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Systems Engineering Education Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pratik Mital, Georgia Institute of Technology

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., 1996, Systems Engineering: An Approach to Information-Based Design, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Page 23.194.109 Sage, A. P., and Armstrong Jr., J. E., 2000, Introduction to Systems Engineering, Wiley and Sons.10 Nicholls, M. G., Cargill, B. J., & Dhir, K. S. (2004). Using OR for diagnosis and facilitation in change programmes: a university application. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55(5), 440-452.11 de Figueiredo, J. N., Barrientos, M., & Angel, M. (2011). A decision support methodology for increasing school efficiency in Bolivia's low‐income communities. International Transactions in

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chet Boncek Jr, Raytheon Company

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defined. Page 23.86.4Annual Competitions: Two competitions have resulted from the Raytheon-Patriotspartnership.The first is titled “The Science-of-Sports”. The “Science-of-Sports” is open to the Boysand Girls Clubs (herein B&G) across New England. The “Science of Sports”competition uses a science fair model. Raytheon engineers and scientists partner withstaff members from the B&G clubs and over a period of approximately four months(mid-January to earlier May) to mentor and guide the students from topic selection,through prototype development to data collection finally culminating in a judging eventat Gillette Stadium.Several success-enablers are

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan K Donohue, University of Virginia; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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main goal of this course is for you to become a systemic thinker who uses a systematicapproach, based on methodologies in the course materials, to analyze open-ended, ill-definedproblems and issues. You will accomplish this goal by:1. Demonstrating and effectively applying the following during the appropriate phase of analysis a. formulate a problem and develop a clear statement of needs • goals, objective trees, indices of performance • functional requirements and design specifications based upon system trades b. identify solutions to a problem • creativity and innovation, brainstorming, researching existing/near solutions to the same/similar problems

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Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter L Schmidt P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Devin Hatley, UNC Charlotte; Kathleen Ann Boutin-Pasterz, UNC Charlotte

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program is a college wide exercise, each individual department orprogram (Civil Engineering, Computer and Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Motorsports Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology,Electrical Engineering Technology) uses the course for measurement of specific ABET metrics.Some examples include:ABET Criterion Criterion Description3(b) an ability to select and apply a knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems that require the application of principles and applied procedures or methodologies3(e) an ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team3

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Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University

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homework score is also correlated with the final course grade.For example, when a student earned an “A” on the course, his/her homework score was above 90in average. Similar conclusion can be made for those students who scored “B,” “C,” “D,” and“F.” Many TAMIU students work very hard in their courses, yet a regular class time may not besufficient to create and interactive environment to address all the problems that students mayhave for the course. This situation is true for the classes where the student number is greater than40. Therefore, innovative methods must be devised and implemented to improve the retentionand class performance in mathematics, engineering, and physics. Table 3. Correlation between homework and

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., The University of Texas at El Paso; Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Joseph A Ramos, The University of Texas at El Paso

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ABET standards and major coursework.Table 2 (next page) Listing of courses in the undergraduate Leadership Engineering program Page 23.982.11Page 23.982.121. Florman, Samuel C. (2010). The Introspective Engineer. New York City: St. Martin's, 1996. Graham, R.,Crawley, E., & Mendelsohn, B. (2010). Engineering leadership education: A snapshot review of international goodpractice. [White paper]. Retrieved from http://web.mit.edu/gordonelp/elewhitepapter.pdf2. Schoephoerster, R.T. and Golding, P. (2010). A New Program in Leadership Engineering, TransformingEngineering Education, Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, Paper #1569268596,Dublin, Ireland, April 6-9, 2010.3. Muller, G. 2013, Didactic

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Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Jonathan Paul Dickson, FAU; Carlo A Mazoleny, Florida Atlantic University

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Paper ID #7226A Tool for ABET AccreditationDr. Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Ravi Shankar is a professor in the computer and electrical engineering and computer science (CEECS) department in the college of engineering and computer science (COECS) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, FL. He is the director of a college-wide center on systems integration. He has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, and an MBA from FAU. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of FL, a Senior member of IEEE, and a Fellow of the American Heart Association. Email

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Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Lisa D. May, NASA Headquarters

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skills working with many engineering disciplines for testing vari- ous hardware and software interfaces between the U.S. and international elements on the Space Station. Her duties included extensive travel to Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Canada and Japan. Ms. Murphy joined the Launch Services Program in 2003 as an integration engineer for Pegasus and Taurus missions. In this position, she concentrated on the interfaces between the launch vehicle and the spacecraft. Ms. Murphy joined the Education Office in 2007 where she continues to serve as the project manager for the Lunabotics Mining Competition. Ms. Murphy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; brigette elizabeth prater thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

