Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Koubek, Pennsylvania State University; M. Jeya Chandra, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

to stay abreast with the continual shifts inindustrial engineering practices, techniques, and applications. The breadth of theindustrial engineering profession uniquely lends itself to a curriculum that offers moreflexibility and choices to its students, as the new curriculum proposal offers. In addition,the additional emphasis on emerging fields within the service sector and in theinformation technology field will make our curriculum more appealing to potentialstudents, and will enrich the education that Penn State IME students receive”.This paper describes the curriculum and its objectives.Basic approaches to curriculum change• Integrate other applications areas (e.g., service processes) into existing courses.• Reorganize required

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary J. Meixell, Quinnipiac University; Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University; Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

International Education in Business, vol. 4, pp. 6-29, 2011.[5] A. Aytac and V. Deniz, "Quality Function Deployment in Education: A Curriculum Review," Quality and Quantity, vol. 39, pp. 507-514, 08 2005.[6] J. W. Denton, V. Franke, and K. N. Surendra, "Curriculum and Course Design: A New Approach Using Quality Function Deployment," Journal of Education for Business, vol. 81, pp. 111-117, 11/01 2013/10/03 2005.[7] A. Crişan and R. Enache, "Designing customer oriented courses and curricula in higher education. A possible model," Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 11, pp. 235-239, 2011.[8] J. S. Pérez and F. G. Aleu, "Industrial Engineering Approach to Develop an Industrial Engineering Curriculum," IIE Annual

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Benjamin Redekop

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Page 12.325.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bringing New Topics into the IE CurriculumAbstractThe need to focus efforts on environmental concerns rings important to young people aswell as to the National Academy of Engineers. The need to raise awareness about theenvironmental impact of decisions in manufacturing and product design should be at theforefront of curriculum enhancement efforts. Industrial Engineers are typically viewed as“systems thinkers” and need to analyze the larger eco-system when new designs are putin place. Thus, the systems-approach to environmentally responsible design andmanufacturing has a natural place in the Industrial Engineering curriculum.The challenge to engineering faculty may

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

). Page 25.225.6 It is important that the aims and objectives of discovery approach are reflected in everyaspect of the learning environment created. The creative new approach should documentaccomplishments at the upper levels of Bloom's Taxonomy Triangle (Bloom, 1956 & 1976;Boud & Feletti, 1991). Scholars in the area of cognitive science and educational psychologyhave identified four features that clearly separate a problem-based curriculum from a traditional,topic-based curriculum (Nickerson, et. al. 1985).Assessment Procedure Assessment of the Discovery approach was carried out by the author using severalproven, well established and widely recognized tools (Rowntree, 1977). Sample quizzes, homework assignments

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Vitor Ambrosio Winckler, Colorado State University - Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #15891User-Based Collaborative Filtering Recommender Systems Approach in In-dustrial Engineering Curriculum Design and Review ProcessDr. Ebisa Wollega, Colorado State University - Pueblo Ebisa D. Wollega, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He received his Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the University of Oklahoma. His research interest areas include stochastic systems modeling and optimization, big data analytics, large scale optimization algorithms, and engineering education. His email is ebisa.wollega@csupueblo.edu and his web page is http

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven; Ridvan Gedik, University of New Haven

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

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

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven; Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University; Ridvan Gedik, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #22647A Project-based Learning Approach in Teaching Simulation to Undergradu-ate and Graduate StudentsDr. 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 &

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Institutional Approach to Prepare Industrial Engineers to Respond to Future Energy ChallengesAbstract There is a world-wide necessity to increase energy efficiency, finding new alternativesources of energy and assessing the environmental impacts of new renewable energytechnologies. Demand for professionals with sustainable energy knowledge is increasing, asemployers need graduates who can better respond to energy challenges in all professional andbusiness contexts. This demand will also create green-collar jobs in the industrial sector and innew technology fields. In light of these crucial needs

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Omar Ashour, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

to Integrate the Industrial Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis work introduces a new approach called Connected Learning and Integrated CourseKnowledge (CLICK). CLICK is intended to provide an integrative learning experience byleveraging Virtual Reality (VR) technology to help provide a theme to connect and transfer theknowledge of engendering concepts. Integrative learning is described as the process of creatingconnections between concepts (i.e., skill and knowledge) from different resources andexperiences, linking theory and practice, and using a variation of platforms to help students’understanding. In the CLICK approach, the integration is achieved by VR learning modules thatserve as a platform for a common theme and include

