planning,deployment, use, and maintenance. This paper will focus on the first reason and leave thesecond to be discussed elsewhere. Engineering management is a discipline in its own right as can be seen by the number ofengineering schools that offer a degree. The ABET website shows that there are eight accreditedundergraduate programs in the U.S. and one accredited graduate program. Besides these, thereare many more graduate programs not listed by ABET including an MS EngineeringManagement degree offered at National University. Furthermore, the discipline of engineeringmanagement is highly related to systems engineering. Kotnour and Farr2 list four definitions of
AC 2011-552: A LEADERSHIP-FOCUSED ENGINEERING MANAGEMENTMASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMMary Adams Viola, Ph.D. and Robert J. Hannemann,Ph.D., School of Engineering, Tufts University Robert J. Hannemann Director, Tufts Gordon Institute Professor of Practice Rob Hannemann is the Director of the Tufts Gordon Institute. In this role, he is responsible for the En- gineering Management and Entrepreneurial Leadership programs, which serve more than 100 graduate students and 500 undergraduates annually. He is also Professor of the Practice in the Mechanical En- gineering department. Dr. Hannemann earned advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering from New York University (MS ’72) and MIT (Sc.D.’75) after receiving his BS degree
AC 2007-2194: TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMPatrick Mantey, University of California-Santa CruzRAM AKELLA, University of California-Santa CruzJohn Musacchio, University of California-Santa CruzKevin Ross, University of California-Santa CruzYi Zhang, University of California-Santa CruzSubhas Desa, University of California-Santa Cruz Page 12.1378.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Technology and Information Management ProgramAbstractThis paper describes a new graduate program in Technology and Information Management(TIM) being developed by the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California,Santa Cruz. As a University
., students)side.These issues are also observed at UNCC’s Engineering Management Master’s Program classesthat accept graduate students from other engineering departments. Some of these students havedifficulties with incorporating engineering management and systems engineering (EMSE)methods into pure engineering concepts at the beginning of the semester. However, once theysuccessfully come to the end of the semester, most of them state that the EMSE methods arehelpful to their work.3.2 Inadequate Engineering Design ResourcesAnother important issue with engineering design education is that literature does not containsufficient resources that are relatable by engineers from different disciplines. Many papers andbooks are based on a specific engineering
degreelevels. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the somewhat related degree of Industrial Engineeringis better understood than the degree of Engineering Management1. Since these two fields seemto be closely related, it is not surprising to find some higher education institutions offering eachof the degree programs or offering one degree program with an emphasis in the other. Forexample, some institutions offer a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in EngineeringManagement with an emphasis in Industrial Engineering (University of Missouri – Rolla), whileothers offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with an emphasis inEngineering Management (University of Wisconsin - Platteville). In today’s world ofcompetitive academia, many wonder
2006-588: GROWTH OF A YOUNG ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMYesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Yesim Sireli is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Management Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and also holds MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include business forecasting, decision analysis, customer-oriented product development, quality management, and technology management.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is the Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and
Radhakrishnan, National University Prof. Ben D Radhakrishnan is the Lead Faculty for MS Sustainability Management Program in School of Engineering and Computing at National University, San Diego, CA. He develops and teaches Engineering and Sustainability Management graduate level courses. Ben has conducted Sustainability workshops in Los Angeles (Army) and San Diego (SDGE). His special interests and research include promoting Leadership in Sustainability Practices, energy management of Data Centers and to establish Sustainable strategies for enterprises. He spent part of his 2011 and 2012 summers as an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy efficiency of IT
. Page 22.599.2ABET, Inc., has been the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in appliedscience, computing, engineering, and technology for more than 75 years. Among the purposes ofABET, Inc. (ABET) are two that relate to accreditation. ABET intends to 1) organize and carryout a comprehensive process of accreditation of pertinent programs leading to degrees, and assistacademic institutions in planning their educational programs, and 2) promote the intellectualdevelopment of those interested in applied science, computing, engineering, and technologyprofessions (ABET Policy, 2008). The Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) evaluatesand accredits individual degree programs with the word “engineering” in their title
6distance education and online learning techniques are adapted more, the reach of EMGTprograms increases resulting in an increase in enrollment.The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Systems Engineering and EngineeringManagement Program, has decided to jump on the online bandwagon. Online deliveryhas been selected as a strategic initiative, which resulted in the establishment of anOnline MS in Engineering Management that will be starting during the Fall of 2009.As future research, it is recommended to benchmark each of the leading universities intheir offerings, program structures, faculty profiles and industry relations. Thisbenchmark information will be very important for engineering programs that are aimingto grow further.References[1
processes.B. Curriculum RequirementsThe standard requires a balance between qualitative and quantitative concepts with therequirement of at least one third of the courses being qualitative management related material.Curricular requirements thus focus on the management side of engineering management. Muchof engineering management is conceptually qualitative. Quantitative concepts are required to tiethe discipline to the field of engineering. Thus, there is a requirement for both types of concepts.Hick’s (1999) study found that qualitative concepts were the most likely to be missing. Thisstandard ensures that the program is, in fact, an engineering management program. The centralfocus must be on management in some context, at some level.The remainder
