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Courses Improving Courses – Using Industrial Quality Control Tools for Improvement of Teaching
The IENG 303 (Manufacturing processes Lab) is one of the courses that I have been teaching in the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department at WVU. One of these manufacturing processes taught is a CNC turning process. I am also teaching the IENG 316 (Industrial Quality Control) course, and I utilized the quality tools from this second course to evaluate the initial performance of the turning project.
Projects from spring 2021 and fall 2021 were evaluated by using several analysis techniques, such as Shewhart’s control chart, the DMAIC process, check sheets, scatter diagrams, pareto charts, and fishbone diagrams. Significant improvements were obtained from this evaluation/quality improvement process, which ended up by enhancing the quality and value of this experience. This process was then used to improve other projects in the IENG 303 course. Come learn more about the approach we took in seeking continuous improvement!
Omar Al-Shebeeb
Teaching Assistant Professor - Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Dr. Al-Shebeeb is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering (IMSE) at West Virginia University (WVU). He finished his Ph.D. in the IMSE Department at WVU (2019). Then, he started his job as an Academic Program Director at Greenville Technical College. While Dr. Al-Shebeeb was pursuing his Ph.D. degree at WVU, he was working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the IMSE Department for four years. Dr. Al-Shebeeb obtained his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Production (Manufacturing) Engineering from the Production and Metallurgy Engineering Department at the University of Technology, Iraq. Dr. Al-Shebeeb was working as an Assistant Professor (2011-2013) and Instructor (2007-2009) at the University of Diyala, Iraq. He has taught several courses in the mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production (manufacturing) engineering fields. His areas of research interest are in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) and design efficiency, design thinking, productivity improvement, advanced manufacturing and technologies, subtractive and additive manufacturing, quality control, manufacturing facilities design and material handling, and CAD/CAM/CIM/CIE systems and applications. He has several publications in journals, conferences and book chapters. He is an active member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) International, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), and WVU IE Leaders.
Thomas Azinger
Co-Presenter, WVU Industrial Engineering Student
I am interning at the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Development in Morgantown, WV. I’ve also assisted as a tutor, teaching key engineering concepts to students enrolled in WVU's engineering program.