- gineering, where he teaches and conducts research in the area of human factors engineering. In addition to his human factors research interests, he has been involved in numerous pedagogical research efforts and curriculum improvement projects. In addition to his faculty assignment, Dr. Ellis serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering. He is a member of the IIE, HFES, INCOSE, and ASEE.Dr. Walter Bryzik, Mechanical Engineering,Wayne State University Dr. Bryzik has been serving as DeVlieg Chairman and Professor of Mechanical Engineering , College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan from February 2008 to present. He leads the Wayne State University Mechanical Engineering
, a big challenge was to find alisting of the program in English. We thank Werner Rutten and Burak Aktas forproviding translations for us.Methods for recognizing an industrial engineering programWe identified a program as being similar to a US degree labeled industrial engineering ifit contained most of these components: • Math and science – calculus, physics, chemistry. • Engineering – mechanics, thermodynamics, other engineering sciences, computer programming. • Manufacturing engineering – manufacturing processes, automation, robotics. • Production engineering – facilities location and layout, production planning and control, supply chain management, quality. • People – ergonomics
2006-2349: USE OF QUALITY TOOLS AND OUTCOME ASSESSMENT MODELFOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONR. Radharamanan, Mercer University Dr. R. Radharamanan is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has twenty-eight years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include: President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego
at the necessary depth as well as the required breadth. The subject matterstudied was engineering mechanics: statics. It was essential that the students acquired a verystrong foundation of the fundamental principles. Statics is used as a very important foundationcourse for a variety of subsequent topics such as strength of materials, dynamics, fluidmechanics, machine elements, machine design, manufacturing processes, etc. It is observedthat this category recorded the maximum possible score of 5 on the Likert scale. Thisindicates that the instructor did cover the material. The author is extremely pleased with thisresult. It must be reiterated that no new instructional technique should be introduced whilesacrificing needed course
12.211.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Industrial Engineering Body of Knowledge?AbstractCivil engineers have a defined Body of Knowledge. Mechanical engineering currently has aBody of Knowledge task force focused on the future of mechanical engineering education. Canwe agree on an industrial engineering Body of Knowledge, or at least agree on outcomes thatdistinguish industrial engineering (IE) from other engineering disciplines? The ABET programcriteria for industrial engineering state only that “The program must demonstrate that graduates have the ability to design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment, and energy. The program
Paper ID #32333Results of the First Six Years of a 2+2 Online BS Industrial EngineeringDegree PathwayRobert Kelley Bradley, Lamar University Dr. Bradley has Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Rice University and a B.A. in Biochemistry from Beloit College. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Electrical Engineering Department at Rice University, and a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA JSC in the Materials and Processes Branch. He has previously been the Manager of the University of Houston Nanofabrication Facility and a High School Physics Teacher at South Houston High School. He has worked for several startup companies
technology isbecoming more widely used in the educational field to increase students’ interest in learning andenhance student understanding of course materials. Haptics refers to sensing and manipulatingthrough touch . The development of haptic technology allows human to interact with the virtualenvironment by feeling, touching, and manipulating objects through haptic devices. The hapticdevice is able to measure the positions and contact forces of the user’s hand, calculate the forceand torque that the user should have encountered in the virtual environment in real-time, anddisplay them back to the user through actuators, leading to a haptic perception of the virtualobjects.Researchers have explored the application of haptics in various educational
Research Scholarship and DoDSTEM scholarship. The following are the sample projects pursued by SCOPE scholars supportedby undergraduate research grants. • Supercapacitors from Recycled Industrial Mill Scale Waste • Modified Power Plant Solid Waste (Fly Ash) for Absorption of CO₂ • Nanoparticles as Lubricant Additives for Friction Reduction in Internal Combustion Engines • Fabrication of 3D-Printed Meta-materials for Energy Absorption ApplicationsASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and IISE (Institute of Industrial andSystems Engineers) student sections organized many field trips and seminars. In addition, thelocal professional section of ASME and ISA (International Society of Automation) are activewith monthly
2006-2067: ASSESSMENT OF HANDS-ON INTRODUCTIONS TO INDUSTRIALENGINEERINGDurward Sobek, Montana State University Durward Sobek is an Associate Professor in Industrial and Management Engineering. He holds an AB degree in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College, and MS and PhD degrees in Industrial and Operations Engineering from The University of Michigan.Susan Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman is an Associate Academic Specialist in the College Of Engineering. She holds BS, MS and PhD degrees in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University. Susan worked at Eastman Kodak Company for 9 years as an IE, and has been teaching in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
AC 2012-3013: ASSESSMENT OF TQM IN THE 21ST CENTURYDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a
AC 2011-983: USE OF BUZZWORDS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONAbhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology Abhijit Gosavi obtained a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of South Florida in 1999. He has an MTech and BE, both in Mechanical Engineering, from IIT Madras and Jadavpur University, respectively. He joined as an assistant professor in the engineering management and systems engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S & T) in 2008. His research interests are in simulation-based optimization, production management, and industrial engineering education.Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University - Pueblo Jane M. Fraser is chair of the
