Conference Session

Eco-Car Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Midlam-Mohler,, Ohio State University ; Jason Linger, Ohio State University ; Jack Slavinski, Ohio State University ; Lisa Fiorentini, Ohio State University

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Eco-Car Poster Session

software, semesterprojects, and case study scenarios. This course features guest speakers who share their projectmanagement and industry experiences. Of the three courses discussed in this paper, this courseis the only one that is a requirement for an undergraduate major. This is the case with many ISEprograms because of the importance of these skills for graduating ISE students. The learningobjectives for this course are for a student to: Page 26.1263.4 1. Understand what effective project leadership, sponsorship and good communication means and why it makes a difference. 2. Conduct effective project planning from start to finish and

Conference Session

Eco-Car Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Waterman

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Eco-Car Poster Session

communication barriers.The analysis of the subgroup Ambivert types has been combined with the analysis of the currentcommunication modes to present a recommended intra-team communication structure. Thisstructure describes modes of communication that may generally be expected to be successful. Itshould be noted, however, that individuals within the sub-teams may have differentcommunication types and that this plan may, and probably will, have to be adjusted by theproject manager based on the personnel actually involved.Figure 5 shows the proposed communication flow chart for the team. The Engineering Managernow communicates with all of the engineering teams on a two-way base communication system.All of the engineering teams are also on a two-way base

Conference Session

Eco-Car Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel van Lanen, University of Waterloo

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Eco-Car Poster Session

safety training program modules, (2) document templates used for proof of completion of the modules, hours, and level achieved for each student; and, (3) a safety board for visial representation is required to aid with the motivation and gamification of the safety program.Documentation is always an important aspect. As part of the EcoCAR 3 competition, the currentAVTC, a facilities binder must be created and prominently displayed within the student team’sfacilities. This facilities binder is similar to a safety management system. It contains allinformation pertaining to the safety program: emergency response plans and procedures,workplace hazards, best practices, safe operating procedures, material safety data sheets, inaddition