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William J. Sproule; William H. Leder

that they would likeexpanded or added in the future and among the topics include more on meetings,international consulting, and how to negotiate, and a session on golf etiquette. 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional ConferenceConclusionAs engineering departments look to introduce leadership and business principles intotheir curriculums to meet new ABET objectives, a course in consulting engineering maybe an attractive option to consider. The topics and content are evolving but the feedbackfrom two years of offering this elective at Michigan Tech has been extremely positive.WILLIAM J. (BILL) SPROULE is a Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI. Bill has over 30

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Matthew Roberts; Philip Parker; Christina Curras; Michael Penn; Max Anderson

the current emphasis on creating new in-frastructure. Unfortunately, the influence of civil engineers in infrastructure management andplanning has been waning in recent years.2To better prepare our students to participate in the planning and management of public works,we (the faculty of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UWP) are revamp-ing our curriculum with the goal of educating “citizen engineers.”3 Citizen engineers will bemore in tune with the needs of their communities and of the nation, and will be able to effec-tively address the technical and non-technical issues related to the infrastructure. To meet thisend, we are infusing an infrastructure theme throughout the curriculum. The revised curricu-lum will include

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Leonard Bohmann; Dana Johnson; Kris Mattila; Nilufer Onder; John Sutherland

disciplines to develop a curriculum forService Systems Engineering that integrates business, engineering, and the sciences and serves asa model for other universities. This is an exciting degree program that takes curriculumdevelopment beyond its current boundaries and branches into a new direction. In this paper,efforts related to the development of the curriculum will be described, as will the challengesfaced by the project team to facilitate interdisciplinary education. The successes to date will behighlighted along with the lessons learned, and collaboration experiences with other universityfaculty members on curriculum development.IntroductionIn the next decade, the role of services will continue to grow and skilled individuals are neededto

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Zhanping You

Recent Developments in Distinct Element Methods in the Civil Engineering Graduate Education and Research Zhanping You, P.E., Ph.D. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, Michigan, 49931 - 1295 zyou@mtu.eduAbstractIn this paper, the recent developments and experiences of the Distinct (or Discrete)Element Method (DEM) in Civil Engineering Education are summarized. The DEMprovided an economical approach in many complicated Civil Engineering problems. Theauthor of this paper was among the researchers who applied DEM in civil

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Michele H. Miller; Kari L. Jordan

/Governance/Honors/1109.pdf.[36] Felder, R. and L. Silverman, “Learning and Teaching Styles In Engineering Education,” Engr. Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, 1988, pp. 674-681.[37] Carlson, L. and J. Sullivan, “Hands-on Engineering: Learning by Doing in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1999, pp. 20-31.[38] Muller, C. and M. Pavone, “Retaining Undergraduate Women in Science, Math, and Engineering: A Model Program,” Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997.[39] Lamancusa, J. S., J. E. Jorgensen and J. L. Zayas-Castro, "The Learning Factory--A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum," Journal of Engineering

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Yue Li; Qiong Zhang

or to adverse impacts on social conditions, human health, and the environment. Performance-based engineering (PBE) represents a new approach ensuring that a building or other constructed facility achieves the desired performance objectives when subjected to a spectrum of natural or man-made hazards. Even though sustainable design concepts and PBE are still in their early development stages, it is vital to educate students now to better prepare them to face many challenges in professional practice in the 21st Century. However, there is no existing civil and environmental engineering curriculum that addresses both PBE and sustainable design. The objective of this paper is to propose a framework of integrating

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Tamer Ceylan

. Criterion 4 on Professional Component could be a problem area if sufficient care is not used. Among other requirements, the curriculum should culminate in a major design experience and incorporate appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. Despite its extreme importance, Criterion 5 on Faculty should not be a problem, assuming that a program has competent faculty . Assuming that a program has acceptable facilities and funds for upgrading them, Criterion 6 on Facilities should not be a problem. Despite its importance, assuming a supportive institution and sufficient funding, Criterion 7 on Institutional Support and Financial Resources should not be a problem. ABET tries to ascertain the quality of leadership at the

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James E. Hertel; Amy J. Hamlin

. Common first year engineering programs have become a popular approach togiving the student more time and more information prior to making a firm choice of major.However, degree granting programs are under increasing pressure to fit more content into theirfour year curriculum. This raises a commonly voiced question: "Are the credits spent on firstyear engineering courses really a critical part of the curriculum?"BackgroundMichigan Technological University (MTU) adopted a common first year engineering program inthe fall of 2000 (concurrent with the change from quarters to semesters). Incoming engineeringstudents may still select a major, however, their first year courses may be applied to any of the10 engineering majors within MTU's College of

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Qiong Zhang; Dana Johnson; James R. Mihelcic

global partnerships. Engineers can play a significantrole in reaching the Millennium Development Goals and global sustainability. In support of thisidea, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) has stated that “engineers playa crucial role in improving living standards throughout the world. As a result, engineers canhave a significant impact on progress towards sustainable development” (WFEO, 2002).Sustainability science and engineering is a new metadiscipline which integrateseconomic/industrial, environmental and social aspects in a holistic approach. With anunderstanding of each of these aspects and how they interact, engineers can manage projects thatreach across borders to significantly improve the natural environment, the

