, which received the Houston Press MasterMind Award for Outstanding Creative Contri- bution in 2009. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Relating Theatre and Systems Engineering: Experiences of a Systems Engineer in Theatre Courses I. IntroductionSystems engineering is a highly diverse discipline, involving topics on design, decision analysis,requirements documentation, theory development, and many more. Because of this diversity,systems engineering curricula vary greatly by program. One element of systems engineering thatis typically not addressed in depth in curricula is the human element. Understanding stakeholderpreferences, representing those preferences, and
engineering disciplines byinfusing systems thinking concepts. There is very little literature that attempts to characterize(and compare) existing systems engineering programs.Because of that lack of data about our community, two of us at MichTech have embarked on aproject to obtain preliminary data from a large cross section of all systems engineeringundergraduate programs. Our initial goal was to help better place our program in relation toothers, and also to identify programs that are similar to ours for purpose of cross fertilization -learning from each other. A description of our preliminary data collection process follows thenext section. The next section is a first-person narrative by a recent graduate of our systemsengineering program focused
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cost-related MHS problems Handling Systems (MHS) 2009 Apply computer programming skills in the development of MHS applications Develop ability to determine which robots and other automated equipment are best for specific industrial applications Program industrial robots for solving engineering-related problems IEGR 470 – Offered efficiently Industrial Robotics Spring Develop knowledge to design basic robotic control systems and Automation 2010
Paper ID #22128Integrating Systems Thinking in Interdisciplinary Education Programs: ASystems Integration ApproachDr. Adedeji B. Badiru P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology Prof. Badiru is Dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He has oversight for planning, directing, and controlling operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees, professional continuing cyber education, and research and development programs. He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at the AFIT, Professor and
topics? We will also present an analysis of howthese topics are related to the overall philosophy of systems engineering.We also analyze the content of Master’s degree programs in systems engineering, primarily inthe US, that offer degrees with the word ―systems‖ in the title, focusing on the 25 largestprograms, which accounted for 64% of the graduates of such programs in 2010. The programshave much in common, but differ in their focus on different industries and on different tools.Some programs seem to have been designed to meet the needs of specific industries and even ofspecific companies. We use these findings to support conclusions about the nature of systemsengineering education and to make recommendations to industrial engineering
be clear as to the target sector involved.3. Systems Engineering degree program accreditation - Institutional and programmatic accreditation should be contrasted with the current status of SE accreditation within the current ABET criteria and approach.4. Accreditation, certification, and licensure - Each of these related quality enablers should be discussed to facilitate a robust basis for examining and evaluating the applicability and usefulness of each one in the SE context.5. Need for SE academic program certification - The need and potential benefit of SE program certification is a prerequisite to giving it a due hearing. The source of the need should be made visible so that its worth can be assessed.6
transfer touniversity engineering programs. The availability of the second year systems engineeringcourses proved to be attractive to both students who want to major in systems engineering aswell as students wanting to fulfill technical electives. It is our hope that this model will inspireadoption by other community college – university partnerships as a means of increasing thenumber of students preparing for careers in systems engineering.IntroductionSystems engineering is an increasingly valuable discipline, given the increasingly complex andinter-related products and processes we work and live with on a daily basis. Systems engineers,trained to visualize and manage the “big picture,” have the knowledge, skills, and abilities(KSAs) to evaluate
Paper ID #14204Baccalaureate Program of Sustainable System Engineering – Objectives andCurriculum DevelopmentDr. Runing Zhang, Metropolitan State University of DenverMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is an associate professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. His work is primarily focused in the realm of appropriate design and humanitarian engineering. He has worked on development projects all over the globe but his most recent humanitarian engineering project is focused locally in Denver where he is implementing the installation
Systems Engineering department and helped launch the Masters of Systems Engineering and PhD in Engineering Science and Systems programs at UALR. He has taught a variety of courses in systems and electrical engineering program and written a book titled ’Fundamental Engineering Optimization Methods.’ His research interests include linear systems theory, biomedical engineering, biomechatronics, and computational intelligence. He is a member of IEEE, IET (UK), ASEE, IASTED, and Sigma Xi (former president of the Sigma Xi Central Arkansas Chapter). More information on him is available at syen.ualr.edu/kxiqbal/.Dr. Gary T. Anderson, University of Arkansas, Little Rock Gary Anderson has taught engineering to non-traditional
Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Review of Capstone Course Designs Used in Industrial Engineering ProgramsIntroductionWithin engineering curricula, capstone courses are an essential element of the undergraduateexperience. In capstone (or senior design) courses, seniors are able to use the knowledge gainedthroughout their studies to analyze a design problem. The capstone course is critical in ensuringthat students have the requisite knowledge and can integrate it effectively before embarking intothe field as engineering professionals. As such, the course also serves as an importantbenchmarking tool for engineering programs to ensure they are meeting program outcomes. Notonly are capstone courses
