not just industrialengineering students but all STEM students are predominantly active, visual, and sensing learnertypes1-4. However, it is evident that most engineering undergraduate courses are generally taughttoward reflective, verbal, and intuitive learner types. This is in fact the exact opposite of thesuggestions made from multiple learning style studies1-4. Engineering teaching is more focusedon theory and mathematical proofs over practical, “real world” applications and experimentationfavored by sensing learners. Engineering instruction tends to be very verbal rather than visual,focusing on written explanations and mathematical formulas. In addition, the engineeringclassroom tends to rely heavily on lectures and reading assignments
2006-449: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING APPLICATION IN SPACE MISSIONDouglas McLennan, Goddard Space Flight Center Dr. Douglas McLennan is the Project Manager of the Space Technology - 5 (ST-5) at the Goddard Space flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. Dr. McLennan received his B.Sc. in Physics in 1978 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada. He received his M.S. in 1980 and Ph.D. in 1983 from Georgetown University, Washington D.C.Guangming Chen, Morgan State University Dr. Guangming Chen is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering at Morgan State University. He joined Morgan State faculty in 1990 as an Assistant Professor. Since September 2002, he has worked with ST-5
organizations strategically position themselves to becomeglobally competitive and sustainable, sourcing and acquiring strong technical talent is essential.Making this charge more daunting is the perceived, and in some cases real, shortage of talent.While policy makers and pundits may disagree on this issue, research performed in early 2011 byAberdeen Group’s Human Capital Management division indicates that companies have realizedthat the ability to locate and land top talent will be one of their competitive differentiators1.In fact, another recent survey by ManpowerGroup stated that engineering positions were thethird hardest jobs to fill for U.S. companies. Applicants’ lack of appropriate skills or experiencewas the primary driver for the talent
systems. He isthe founder of SystemicNet, LLC, in New York and a visiting fellow at the University of Adelaide inAustralia. Page 25.1314.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Importance of Understanding Systemic Risk in Engineering Management EducationAbstract Recent research suggests that despite risk management gaining importance in thebusiness world, a high percentage of multinational companies believe they are not doing all theycan to manage risk effectively. The study indicates that large companies are not focusingsufficiently on integrating
. Page 13.1408.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Work Design for Engineering Education in a Flat World: A Global, Virtual Collaborative ModelIntroductionEvery society in the world is confronted with real world problems that need engineering inputand solutions. Some of these problems are shared by the global community, while others arelocal problems. Two major members of the engineering community that respond to theseengineering challenges in the world are industry and academia. Industry responds to thesechallenges by helping create and realize the “technological and engineering solutions.”Academia helps solve these problems with scientific research, and by training future generationsof
” problems.4 Strategic Assumptions Surface Testing recognises the benefits of various stances of a range of participative, adversarial, integrative, and managerial-minded stakeholders, and locates them on a certainty/importance scale. Page 25.191.3 Soft Systems Methodology is a most powerful technique for solving wicked problems es- pecially using rich pictures developed from many conceptual models of the real world, and enhancing these by using additional perspectives (or modalities)5 including faith, love, jus- tice, social intercourse, feeling, and sensory perception. These are especially relevant in
implicationsof defining “systems engineering.” Some of the questions we address here are as follows.What are the real-world problems that systems engineering claims to study, what are theprincipal methods of systems engineering and how different are they from those ofindustrial engineering, and what is and should be taught in programs in systemsengineering? What can students expect to learn and what jobs can they obtain aftercompleting their studies?IntroductionWith two recent actions, the industrial engineering community seems to haverelinquished any exclusive claim on the use of the phrase “systems engineering.” Thoseactions are (1) the vote by IIE membership to reject a proposal to add “systems” to itsname and (2) the determination that ABET’s new
project. Throughoutthe semester teams are responsible for providing weekly progress reports and atthe end of the semester teams propose a final solution to the initial engineeringdesign problem. Implementation of service learning as part of the freshman designcourse has been well received by students and faculty at Columbia. Also,empirical evidence indicates that since the implementation of community servicelearning projects into the engineering design course curriculum, the freshmanretention rate has increased. The successes achieved at Purdue and Columbiasuggest that community service projects are the perfect venue for simultaneouslyintroducing students to engineering principles and real world professionalexperiences.7This paper describes a
than shorter assignments and because the cases unfold in a step-by-step manner, thestudents understood the thought process behind where and how the tools and techniqueswere applied. Formal tracking will occur through the end-of-semester courseevaluations.The cases are designed to provide students with opportunities to identify, analyze, andsolve real world problems in the service industry. They focus on the application ofIE/IET tools and techniques. All cases were created using data gathered at serviceindustries. Many require outside research. One particularly successful workmeasurement case focused on check processing at a bank. Students use several mockworkstations to perform and time the operations necessary to receive and process a
produce this program, including the results of over 1,300surveys completed by students and teachers who have participated in the program activities.1. IntroductionConnecting math and science concepts to real-world applications can help to generate studentinterest in STEM disciplines and careers. There have been significant outreach efforts to engagestudents in STEM-related activities, primarily with the intent of generating interest in STEMfields, but these efforts are not necessarily intended to teach specific K-12 math and scienceconcepts. In this research, we present the design, development, and assessment of a university-led outreach program to address these needs. The presented work is focused on identifying andlinking 5th – 12th grade math
