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David W. Elizandro; Jessica Matson

Session 2457 Industrial Engineering Program Management in the ABET 2000 Environment David W. Elizandro, Jessica O. Matson Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstractThe ABET 2000 Criteria have had a major effect on the approach to Industrial EngineeringProgram Management. Integral components of programs that are necessary to satisfy ABET2000 Criteria include formulating goals and objectives; developing and working a strategic planto accomplish stated goals and objectives; and assessing the effectiveness of the plan and relatedactivities to accomplish

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especially true for recent college graduates joining these firmsas entry-level manufacturing engineers or managers, since there is little or no formal educationor training in CM in university coursework at the present time.Certainly, professional development education programs are available to provide corporatemanagers and operating personnel with an understanding of the benefits of CM and the keysteps in implementing these systems. For example, the Institute of Configuration Management(ICM), established in 1981 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, offers a comprehensivearray of coursework in CM. However, as noted above, within university academicenvironments, there is little or no coverage of CM in the typical baccalaureate-level engineeringor

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Rui Shen; Maruthi Dantu; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

. Page 6.633.2Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 20001, American Society for Engineering Education2. Computer-Aided DiagnosisDue to rising cost of health care, medical software has proved useful for assisting medicalpractitioners and helping patients to self manage diabetes. Several software tools areavailable that mostly help in managing stable levels of glucose throughout the day. A few ofthese are mentioned below:AIDA 2 contains a simple model of glucose-insulin interaction in the human body. It isintended for simulating the effects on the blood glucose profile of changes in insulin and dietfor a typical insulin-dependent diabetic patient

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Yaw Owusu

Section 2457 Concurrent Engineering in Total Quality Management Yaw A. Owusu FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Florida A & University, FloridaAbstractThe philosophy of concurrent engineering is to change the pattern of "redo it until itright" into “do it right the first time.” In this paper, a model has been developed thatcombines the concept of concurrent engineering and total quality management for animproved product design and manufacturing. The model emphasizes five integratedcomponents of total quality program, namely: employee involvement

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integrity and traceability throughout the systemlife cycle. CM provides a means to insure effective and efficient engineering and managementreviews, costing, and adoption for approved product and process changes. Doing CM well canhave a significant influence on reducing costs and improving productivity.Although professional development programs are available to provide corporate managers withan understanding of CM, there is little coverage of CM in typical engineering and managementcourses in universities. This may partially be the result of limited CM educational resources forfaculty use. For that reason, we have prepared a CM Overview Module and Instructor’s Guideto be used in a one-to-two week segment of engineering or management courses. The

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Natalie Mello

Session 2560 Managing Global Experiences for Engineering Students Natalie A. Mello Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstractWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has long embraced a project-based curriculum that nowextends to the four corners of the globe. With established programs in Europe, the Far East,Latin America, Australia, the US and new initiatives in Hong Kong and Taiwan, WPI providesopportunities for undergraduates to complete meaningful off-campus experiences. WPI offersstudents the freedom to complete degree requirements away from campus in a professionalexperience under the

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Maria Flores; Arthur Gerstenfeld

our students who will be the main drivers in thisnew world. This paper presents some ideas, which involve student projects in many parts of theworld plus a program for faculty training and industrial interactions.I. IntroductionThe work for this project has taken place at a highly innovative university in New England,Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). There have been three parts to this project, one partfocuses on students, a second part focuses on faculty training, and while a third part is involvedwith industry.In the past, traditional engineering education focused on fields such as mechanical, electrical,civil and chemical engineering. In management, fields such as marketing, production,organizational behavior and finance still

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James Holt; Hal Rumsey; E. Ray Ladd

Session 2642 The Engineering Management Program at Washington State University: Distance Education Industry Partnership Success Stories Authors: E. Ray Ladd, James R. Holt, and Hal A. Rumsey Washington State UniversityAbstractThe Engineering Management Program at Washington State University has an innovativeuniversity/industry partnership for training tomorrow’s technical leaders. The Engineering Managementgraduate degree is designed to meet the educational needs of working engineers with a thrust towardsproject management, manufacturing management, quality engineering

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Paul Givens; Anita L. Callahan

2642 FEEDS-Growth of Engineering Management in Florida Dr. Paul E. Givens, Dr Anita L. Callahan University of South FloridaAbstract The Florida Engineering Education Delivery System (FEEDS) is a statewide consortiumof the engineering schools in the state of Florida. It was created to provide distance educationfor engineers in the state. It has grown over the years from a few students in a few programs tomany students in both graduate and undergraduate programs at more than eighty sites. Thispaper describes the growth of one of those programs, Engineering

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developments, university programs must begin to broaden theirfocus to include subjects that address new economy realities. Specifically, the time has arrivedto require students to have exposure to management topics such as entrepreneurship, financialmanagement, and global economics. If the civil engineering industry desires to evolve into anew economy business, then it will require individuals who are as comfortable with the financialand technology components of the business as they are with design or constructionfundamentals.I. IntroductionThe facts are well known to civil engineering and construction industry constituents and oftendocumented and repeated by industry observers. An industry that is conservatively estimated toinclude over 250,000