AC 2011-2669: FOSTERING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGHINTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE CAPSTONE PROJECTSDavid R Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology Associate Professor and Chair, Systems Engineering Programs at the Air Force Institute of Technology.John M Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology John Colombi, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, Faculty Scholar-in-Residence for the Air Force Center for Systems Engineering and Chair of the Operational Technology Program at the Air Force Institute of Technology. He teaches and leads sponsored research in systems engineering, human systems integration, architectural analysis and enterprise/ software services. Retiring after 21
of Engineering at International Game Technology where he man- aged corporate wide research and development. Dr. Wade spent ten years at Sun Microsystems during which time he managed the development of Enterprise Servers. Prior to this, he led advanced develop- ment of supercomputer systems at Thinking Machines Corporation. Dr. Wade received his SB, SM, EE and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Dr. Roberta S Cohen, Stevens Institute of Technology A Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology since 2009, Professor Cohen spent 26 years in the Telecommunications industry as a technical and managerial contributor to numerous programs
Page 23.1127.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Systems Engineering Educators WorkshopAbstractA Systems Engineering Educators Workshop was developed with a target audience of middleschool and high school teachers. The objective was to introduce topics that could be easilybrought into middle and high school classrooms with active learning exercises related toindustrial and systems engineering, with an emphasis on the aerospace industry. Teacherslearned concepts of systems engineering, design notebooks and engineering drawings, reverseengineering, transportation optimization problems, and shortest path network problems. Theyalso toured a local distribution center. Several of the
Paper ID #23308Transitioning to the New ABET Student Outcomes: Architecture Develop-ment for a Systems Engineering Degree ProgramDr. Stu Turner, US Air Force Academy Systems Engineering Dr. Stu Turner is an assistant professor of Systems Engineering at the US Air Force Academy. He has been involved in engineering education for 12 years and has eight years of industry experience in manned space programs.Capt. Kalyn Tung, United States Air Force Academy Capt Kalyn Tung is the Deputy Director of the Systems Engineering Program and an instructor at the United States Air Force Academy. She is responsible for the academic
(2008) from University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests develop and study inter- active modeling, simulation, and gaming for collaborative design of infrastructure systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Developing a Systems Engineering Activity for Middle School Students using LEGO RoboticsIntroductionFormal education in systems engineering (SE) has grown precipitously in recent decades. Thenumber of higher education institutions with related academic programs in the U.S. has increasedfrom 30 in 20001 to 48 in 2005,2 69 in 2010,3 and as many as 282 (including both systemsengineering and industrial engineering programs) in 20164. SE education
one program area. This paper compares and contrasts the curricula in the sevenprograms that are ABET EAC accredited in the Engineering Management area alone in theUnited States and internationally, and relates those to the 2010-2011 ABET EngineeringManagement Program Criteria.Institutions with ABET EAC Engineering Management ProgramsThere are thirteen engineering management programs in the world that are currently accreditedby the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Inc.2 These programs alongwith the year of their first accreditation are given in Table 12. The programs are at institutions infour different countries. The addition of programs outside of the United States has happenedonly recently, only announced since 2008. (A
Aerospace Engineering from UF where his thesis, Reliability Analysis of SwampSat, focused on performing reliability analyses on SwampSat, UF’s first CubeSat. His experiences and as the project manager with SwampSat lead to an internship at NESTRA (Japan) where he worked on developing system diagrams and test procedures as well as assembly integration and testing of their three microsatellites that were in development. In addition to his Ph.D. work, Bungo is the project coordinator for Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program on multiphase fluid science and technologies at the UF’s Chemical Engineering Department funded by the National Science Foundation. As the PIRE project coordinator, he
Chair and the University’s Academic Director. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Industrial Automation from the National University of Colombia in 1995 and 2000, respectively. As part of his early career development in 1995, he started a machine design company in Colombia, but then in 1999, he moved to Spain and worked for Tekniker R&D designing ultraprecision machines. In 2001, Dr. Tovar was selected for the prestigious Fulbright fellowship program and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2004 and 2005, respectively. As a graduate student at Notre Dame, while studying bone functional adaptation, Dr. Tovar proposed a structural
in embedded systems. She held other positions related to project management.Dr. Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology Art Pyster is a distinguished Research Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology and the Deputy Ex- ecutive Director of the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) sponsored by the Department of Defense. During Pyster’s 35-year career, he held several senior positions, including being the Senior Vice President and Director of Systems Engineering and Integration for SAIC and the Deputy Chief Informa- tion Officer for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. He is an INCOSE Fellow and a member of their Board of Directors. He currently runs BKCASE, a project that is establishing the