: Curriculum Design for Entrepreneurial Integration: The entrepreneurial component isintegrated using all three focus areas (e.g., entrepreneurship, characteristics of most valuabledesign, and problem-solving). As such, the learning objective is to demonstrate knowledge ofinnovative real-world commercial applications used within the supply chain industry.#2: Curriculum Design for Professional Skills: Professional skills of collaboration andcommunication fit naturally into online discussion prompts. Students need to practice and applywritten communication skills within the initial prompt, and the response prompt encouragescollaboration among the group to understand the perspectives of others.#3: Curriculum Design for Habit Development: Online
adapted for facilitation in diverse classes. An overview ofthe CITIES instrument and preparatory materials as well as preliminary assessment of theinstrument will be presented.The purpose of this instrument is to develop a student activity that connects classroom work withcontemporary issues and real-world applications. Using a methodology based on expertperformance, students will analyze class concepts through the exposure and acquisition of newinformation from a variety of resources. They will describe to others what they have learned, andassess their own communication skills through a quiz that they develop themselves. Theprinciple student activity is an oral presentation communicating information, applications andcitations, but the real value
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
-world, andindustrial-based problems as the most enjoyable part of the project. One student answered, “Thisproject gave me a real life application to the material that was being covered in the class. Thisreal life application allowed me to see the usefulness of the material as well as to betterunderstand it.” The second most identified answer category (26.3%) was the application of whatwas learned in class for the real-world problem. One explanation detailed: “I could see how whatI was learning [would] apply in the reality. Many of the courses that I took seemed uninterestingbecause it was difficult to see how the subject could be applied in the reality.”Figure 8: What students enjoyed the most about completing the class project
currently being developed to enhanceundergraduate curricula to meet the industrial needs for engineers with education in lean. Thepurpose of the research is to address these expectations by developing learning modules thatincorporate lean simulation models into various Engineering Management, IndustrialEngineering, and Mechanical Engineering courses at Missouri S&T, Texas Tech, and SouthDakota State, respectively. In recent years, increasing global competition, rapidly changingtechnology, and a deficit of U.S. engineering graduates have intensified the need to producegraduating engineers who are effective problem solvers and analytical thinkers, yet who can alsocollaborate on interdisciplinary teams to address complex, real-world systems. A key
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which is based on Jung’s Theory ofPsychological Types1-3. Another is Kolb’s Experimental Learning Model which classifiesstudents by the way they take in and process information1-2. Felder and Silverman created amodel of students’ learning styles that pulls components from both the Myers-Briggs TypeIndicator and Kolb’s Experimental Learning Model. Their hybrid model is centered on fourdifferent questions regarding perception, sensing, processing, and understanding1-3. Sensinglearners, sensors, like information gathered from their senses such as visual images, sounds, andphysical feelings. Sensors like facts and are inclined towards real-world applications. They are
risk analysis. 7. I feel that I have learned a lot this semester about the applications of the production function. 8. I feel that linear programming is a subject matter that is useful to students of diverse backgrounds. 9. This course created an interactive environment with students and faculty from diverse academic backgrounds. Page 12.909.7 10. This course has contributed positively in preparing me for the real world. Table 2 Academic Disciplines of Enrolled StudentsFall Semester (2005) Fall Semester (2006)Engineering (6
systems. We selected three key topics: systems dynamics, uncertainty andnetworks. These topics collectively provide means for studying non-linearity, feedback,interconnections, and ambiguity that characterize most real-world problems. Furthermore, thereis a rich body of literature and a fair level of maturity that exists for these topics.11,12,13Substantive and well-grounded material, suitable for undergraduate instruction, could thereforebe presented. Additionally, the application of these methods towards studying sociotechincalsystems is well developed and recognized not just in a theoretical sense, but also in actualpractice and real-world applications.4 The application of these methods and approaches towardsmodeling and analyzing systems with
course materials in project-basedproblem solving that enhance the students’ critical thinking and adaptive problem solving skills.Introduction:The Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) department in the College ofEngineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida has incorporated severalexperiential learning opportunities into their curriculum. The goal of incorporating experientiallearning opportunities is to provide real-world experience, projects, cases and applications toIEMS students prior to their obtaining their degrees. This will help to smooth the students’transition to career positions after graduation
information.5 Finally, sequentiallearners tend to learn as the material is being presented in the classroom, whereas global learnerstend to struggle seeing the larger picture while learning new material. 5,6 Understanding thetypes of learning styles that students can have can help professors better align their classroomswith the students so that the students are successful.Teaching Styles in the ClassroomMaximum retention and understanding of the subject matter can be obtained when the teachingstyles of the professors match the learning styles of the students.7 Often, students are taught thematerial and tested on the material with little to no application to the real-world career paths.8Inductive and deductive teaching styles are the two overarching
