Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC

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Engineering Management

field.Michael Parker, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services MICHAEL L. PARKER received his undergraduate degree from East Tennessee State University in 2003 with a concentration in computer science. He has over 10 years of experience in networking and telecommunications in the cable TV and Internet service provider industry. He is the Network Supervisor for Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, a municipal electric utility and fiber to the user provider. He has participated as an examiner for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence.Robert Bridges, B&W Y-12 Technical Services, LLC Robert L. Bridges received his B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University in 2005 from the

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Engineering Management

table 1for non-thesis track. Table 1: Curriculum in Engineering Management: Non Thesis track Curriculum For A Master of Science in Engineering Management—Non Thesis Track A. Foundation Courses 1. TCGT 7532 Global Technology 3 credits 2. TCGT 7230 Industrial Case Study 3 credits B. Essential Skills 3. FINC 7231 Financial Problems Choose 1 for 3 credits ACCT 7230 Accounting for Executives ACCT 7134 Analysis and Reporting 4. STAT 6130 Statistics for Researcher 3 credits 5. TMET 7xxx Numerical Methods for Engineers

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-92: A COMPARATIVE INVENTORY OF CORE COURSES IN SELECTGRADUATE EM PROGRAMSKathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of TechnologyAnirban Ganguly, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.16.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010A Comparative Inventory of Core Courses in Select Graduate EM ProgramsAbstract:All educational programs should grow and change with the times. To be stagnant and acceptingof the status quo will not move an educational program forward, and may end up leaving it waybehind the leaders. With this in mind, an investigation into the current state of EngineeringManagement (EM) graduate education was undertaken. The study was intended to answerquestions

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

comprised 79%of the course. All students enrolled were Hispanic. 79% of students reported a family income of$60,000 or less. An interesting statistic is that only 21% of the students responding had Englishas a first language.Table 2 contains the evaluation of student performance. Student performance was classified aseither exceptional, effective, acceptable or unsatisfactory. These levels of performance Page 15.1185.7correspond to approximately A-level, B-level, C-level or failing-level of performance. Ingeneral, students performed at a high level, either exceptional or effective. For the learning goalof applying appropriate statistical and graphical

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Ronald Rosenberg, Michigan State University

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Engineering Management

15.337.3disciplines, (b) the manager will be an effective agent in human relations, (c) the manager willhave coursework in her background that includes an appropriate mix of mathematics, science,Page 15.337.4Page 15.337.5A specialization block extends the student’s knowledge in a career-oriented direction and at anadvanced level of undergraduate study. An AES student selects her specialization based onstudent interest, career opportunity, and strengths in collaborating units on campus. Supply-chainmanagement and telecommunications are the two existing specializations.The supply chain management program is currently selected by approximately 95% of AESstudents and constitutes 27 semester hours of work. Courses are taken in our Management andSupply Chain

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

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Engineering Management

family income of$60,000 or less. An interesting statistic is that only 21% of the students responding had Englishas a first language.Table 2 contains the evaluation of student performance. Student performance was classified asexceptional, effective, acceptable or unsatisfactory. These levels correspond to approximatelyA-level, B-level, C-level or failing levels of performance. In general, students performed at ahigh level, either exceptional or effective. The first learning goal, develop and explaining asampling plan, was evaluated using the first line of the rubric. Student perform on thisperformance measured displayed the most variability of all items. Many students failed tospecify a sampling interval and time to gather a sample in their

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector Carlo, University of Puerto Rico; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Scott Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Management

Abroad: The Role of College Students’ Goals on the Development of Cross- Cultural Skills and Global Understanding. College Student Journal, 38(3), 441 -452.12. Leask, B., (2004) Internationalisation Outcomes for All Students Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Journal of Studies in International Education. 8(4) 336-351.13. Lipnack, Jessica and Stamps, Jeffrey, (2000) Virtual Teams: People Working Across Boundaries with Technology, 2nd. Edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.14. Lipnack, Jessica and Stamps, Jeffrey, (1997) Virtual Teams: Reaching Across Space, Time, and Organizations with Technology, New York: John Wiley and Sons.15. Lohman, J., (2008) A Rising Global Discipline, Journal of

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

AC 2010-1394: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORINGMETHODS UTILIZED BY MANUFACTURERS TO BECOME MORECOMPETITIVEWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.8. Crosby, P. B. (1992). Completeness: Quality for the 21st century. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books.9. Deming, W. E. (1982). Quality, productivity, and competitive position. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute Page 15.493.13 of Technology.10. Deming, W. E. (1986). Out of the crisis. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.11. Escrig, T., Belén A., Llusar, B., Carlos, J., & Vicente, R. P. (2001). Measuring the relationship between total quality management and sustainable competitive advantage: a resource-based view. Total Quality Management, 12(7), 932

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

theory of delays. Retrieved from http://www.deltadynamicsinc.com6. Bozzone, V. (2002). Speed to market: Lean manufacturing for job shops (2nd ed.). New York: AMACOM.7. Celano, G., Costa, A., & Fichera, S. (2003). An evolutionary algorithm for pure fuzzy flow shop scheduling problems. International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness & Knowledge-Based Systems, 11(6), 655-669.8. Choi, B. K., & You, N. K. (2006). Dispatching rules for dynamic scheduling of one-of-a-kind production. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 19(4), 383-392.9. Choi, S. H., & Yang, F. Y. (2005). Quick value-setting algorithms for the longest path problem of job shop scheduling. Journal of Manufacturing