Design Projects with Out-of-Town Companies
- Conference
- Location
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Vancouver, BC
- Publication Date
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June 26, 2011
- Start Date
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June 26, 2011
- End Date
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June 29, 2011
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
- Tagged Division
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Industrial Engineering
- Page Count
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12
- Page Numbers
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22.438.1 - 22.438.12
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--17719
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/17719
- Download Count
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385
Paper Authors
Lizabeth T. Schlemer California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Lizabeth Schlemer has been teaching at Cal Poly, SLO for 18 years. She is a graduate of Cal Poly herself, and she holds a Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an M.B.A. from University of Southern California, and a Ph.. in Educational Research from University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 10 years of work experience at Unocal Corporation where she held positions of increasing responsibility. Most of her current research activities center around engineering education and enhancing engagement through valid contexts like project based learning and community service. She teaches a wide range of subjects from Engineering Economy to Facilities Planning and Design. She has developed good relationships with local industry and provides her students with opportunities to participate in real projects for real clients.
Abstract
Design projects with out-‐of town companies The capstone design class in the industrial engineering at Cal Poly, SLO includes projects with companies. The projects are large ambiguous facilities design problems that allow students to incorporate many aspects of the IE curriculum. For the past 15 years students have been participating in these projects with local companies. Over the past several years companies from out of town (200 miles to the north in Mountain View or 200 miles to the south in Oxnard). These out of town companies have presented certain logistical issues, but they have proved to be quite beneficial to the students, the program and the companies. This paper will discuss lessons learned and illustrate though student assessment the benefits of these activities.
Schlemer, L. T. (2011, June), Design Projects with Out-of-Town Companies Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17719
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