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Spencer Brinkerhoff; III, Walter Hopkins; David Hartman

Session 2425 Freshman Engineering Design in the Design4Practice Program David E. Hartman, Walter G. Hopkins, Spencer L. Brinkerhoff Northern Arizona UniversityAbstractThe award winning Design4Practice program (1999 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award)incorporates a design experience into each of the four years of the engineering programs atNorthern Arizona University. This paper describes the experience that new engineering studentsreceive in the freshman course titled “Introduction to Engineering Design”. This multi-purposecourse serves to provide experiences in the engineering design process

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Katherine Carels; James Howard; Charles Bersbach; Debra Larson

a structure for learning about teams by analyzing their verbal processes.2. Managing Engineering DesignEGR 686 Managing Engineering Design is a graduate-level engineering course offered atNorthern Arizona University (NAU) through the College of Engineering and Technology as partof NAU’s newly created Master of Engineering program. The intent of EGR 686 is to introduceengineering students to the basics of design project management. It is specifically geared towardsthe activities of a front-line manager of a team of engineering designers. Page 6.966.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Narayanan Komerath

Session 1426 Knowledge Management Techniques in Experimental Projects Narayanan Komerath Professor, Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractKnowledge integration (KI) and knowledge management (KM) techniques are being recognizedas key to improved competitiveness in industry. These principles and techniques enableretention, sharing and systematic application of critical knowledge across geographic andtemporal expanses. Five case studies of the application of KI/KM techniques are described, inthe context of a

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Gholam Omidi; Bill Oldham; Farouk Attia

project based on the interrelationships of cost andvalue. The problem addressed in this study was to identify the need for a trainingprogram specifically addressing cost engineering, planning/scheduling and estimatingand to develop and evaluate a single module of a basic project control curriculumoverview and outline. A commercial model to support the development of a cross-training program for project control personnel was also outlined. Questionnaires weredistributed to 20 senior construction Project Management personnel to perform a needsassessment for this training program, to cross-train personnel with skills and informationbetween elements of project control. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze theinformation received from the

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William J. Daughton

Session 2542 Using the Baldrige Criteria To Teach Introductory Engineering Management Principles William J. Daughton University of Colorado at BoulderAbstractAll students beginning the graduate program in engineering management are required to takeEMEN 5010, Introduction to Engineering Management. This course is designed to introducethese students to the fundamental principles and concepts of technical management and providesa first glimpse at the many topics that will be covered in detail during the

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Michael Lucas; Catherine Latterell; Andrew Vavreck

Collegiate Design Series: Mini-Baja. 7. Ertas, A. and Jones, J. C. The Engineering Design Process, Second Edition. Wiley and Sons (1996). 8. Norton, R. L. Design of Machinery, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill (1999). 9. Longo, B. Bridging Classrooms and Corporations. Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference (1998).10. Rahman, S., Smith, T. F. and Butler, P. B. Overview and Expansion of Program for Enhanced Design Experience. Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference (2000).11. Gido, J. and Clements, J. P. Successful Project Management. South-Western College Publishing (1999).12. Mohan, G. and Pandit, G. M. A Comparison of Business and Technology Students With Respect To Their Choice of Academic Major. Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference (1999

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David Leonard

Paper for Abstract 1297; Currently listed for Session 3542 Collaborative Learning, Distance Learning, and Knowledge Management David C. Leonard, Ph.D. School of Engineering Mercer UniversityAbstractThis paper seeks to share information about a distance learning Master’s degree program intechnical communication management at Mercer University. The paper provides a history andbackground of the program, including information on its evolution, approach, content, studentdemographics, and student responses. Also discussed is the

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Bruce Segee; Michael D. Amos

Session 2358 Neural Network Processing using Database Management Systems Michael Amos, Dr. Bruce Segee University of Maine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Instrumentation Research LaboratoryAbstractDatabase Management Systems (DBMS) have become an integral part of any data storage,processing, or retrieval system. They are uniquely suited to manipulate large amounts of datawhile maintaining a level of data integrity and security. Meanwhile, Neural Networks are beingused to perform operations on data to discover the unknown underlying input/outputrelationships

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supportfrom current and previous industry sponsors is anticipated, based on written and verbal feedbackreceived from participating managers. The Aviation Management Capstone course is proving to Page 6.228.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationbe a strong component of the Aeronautical Management Technology academic program atArizona State University East and it is expected that this trend will continue for years to come.Bibliography1. Accreditation Standards Manual (CAA 101 - Rev. 2/96), Council on

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David Kelso; John D. Enderle; Kristina Ropella

Efficient Project Management Tool for Faculty. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, 2000, 36: 57-62.7. Enderle, J.D. and Hallowell, B. (Editors), National Science Foundation 1998 Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities. Creative Learning Press, Inc., Mansfield Center, Connecticut, 2000, 293 pages.8. http://nsf-pad.bme.uconn.edu9. Enderle, J.D., Pruehsner, W., Hallowell, M.B., First Year Experience at the University of Connecticut with NSF Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities. Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, 1999, 35: 253-258.10. Enderle, J.D., An Overview on the National Science Foundation Program on Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons With Disabilities. International Journal on

