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Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

World War II to produce nuclear materials forthe nation’s nuclear deterrent. At the conclusion of the cold war, production facilities were shut downand staffing was reduced from a peak of near 24,000 to 13,000 at the end of the cold war. Environmentalcleanup operations began in 1981. . In 1987, the original constructor and operate contractor announced itwould no longer operate and manage the site and [company] contracted to manage and operate of thesite. In 2008, [company B] became the contractor for management and operations of the site. Thefollowing letters introduce the reengineering process undertaken at the Savannah River Site over the lastfew years.The case (Appendix) begins with the August 22, 2002 communiqué. Portions of the communiqués

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Raper, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Christa Weisbrook, Missouri University of Science and Technology; William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

same courses that any other engineering student would take. Then, thethird and fourth years would include approximately one year of courses in a traditionalengineering discipline, and one year of core courses that focused more on the business andtechnology management. Such courses included marketing, management, and accounting. Thesecourses were taught by faculty with at least one engineering degree. This approach was used toensure EM students appreciated the link between engineering and business. Students were alsorequired to take six hours of upper-level Engineering Management electives. Graduates of theprogram received a B. S. in Engineering Management with a preference in a traditionalengineering field, (for example B.S. in Engineering

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lenisha Gandhi, IBM

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Engineering Management

AC 2009-694: BREAKING THE ICE: CUTTING THROUGH GEOGRAPHIC,CULTURAL, AND TIME-ZONE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVELY LEAD IN AGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTLenisha Gandhi, IBM Page 14.287.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Breaking-the-Ice: Cutting through geographic, cultural, & time zone barriers to effectively lead in a global environmentAbstractGlobal integration is now a reality in every industry. But what exactly is global integration? Oneof the most common thoughts about it is that global integration is synonymous to outsourcing.But it is much more than outsourcing. It describes a new model of business where the focus hasshifted from local economy to global

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Eisner, George Washington University

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Engineering Management

Systems Engineering as a major part of movingforward in the 21st century. This turned out to set the stage for major growth in theDepartment, much of that growth having to do with the demand for education programsin Systems Engineering. Looking at this matter historically, one could say that theengineering management program successfully integrated systems engineering into thebroader context of engineering management. The integration occurred in severaldimensions: a. the offering of new programs that featured courses in both engineering management and systems engineering b. the formal change of the Department’s name to “Engineering Management and Systems Engineering”, and c. the outreach to industry and government with respect to

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Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stanislav Karapetrovic, University of Alberta; John Doucette, University of Alberta

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Engineering Management

measurements, aswell as feedback forms and corrective actions, generated during the study are included. Thearticle is concluded by underlying the possibilities for future use of ISO customer satisfactionstandards in engineering education.OverviewDuring one academic term in 2008, a total of four courses taught by the authors were included inthe study, specifically an undergraduate compulsory engineering economics and financialmanagement course with 140 students (course “A”), two graduate courses on quality (course“B”) and production (course “C”) management, which also serve as senior undergraduatetechnical electives, taken by 26 and 50 students, respectively, and a graduate course on thedesign and integration of standardized systems with 9 students

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

physical meetings, interactions take place only online through e-mails, and discussion groups. b. (Blended) Office hours/meetings with the instructor in person, per appointment, the rest is online as in Option a. c. (Blended) First and last classes meet in person in a classroom setting, the rest is online as in Option a. d. (Asynchronous) PowerPoint presentation of the lecture with audio included, accessible online 24/7, the rest of the class settings are the same as in Option a. above. e. (Synchronous) Online live lectures scheduled every week similar to a traditional class. Both the instructor and the students use microphones and headphones for real- time communication. The students listen and view a (PowerPoint) presentation

Conference Session

Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lidon, University of Zaragoza; RUBEN REBOLLAR, University of Zaragoza; Palle Qvist, Aalborg University; Juan Luis Cano, University of Zaragoza

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Engineering Management

Design Education International Journal of Engineering Education 24: 377–385.20. De Graaff E, Kolmos A (2003) Characteristics of Problem–Based Learning International Journal of Engineering Education 19: 657–662.21. Felder RM, Brent R (2007) Cooperative learning–Active learning: models from the analytical sciences ACS Symposium Series 970. Washington DC. Page 14.1163.1622. Oakley B, Felder RM, Brent R, Elhajj I (2004) Turning Students Groups into Effective Teams. Journal of Student Centered Learning 2: 9–34.23. Pinto J, Mantel S (1990). The causes of project failure IEEE Transactions on Engineering

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Contemporary Practices in Engineering Management Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Price, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Management

be A star at work: 9 breakthrough strategies you need to succeed. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press.Manseur, R. (2003, November). An ABET-Based seminar course. Proceedings from the 33rd Frontiers in Education Conference, 1-4.Mayer, J., & Salovey, P. (1997). What is emotional intelligence. In P. Salovey and D. Sluyter (Eds.), Emotional Development and Emotional Intelligence: Educational Implications. New York, NY: BasicBooksMoon, Y. B., Chaparro, T., Heras, A. (2007). Teaching professional skills to engineering students with enterprise resourceplanning (ERP): An international project. International Journal of Engineering Education, 22, 4, 759-771.Orsted, M. (2000). Software development engineer in Microsoft. ACM Press

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Frontiers in Engineering Management Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wyrick, Texas Tech; Adji Cisse, Texas Tech

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Engineering Management

, 2006, 289-306.[15] O’Hara-Devereaux, M., and Johansen, B. Global work: Bridging distance, culture, and time: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1994.[16] Jarvenpaa, S.L. Knoll, K. and Leidner, D.E. “Is anybody out there? Antecedents of trust in globalvirtual teams,” Journal of Management Information System, Vol. 14, No. 4, 1998, 29-64.[17] Krebs, S.A and Bordia, P. “Virtual teams and group member dissimilarity, consequence for thedevelopment of trust,” Small Group Research, Vol. 37, No. 6, 2006, 721-741[18] Henry, J. E. and Hartzler, M. Tools for virtual teams. ASQC Quality press Milwaukee, WI, 1998[19] Lee-Kelley, L. and Sankey, T. “Global virtual teams for value creation and project success: A casestudy,” International Journal of Project Management

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Management

AC 2009-1190: EM AT NCSU.PDFNatalie Cherbaka, North Carolina State UniversityJerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University Page 14.526.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Proposing an Engineering Management Program at North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an analysis and proposal for starting an Engineering Management (EM)program in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU). We firstdefine EM in the context of current discussions within the discipline, and provide results of abenchmarking survey of existing programs. This sets a context for understanding the disciplineand constraints

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

/ (associated with indirect) indirect) indirect) indirect) ABET A-K) 1(a) 2.7/3.8 2.5/2.9 2.6/3.1 2(e) 3/3.6 3/3 3/2.6 3(b) 3/4.2 2.6/2.9 2.7/2.5 4(c) 3.3/4.6 3.1/2.9 3.1/2.8 Page 14.972.10 Etc.ConclusionIn summary, assessment of the Engineering Management Program Outcomes providesappropriate coverage of the EM program’s Objectives. In addition, EngineeringManagement Program Outcomes also provide adequate coverage of the ABET Criterionoutcomes a through k. And

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

AC 2009-1143: BENCHMARKING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT PROGRAMSErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems (CLLES) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of productivity improvement for