Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

McKenzie Landrum, University of Florida; Austin Hayes, University of Florida; Josefina Giamichelle; Sima Sabahi, University of Florida; Sanaz Motamedi, University of Florida

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Industrial Engineering

Technology program, University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests are human factors, user experience, engineering education, and transportation safety. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Fundamental Theorem Learning with Optimum Pedagogy for Technology Integration in Quality Control Course (Work in Progress)AbstractAs technology advances and new software is developed, the education system is beingchallenged to adapt pedagogical approaches for the smooth integration of such tools into thecurriculum. These tools can be beneficial for teaching because they allow students to visualizedifficult concepts and can be used to execute functions that

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Students for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Kovalchuk, Montana State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

writing to computer software. Engineering professors expect that engineering students learnstructural fundamentals in addition to learning to use CAD software; in the same way, studentsmust learn structural fundamentals of language in addition to learning to use grammar checks.Agency and Effective WritingThe next significant correlation was between faculty who felt that they were effective writers andthe amount of agency they offered students in the writing assignments in their courses. Facultywho identified as effective writers did not indicate they offered opportunities for agentive writing[Q13 and Q8, p=0.015, Corr -0.498]. The meaning of this correlation is difficult to ascertain, asagency was a difficult factor to capture in focus groups

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elif Akcali, University of Florida; Mariana Buraglia, University of Florida; Andrea Essenfeld, University of Florida; Jade Williams, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #34354Poetry Writing in Engineering Education: Results and Insights From anExploratory StudyProf. Elif Akcali, University of Florida Dr. Elif Akc¸alı is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida (UF), where she is also The Cottmeyer Family Innovative Frontiers Faculty Fellow. She is an industrial engineer, a visual artist, and an explorer of the interplay between thinking and making in the arts and engineering. In 2013, Dr. Akc¸alı was selected as the Creative Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Florida, and spent two semesters in the

Conference Session

Methods, Cases, and Directions

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph C. Hartman, University of Florida

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

impact the investment decision.Of course, these steps must occur after an initial estimate of fiscal feasibility has beenestablished, such as computing the net present value (NPV) or rate of return (IRR) from an initialestimate of project cash flows.Unfortunately, most engineering economy courses at the undergraduate level focus theircoursework on the financial mathematics and eventual computation of the NPV or IRR of a cashflow stream1. This is evidenced by the number of “fundamentals” or “essentials” textbooks onthe market that generally have only one or two chapters dedicated to risk analysis.With the use of spreadsheets becoming ubiquitous in practice and commonplace in teachingengineering economy, it is time to change the focus of our

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Ronald Lessard, Norwich University

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

common program, to be reintegrated by a series of lectures tointroduce concepts and explain how to produce SE-appropriate deliverables.The framework for presenting SE content in the capstone course for non-SE majors is to presentmodules as required1 beginning in a single weekly lecture that decreased in frequency as theprojects transitioned from intensive up-front planning to longer execution tasks. The SE processoutlined in the Systems Engineering Fundamentals (SEF) guide2 was initially adopted, and isoutlined in Table 1 with an approximate correspondence to the steps in the EDP. Supplementalmaterial was also drawn from Systems Engineering Handbook,3 as well as other sources

Conference Session

IE and the Classroom

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Industrial Engineering

understanding inthe industrial program from a historical perspective and include examples of virtual experiments,technology enabled support modules, and collaborative learning activities. In addition to use ofthe concepts inventory, program assessments include use of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)exam, embedded assessments in subsequent courses, and analysis of dwell time and moduleusage for online support. We conclude with the current status of the initiative and a vision for acollaborative learning approach to statistical concepts through classroom inversion.IntroductionStatistics is an important element of the curriculum for students in a variety of majors includingengineering, business, and the social sciences. Increasingly, elements of data

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

research is in the area of Human Work Design and Environmental Design. Page 23.451.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Educating the Professional Engineer of 2020: The Changing Licensure RequirementsAbstractEngineering education programs would be well served to align their curricula and programoutcomes to the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam and Professional Engineer (PE) Examspecifications. These exams are required steps in the process of becoming a licensed engineer inmost states. NCEES (the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natarajan Gautam, Texas A&M University