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Vinay Dayal; Jerald Vogel; Rebecca Sidler Kellogg

engineering content and learning from a traditional on-site learningenvironment to a web-based environment.As part of this experiment, two of the modules from the design sequence in the AerospaceEngineering and Engineering Mechanics program were converted to web-based delivery.Modules entitled ‘Design Modeling with Parameterization for Optimization’, and ‘FiniteElement Analysis for Practicing Engineers’, were selected since they are both important topicsfor practicing engineers in industry and popular with the students.Re-thinking the Content for the On-line EnvironmentThe goals for the project were carefully developed prior to delving into the details of the work.The instructors examined the content and reflected on their experiences, both in the

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in proper engineeringanalysis at the beginning of a project (through techniques such as QFD) are more palatable to abusiness than dollars spent rectifying a problem once a design or product has been released.Utilizing QFD applications requires cross-functional communication of all internal and externalplayers involved with development and production of a given product or process. Here again,human relation skills associated with program and project management activities are a must forthe engineer functioning in this arena.Opportunities are becoming increasingly obvious for engineers to come equipped with the abilityto work through cross-functional team dynamics and have a sound level of knowledge of designand / or product configuration and

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Robert Floersheim; Stephen Ressler; Margaret Bailey

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

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Resit Unal; Andres Sousa-Poza; Paul Kauffmann

instructionalcontent in the related courses can be focused to meet these needs. To achieve this goal, the studysegments findings based on a range of organizational and job level characteristics to identifycritical differences in the financial work environment and the financial tools that are employed.Preliminary findings are discussed in this paper and contrasts between public and private sectorpractices are examined.I. IntroductionMaster of Engineering Management (MEM) programs offer unique educational challenges tofaculty. First, most students are several years or more into their career and have strong opinionson job related requirements. As a result, they judge the quality of course content, in large part,based on the likelihood of application and use of

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representedmechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and biological systemsengineering. The same individual administered the assessment to all students in a uniformmanner.Three raters were employed in this study. Two of the raters were engineering faculty membersfrom different departments and institutions. The third rater was a research assistant with over 20years industry experience managing engineering design projects.A three-step scoring process was used to assess student work and test whether the scoring criteriacould be applied reliably. This process was employed three times, one for each component ofthe mid-program assessment.Step 1. A random sub-sample of student work (n ≈ 10) was obtained from the original 139students and

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Robert Erlandson

Session 2793 A Student Design Program that Integrates Research, Education, and Community Service Robert F. Erlandson, Ph.D. Enabling Technologies Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202IntroductionThe Enabling Technologies Laboratory (ETL) has created a unique student design program thatnot only complements and integrates a student’s previous academic experiences, but alsonaturally integrates research, education, and community service into the student design activity.Developing such a program is

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Herbert Hess

Session 1333 Cost-Tailored Load Management for Power Quality in an Independent Power System as an Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Project Herbert L. Hess Electrical and Compute Engineering University of Idaho Moscow, IdahoAbstract An interdisciplinary undergraduate design team redesigns and builds a hybrid windpower-fossil fuel generation facility that provides electricity and water for an environmentally sensitivewilderness location. Students first develop objectives for quantity of power

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Tony Brune; Elaine Chapman-Moore; Dave Wiese; Hulas King

—usingUnigraphics—into the engineering and design curricula of strategically selected academicinstitutions worldwide. The PACE Partners are especially committed to working with itsacademic partners to prepare a new kind of engineer for industry—a design engineer whocan engineer and design products, and even perform first-order analysis usingparametrics-based software tools. This paper/presentation describes the attributes of thePACE program, and a panel of PACE university partner representatives will share theirlearnings and insights.1. What is PACE?The Partnership for the Advancement of CAD/CAM/CAE Education (PACE) is a projectshared by General Motors (GM), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Unigraphics Solutions(UGS), and Sun Microsystems to integrate math

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Lorcan Folan; Gunter Georgi

Paper #808 for Multi-Media at ASEE 2001 Session 2793 Introductory Design in Freshman Engineering Gunter W. Georgi and Lorcan M. Folan Department of Introductory Design and Science Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201AbstractPolytechnic University teaches a 4-credit course in Freshman Engineering that introducesstudents to software and hardware tools, teamwork, written and verbal communicationskills, project management, as well as overview lectures on major technical and non-technical disciplines. Several laboratory experiments and two term projects emphasizeengineering design

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Heidi Diefes-Dux; William LeBold; William Oakes; P.K. Imbrie

program is performed using a pre- and post-survey. The pre-survey solicitsinformation about a participants background including: family history, prior academicinstruction, plans for college, perceptions about engineering, and what they expect to learn as aresult of attending the summer program. A post-survey is administered to evaluate the program’seffectiveness towards helping the participants understand what engineering is, what engineersdo, and what college life is like. In addition, the post-survey is used to evaluate various aspectsof the program including: social/recreational activities, the design project as related to teachingengineering concepts, and their impression of working as a member of a technical team.Learning CommunitiesIn order