” (and variations thereof) yieldedliterature that related mostly to Mode 2 students (international students studying in the U.S. orU.S. students traveling abroad to study). The search term, “TNE”, produced many results butthere were only a few that focused exclusively on online TNE. These papers were mostlyauthored by international sources and written at a global or country level perspective. Searchresults with “engineering” and “engineering management” typically covered two primary topics-(1) the development and/or efficacy of online EM programs (e.g. development of onlinecommunity of learners; or online versus traditional face to face learning outcomes for EM), or(2) the enhancement of global engineering competencies through study abroad
thisquestion is how the program criteria of EM are fulfilled and how that course work relates to theengineering credit count. Especially problematic in the process of balancing these requirementsand constraints is the limit of total program credits.This paper provides a first step in exploring these issues by analyzing current ABET EM programsand documenting the allocation of engineering topic (ET) hours along with how they satisfyprogram criteria. The paper examines the allocation of credits and generalizes the approachemployed by these programs to accomplish the required engineering credits and the programcriteria. We found that there was a disparity in ET content in like courses; especially for the lesstechnical topics. Also, programs that taught
2006-2089: COMBINING SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMSENGINEERING IN AN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMJonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy JONATHAN M. WEAVER, PH.D. is an Associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM). He received his BSME from Virginia Tech in 1986, his MSME and PhD in ME from RPI in 1990 and 1993, respectively. He has several years of industry experience and regularly consults with an automaker on projects related to CAD, DOE, and product development. He can be reached at weaverjm@udmercy.edu.Michael Vinarcik, University of Detroit Mercy MICHAEL J. VINARCIK, P.E. is an Interior Trim Engineer with Ford Motor Company and an
, and organizational development. She worked for manufacturing companies in the Human Resource area prior to her academic career. Page 12.793.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 GROUP WORK ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CLASSESStatement of the problemThe Industrial Engineering Department at The National University of Tachira (UNET) is incharge of managing the engineering management area. Engineering management courses areoffered to Industrial, Mechanical and Electronical engineering programs Faculty in this area usesthe group work approach as learning strategy in the
Paper ID #6855Developing Community for Distance Learners in an Engineering Manage-ment ProgramDr. La Tondra Murray, Duke University Dr. La Tondra Murray is currently the associate director of professional master’s programs and an adjunct professor of the Practice in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She received a B.S. in Computer Science from Spelman College and a B.EE. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University
Famagusta, Cyprus. Her areas of expertise are performance-based modeling, project delivery methods, communication networks, and uncertainty and risk analysis in design and construction of transportation projects. She also has industrial experience as a project manager in multiple building construction projects. Dr. Kermanshachi has con- ducted several research projects which were awarded by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and Construction Industry Institute (CII). Dr. Kermanshachi has received several prestigious national and regional awards, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Professional Service Award, ASCE Excellence in Education
. Page 22.1478.7Standard core courses in Management include Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Strategy inHigh-Tech Industries, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Organizational Behavior.The initial research results presented also suggest that project management is a topic that shouldbe addressed in Memorial’s MEM program to be more relevant to engineering managers.Finally it is interesting to note that “personal/down time” plays a peculiar role. The engineeringmanagers surveyed indicate that while they are not getting enough “downtime”, they do notnecessarily recognize it as a problem. Further research can relate this finding to work habits andpersonal characteristics and traits of engineering managers, i.e. hard-working, dedication todetail, and
. Scorecard metrics are also needed to distinguish students transitioningto another college or university because of changes in personal or professional preferences fromLeakage resulting from academically unprepared students. Critically important to sustaininghigher education enrollments in Tennessee are procedures to identify academically at-risk studentsand providing appropriate intervention in a timely manner. Resolving system stability issues is amore cost effective approach than relying exclusively on student monitoring software, which isequivalent to 100% sampling of students.Academic Profile of Engineering StudentsA method for analyzing Leakage is based on a previously described approach to monitoringstudent success in an academic program [19
AC 2007-291: ACHIEVING SUCCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMSENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMS. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is Professor and Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and 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 P.E. license in the State of Wisconsin and is an ASQ-certified Quality Engineer and Reliability Engineer. His research interests are in engineering system design, analysis and management, supply chain management, Lean systems, and quality and reliability management.Ertunga Ozelkan, University of
productivity improvement for Hitech firms. Dr. Ozelkan holds a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona. His teaching and research is on supply chain management, production control, lean systems, decision analysis and systems optimization. Dr. Ozelkan is the recipient of IIE’s 2006 Lean Division Excellence in Teaching Award.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is Professor and Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and 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 P.E. license in the State