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Industrial Engineering

membersthat have been assigned to teach such courses. Not only do they have to spend significant amountof time away from research to make interesting classroom material, but they also have to teachmaterial that is not even remotely close to what they do for research. To make matters worse,since the High School curriculum in the United States does not mandate a basic foundation inprobability and statistics, most students are extremely unprepared and hence the instructors haveto start at a phenomenally fundamental level.The objective of this paper is to describe some strategies to overcome the concerns mentionedabove and effectively educate engineering students on topics in applied probability and statistics.The first aspect is to teach a predominantly

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Industrial Engineering

cells.The learning objectives for ISE 424 (second level course in manufacturing for the industrialengineering students): Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able todo the following: 1. Describe the fundamentals of numerical control, classification, and applications. Page 11.1371.9 2. Analyze a numerical-control system: prime movers, transducers, interpolators, and DC motors 3. Participate in a team, design complex parts, write CNC programs using G-code, make parts on CNC machining center, and write lab reports. 4. Describe classification and applications of robots. 5. Analyze industrial robotics with

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

developed for a reason and that they did not always exist in the body of knowledge.This thought process, especially when stimulated in the context of many fundamental conceptsrelated to the subject (e.g., Discrete-event simulation, Production Planning and Control, Linearand Non-linear Programming, and Quality Control), is often the reason for outcomes c and e.When students are forced to think and research a topic on their own, they have been seen to havean increased long-term memory of the topic (outcome a). Outcome b can be an indirectconsequence that is likely to occur when students start seeing the whys behind the fundamentaltopics. The outcome d is seen when students spend time researching the topic on their own.In contrast to PBL, deductive

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

the txt file to MS Excel or MatLab and then how toextract the individual times between arrivals and service times. Then, they check forhomoscedasticity among the data sets, estimate arrival and service rates, characterize the arrivaland service-time distributions, and compute 90% confidence intervals for λ, μ, and k. Finally,they write a one-page executive summary and publish their report online.I provide a number of self-checked exercises, as well as some discussion in lecture, of thedifferent elements of this exercise, but students need to assemble the different elements andpresent a coherent report. Because this is new to most students, the log includes redundantinformation students can use to check their work. In the example above, that

Conference Session

IE Program Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Batson, University of Alabama

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Industrial Engineering

graduates’ average score IE Graduating Seniors’ GPA Database 3.0 or better on a 4-point scale IE Course Requirements Database 80% or higher Database of Student Course Evaluation 4.0 or better on a 5-point scaleThe Department has created a permanent BSIE Outcomes Assessment Committee with thefollowing three annual responsibilities:‚ Assure that all BSIE Program Outcomes data is captured and entered in the appropriate spreadsheet-based Measurement Instrument (see Tables 4).‚ Each Fall semester, review tabular and graphical output of each of the six Measurement Instruments, draw conclusions from these data, and write formal “Assessment Memos

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Industrial Engineering

. Arebuzzwords unique to our profession, i.e., industrial engineering? Does a new buzzword inindustrial engineering fundamentally alter the content of what we teach or should teach inour courses? In this paper, we will first attempt to answer questions such as the ones posedabove. We believe that answering such questions and studying these issues cansignificantly benefit our community. Coming up with these answers may also help aninstructor uncertain of whether the use of buzzwords is appropriate in teaching. We willmake every attempt to develop an objective understanding of the numerous issuessurrounding this topic. In particular, we will characterize the roots and origins of severalbuzzwords that are being used or have been used in industrial

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

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

, emphasis added) As the application of ISE tools have migrated beyond the plant, they have also migrated to other fields. Methods in which to improve operations are not relegated to the world of manufacturing and its associated logistics. Any system in general can be studied and optimization — whether a manufacturing or service system. Hospitals are complex systems that are turning to ISE majors for optimization. Financial systems are looking for efficiencies as well as the mathematical modeling that is fundamental ISE knowledge. Telecommunications, electrical, and water distribution networks must be designed for efficiency, often with the help of ISEs. Even biomedical and biological systems are being

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew E. McFarland, University of Virginia