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdul Kamal, Western New England College; Herb Eskot, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Engineering, and students enrolled in certain graduate disciplines andother continuing education programs.There is some literature relating the experiences of multidisciplinary teaching involvingengineering and business courses. The experience in combining a marketing research course witha bio-resource engineering course was assessed5. The latter combines biology and engineering tosolve problems in a variety of environmentally related fields. The approach of this course was toteam together students from both courses to work collectively on a project involving bothdeveloping and marketing a new product. The engineering students worked alone or in groups oftwo over a two-semester period on one project. The engineering students working on a

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

materials engineering from Auburn University. He has authored several book chapters and articles on follower component of leadership and is active in research on the leadership processes. Page 25.517.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Embedding Leadership Topics in the Engineering CurriculumHow leadership is addressed in a quantitative based curriculum has challenged engineeringfaculty interested in leadership for some time. This paper describes an approach to developingleadership topics within a general engineering curricular program. Through the widespread useof student

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague-Caballero, New Mexico State University; Delia J. Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. The goal is to complement the traditional engineering education approach ofproducing engineers with hard technical skills incorporating educational experiences in industry.It is expected that the new industrial engineering graduate will be ready to enter into professionallife with a strong technical background and being sensitive to the challenges posed by diversityand cultural differences. This partnership attempts to foster global and cultural competency bycreating educational environments that favors a new type of global engineer, with a broad rangeof skills and knowledge, above and beyond a typical industrial engineering (IE) curriculum. Theproposed educational model was founded in the sophomore and senior curriculum series of IE316

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Elizandro, D. Volpe, A., Huddleston, D., A Systems Approach to Stakeholder Engagement in Strategic/Operational Accountability of Regional Universities, 2018 ASEE National Conference, June 2018, Salt Lake City, UT, (refereed).3 Elizandro,D., Elkins, S.A., Needy,K. L., Malone, B., An Information System for Evaluating the Effectiveness of STEM-based Programs, Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV, 20114 Selingo, Jeffery, Regional public colleges — the ‘middle children’ of higher ed — struggle to survive Retrieved July 20, 2017 from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade- point/wp/2015/02/09/regional-public-colleges-the-middle-children-of-higher-ed-struggle-to- survive/?utm_term

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Cochran, Southern Methodist University and Meijo University; Makoto Kawada, Meijo University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

25.494.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Education Approach in Japan for Management and Engineering of Systems by David S. Cochran and Makoto KawadaAbstractDesigning and managing systems that are sustainable requires a new approach to thinkingand learning about the management and engineering of systems. This paper describes auniversity curriculum in Japan that embodies a new approach to education aboutenterprises systems (and specifically knowledge about the Toyota Production System(lean)). Referred to as Collective System Design, the new learning approach emphasizesthe tone of the system participants and a language for system design to codify

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Chase, University of San Diego; Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

resume by emphasizing concepts students arealready leaning. This approach has the further reaching approach of educating industry on the Page 11.868.9importance and value of the IE curriculum and the potential value IE graduates can add to anorganization.Bibliography1. Anonymous, Posting to the IEFACLIST Listserve, 10/31/2000. (The authors of this paper recognize that comments made by faculty through the Industrial Engineering Faculty Listserve are not always written with the expectation that they may appear in print. Consequently, we have chosen to report Listserve comments anonymously.)2. Womack, J.P. and D.T. Jones, Lean

Conference Session

Best Practices in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Evaluation Results for each StatementSix students from the Fall 2008 offering of the course had sufficient prerequisites to already havestarted some combination of the engineering economy, probability and statistics, and operationsresearch courses. Early feedback from these students was positive regarding the new curriculumpreparing them for the different approaches to thinking and the associated mathematics in thesecore mathematics-based Industrial Engineering courses.ConclusionThis paper presented the approach taken by the authors to teach their university's one-semesterfreshman-level introductory course in Industrial Engineering. The new curriculum showedimprovements in the recruiting, preparation, and retention of Industrial Engineering

