(2023) Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education.
(2020) ASEE Engineering Economy Division Eugene L. Grant Award.
(2017) Best Paper Award; ASEE Annual Conference; Engineering Economy Division.
(2015) Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Engineering Economy Division Outstanding Teaching Award.
(2014) Swanson School of Engineering Outstanding Educator Award.
(1988 - 1989) Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship.
(1988) Albert G. Holzman Scholarship for Excellence.
PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1990
Masters, Engineering Management, University of Pittsburgh, 1987
B.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1984
Bursic, K.M. (2020). An engineering economy concept inventory. ENGINEERING ECONOMIST, 65(3), 179-194.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/0013791X.2020.1777360.
Scala, N.M., Tomasi, S., Goncher, A., & Bursic, K.M. (2018). Motivation and Analytics: Comparing Business and Engineering Students. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 19(1), 1-11.Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). doi: 10.1287/ited.2017.0187.
Clark, R.M., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Budny, D., Bursic, K.M., Clark, W.W., Norman, B.A., Parker, R.S., Patzer, J.F., & Slaughter, W.S. (2016). Flipping engineering courses: A school wide initiative. Advances in Engineering Education, 5(3).
Bursic, K.M. (2013). ASEE Engineering Economy Division Annual Business Meeting Minutes. ENGINEERING ECONOMIST, 58(4), 306-311.Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/0013791X.2013.845454.
Atman, C.J., & Bursic, K.M. (1998). Verbal Protocol Analysis as a Method to Document Engineering Student Design Processes. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(2), 121-132.Wiley. doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00332.x.
Atman, C.J., & Bursic, K.M. (1996). Teaching engineering design: Can reading a textbook make a difference?. RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING DESIGN-THEORY APPLICATIONS AND CONCURRENT ENGINEERING, 8(4), 240-250.Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/BF01597230.
BURSIC, K.M. (1992). STRATEGIES AND BENEFITS OF THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF TEAMS IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 39(3), 277-289.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/17.156562.
Berkowitz, D.A. (1989). Strategic technology management. Healthc Forum J, 32(5), 14-20.
Bursic, K.M. (2017). Work in progress - An engineering economy concept Inventory. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June.
Lynch, P.C., Kimpel, J.F., & Bursic, K.M. (2016). Developing essential business and engineering skills through case competitions. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016-June.
Streiner, S., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Shuman, L., & Bursic, K. (2014). An approach to evaluate engineering global preparedness in industrial engineering curricula. In IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2014, (pp. 2389-2396).
Bursic, K.M. (2012). Does the use of clickers increase conceptual understanding in the engineering economy classroom?. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K.M. (2012). Does the use of clickers increase conceptual understanding in the engineering economy classroom?. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Bursic, K.M., Vidic, N.S., & Siewiorek, N. (2012). CCLI: Model eliciting activities. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Bursic, K.M., Vidic, N.S., & Siewiorek, N. (2012). CCLI: Model eliciting activities. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Siewiorek, N., Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Vidic, N.S., Bursic, K.M., Streiner, S., & Coull, J. (2012). Students' confidence levels in technical concept knowledge with Model Eliciting Activities. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Siewiorek, N., Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Vidic, N.S., Bursic, K.M., Streiner, S., & Coull, J. (2012). Students' confidence levels in technical concept knowledge with Model Eliciting Activities. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K.M., Shuman, L.J., & Besterfield-Sacre, M. (2011). Improving student attainment of ABET outcomes using Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs). In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K.M., Shuman, L.J., & Besterfield-Sacre, M. (2011). Improving student attainment of ABET outcomes using Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs). In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Yildirim, T.P., Bursic, K.M., & Vidic, N. (2011). CCLI: Model eliciting activities: Experiments and mixed methods to assess student learning - Part II. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., Yildirim, T.P., Bursic, K.M., & Vidic, N. (2011). CCLI: Model eliciting activities: Experiments and mixed methods to assess student learning - Part II. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Vidic, N., Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Bursic, K.M., Yildirim, T.P., & Siewiorek, N. (2011). Learning impacts gained from introducing Model Eliciting Activities (MEAs) in an introductory statistics course. In 61st Annual IIE Conference and Expo Proceedings.
Bursic, K.M., Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., & Yildirim, T.P. (2010). Improving conceptual learning in engineering economy using model-eliciting activities (MEAs). In IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010 Proceedings.
Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Yildirim, T.P., & Sieworiek, N. (2010). CCLI: Model eliciting activities: Experiments and mixed methods to assess student learning. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Clark, R., Yildirim, T.P., & Bursic, K. (2009). E-MEAs: Introducing an ethical component to model eliciting activities. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Shuman, L., Besterfield-Sacre, M., Clark, R., Yildirim, T.P., & Bursic, K. (2009). E-MEAs: Introducing an ethical component to model eliciting activities. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K., & Needy, K. (2008). Implementing international requirements in undergraduate industrial engineering programs. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K., & Needy, K. (2008). Implementing international requirements in undergraduate industrial engineering programs. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K.M., Needy, K.L.S., Norman, B.A., & Hunsaker, B. (2007). The challenges of undergraduate industrial engineering curriculum reform at the University of Pittsburgh. In IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007 - Industrial Engineering's Critical Role in a Flat World - Conference Proceedings, (pp. 157-162).
Bursic, K. (2006). Applying engineering economic analysis to contemporary problems with global and societal implications. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K. (2006). Applying engineering economic analysis to contemporary problems with global and societal implications. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
Bursic, K.M., Needy, K.L., & Wilson, J.P. (2003). Integrating engineering economic analysis across the engineering curriculum. In ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, (pp. 113-119).
Atman, C.J., Chimka, J.R., & Bursic, K.M. (1997). Results from a verbal protocol study of the design process. In Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, 3, (p. 1283).
Chimka, J.R., Atman, C.J., & Bursic, K.M. (1997). Describing student design behavior. In ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.
Atman, C.J., Bursic, K.M., & Lozito, S.L. (1996). An application of protocol analysis to the engineering design process. In ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, (pp. 443-452).
Atman, C.J., & Bursic, K.M. (1995). How effective are textbooks in teaching the engineering design process?. In Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, 1, (p. 475).
Atman, C.J., Bursic, K.M., & Lozito, S.L. (1995). Gathering information: what do students do?. In ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 1, (pp. 1138-1144).
Moore, P.L., Atman, C.J., Bursic, K.M., Shuman, L.J., & Gottfried, B.S. (1995). Do freshmen design texts adequately define the engineering design process?. In ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, 1, (pp. 164-172).
Bursic, K.M., & Cleland, D.I. (1991). Strategic Technology Management. In Engineering Management Journal, 3(2), (pp. 21-29).Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/10429247.1991.11414619.