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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Kurtis G. Paterson

. Notably, inthis project, the self-imposed podcast display constraint was a student watching anepisode on a video iPod. As such, considerable design effort was required for the slides(in this case Keynote was used, but Powerpoint would be similarly constrained). Someimportant design findings include:• Minimum font size: 72 point• Minimum line thickness (for figures): 10 points• Maximum lines of text: 4• Photos: simple, close-ups only Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference.• Diagrams/graphs/schematics: simple, conceptual onlyAdditionally, high contrast and simple background/text designs work best. For mostepisodes created in this project, past class slides were re-designed according to thesedesign rules

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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David A. Rogers

environment, energy, the media, or defense. Extra credit can also be earnedthrough an approved community volunteer student activity. Some typical student writing projects are: (a) submit the day's lecture notes, (b) write apersonal statement of values, (c) write a personal statement of convictions regarding theenvironment, or (d) write a summary of a recent course-related article that appears in a magazinesuch as Scientific American or National Geographic. Students are assigned readings in textbooks by Barbour(1993), Volti (2005), and Brown(2001). They are encouraged, optionally, to develop a reading journal that contains theirpersonal notes and outlines of all the textbook readings. It follows their twice-weekly readingassignments, reporting

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Paul J. Weber

2recent research argues that since the effects of some pollutants from the industrial era haveeffects that can last hundreds if not thousands of years, the number should be significantly larger(Boyle & Coates, 2005; Tonn, 2004). If this approach is taken, engineers must go beyond theproduct life cycle towards the “project” life cycle which also includes the process (e.g. thefactory and distribution techniques). The paradigm of the design process then must shift toexamine not only the original system, but also change of that and other systems over time (Boyle& Coates, 2005).While many categories could exist, sustainability is generally examined within the context ofenvironmental, economic and social realms. The biosphere upon which the

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Gale Allen

been set aside.In spring07 student teams simulated, assembled and tested AM/FM receivers. Training kits fromOmnitron Electronics, AM/FM108TK, were used for the projects. Students assembled andtested stages starting with the audio output stage. They worked backwards towards the receiverfront-end. They simulated some stages in the receiver, but needed more information on thetransformers. When using the spectrum analyzer the students observed the same AM and FMfrequency spectra in the receiver and as was shown by the simulator. Figure 21. AM/FM108TK Receiver Stages Figure 20. Students Testing Receiver Proceedings of the 2007ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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James E. Hertel; Amy J. Hamlin

Engineering. As part of the first yearengineering courses (ENG1101 and ENG1102), students are exposed to all engineeringdisciplines through a wide variety of department explorations, engineering problems/projects andethics case studies. The curriculum for these courses (engineering analysis, design, computerprogramming, technical communication, the engineering profession) is applicable to allengineering disciplines, however, the six credit hours that they occupy are in high demand inevery degree program.According to Christopher Rowe (Rowe, et al., 2005), “Approximately 40% of the first-yearengineering students at Vanderbilt University are unsure of their major upon entering theuniversity.” To help students make an informed decision before getting

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Richard Smith

in which over 50% of the grade is based on written works. Theelementary computer security course may become one of these courses since much of thework involves assessment and argument.The point of this course is to provide students with a broad and useful understanding ofinformation security. It is not intended to be comprehensive, and it will not by itselffulfill Instruction 4011 curriculum requirements. This course will provide a structure forlearning about information security and a series of exercises in which the students willpractice what they learn.The Analysis CourseThis course has two goals: 1) give students more in-depth experience with informationsecurity concepts through more sophisticated labs and projects, and 2) cover