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Eshan V. Dave

Development of Infrastructure Materials Course for Undergraduate Students in Civil EngineeringEshan V. DaveAssistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth.AbstractThis paper describes the development of Infrastructure Materials course for undergraduatestudents in civil engineering. The course comprises of balanced lecture and laboratorycomponents and serves as a core course for future civil engineers. The course spans a variety ofmaterials ranging from steel to Portland cement concrete. The lecture component of the coursefocuses on topics associated with origin and manufacture of materials, physical and mechanicalbehavior and material design. The laboratory component focuses

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R. Nelson; J. Bumblis; C. Liu; A. Turkmen; N. Zhou; D. Olson; R. Rothaupt

toapproximately 100 students in the last three years, a student Branch of the IEEE (Institute of Electricala E c c E ) a ,a a a c Ma 2012. Sof the issues and considerations encountered during the early development phase were described in aprevious ASEE paper1. In this paper thorough description will be provided regarding programdevelopment, course and laboratory development, student and faculty recruitment and development andaccreditation issues with the goal of providing a clear picture of what is involved in establishing a newengineering program.BackgroundThe University of Wisconsin Stout has a rich history of preparing students for professional careers ina variety of applied fields

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Nathan Johnson

experimentaldesign[1]), the ABET general criterion for all engineering programs must nonetheless bedemonstrated.Towards this end, the new Department of Civil Engineering (CE) at the University of MinnesotaDuluth has chosen to implement the assessment of ABET Outcome B (ability to design andconduct experiments) in its Hydraulics and Hydrology laboratory course. The department hasfour sophomore-level courses with significant laboratory components that give students hands-onexperience. This paper outlines the curriculum setting for assessing the ABET experimental Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conferencedesign outcome, introduces the experiment on which the assessment is made, and describes theassessment process from

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Keith B. Lodge

run basic experiments for themselves with the intention that theywill develop a deeper understanding of fundamental concepts and relationships from their hands-on experiences. Such is the approach in Principles of Particle Technology , a junior-level 3-credit class inChemical Engineering that has two lecture periods and one 2-hour laboratory period per weekduring a 15-week semester. Particle technology is particularly amenable; key basic experimentscan be done within the laboratory session and the apparatus can be simple. In addition, thechronologies of the lecture and laboratory sessions are arranged to be in step with each other.Students work in pairs on the same experiment in a single laboratory session; each experiment iscompleted within

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Ryan G. Rosandich

North Midwest Section Conference programs have reduced their hands-on experiences, laboratories, and design options simply to save resources. 5. Less technical content and more professional skills Many BSME program faculties lack the talent or resources to teach topics outside of the core of mechanical engineering, like multi-disciplinary approaches to problem solving, innovation, communication skills, and professional skills. Removing technical content may also threaten program accreditation.The implementation challenges facing the recommendations for graduate programs are discussedbelow. 1. A stand-alone professional masters degree focused on providing more technical depth for practicing

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D. A. Rogers; B. D. Braaten

research use, it often has had a laboratory component. Thechallenge in the first graduate course is to review and build enough of a foundation to launch thestudent into product design and research and to wet his or her appetite for advanced study.IntroductionA half century ago the first course at the graduate level in electromagnetic theory commonly wasbased on a textbook such as Plonsey and Collin.1 The course strongly emphasized Ma eequations and their analytical solution with applications to open- and closed-structures. In manyrespects the course outline followed that of its undergraduate cousin, but at the graduate levelvirtually every topic was approached with increased mathematical rigor. This theoreticalemphasis was especially strong in the

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Seraphin C. Abou

education and research framework forthe emerging interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology occupational and environmental healthand safety to advance the field with respect to (1) the protection and promotion of worker safetyand health in nanomanufacturing enterprises/environment and consumer public health, and (2)the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases through the use of nanotechnology.Nanoparticles can have the same dimensions as some biological molecules and can interact withthese. In humans and in other living organisms, they may move inside the body, reach the bloodand organs such as the liver or the heart, and may also cross cell membranes.Without significantefforts to establish technologies and best practices in laboratories

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Neil J. Hutzler; Joan S. Chadde; David Heil; Mia Jackson

of audiences. It was determined that FamilyEngineering events significantly increased a family s interest in engineering andengineering careers.Bibliography1. Altman, J.H. (1997). Career development in the context of family experiences, Diversity and Women’s Career Development: from Adolescence to Adulthood, edited by Helen S. Farmer, pp. 229-242. Thousand Oaks, CA.2. Jordan, et al., (2002). Emerging issues in school, family, & community connections. Austin: National Center for Family & Community Connections with Schools, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.3. Henderson, A. and N. Berla, 1994. A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement. Washington: Center for Law and Education