AC 2012-5046: DEFINING THE CORE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (COR-BOK) FOR A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING: AWORK IN PROGRESSDr. Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires is Manager of Systems Engineering at Aurora Flight Sciences and an adjunct systems engi- neering faculty for the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. She is one of many authors on the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (http://www.sebokwiki.org/) and the Graduate Curriculum for Systems Engineering (http://bkcase.org/grcse-05). She was previously a Senior Researcher for the Systems Engineering University Affiliated Research Center (SE UARC) and Online Technical Director for the School of
universities across thecountry where systems engineering program is offered at the undergraduate level. At thecampuses where it is offered, systems engineering is a rather new discipline. The core systemsengineering classes may not require the mathematical rigor expected in some of the otherengineering disciplines. At the undergraduate level, students cannot often appreciate the value ofsystems engineering. One downside of this is the fact that it may make the systems classes lessattractive to undergraduate students. This gives the instructors a great reason to apply some ofthe active learning techniques. In this paper, the author investigates some of the techniques andmethodologies used in other engineering and especially non-engineering disciplines
real-world problems that are interdisciplinary in nature typicallyhave limited exposure, at an early undergraduate level, to tools and methods that are available forrigorously and systematically examining these challenges. The development of analytical skillsfor addressing such problems has been primarily offered in graduation education. However,undergraduate engineering students are increasingly interested in working on contemporarychallenges earlier in their careers. Students entering engineering programs today are more awareand better equipped for conducting sophisticated analysis due to their access to information,knowledge and tools that previously were not available to prior generations. It is thereforeimportant – both for retaining
doctorate degree. The following observations can be made aboutthe engineering programs offered by some of the universities featured in the top 10 rankings for2018 [5], [6]. It may be noted that courses related to language, humanities, art, history, etc. arenot considered in this discussion. • Driven by ABET accreditation requirements, all engineering programs require a number of Mathematics and Science courses to be taken. These courses are usually not exclusive to engineering programs, but some specific courses are required for engineering majors. For example, Stanford recommends a MATLAB course for all engineering programs [7], and Georgia Tech requires a ‘Computing for Engineers’ for all engineering majors [8
success inmanufacturing, industry, and business. The program requires students to take coursesfocusing on project management, safety planning, research methods, and technologytrends. The MSPS Engineering Management degree is oriented to Engineering Systemsstudents and those with a related undergraduate degree.The Engineering Management concentration prepares students for careers in themanagement of technology and engineering in such diverse occupations as: TechnologyManagers for Manufacturing Operations in assembly & fabrication, Healthcare, FoodProduction, and Governmental research initiatives. Additionally EM students will prepareto work as Project Managers for the Concrete and Construction Industries, ProcessControl Companies, and
Paper ID #6981Presenting a New Opportunity for Engineering Students: Introduction of anUndergraduate Degree Plan in Leadership EngineeringDr. Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., The University of Texas at El Paso Roger is the President and Founder of LIMBS International and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. With over 16 years of undergraduate curricular development experience, Dr. Gonzalez joined UTEP as Director of the Leadership Engineering Program. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and his M.S. in biomedical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and his B.S. in mechanical engi- neering from UTEP
. In partnership with the educational branch of the New England Patriots, Mr. Boncek designed the ’Power to Hear’ engineering design challenge to encourage students to explore areas of STEM especially those related to communications systems. Mr. Boncek has been a technical advisor in the ”Science-of-Sports” program for four years. Page 23.86.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Novel Partnership for Advancing K-12 STEM EducationAbstract: By imparting expectations and behavioral norms for effective cooperation andteaming, effective study habits and by serving as
industry experience in the design and development of electro- mechanical systems. As a tenure-track faculty member of the UDM Mechanical Engineering Department, he has adopted a program of instruction that UDM has branded ”Faces on Design,” in which student project work is made more meaningful as students have the opportunity to see and experience the faces of real live clients. In the series of design courses he teaches, students design mechanical devices for use by disabled clients. In addition to academic work, Kleinke is a registered Professional Engineer and conducts seminars on innovation that are tailored to the needs of automotive engineers. Kleinke’s recent publication, ”Capstones Lessons to Prepare Students
Paper ID #14643Towards a Systems Theory-based Curriculum for Complex Systems Gover-nanceDr. Polinpapilinho Katina, Old Dominion University Polinpapilinho F. Katina serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the National Centers for System of Systems Engineering (NCSOSE) at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. He received his PhD in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He also holds a MEng in Systems Engineering and a BSc in Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University. His research interests include critical infrastructure protection, decision making under uncertainty
AC 2012-4172: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCES IN OP-ERATIONS RESEARCH CLASS DELIVERED BY AN INNOVATIVE AP-PROACHMr. Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University Yaseen Mahmud is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University’s School of Engineering.Dr. Masud Salimian, Morgan State University Masud Salimian is a faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State Univer- sity. He is the Interim Director of the Advanced Engineering Design lab and Center for Multimedia In- structional Design and Technology. His research interests are in optimization, simulation, manufacturing systems and processes, and engineering education