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Workman-Germann, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Heather Woodward-Hagg, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, programs and analyses forthe benefit of the product, process, customer, and company. Unfortunately, the program name“Industrial Engineering” and “Industrial Engineering Technology” has been primarily tied tomanufacturing. Recently, much of the manufacturing base of the United States has movedoffshore. This leaves a considerable amount of the U.S. workforce focused on service-basedindustries. While Lean Six Sigma has matured in the manufacturing industries, its application inthe service areas is not as mature. This presents an exciting opportunity for IE/IET programs andcurricula to broaden their scopes, show that the tools developed for manufacturing haveapplications outside of manufacturing, and open new doors for students graduating from

Conference Session

New Topics in IE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, SUNY Binghamton; Justin Sturek, SUNY Binghamton; Sumit Parimoo, SUNY Binghamton; Krishnaswami Srihari, SUNY Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

is a graduate student in the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York at Binghamton. Currently, he is a research associate in the Industrial Engineering Department at Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (former IBM Microelectronics, Endicott). His email address is jsturek1@binghamton.edu.Sumit Parimoo, SUNY Binghamton Sumit Parimoo completed his Masters in Industrial Engineering from the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York at Binghamton. He is currently a Business Systems Analyst at Sanmina SCI, San Jose, CA.Krishnaswami Srihari

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Lafayette College; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University; James Devin Cunningham; Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

an initial investigation of the impact the ConnectedLearning and Integrated Course Knowledge (CLICK) approach has had on students’ motivation,engineering identity, and learning outcomes. CLICK is an approach that leverages VirtualReality (VR) technology to provide an integrative learning experience in the IndustrialEngineering (IE) curriculum. To achieve this integration, the approach aims to leverage VRlearning modules to simulate a variety of systems. The VR learning modules offer an immersiveexperience and provide the context for real-life applications. The virtual simulated systemrepresents a theme to transfer the system concepts and knowledge across multiple IE courses aswell as connect the experience with real-world applications. The

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

formulation,efficient application of software features, and communication of their findings in a report format.An effective pedagogy is developed to assist students with problem formulation while enforcinganalytical skills and guiding writing reports. I have utilized pedagogy tools such as handoutswith specific guidelines and extensive examples, in-class discussions, homework assignments,and a final project to enforce report writing and analytical thinking. Moreover, I stress theimportance of analyzing the software’s solutions further to obtain more useful information.Though writing a “Report to a Manager” has been an element of my OR courses since 1999, thenew approach has evolved in the last three years. This new approach is aimed at

Conference Session

Student Development and Assessment in IE Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Masud Salimian, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

additionalcredit burden to the curriculum inventory. Thus, the OR class was completely revamped in aneffort to give students greater exposure to this material.The current form of the model described here was introduced in the fall of 2010. To ease thetransition the department decided to offer IEGR 440 every semester to all students required totake that course until they are cleared from the system. During the fall 2010 semester theintroduction of the new format (previously various parts of the new innovation approach weretried and modified ) was transitioned from the traditional testing convention (two or three majortests plus the accumulative final) to the topic testing format to be described further on in thispaper.At the beginning of the semester all

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Batson, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. We captured data fromdepartmental archives, then continued entering new data throughout 1999-2000. In Fall 2000,we used the system to produce six Assessment Memos which were then acted upon by theresponsible faculty member or the Curriculum Committee. This approach was fully- Page 12.102.3demonstrated in our 2000-2001 Self-Study, was reviewed by our program visitor for the Fall2001 Accreditation Visit, and continues to produce useful information in a consistent andefficient way.Development of IE Department’s EC 2000 Outcomes Assessment SystemTo prepare to develop the department’s Outcomes Assessment System, it was clear that at

Conference Session

IE and Manufacturing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Pitts, Morgan State University; Ricardo Camilo, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

originalideas and analytical skills for the solution of concrete problems in the areas of manufacturingsystems, programming, logistics and others. As an attractive educational tool, roboticscontributes to the increase in students’ interest for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) concepts.Through this Course, Curriculum and Lab Improvement (CCLI) grant project sponsored by theNational Science Foundation an updated Industrial Robotics and Automated Manufacturing(IRAM) Laboratory will be developed at Morgan State University. The IRAM Laboratory willprovide an improvement in the current facility and combine the integration of additional courseswith a hands-on laboratory approach into the Industrial engineering undergraduate curriculum.These