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John L. Irwin

information, and arrive at aclearly stated solution, (Allen, 1998). Combining a problem-based approach and usingsimulation software as a tool for verification and hypothesis checking is the theoreticalbasis of this curriculum being studied.Content and Context of the StudyThis research is related to the products developed through a NSF grant to integratesimulation into Design Engineering Technology (DET) associate degree programs. NSFfunded the development of Tech Prep/associate degree activities that focus on 3D CADmodel simulations developed in the State of Michigan by Mott Community College(MCC), in cooperation with Henry Ford, Macomb and Oakland Community Colleges andtheir K-12 partners. The three modules developed for threads, gears and cams

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Richard Smith

from faculty members with industry experience in informationsecurity with input from former students and from computing professionals in the USTcommunity to produce a curriculum for a Bachelor of Arts in Information Security. Theprincipal constraints were to 1) fulfill IACEP certification requirements and 2) bepractical to implement within the existing computer science programs at UST.If we compare the UST program with Whitman and Mattord’s (2004) categorization ofinformation security programs, the new program is essentially a Scenario 2 technicalprogram. Two courses form the centerpiece of a program that focuses on technicalsecurity topics. In addition to these courses, several important elements of the IACEPrequirements are fulfilled by

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Michele H. Miller; Debra D. Charlesworth

finding from the survey. It is recommendedthat faculty and the university as a whole find new ways to address this aspect of graduatestudent experience.IntroductionThe undergraduate curriculum is not necessarily good preparation for conducting graduateresearch. New graduate students often have difficulty in overcoming problems in the laboratory.Practical problems include things like broken equipment, limited hardware capabilities, anddifficulty in isolating a variable of interest. The problems that arise cannot be predicted, andevery student encounters unique problems. Students repeatedly get stuck, and many are slow tolearn how to solve these types of problems. Our long-term goal is to understand the nature of thelearning difficulty and to

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K. R. Haapala; M. J. Hutchins; J. L. Rivera; V. Kumar; A. R. Clarke; T. D. Eatmon; R. A. Harris; M. H. Durfee; J. R. Mihelcic; D. R. Shonnard; J. W. Sutherland

andtechnology aspects of sustainability.Sutherland et al. (2003) reported on the development of the MTU sustainability curriculum thatled to establishing the SFI. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, coursework in traditionaldisciplines (e.g., Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and the Social Sciences) beganto reflect the growing importance of the environment. An Environmental Policy graduateprogram was established that complemented the existing Environmental Engineering program.Efforts from across campus led to the Engineering for the Environment and, later,Environmentally Responsible Design and Manufacturing courses to address interdisciplinaryenvironmental issues. Involved faculty began to serve on graduate committees outside of

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Michael R. Penn

participants), and that the speaker remains seatedsurrounded by the audience. These differences are significant and impact the approach that apresenter should take to ensure effective communication. A classroom exercise was developedto provide students with experience in this setting.The AssignmentAn assignment was developed to provide students with an alternative oral communication set-ting for an upper-level engineering course, CEE 4330 Solid and Hazardous Waste Managementat the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Enrollment is the course varies from approximately10 to 25 students. The scenario given to the students is a conference meeting which has beencalled by the Vice-President of a consulting company to investigate new markets for engineer-ing

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Paul J. Weber

thHawks, V. (1998). A perspective from industry on characteristics of life long learning. 28Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, 2, 743 – 747.Hesketh, R., Slater, C., Savelski, M., Hollar, K., & Farrell, S. (2004). A program to helpdesigning courses to integrate green engineering subjects. International Journal of EngineeringEducation, 20 (1), 113 – 122.Jamaica Sustainable Development Network. Glossary of terms (2007). Retrieved June 30, 2007,from http://www.jsdnp.org.jm/glossary.htmlManzini, E. (1999). Strategic design for sustainability: towards a new mix of products andservices. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Designand Inverse Manufacturing, 434 – 437.Mott, R., Neff, G., Stratton, M., &

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P. B. Ravikumar

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRY SPONSORED SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT COURSE P. B. Ravikumar Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WIABSTRACTSenior design project courses in mechanical engineering are a challenging and importantclassroom experience for students often in their final semester of undergraduateengineering education. Senior design project courses are often structured to emphasizeteam work on projects initiated and/or sponsored by industry. Faculty involved inteaching such courses need to effectively manage the course offering and lead byexample to students who are learning to manage their own

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Michael P. Hennessey

mechanicalengineering largely due to the existence of the liberal arts core curriculum comprised of 84semester credits outside the ME major. Also, it is the opinion of the author that engineeringstudents could greatly benefit from exposure to system dynamics topics and there has beenoccasional anecdotal evidence to support this claim. In response to the above observations, anew 4 semester credit technical elective course entitled Simulation and Visualization of DynamicSystems was created that integrates aspects of visualization (including animation) with atraditional system dynamics course. Prerequisites include Linear Algebra and DifferentialEquations and Engineering Graphics with 3 hours per week being allocated for lecture and 3hours per week for a

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Hetal Jasani

Developing an Innovative Mobile and Wireless Networks Course Hetal Jasani Assistant Professor School of Technology Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractAll over the world, mobile and wireless courses become increasingly popular in colleges(including community colleges) and universities. This paper discusses about developing theinnovative course of mobile and wireless networks using laboratory activities. It elaboratesinnovative projects that are suitable for laboratory work in network engineering (includingtechnology) curriculum. It explores both hardware and software components that are