majors that include Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MaterialEngineering, Management Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering. The goal to for the students isto gain an appreciation and understanding of uncertainties and the conditions under which theyoccur within the context of the engineering problem-solving pedagogy of measurements, models,validation, and analysis. MAU will be called the Level 1 course for the remainder of this paper.The second class involved in the experiment, Quality Control (QC), is an upper-class electivecourse for Industrial and Systems Engineers, with occasional enrollees from other engineeringdepartments. For this particular class, thirty
characterizing an effective teacher are: interesting, helpful,approachable, makes subject interesting, being available, motivating students, setting high butachievable standards, presents material well, and stimulating interest in subject. As good as theseattributes are, they may not always guarantee the desired learning outcome. For this reason, it isimportant to evaluate effective teaching in conjunction with students’ learning. Student learningis normally done by evaluating their performances in exams, quizzes, class discussions and otherassignments. One area full of information but has received no attention is cheat-sheets preparedstudents in some exams. These sheets usually contain what students perceive as difficult coursematerial to understand
understanding of how systems-engineering and information/communication technologies work and their potential benefits. Educators of health professionals should develop curricular materials and programs to train graduate students and practicing professionals in systems approaches to health care delivery and the use of systems tools and information/communication technologies.”The philosophy of Healthcare System EngineeringIn essence, similar to the engineering discipline of manufacturing systems engineering5, withinthe context of HSE, the requirements of systems thinking in healthcare improvement can besummarized in terms of three key principles: systems perspective of healthcare processes,structured problem-solving, and the
AC 2008-2680: TEACHING CONCEPTS OF LEAN MANUFACTURINGTHROUGH A HANDS-ON LABORATORY COURSEArun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Arun received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 1997 and Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2004. He went on to receive his Doctoral Degree in Integrated Engineering (with an Industrial Engineering concentration) from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2007. His research interests include production, planning and control of manufacturing systems, application of lean principles, study of discrete-event systems and cost estimation for various
CNC Machining and Design of ExperimentsIntroductionA key requirement for graduating engineers is the ability to work successfully oninter-disciplinary teams. Each of the team members brings different knowledgeand skills to the team. This project, a joint project between courses in ComputerNumerical Control (CNC) machining and Design of Experiments (DoE), providedthe opportunity for industrial, manufacturing, and mechanical engineeringstudents to investigate some of the key factors (parameters or variables) related tomachining process.Machining is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is critical for machining operationsto manage both quality of part and cutting tools life. Quality of part includesconform dimensional specification and surface
, examine them from a broader systemic perspective toimprove how such systems are designed and managed going forward. Unfortunately, acomprehensive study of engineering management programs across the US, conducted by Gandhiand Pinto [7], revealed that less than 1/3 of all programs offered risk management courses. Toaddress this gap in current educational curriculum, the authors discuss existing approaches toinclude systemic risk management material in engineering management programs.Systemic risk and its importance to engineering managers According to Kaufman and Scott [8], systemic risk is thought of as a risk that originatesfrom multiple sources, affects multiple agents and propagates quickly among individual parts orcomponents of the
instructorswondered how it was impacting student exam performance.Literature ReviewHomework has long been thought to aid students in preparing for exams. Instructors assign andgrade homework to help students learn the material for better overall exam performance. This isthe conventional belief in most of the academic community. It is only logical to think thatpractice improves performance in academic studies as it does in many other endeavors.In 2002, Peters et al.1 studied the correlation between homework and exam performance in anOperations Management course. The study was designed with two treatments: one treatment wasassigned homework and it was collected while the other treatment was assigned the samehomework but it was not collected. This study
Today quality is considered as the most important factor forming companycompetitiveness and its success motivation. It is quality of products, labour and skilled staff.However, the unbalance of existing educational services and requirements for quality andcontent of education on the part of labour market is characteristic of modern Russianeducation. Educational programs hardly ever satisfy actual needs of enterprises. Employerssay that the major problem is a lack of specialists that are capable of completing the tasks oftechnical quality and safety regulation of products in accordance to the Russian membershipof Customs Union, Common Free Market Zone and World Trade Organization. Materials and Methods In Russia, the requirements
and successfully completing thecourses which utilize the IRAM lab, the number of under-represented students (women andminorities) who graduate with this new background has increased in the IE department at MSU.In addition, the readiness of these engineering students entering into graduate research programsand the engineering workforce has also increased.IntroductionRobotics is a technology that is concerned with the design, operation, and application ofindustrial and/or mobile robots. The official definition as provided by the Robotics IndustriesAssociation1 states that a robot is a reprogrammable, multifunctional manipulator designed tomove materials, parts, tools, or special devices through variable programmed motions for theperformance of
