Senior Project Design Success and Quality: A Systems Engineering Approach

Flores, J.-A.; Salcedo, Oscar H.; Pineda, Ricardo; Nava, P.

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2012.01.085

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“…Keeping the processes simple seems to be a good approach in this context. These findings are consistent with similar research results reported at the 2012 CSER (Muller 2012, Murphy and Collopy 2012, Flores et al 2012. A challenge that needs to be solved in the future is to keep the SE and A3 documentation effort as low as possible for the engineering team members, while establishing a culture that includes routines for knowledge transfer at the same time.…”

Section: Future Worksupporting

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10.3.2 Keep Systems Engineering Simple to Get the Job Done

Ulonska

Haskins

Tonning

et al. 2013

INCOSE International Symp

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This paper is a continuation of the reporting on the result of the application of systems engineering and (lean) product development techniques in a student team. The project setting is Trondheim, where the multidisciplinary student team (their two systems engineers are co-authors) designed and produced a car to compete in Shell Eco Marathon. The paper introduces approaches and discusses the effects of the student team applying SE in a simple way, using visual planning, modeling, and knowledge briefs of lean product development. The paper includes examples of work-break down structure, A3-documentation, computer-based models, and visual planning, as well as experiences with effective knowledge capture and exchange based on knowledge briefs and the systems architecture. The conclusion is that keeping SE simple and visual helps to motivate team members and makes product development and knowledge exchange between team generations more efficient. Biography Sören UlonskaSören Ulonska is a PhD student at NTNU in knowledge-based development project, combining methodologies of (lean) product development and systems engineering to improve (re)use of knowledge between and within new product development projects. His educational background includes a Master in mechanical engineering, product development, and engineering design from RWTH

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Section: Future Worksupporting

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10.3.2 Keep Systems Engineering Simple to Get the Job Done

Ulonska

Haskins

Tonning

et al. 2013

INCOSE International Symp

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“…Based on experience in capstone course teaching, review of the senior project literature [39]- [42] and feedback from senior IE students and senior project supervisors staff, the sum of specific recommendations are presented in the Figure 9. These best practices and criteria for senior project selection are outlined in this work to address the gaps of capstone course from traditional to applied, as new trends in engineering education.…”

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Roadmap for Industrial Engineering Education Sustainability

Shafeek¹

2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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In industrial engineering education the possibility links are not easy between renewal and sustainability processes, particularly when renewal is encouraged irrespective of sustainability. This paper aims to explore sustainability frameworks to better understand and improve the effectiveness of industrial engineering education change processes towards sustainability in universities .This work describes a sustainable process developed for the continuous improvement of a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) program. The objective is to apply the results of the student outcome assessment and their evaluation to improve the program. The methodology taken in this work is implementation of a roadmap for sustainable development built around existing findings in literature, higher education case studies, and chosen sustainable development practices. Satisfaction of the various stakeholders was achieved and year-on-year improvement in the achievement of the student outcomes was observed by following the sustainable development roadmap. This study focuses on the sustainability of undergraduate industrial engineering programs only. The recommendations suggested at the end of each academic year are feasible and practical for implementation in the next year by all faculty and staff members in order to close the loop for a sustainable development cycle. The results of this study can be useful for transition from traditional IE education to applied IE Education. This work also describes how the concept of sustainability can be part of an IE department, adapting the philosophy of sustainable development.

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“…There is some support for introducing systems thinking at an early stage in an engineering program. Studies conducted with final year Electrical Engineering students working on their capstone project (in the US) have shown that students who are equipped with systems thinking do far better in their capstone projects compared to those who are not exposed to these concepts (Flores et al, 2012). This is surprising since the word 'system' is frequently used in many Electrical & Electronics courses.…”

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Measuring the Value of Systems Thinking for Design-Centric Engineering Education

Varadarajan

2020

Proc. Des. Soc.: Des. Conf.

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Systems thinking, design thinking and strategic thinking have been identified as important competencies for future engineers. Many institutions have introduced these subjects into their engineering courses. However, there is need for a deeper appreciation of the underlying assumptions behind these strands of thinking and ways to measure their impact. This paper draws on a four-year experience in implementing systems thinking in a design-centric engineering program in India. It presents the approach adopted and a complexity-based measure to track development in systems thinking competence.

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Senior Project Design Success and Quality: A Systems Engineering Approach

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

10.3.2 Keep Systems Engineering Simple to Get the Job Done

10.3.2 Keep Systems Engineering Simple to Get the Job Done

Roadmap for Industrial Engineering Education Sustainability

Measuring the Value of Systems Thinking for Design-Centric Engineering Education

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