Engineering Management degree programs at Florida Tech broaden the typical engineer’sperspectives considerably with the traditional well-rounded Engineering Management andSystems Engineering course offerings, as well as complementary innovative courses in TechnicalMarketing, High Tech Product Strategy, Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship and TechnologyCommercialization Strategies to produce “The Engineer of 2020” as described by the NationalAcademy of Engineering.Despite the popularity of these engineering entrepreneurship-related courses, the word“entrepreneur” is often misunderstood by engineers and some employers as it conjures visions oflarger than life empire-builders who create high risk business ventures that promise either
/Operations Planning and Scheduling; Work Methods, Standards and Design; Product and Process Design; Quality Systems; Modeling and Analysis of Operation. It seemed that this option could also eventually lead to accreditation. 5. Provide an engineering management certificate based on a 12-15 credit management related course sequence. Courses for the certificate could be comprised of existing business and engineering courses (particularly Engineering Economy, Construction (or Project) Management, and Information and Technology), and/or some of the new offerings suggested above. 6. Provide a 30 -33 credit (1 Academic year) Engineering Management Master's Degree program that includes the proposed new
Paper ID #23451Impact of Process Tampering on VariationDr. Mustafa Shraim, Ohio University Dr. Mustafa Shraim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & Man- agement at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He received both of his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio University in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University in 1996. He has over 20 years of experience in the quality management field as a quality engineer, corporate quality manager, consultant and trainer. His experience is extensive in quality management systems as
cost-related MHS problems Handling Systems (MHS) 2009 Apply computer programming skills in the development of MHS applications Develop ability to determine which robots and other automated equipment are best for specific industrial applications Program industrial robots for solving engineering-related problems IEGR 470 – Offered efficiently Industrial Robotics Spring Develop knowledge to design basic robotic control systems and Automation 2010
discipline, project management istypically taught in Engineering, Business, Information Technology, Management InformationSystems, Computing Sciences, and Operations Management departments 2.The exponential increase in the use of project management in industry has resulted in anincreased demand for project management training. Since changes often occur much faster inbusiness than in education 3, we were interested in examining some of the benefits andchallenges related to MBA project management programs delivered through distance education.Academics that teach in both traditional and distance education modes constantly focus oncourse improvements. Project management curricula are interesting to develop and challenging
includemodelling, advanced statistics, quality, operations research and technology assessment.Major world corporations, governments and non-profits are now actively engaged inimplementing sustainability related projects with the goal of balancing economics, environmentand equity (or social justice or social responsibility), generally known as the 3Es. Sustainabilityis becoming so important that the American Society of Engineering Management is in theprocess of publishing its special sustainability issue with features focused on the 3Es. Keytechnical and EM tools in modern EM programs are becoming necessary for today’s leaders forthe implementation of sustainability projects. The rigor, tools and methodologies of an EMgraduate program easily enables
in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. Dr. Furterer has over 25 years of experience in business process and quality improvements. She is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Quality Engineer, an ASQ fellow, and a certified Master Black Belt. Dr. Furterer is an author or co-author of 4 reference textbooks on Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma and Lean Systems, including her latest book: Lean Six Sigma Case Studies in the Healthcare Enterprise by Springer publishing in 2014. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing a Leadership and Diversity Course for an Engineering Management Program
departments at UMR to create a PSM degree in whichEngineering Management courses provide a portion of the foundation courses inmanagement. The development and structure of this new degree at UMR is discussedalong with the role Engineering Management has played in its creation.BackgroundThe Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree program was initiated in 1997 by theSloan Foundation with grant funds available to universities for program development.1The motivation for this degree is based on the fundamental problem that science andmathematics based companies need individuals not only with technical backgrounds butwith business acumen. Individuals are needed who can manage research teams andinterface with the business side of the organization
EM undergraduate programs may help toreduce this obstacle, as concentrations will give Engineering Management students anarea of focus which they can highlight in employment and other EM related discussions.ConclusionInstituting concentrations within an existing Engineering Management Program requiresa standing commitment of resources by the faculty of the Program and the Program itself.As more classes will need to be developed to create the concentrations and largerenrollments are expected due to the greater reach, resources would need to be set asideand applied as growth and maturation within the Program occurs. Successfulimplementation of concentrations results from institutionalizing processes and leveragingknowledge resources that cut
topics? We will also present an analysis of howthese topics are related to the overall philosophy of systems engineering.We also analyze the content of Master’s degree programs in systems engineering, primarily inthe US, that offer degrees with the word ―systems‖ in the title, focusing on the 25 largestprograms, which accounted for 64% of the graduates of such programs in 2010. The programshave much in common, but differ in their focus on different industries and on different tools.Some programs seem to have been designed to meet the needs of specific industries and even ofspecific companies. We use these findings to support conclusions about the nature of systemsengineering education and to make recommendations to industrial engineering