Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Phelps, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Management

, etc.) or have been created specifically for thecourse by the instructor or other subject matter experts. Further, live virtual guestspeakers are periodically incorporated. The use of open and/or custom created resourcesis an obvious economic benefit to students, but also allows the instructor to easilycustomize and update the course. Each week, students engage with print and/or videocontent through the learning management system and submit a variety of graded works.Weekly assignments vary by module, but a typical module may include a quiz, groupdiscussion and self-reflection assignment. Additional detail of module content andstructure will be presented in the next section.The updated course continues to cover core topics, with additional

Conference Session

Programs and Pedagogies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; Angelo A. Volpe, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AbstractBroadly stated, accountability for a regional university is value created versus cost.Value reflects social and economic needs of the community, state, and region. Cost ofcreating value is cost of implementation strategies to achieve institutional goals. The state’shigher education coordinating board, a university board, and faculty senate are proxiesfor engaging community, state, and regional stakeholders in institutional accountability.Complex endogenous and exogenous challenges require an effective means for allocatingresources within the organization, monitoring effectiveness of institutional strategies, and, asnecessary, adapting strategies to ensure institutional accountability.This paper examines these issues and recommends an

Conference Session

Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

incorporated the following instructional strategies for the course.  Information providing: Lectures and a course website that provides course materials. Lectures are kept to a minimum, as the student is expected to review the research articles, PowerPoint slides lecture notes, and book material prior to the class session.  Inquiry-oriented reflection-based active learning exercises: Discussions questions are used throughout the class session to discuss the topics covered. The students work in pairs or teams to discuss the material and reflection questions, and then present their ideas to the class.  Cooperative: The students create their own course module consisting of review of a research article

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Teresa J.K. Hall, South Dakota State University; Albena Yuliyanova Yordanova, South Dakota State Univeristy ; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Management

; Profes- sional Diploma in Architecture (1991). Currently teaching at South Dakota State University, Construction Management Program (2010-present). Area of interests: Sustainable Building Design and Construction Materials. Professional experience: Architecture in the U.S.A., and Bulgaria, the E.U.Prof. Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University BYRON GARRY is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Construction & Operations Management in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at South Dakota State University. He has been a member of ASEE since 1998. As SDSU ASEE Campus Rep., his goal is to help fellow College of Engineering faculty to be reflective teachers

Conference Session

Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Salah Burhan Al Omari P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Aysha Al Ameri P.E., United Arab Emirates University

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Engineering Management

method, University of Albany [6] quotesfrom Rudyard Kipling’s poetry, which reads “I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When; And How and Where and Who”University of Albany has given a four-step methodology for the case study method,which is paraphrased as follows: a. Preparing a Case for Class Discussion - A case assignment requires conscientious preparation before class. One definitely cannot contribute or get much out of hearing the class discussing a case that he hasn’t read and prepared. Preparation includes studying the case, reflecting on the situations presented, and developing

Conference Session

Programs and Pedagogies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Taneja; Elnaz Safapour, University of Texas at Arlington; Sharareh Kermanshachi, University of Texas at Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

) termed the learneras a thinker and creator of knowledge rather than as a passive individual who is dependent onothers’ knowledge. The importance of self-directed learning has been put in three contexts:(1) self-directed learning in the workplace, (2) self-directed learning for personaleffectiveness and satisfaction, and (3) self-directed learning in formal learning settings. It wasobserved that with the application of the self-directed learning approach, students learnsuccessfully and enjoy a feeling of satisfaction with both the course and the teachingapproach44. Brookfield45 (2008) provided a critical reflection of self-directed learning, statingits inadequate theoretical base.Social MediaLearning and teaching platforms are no longer limited

Conference Session

Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Gary Teng, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

consideration of higher level factors and strategy. The benefit of this approach isto change the thought process of students and elevate their viewpoints to a higher and morecomprehensive level.There are positive feedbacks from students regarding the work on the case study. The realbenefit comes from students’ reflection on different decision-making situations during classdiscussions and case study presentations. They have embrace more elevated level of economic,technical, and business issues in their discussions. However, there was one issue that caused thefaculty to consider further improvement of the case study. This issue was the lack of globalperspective in the investment strategies students have developed. Most of the case workpresented by

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Snyder, Valencia College; Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

public community college. Theprimary mission of community colleges has not changed greatly, but there has been refinementthrough the years to serve the changing population and economy (Cohen et al., 2014; Hoffman etal., 2010). Community colleges are more agile and responsive to market demands on a locallevel, which can be seen by evaluating the technical degree landscape.Community college students are reflective of the region in which the college is located due tomost community colleges being commuter campuses. Further, a greater number of minority andlower socioeconomic students (SES) attend community colleges (Costello, 2012; Horn & Nevill,2006). Carnevale and Strohl (2010) report that bottom quartile SES outnumber top quartile SESby

Conference Session

Course Tools and Practices

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric M. Rice, Johns Hopkins University; William Smedick, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Conflictproductive and useful results. However, Absent(ofrather than simply discussing each Trusttopic, students engage in experientialactivities that allow them to discover The$Five$Dysfunctions$of$a$Team$by(Patrick(M.(Lencioniand build the elements of successfulwork teams that are associated with that function.The activities and exercises reflect the teamwork requirements illustrated by Google researchersin Project Aristotle. That is, the exercises allow - actually require - participants to enactbehaviors that Google

Conference Session

Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

analysis. Figure 3 shows the process was not capable nor potentially capable when compared to specifications of 80.0 ± 1.5 inches, as reflected by the capability indices Cp and Cpk values. It exhibits too much variation when compared to the tolerance of (3.0 inches) and is also off-target. Process Capability Analysis - Baseline LSL USL Process Data Overall LSL 78.5 Within Target * USL 81.5 Overall Capability Sample