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

-LEPpeers on real world projects. Finally, a performance activity will be used to directly observe ifand how LEP students approach systems integration problems differently from their peers.IntroductionEngineering majors at East Central State University are similar to those at other schoolsthroughout the nation – students choose to major in one area and they follow a curriculum that islargely specified but has a few electives of various types sprinkled throughout. The primarycommonalities to all majors are a set of math, physics, chemistry, writing, and technology andsociety courses. With this structure, it is not surprising to learn that students in different majorsdevelop different sets of rigorous technical skills and that these skills do not

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education and K-12

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles S. Wasson, Wasson Strategics, LLC

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Academy of Astronautics (IAA) in Paris, France. As an internationally recognized author and instructor in system engineering and its organizational application, he is an invited guest speaker and panelist at professional meetings and symposia. Wasson champions the need to strengthen undergraduate engineering programs with a course in the fundamentals of system engineering. He holds B.S.E.E. and M.B.A. degrees from Mississippi State University and a certificate in systems engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. His professional affiliations include the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the International Council on System Engineering (INCOSE), and the Project Management Institute (PMI

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Page 25.66.4and concepts.Learning Objectives • Describe how organizations function and are organized • Demonstrate an understanding of the challenges organizations today face in a very global and competitive marketplace • Apply fundamental principles of quality and productivity improvement • Apply fundamental principles of lean and sigma such as push versus pull, single piece flow, inventory management to achieve quality AND productivity • Complete a balanced scorecard and use it to improve quality and productivity • Identify the voice of the customer and describe what the customer wants and how the customer defines qualityLab OverviewThe quality and productivity lab is approached in three phases

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

effectively utilized in amechanics course. It is important to recognize that a methodical approach has always been theprinciple behind solid fundamental knowledge acquisition.DEPLOY: Once the first three ideas have been secured in place, it is now necessary toimplement them at the required level with appropriate advantage. Here, the instructor shouldutilize multiples modes of delivery techniques. Such methods have been suggested by Flemingand Mills (Fleming and Mills, 1992). Lectures, Reading, Writing, Visual Aids, Tactile andKinesthetic modes of delivery help to reach students with diverse learning skills.DECIDE: Finally, there should be separate assessments of the course, the curriculum, thestudent body, the instructor and the

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Chronopoulou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Douglas M. King, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ehsan Salimi, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

portfolios. Effective assessment canexpose necessary pedagogical adjustment to enhance student’s critical thinking skills [12]. Ralston& Bays developed a rubric to assess critical thinking in the context of engineering courses basedupon a social science model of critical thinking [14]. Also, educators have specified student’sability to develop critical thinking skills as a fundamental educational objective and an essentialcomponent of the general education of college students [15]. Schamber and coauthors encouragethe use of formative assessment data for instructional innovation and enhancing student learning,including developing critical thinking skills [15].In this study, our goal is to improve student’s critical thinking skills through case

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-4441: TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNINGProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 25.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Creative Thinking Using Problem-Based LearningAbstractAs global competition and technological innovation continue to challenge businessorganizations, the ability to solve diverse and complex problems has become essential forstudents in every academic discipline. While pursuing their careers, technology andengineering students will soon realize that the development of creative problem solvingskills is fundamental for success in today’s

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

within the context of their course. Their work is evaluated on the following criteria and the quality of their writing: Problem Statement- all study questions are listed and discussed?; Methodology-explained clearly and concisely?; Finding/Results-presented completely?; and Synthesis- connection between theory and real world practice provided?. The term project assignment is conducted in teams. It involves selection of a Term problem and then using the methods and tools covered in class solving the Project problem and presenting the results. In DOE, conducting a physical experiment as part of project work is required

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pickard, East Carolina University; Jimmy Bill Linn; Tolulope B. Awojana, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #22496Designing a Converged Plant-wide Ethernet/IP Lab for Hands-on DistanceLearning: An Interdisciplinary Graduate ProjectDr. John Pickard, East Carolina University Dr. Pickard is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University in the College of Engineering and Tech- nology. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Information and Computer Technology (ICT) courses within the Department of Technology Systems. Dr. Pickard plays an active role in building positive and sustainable industry relationship between the college, local businesses, and industry partners. Current industry recognized certifications include

