Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

teaches courses in the areas of electronic design and automotive electronic systems and has served as course coordinator for EE senior design project for several years.Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University MOHAMED El-SAYED, Ph. D. is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and has been teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He teaches Machine Design, Automotive Design, Design Optimization, Mechanics, and Nonlinear Finite Element analysis. He is a consultant for several engineering corporations and has over fifty research papers on multidisciplinary Design optimization.Lucy King, Kettering University LUCY KING, Ph. D. has been a professor in

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2395: COLLECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDavid Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. David S. Cochran Managing Partner System Design, LLC. Dr. Cochran is one of the world’s authorities on production and enterprise systems engineering and supply chain techniques and technologies. As an MIT Mechanical Engineering faculty professor (1995-2003), he established the Production System Design (PSD) Laboratory at MIT (1995). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Shingo Prize (1989 and 2002) for manufacturing excellence for his work in the design of effective “lean” systems. He also received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the

Conference Session

The Challenges of Tech Transfer

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2007-2644: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP ? A KILLER APP FOR SE ?Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech Dr. Carmo D'Cruz is Associate Professor of Engineering Enttrepreneurship in the Department of Engineering Systems at Florida Tech. He has over 20 years of industrial experience at Bell Labs,Advanced Micro Devices, Hitachi Semiconductor, RF Monolithics, Harris Semiconductor, Tantivy Communications and Chip Supply Inc. in addition to teaching experience in the Business and Engineering Schools at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.Dr. Shoaib Shaikh, Nothrup Grumman Corporation Dr. Shoaib Shaikh is a Staff Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation in Melbourne. He has his PhD from Florida Tech

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

approaches used for very successful capstone projects that have been completed bycomputer science students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC) are presented.Challenges associated with the software products are presented as well as solutions that use industrygrade software development support tools for the entire life cycle. The capstone course experience cantruly be the capstone of a student’s education, while also having a beneficial impact on the community.Conflict of Mindsets: Traditional Versus EngagingThe author has several years of experience developing and managing the development of systems formany organizations, and can attest to the existence of a certain mindset among CS professionals7. Evenwhile teaching software

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Satinderpaul Devgan, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

extensively in various peer-reviewed conferences, journals and book chapters and has over 25 publications in research and pedagogical techniques.Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University Dr. M. Saleh Zein-Sabatto is a Professor and a graduate faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1991. He received his B.S. degree in Power Systems from the University of Aleppo, Syria in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee in 1986 and 1990, respectively. Dr. Zein-Sabatto has a strong commitment to teaching and research. His area of competency includes teaching and conducting theoretical and