Implementing Lean Practices in an Academic Department: A Case Study

Koromyslova, Ekaterina; Steinlicht, Carrie; Hall, Teresa; Yordanova, Albena; Garry, Byron G.

doi:10.18260/1-2--30623

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“…While multidisciplinary projects are easy to achieve in some areas of engineering, it has been a challenge for civil engineering projects. Even working on a project involving multiple concentration areas within civil engineering is a challenge due to the way courses are offered at many universities (Sirinterlikci 2014, Sheppard et al 2011, Koromyslova et al 2022, Fernandez-Solis 2012, Goldschneider et al 2019, Adams et al 2020, Nemes et al 2011, Su et al 2016, and Dixon et al 2018. We tried to overcome this by providing opportunity for students from different capstone courses to work together.…”

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Enhancing Student Learning through Inter-Disciplinary Capstone Design Projecct

Marikunte,

Gurupackiam

ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference Proceedings

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In many universities, capstone project is associated with an advanced course, which focus on the expertise in one concentration area. This limits student learning of interdependency of other disciplines within the major for problem solving. At our program, we formulated a creative way to use the traditional course offering yet provide an opportunity for students to work on an interdisciplinary project in civil engineering. Students from three concentration areas within civil engineering (structures, construction, and transportation) were offered an opportunity to work together in small groups on an active or proposed project that included components from all three concentration areas. Student groups were provided with drawings and specifications of an actual project that was in the process of being built or recently completed and were required to propose alternate approaches to design and other components of the project. All groups diligently worked on this project in true competition style, to incorporate changes through value engineering, sustainability, energy efficiency, and other modern tools to improve the functionality, or other aspects of the project. Students had opportunity to review actual construction drawings and work in inter-disciplinary teams to incorporate changes. Confidential peer-reviews were used to assess the performance and contribution of each member, and their interaction with other members of the group. Students presented their final project in front of mixed audience that included family members as well as experts in the area during the Capstone Design Conference. Team consisting of faculty and industrial advisory board members evaluated communication skills and technical skills of students during this conference. In addition to enhancing student learning, this approach was also valuable to assess ABET student outcomes that are difficult to assess in the traditional class setting. This paper presents the beneficial effects of such approach to assess ABET student outcomes, and their effectiveness. The success of this approach has encouraged us to broaden the project to include all concentration areas in civil engineering going forward.

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Enhancing Student Learning through Inter-Disciplinary Capstone Design Projecct

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Gurupackiam

ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference Proceedings

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Lean Management Practice for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions in Malaysia

Rafi,

Jamaludin,

Ahmad

2023

2023 International Conference on University Teaching and Learning (InCULT)

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Defining Quality in Higher Education and Identifying Opportunities for Improvement

Clemons,

Jance

2024

Sage Open

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The purpose of this paper is to provide information that can benefit Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), which operate in a highly competitive environment. Understanding students’ perspectives regarding quality in higher education and areas of dissatisfaction can redirect an HEI’s strategy to address these concerns. The present study seeks to clarify how students define quality. A business student survey was conducted to understand students’ expectations, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction with their current educational environment. The analysis systematically explores students’ dissatisfaction by categorizing qualitative data using a modified version of the seven dimensions of service quality introduced by Evans and Lindsay.The level of detail provided in this report will assist in developing effective processes to improve student satisfaction at the university. The results conclude that improvements in completeness of the educational experience, both classroom and administrative services along with improvements in accessibility and convenience for academics and services will have the most impact on student satisfaction. Completeness addresses the quality of learning materials and services and accessibility and convenience address the ease of access to these learning materials and services. This paper expands upon the definition of quality in higher education, focusing on student dissatisfaction. The classification of student feedback provides a unique perspective. The limitations of the study include the response rate, area of study, geographic area, and learning modality. Tests of validity were not applied to the seven dimensions of service quality due to the exploratory nature of this study.

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Implementing Lean Practices in an Academic Department: A Case Study

Abstract: is an Senior Lecturer of Operations Management. She teaches several courses including courses on Lean Practice in Operations Management. She has several years of industry experience as an advanced development engineer and has served as a consultant to industry for over 10 years.

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Enhancing Student Learning through Inter-Disciplinary Capstone Design Projecct

Enhancing Student Learning through Inter-Disciplinary Capstone Design Projecct

Lean Management Practice for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions in Malaysia

Defining Quality in Higher Education and Identifying Opportunities for Improvement

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