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

emphasizedthroughout IE 441.The students’ first task is to write a project proposal that clearly defines the problemsthey are trying to solve. Their initial proposals include identifying measurable objectives,relevant assumptions and constraints, their intended statements of work, tangibledeliverables, project schedules, and an expected project costs. Formal written proposalsare submitted during the third week of class, and then presented formally a week later.Once the students’ proposals have been accepted, the teams are essentially independentthroughout the completion of their projects. The instructor and teaching assistants TA’sare available whenever needed but they allow the students as much autonomy as isdesired. During the semester, progress is

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

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

been innovative as it is strategically designed to bewell-balanced between engineering and other university programs, using the guidelines ofNCEES fundamentals exam, as well the requirements for regional employment opportunities.The resulting program curriculum is thus both flexible and relevant. The flexibility allows thepursuit of a variety of minor degrees, study-abroad opportunities, as well as fast trackbachelor's/master's degree programs, where a student can receive a bachelor’s degree in IE andan MBA in less than the traditional 6 years. In addition, the curriculum is relevant as it isstructured to allow for emphasis areas, aligned with regional employers’ needs, maximizingemployability in the student’s preferred industry. In this paper

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Flores, Universidad de Monterrey

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

used acquired systemsengineering methods in fundamental ways instead of making nick of time adjustments of littleconsequence.The Systems Engineering Capstone Course has been part of the degree plan since the mid1980s, and at the beginning of 2000, it was redesigned as part of a curricular change to beeven more profitable for students. The following paragraphs describe the redesign criteria,the course is it is presently, and some of its impact on student learning.Capstone Courses AdvantagesHigher education has used Capstone Courses for a long time, but they have come to the forein recent years. The reasons are many: many institutions have found that students today aremore focused on practical activities, doing things (Keller, 20046); recent

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

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Industrial Engineering

skills by responding to and solving real world problems and processes3. Thisidea aligns with the results of a student survey performed in 2004 which revealed that studentsfeel that the best place for them to develop personal ‘employability’ skills is through workexperience (Tymon, 2013).Several pedagogies have been identified with Experiential learning such as group caseassignments, simulation games, descriptive/analytic field projects, and consultative field projects,assessment centers, forums, group discussions, panel meetings, live cases, writing experiences,student-written textbooks, internship programs, job search preparation, on-the-job training, fieldtrips, among many others. Most popular forms include: internships, cooperative education

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi

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Industrial Engineering

took into consideration the fundamental principlessupporting the institution’s educational project or PEI (Proyecto Educativo Institucional), theprinciples established by CDIO (Conceive–Design–Implement-Operate) approach and thestudent outcomes defined by ABET.In this paper, the proposed IE integrated curriculum is presented. The curriculum allows for thedevelopment of the skills defined in the recent graduating student profile, skills that are mappedto student outcomes (a-k). Assessment results at the course and program levels are presented, aswell as the consolidation of the program’s continuous improvement process.IntroductionThis paper presents the Industrial Engineering curriculum review and design as the initial stepwithin the program’s

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

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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

Integrating Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Sean Michael Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

short“lecture” that students could replay, rewind, fast forward, and pause as they viewed online. Mostvideo Lessons followed a similar format, presenting equations and theory followed by anexample solved using one of several methods.While it is difficult to convey the nature of the video lessons in a written format, the image inFigure 1 may help to clarify. Page 25.706.4 Figure 1 – Sample Lesson SlideThe underlying PowerPoint™ was carefully designed to allow the Instructor room to animatemost slides, by writing on the computer screen, as the Lesson progressed. This mimicked the actof writing on the board in

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

paper is to determine if there is a standard set of topics that should be includedin a one-semester ergonomics course. We look for guidance from professional organizationssuch as the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), theInternational Ergonomics Association (IEA), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society(HFES) and the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE). We also examine theresults of a recent survey of ABET accredited IE programs, and make a side-by-side comparisonof the topics included in our own ergonomics courses.Staying relevant and up-to-date in the teaching of fundamental principles is essential in highereducation. In the ergonomics classroom it is particularly important to monitor