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Daniel N. Pope

(b) Top ViewFigure 3: Pressure contours surrounding a delta wing at Mach 2 and zero angle of attack. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conference Figure 4: Pathlines for replicated chamber with 12.5 m/s inlet velocity. Figure 5: Velocity vectors for FSAE inlet plenum at 0.001 s.The four examples of student projects that were discussed in this section give some indication ofthe range of CFD problems considered and the breadth of CFD techniques employed by thestudents. These examples utilized more advanced techniques that were not addressed in thelecture or laboratory portions of the course. As a result, students had to engage in self-directedlearning to find the appropriate

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Marian S. Stachowicz

Fuzzy Versus Conventional Control Marian S. Stachowicz, Laboratory for Intelligent Systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, The Warsaw School of Computer Science, Warsaw, Poland mstachow@d.umn.eduAbstractThis article presents notes from the interdisciplinary course ECE 5831 Fuzzy Sets Theory and ItsApplications and an introduction part to ECE 4951 Design Workshop dedicated to IntelligentControl, both taught at the ECE Department, University of Minnesota Duluth. What are theadvantages and disadvantages of fuzzy control as compared to conventional

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Mitchell Cornelius; Bidhan Roy; Osama Jadaan

industry, university, and government laboratories. Some of the equipments deal with metal organic a a (MOCVD) LED and solar cells, and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) products. The financial health of the company (all number in 5 1000 ) a b a aYear 12/2007 12/2008 12/2009 12/2010Total Revenue $402,475 $442,809 $380,149

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M. S. Stachowicz; L. B. Kofoed

Problem Based Learning Principles for projects with “soft” evaluation. 1 M. S. Stachowicz, 2L. B. Kofoed Laboratory for Intelligent Systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, The Warsaw School of Computer Science, Warsaw, Poland mstachow@d.umn.edu1 Department of Architecture, Design & Media Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, lk@create.aau.dk2IntroductionInspired by a design workshop course offered at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department(ECE) at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) [1] we could see

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Stephen Patchin; Cody Kangas; Jamie Lindquist

) innovators. 1 The report produced three keystone recommendations. First was to provide opportunitiesfor excellence. The focus of this effort will be inspire and develop each students abilities in thea ea f STEM, b f a a d f a e d . T e B a d ec e da de c ded e e a e NSF Broader Impacts Criterion to encourage large-scale, sustainedpartnerships among higher education institutions, museums, industry, content developers andproviders, research laboratories and centers, and elementary, middle, and high schools to deploy e Na c e ce a e a a e a e STEM a . 2 Another key recommendation was to cast a wide net, working with multiple grade levelsand

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Steve Sternberg

in 3 / 4 of the cases. Thisthen provides a teachable moment – a vulnerable time when they may really listen to advice. Iwill also tell them what sort of punishment I am considering – zero for the project, shared pointsfor a group effort, or something else that is appropriate. In the other 1 / 4 cases they usually saynothing – neither admitting nor denying. These are much more difficult as they know how thesystem works and abuse it. There does not seem to be a teachable moment with these students, soI simply explain what my punishment will be and ask if they understand.Bibliography 1. CIP. (1996). Virtual Academic Integrity Laboratory. Retrieved August 10, 2011, from Academic Integrity and Plagiarism in the Classroom: An Overview

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Carl Sandness; Tom Jamar; Roy Smith; j. Moe Benda

. The people are in place now the infrastructure.MechanicsSo, how does this all work? Monthly, the committee meets at a central location and is facilitatedby Tom Jamar. The high school teachers talk about what they ve been doing and what theyneed. The committee looks to each other to support the what that is needed and to offer ideasfor improving the curriculum. Additionally, the committee discusses and directly sponsorsactivities strongly in the upper grades (seven of which are described below) and is working todevelop ways in which to reach the rest of the K-14 spectrum.First (11th 12th grade): Perhaps the crowning jewel of the advisory committee has been the$100,000 Business and Engineering Laboratory that was completed during the summer of

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Waddah Akili

d ations oftechniques, b e de e e e, e d e ,a d be e ed b ecase method. Cases are used to extend the learning experience beyond the classroom exercisesand laboratory e e e . S a ae a e case method is built around the concepts of ea a d a . Eac ca e a e a a e ec ed e be e .Itheir analysis and discussions, students are expected to simulate the information processing anddecision-making skills of managers or engineers involved in the case. Cases require students toconsider multiple factors and to integrate information from various sources. Thus, cases, invarious forms, are one solution to the widening discrepancy

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Waddah Akili

overlooked; Sharing known skills- Students who possess certain knowledge or skills (computer skills, laboratory skills, data analysis and reduction skills, writing skills, presentation skills, etc.) should be willing to pass it on, and/or share it with their group members; Collaborative skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some needed social skills. Such as: leadership, decision-making, trust building, and conflict management; Monitoring progress- Groups need to discuss amongst themselves whether they are achieving their set goals; they need also to prioritize the scheduled activities, introduce changes when needed, solicit advice