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Left 1.9 cm; right 1.9 cm; Header = 1.5 cm; Footer = 1.5 cm.

PAPER TITLE IN TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 CAPITAL LETTERS

Muhammad Sohail Ahmed, Ph.D 1, and Bob Lahidji 2

1111 Sill Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 481972A111 Sill Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

ABSTRACT:Performance results of managers with an engineering background

indicate higher failure rates in management than individuals from any other

functional area. Previous studies suggest that educational programs do not promote

social learning, instead focusing on a limited scope of knowledge transfer. Drawing

upon education and training that promotes individual problem solving, engineers

rarely performed well in management roles, where group skills such as teamwork,facilitation, supervising, organizing, and resolving conflict are critical to overall

success. Additional challenges for educators can occur with online students. Feelings

of isolation are an important stress factor, and students report confusion, anxiety, and

frustration due to difficulties in communication with the instructor.

To address this issue, engineering management curriculum and courses should be

adapted to improve skills that promote contextual learning and knowledge

construction. This modification in engineering management courses should

incorporate case studies, project based learning, and discovery learning. Using these

tools, students investigate multiple issues and identify various solutions, rather thanfind a single, optimal solution. Research in the area of social constructivism, or

learning within a social context, suggests that group knowledge construction, rather

than knowledge transfer, provides ideal learning. These approaches to education

create the new paradigm that teaches students to discover and construct knowledge

for themselves.

At Eastern Michigan University (EMU), the Graduate Engineering Management

online program has evolved from content to context based, using Learning

Design methodology and Knowledge Management/ Utilization. Students learn best

when their current view of knowledge is challenged, reformed, and synthesizedthrough interaction with others. By applying the Classroom Community Scale results

from studies on the effect of students learning style, gender, and acquaintance level,

the EMU team created a methodology to develop effective online case studies.

KEYWORDS:Engineering Management; Case Study; Knowledge Management; Learning

Design; Online Teaching

INTRODUCTION

Write a suitable introduction, explain the context, summarize what has been done;and explain the objective and significance of your work in relation to the work of

others.

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The best is to use this template and insert your text in it. The paper set up is as

follows: paper size = 16.5 cm x 24 cm, the margins are: Top: 3.5 cm; Bottom 2.3 cm;

Left 1.9 cm; right 1.9 cm; Header = 1.5 cm; Footer = 1.5 cm.

Number your references within the text in order, as follows: [1], [2-5], [2,4]. Alsonumber your references in the References section at the end of the paper and provide

names and all publication details. The numbers of references in the text and in the list

of references must correspond to each other.

TITLE OF A NEW SECTION

Divide your paper into sections and subsections as appropriate.

1st Subtitle with Each Word Starting with a Capital Letter

2nd Subtitle with only first word in capital letters

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Provide a summary and conclude your work. Provide recommendations as

appropriate.

REFERENCES

[1] Provide details of your references. The numbers should be in order andcorrespond to the numbers in the body of the text.