definition, analysis and configuration management · Human Systems Integration · Life cycle engineering and life cycle cost analysis Page 15.775.4 Figure 1. Systems Engineering Process [2] To graduate competent electrical engineers with systems engineering skill sets, the educational (BSEE) programs should emphasize “systems thinking” throughout the curriculum. “Systems thinking” is the ability to always keep the ultimate objectives in mind throughout the design process and make the decisions to stay on track. This must occur throughout the requirements, the design, the production and deployment phases
AC 2010-25: PROMOTING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN GLOBALENGINEERING PROJECTSJoanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is an Engineering faculty member at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Villanova, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer and Information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous to entering academia, Dr. DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including software engineer for Motorola in Horsham, PA and an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA. She has published a number of articles in