Conference Session

Reforming the Industrial Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Ferreras, University of Central Florida; Lesia Crumpton-Young, University of Central Florida; Sandra Furterer, University of Central Florida; Luis Rabelo, University of Central Florida; Kent Williams, University of Central Florida; Pamela McCauley-Bell, University of Central Florida; Edward Hampton, University of Central Florida

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Industrial Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Development of a Curriculum to Instill Engineering Leadership & Management Skills in Undergraduate StudentsAbstractA report published by the National Academy of Engineering entitled “Educating the Engineer of2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century”, has identified the necessity toinstill leadership and management skills in future engineering graduates. Therefore, the need toteach leadership and management skills within engineering programs is becoming moreprevalent. Currently, the majority of engineers that graduate with a bachelor degree have neverworked on developing these skills during their academic programs. Considering the gap incovering leadership

Conference Session

Assessment and Accreditation in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pawel Pawlewski, Poznan University of Technology; Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Abstract  This paper describes an innovative curriculum developed for a new LogisticsEngineering degree programs at the Faculty of Engineering Management of PoznańUniversity of Technology. The core of the program is based on a sequence of four majorcourses, which focus on the Product Development, Process Analysis and Optimization,Logistic Processes and Service Engineering, respectively. Each course is built around a practical team project. With the project effort as thebackground, the courses introduce students to key issues in global engineering competence,such as technical and cross-cultural communication, collaboration and teamwork,organization and management, engineering ethics, critical thinking and problem solving, andintegration

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

role in all curricular related activities such asclass projects and field visits. Students learn about change during class projects, where it maybecome necessary to adjust the solution and approach based on new information, changingassumptions and other variables. This is part of developing an engineering mindset. A constantlychanging environment poses a challenge for IE professionals, who will be required to staycurrent in their field, and in order to manage such change it will be fundamental to develop life-long learning skills. Life-long learning is not explicitly taught in the curriculum but is embeddedin all courses of the curriculum by motivating students to apply the active learning method intheir learning process. Active learning and

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

analytics”; this data focus is the one chosen by Stevens.PopulationThe current article takes place at Stevens Institute of Technology, a small, private, urbancampus across the Hudson River from Manhattan in New Jersey. Approximately 3000undergraduate students are enrolled, of whom about 2000 are engineering students. TheEngineering Management Program is housed in the School of Systems and Enterprises atStevens and has been ABET accredited since the early 1990’s. It is this School ofSystems and Enterprises that has embarked upon the addition of a new undergraduateprogram in Industrial and Systems Engineering.Research and Results - Objectives and Curriculum of the New ISEProgramThe Stevens ISE program’s objective is to provide a rigorous general

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

internship and co-op experience play inhelping to deliver the real life, active learning components of the course is also discussed.The paper first briefly summarizes the results of work that was completed on modeling studentsatisfaction and motivation in industrial engineering education. The results of this work led tothis current effort of studying this new approach in industrial engineering course delivery. Thepaper goes on to explain the current and ongoing work being carried out in an engineeringeconomy course to upgrade the curriculum, while also improving student satisfaction in thecourse by improving course delivery.MotivationWhen discussions about changing the course curriculum of an engineering economy coursebegan during the 2011-2012

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

have their own favorite theme that appears to run through the book. Whilethis approach is understandable, it makes it difficult to define the essence of systemsengineering. While some textbooks are geared towards what constitutes systems thinking, othersfocus on what systems engineers can do in terms of optimizing the system. Also, some of thenewly emerging subjects that are taught within the core of systems engineering programs appearnot to be covered in many textbooks. Examples of such topics include: ―model-based systemsengineering,‖ ―risk management,‖ ―network management,‖ and ―complex systems.‖ Weinvestigate in particular answers to the following questions. How many of books that provide anoverview of systems engineering cover these

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

disciplines – Data regarding the use of teams and other (non-industrial engineering) disciplines in the course were compiled.  Topics covered – The intent of a capstone course is to present a summative learning experience that utilizes knowledge gained during the curriculum. Topics covered in senior design courses were compared. Page 25.98.3  Relevance to IE profession – The topic areas were then compared to those included on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exams to measure relevance to what is expected of new IE professionals.ResultsCourse Design and