classroom that are relevant and applicable in the modern world. Students seldom learn structured techniques (beyond brainstorming) that can aid in the concept generation technique. • Approach: Provide a flexible procedure for students to work on a project related to syllabus topics and allow innovative design ideas to be researched and presented to the class. The students will use the NABC methodology along with biomimicry design principles to inspire innovation. A standard rubric will be provided for assessment. • Benefits per cost: Students benefit by demonstrating their ability to “walk the entrepreneurial talk” by becoming innovators related to a course topic. In addition, the students will
industries willing to collaboratewith engineering departments represents the most appropriate environment to provide theseopportunities. The literature extensively reports that colleges and universities utilize activelearning as educational strategy to facilitate the application of technical knowledge and softskills to real-world scenarios. However, little information is available in the literature aboutexperiential learning and its capability to build and foster the necessary skills and abilities fornew engineering graduates to obtain gainful employment, in today’s highly globalized workingenvironments.In this paper we will present a summary of the educative experience designed and implementedto blend the development of hard and soft skills with
. Additionally, students gained skills in networking with professionals andunderstanding more about their potential future careers. Furthermore, they gainedprofessional and teamwork skills that they thought would benefit them in their later roles.Notably, a few responses indicated that live case study process was enjoyable. Oneresponse stated, “Seeing real world examples vs. book problems plays a big role in learningthe material.”The graph below shows the distribution of the 148 students’ responses. RealWorld MiscOther FutureCareer Application 3
assignmentsand course grades.IntroductionQuality control is one of the primary areas of specialization in Industrial and SystemsEngineering (ISE), therefore, a course on quality is typically offered as a core course in the ISEcurriculum. Compared to the other ISE specialization areas such as operations research, qualityfinds applications in all industries and functions, and is employed in all types of sectors includingmanufacturing, healthcare, entertainment, education, military, and so on. The Lean and SixSigma methods, that have gained popularity in the last decades, further expand the range ofapplications of quality. Given the importance of quality in today’s world, enhancing studentmotivation and improving student learning in courses on quality is
) established bythe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The outcomes are:1. Basic knowledge of the tools of operations research (a, e, k)2. Insight into the modeling and application of solutions to operations research problems (g, i)3. Basic knowledge of some software used for operations research modeling (e, k)In the topics “Introduction to Model Building” and “Linear Programming” (9 hours total), theLego® experiment is presented to the students in addition to the discussion of three case studiesshowing real-world implementation of linear optimization models. Later on, 9 typical linearproblems are discussed in detail. Initially, the general model for production mix is discussed andit is linked to the Lego® experiment. Next
curriculum so that students are provided with abroader domain of applicability and the objective of educating the world class IndustrialEngineer is met. In addition, it was also decided to give the students, the option ofspecialization through tracks in the new curriculum. The emphasis of this curriculum iseducating students on the principles, tools and techniques of the industrial engineeringprofession which can be applied to the tracks. The critical processes required to analyzeand solve problems in the different areas and desirable outcomes are covered in courses. The new curriculum will give the students, the option of selecting one of thefollowing tracks which will prepare them well for the job market in industrialengineering
Feedback on the activity Page 13.1153.14Figure 14 Student Feedback on the effectiveness of the activityFigure 15 Student Feedback on the effectiveness of the presentationInstructor AssessmentVideos were used in a couple of lectures and based on feedback from the students, they reallyenjoyed seeing the implementations of various lean concepts in real world. Hence, we would liketo include additional videos (where available) showing other real-world implementations of leanprinciples. This could be done at the end of the lab activities, once students had completed theassignment and more clearly understood the principles being covered, so that they understoodwhat they were
entails the literal looking at art images and comparing them for various aspects. One example is comparing ancient Egyptian and Greek sculptures. This is analogous to comparing various systems engineering models. 5. Games - Modifying games such as Jeopardy and Bingo are ways to engage teams or the entire class in reviewing lectures for the class. Students respond to the aspect of competition and can become very engaged16.MusicArts teachers continually reiterate the importance and value of the arts in the lives of students. Tomake systems engineering interesting, the instructor needs to find and use examples of theimplementation of systems engineering in real world applications. Learning objectives in musicclasses include
project-based learning approach was found to be effective in students’ learningexperience and critically supportive on reaching the learning outcomes, and it was found thatstudents’ learning and skills of simulation modeling and application are improved regardless oftheir grade.IntroductionProblem-based (PrBL) and project-based (PjBL) learning methods are still fundamental toengineering education to cope with the challenges that the new industry trends, advancedtechnology, and complex business organizations bring into real life as the time goes. They alsokeep the instructors up-to-date with the challenge of creating and defining new problems orprojects, which help the engineering education continuously update itself with respect to theupcoming
customized parts, and allow for the design of computer-integratedmanufacturing (CIM) scenarios. This manufacturing laboratory improvement will enhancestudent learning by introducing several new courses, and promote research in IndustrialEngineering (IE).Literature ReviewIncluded in the literature are several different applications of the use of robotics education inundergraduate curriculums. Wolfer and George presented how Indiana University South Bendhas deployed autonomous robots in their computer organization course to facilitate introducingcomputer science students to the basics of logic, embedded systems, and assembly language3.They observed that robots help to provide effective, real-time feedback on program operation