “Accelerate altered my thinking forever”, and “it gave me the confidence toknow that I can launch my own business.” This is what

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

in the recruitment and retention of underrepresented engineering students at Auburn University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Management from Alverno College, a Master of Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from Auburn University. Her research focused on comparing the variables that predict the retention of Black pre-engineering students and White pre-engineering students engineering students at a majority univer- sity. Dr. Harris directs all program activities in the Academic Excellence Program including recruitment, retention, fundraising, funding through grants and proposals, budget preparation, and student counsel- ing. She

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FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Jonathan Howard Spindel, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 23.246.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Blending Sustainable Design, Systems Thinking, and Engineering Science Concepts in an Introductory Engineering CourseIntroductionThe relatively new James Madison University (JMU) engineering program has been designedbased on the Engineer of 20201,2. To train the Engineer of 2020, the program blends engineeringscience fundamentals with sustainable engineering design and systems thinking whilemaintaining the university-wide liberal arts core. This program, which has recently completedits fourth year and graduated its first class, emphasizes problem based learning throughout thecurriculum3 and provides students with hands-on design

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saylisse Davila, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Viviana I. Cesani, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

director of evaluation and assessment for the Directorate for Engineering. In this new role, Medina-Borja’s respon- sibilities include designing and implementing a state-of-the-art evaluation and assessment system for the whole directorate that encompasses close to 100 programs in five different divisions with a budget of 800 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Paper ID #7538million dollars. Outcome indicators collected through this system will be used to demonstrate the impacton society of NSF’s investments in engineering research. She was nominated for the UPRM EngineeringDistinguished Faculty Award

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Capstone Projects, Design Projects, and Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob T Allenstein, The Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

first seven week of the semester.After completion of the pre-capstone course, students are distributed into teams and assigned afaculty advisor and an industry liaison to ensure success of the project.The program is set to enrich the learning experience by providing the students an opportunity towork with industry while applying their academic background. The program covers all aspectsof the engineering design process and helps demonstrate the importance of several criticalprofessional skills such as; further developing the students’ technical oral and writtencommunication, develop professional and working relations between team members, project andtime management, and ethics while developing a broad understanding of the relationships

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #7144Machine Design Experience in a Manufacturing Engineering Technology Pro-gramDr. Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University Dr. Guanghsu A. Chang is currently an associate professor of the Engineering and Technology Depart- ment at Western Carolina University. He has spent the last 21 years in teaching industrial and manufactur- ing engineering program. His research interests involve the study of robotic applications, manufacturing automation, Design for Assembly (DFA), and Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) applications. He was a vice president of Southern Minnesota APICS (2009-2012). He holds both MSIE, and

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

: computer security, cyber-security for industrial control systems, microkernel based operating systems and the use of technology in engineering education.Mrs. Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville Carrye Wilkins received her undergraduate and graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Louisville. She is the Associate Director of Resources for Academic Achievement, REACH, at the Uni- versity of Louisville where she serves as the coordinator of the Math Resource Center and math instructor in the Mathematics Department. In her role as coordinator, she manages the Math Resource Center, onsite and online Virtual Math Center, ADVANCE in Mathematics Program, SPEED Calculus Preview Program, and Math

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Tatevik Christensen; Fernando S Fonseca, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

capstone design projects are playing anincreasingly important role in meeting the educational objectives of Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering degrees. In recent years both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) andthe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) have placed a focus on thedevelopment of management, leadership and general business skills. Capstone programs offer anideal environment that provides a synthesis of the fundamental technical engineering skills indeveloping a culminating design while creating an opportunity to focus on all of the professionalpractice skills necessary for students to become future leaders in their field.Recognizing the opportunity to enhance development of these complimentary

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard L Marcellus, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

considering issues involved in designing, maintaining,and improving human-technology systems. These include health care delivery, public healthpolicies, sickness prevention, health education, energy, city management, environmentalstewardship, quality control, inventory management, supply chains, workplace design, factorydesign, service delivery systems, and emergency room care. Also, since engineering design touchesalmost every aspect of daily life, ideas can be found in current news articles and in repositories suchas The Probability Web (www.prob.berkeley.edu).Discussing the Nature of ProblemsAs the first step in going beyond problems like those described in the previous section, the nature ofproblems is discussed. The learners that they will find

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Flora S Tsai, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle H Wong, Singapore American School

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International

Paper ID #6416The State of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Engineering Educa-tion: Where do we go from here?Dr. Flora S Tsai, Singapore University of Technology and Design Dr. Flora Tsai is a lecturer at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and an associate lecturer at Singapore Institute of Management (UniSIM). She has over eleven years of teaching experience for undergraduate software engineering subjects. She was a graduate of MIT, Columbia University, and NTU. Dr Tsai’s current research focuses on developing intelligent techniques for data mining in text and social media. Her recent awards

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FPD 1: Projects and Teamwork in First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas

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First-Year Programs

an open-ended problemearly on in their studies, and approaching problems for which they do not have completeinformation nor when there is a single correct answer as is commonly the case with engineering. Page 23.708.2Finally, these projects can serve to help students realize the importance of time management anddedicating time for redesign as it is rare that the first design ends up being the final one.In this study students in a 1 credit first-year introduction to engineering class were presentedwith 3 DBT projects. Before the projects began, the students were presented with three differentprojects and asked to rate their interest from 1-5

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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International

preferences. Each design team includes four to five seniors, a faculty coach, the client,and the course instructor. There is no charge for the design projects other than direct costs. Theseyearlong, client-based projects have been the senior design capstone model at Rose-Hulmansince 1988.The four learning objectives for client-based, senior design projects include: (1)problem-based learning (of the civil engineering design process), (2) communication proficiency,(3) team-work skills, and (4) project management orientation. The year-long experience containsmany key elements and deliverables to achieve these learning objectives.In 2005, members of the civil engineering faculty decided it would be beneficial for students toventure into the international

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

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Construction

in operations research and supply chain management. Prior to transitioning into the Construction Engineering Program at UA, he was a professor of Industrial Engineering 1984-2007. From 1979-84, he was a systems engineer with Lockheed Corpora- tion. Dr. Batson is a long-time member of ASEE and is past-president of the Southeastern Section. Page 23.145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Alternative Approaches to Incorporate Design for Safety into Construction Engineering CurriculaIntroductionFrom both an ethical and practical viewpoint