AC 2009-1166: DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH-SYSTEMS CURRICULUM ININDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGShengyong Wang, State University of New York, Binghamton Dr. Shengyong Wang is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Systems Science & Industrial Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in 2006, his M.S. in Innovation in Manufacturing System and Technology from Singapore Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alliance in 2001, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, in 2000. Dr. Wang’s research is focused on applying Industrial and
engineering with otherfields.35 An additional problem that occurs is the aggregation of all engineering fields asone discipline. A few studies focus on a specific form of engineering.36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43However, the questions asked about these fields remain generic and do not discussspecific job functions.One recent study focuses on the field of materials science engineering. It is unique in thatit asks the students an open ended question that is then coded for analysis. The question Page 26.1222.3“What is MSE and what do materials engineers do?” allows for an analysis of studentsunderstanding of a specific engineering field. Jin and colleagues found the
Paper ID #22653A Gamification Approach for Experiential Education of Inventory ControlDr. Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven Gokhan Egilmez is as assistant professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering program at University of New Haven. He previously worked as assistant professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University and postdoctoral research associate in the department of Civil, Environ- mental and Construction Engineering at University of Central Florida. Gokhan has Ph.D. in Mechanical and Systems Engineering, M.S. degrees in Industrial & Systems Engineering, and
education.Examples of How Case Studies Can Benefit Engineering Management EducationA simple Google search yields sources to numerous examples of case studies already utilized inengineering education. For example, MIT’s Engineering Systems Division is on the forefront ofeducating graduate students in complex and enterprise systems engineering. Many of their casestudies efforts are publically available.8 In addition, MIT’s System Design and Management(SDM) master’s degree program produces case studies.9 Similarly, doing a Google search forcase studies in engineering management yields another publically available resource.10 The Ste-vens Institute of Technology hosts a plethora of case studies and related material.11 There is moreon engineering case studies at
from 26 universities (sufficient data was not available for two of the universities in thereview) were reviewed to examine course topic areas and compare these to material included on Page 25.98.6the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exams.Key words and phrases from capstone course syllabi were mapped to the topic areas for eachexam. If a syllabus contained at least one key word or phrase for a topic area, the course wasdeemed to include coverage of the corresponding topic. If not, we deemed coverage unknownfor that topic in that course.The FE topic areas for the industrial engineering exam
Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a two-time recipient of the Shingo Prize for Manufac- turing Excellence. He works with leaders from industrial and service sector enterprises for sustainable system design and implementation through consulting, custom educational workshops, and system design evaluations.Prof. Makoto Kawada, Meijo University Makoto Kawada, Ph.D., is President, Meijo Process Management Institute, Co., LTD; Professor Emeritus, School of Business, Meijo University; and Special Researcher, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo. Page
Elahi Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Department of Manufacturing and Construction Engineering TechnologyPurdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-1499, USA (belahi@purdue.edu)AbstractThis paper focuses on the advantages of course-based research projects experience in anindustrial engineering graduate course. Along with teaching the course materials, students wereinvolved in two research projects. In the first project, they were asked to determine significantfactors in a cold drawn process on the ultimate tensile strength of L-605 wire. They applieddesign of experiment (DOE) technique, identified critical
AC 2012-3470: ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL FORTHE CAUSES OF COST AND TIME OVERRUNS IN ENGINEERING PROJECTSDr. Syed Athar Masood, National University of Sciences & Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Syed Athar Masood is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering, NUST College of E&ME, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He did his doctorate at Loughborough University, U.K., in engineering management at Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and published a number of research papers in international journals. Page 25.184.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-4043: IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SYS-TEMS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE AT THREE PUERTORICAN UNIVERSITIESDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Michele Miller is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. John K. Gershenson, Michigan Technological UniversityProf. Amilcar Alejandro Rincon-Charris, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Amilcar A. Rincon-Charris was born on Barranquilla, Colombia, 1976. He will receive a Ph.D. in con- trol and robotics
, then the post-lesson quiz should be used. 2. Lower performing students were adversely affected by pre-lecture quizzes, while higher performing students were not significantly effected by quiz sequence. If a maximin optimization strategy for student performance is desired, using a post-lecture quiz is best. 3. The quiz structure, length, allocation of points, question types, and feedback mechanism used in the quizzes must be seen as appropriate to the material and judged as fair by the students in order to leverage maximum motivation and engagement in the class. 4. Post-lesson quiz students were more likely to believe