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Paper ID #6524Engineering Management Creating Individuals with a Mind for Business anda Heart for EngineeringDr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). The CBAS oversees 10 departments at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also the current Director for the Master’s of Science in Professional Science program and a professor of engineering technology at MTSU. Foroudastan received his B.S. in civil engineering, his M.S. in civil engineering, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael C Smith, University of Virginia; Barry Horowitz, University of Virginia; Thomas S. Brett, Dept of Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Paper ID #7785Systems Engineering Graduate Education for Veterans - A Pilot ProgramDr. Michael C Smith, University of Virginia Mike Smith earned his B.S. and M.S. at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Missouri - Columbia. He has worked across a variety of application domains including man- ufacturing, transportation, defense, and health care. His 20+ years in the private sector and ten years in academia give him the combined perspective of academic rigor and pragmatic problem solving that helps bring solid solutions to challenging problems. Mike and his wife. Amanda, have four

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Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditya Akundi, RIMES, University of Texas at El Paso; Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El Paso

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Paper ID #7004A four-year experience with the graduate curriculum for Systems Engineer-ing at UTEP and its convergence/divergence with GRCSEMr. Aditya Akundi, RIMES, University of Texas at El Paso Aditya Akundi earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and is currently a doctoral student within the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) track. He has worked on a number of projects, including a Student Government Association (SGA) funded Green Fund project to engineer and approve a new Wide-Area Student Busing System.Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El

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Systems Engineering Education Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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, labeled as Car #1 and Car #2, are in a car performance race at anautomobile test track. Car #1, with its lighter mass M and more streamlined design yielding lessair drag as represented through a viscous damping coefficient B, will be considered as thereference car. The following analyses will determine the differences in car performance ofdisplacements, velocities, and accelerations as a function of time, including the steady-statedifferences which can be considered as analogous to steady-state errors in control systems. Therace scenario is represented in the block diagram of Figure 1. x1(t) Car #1 y1(t

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Systems Engineering Education Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Eisner, George Washington University

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was “tested” by yearsof graduate student applications and class discussions.The following four steps summarize the overall method, called CE-AM (cost-effectivenessarchitecting method), at a top level: 1. Functional decomposition 2. Synthesis 3. Analysis Page 23.1126.4 4. Cost-effectiveness evaluationAfter the first step, it is critical to synthesize a set of alternatives by constructing a matrix where:  The rows are the system functions and sub-functions, and  The columns are (at least) three system alternatives representing (a) a low cost approach, (b) a high effectiveness approach, and (c) an attempt to find the knee-of

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Systems Engineering Education Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yong Wang, University of Illinois at Chicago

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University A is ranked as a top-ten school in the U.S. while therank of the College of Engineering of University B is around 50. This experience has providedthe author a unique opportunity to compare the learning performance of graduate students inEngineering from these two universities based on the analysis of course outcomes. The objectiveof this work is to identify whether the difference of learning performance between the graduatestudents from these two universities is as significant as the difference in the university ranks. Thehypothesis testing method has been followed to compare the course outcomes. The analysisresults show no strong evidence supporting the hypothesis that the learning performances aredistinguishable. The implications of the

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Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Xiaohui Yuan, University of North Texas

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. Learning outcomes in each area reflect the overall goals of theproject and include: (1) at the component level, students will demonstrate their ability to (a)select appropriate sensors to monitor physical phenomena and (b) design analog and digitalsignal conditioning circuits to connect them to microcontroller/computers; (2) at the systemlevel, students will be able to identify and use current technology practiced in monitoring andcontrol systems; (3) at the network level, students will be able to (a) understand fundamentalconcepts of WSN, and (b) design and develop such a system; and (4) at the capstone/projectlevel, students will be able to demonstrate their capability to design, develop, implement, and testa networked data acquisition system to

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, University of Rhode Island; Colleen Grinham; manbir sodhi, University of Rhode Island

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. Page 23.1127.8Bibliography1. Nathan, M., Tran, N., Atwood, A., Prevost, A., and Phelps, L.A. “Beliefs and Expectationsabout Engineering Preparation Exhibited by High School STEM Teachers.” Journal ofEngineering Education, October, 2010. P. 409-426.2. Katehi, L., Pearson, G., Feder, M., editors. “Engineering in K-12 Education: Understandingthe Status and Improving the Prospects.” Committee on K-12 Engineering Education, NationalAcademy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2009.3. Virani, S. Burnham, I., “Innovative Curriculum for Engineering In High School (ICE-HS):Status Update.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings,2012.4. Jain, R., Sheppard, K., McGrath, E., and Gallois, B. “Promoting Systems

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Systems Engineering Education Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #7761Online Teaching Best Practices: Faculty PreferencesDr. Agnes Galambosi, UNCC Agnes Galambosi earned her PhD in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She also holds two MS degrees: one in Systems Engineering from the University of Ari- zona in Tucson, one in Meteorology from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. She currently teaches at Systems Engineering and Engineering Management program at the University of North Car- olina at Charlotte. Her research interests include a wide range of topics from educational games in college teaching to engineering