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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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Peter J. Cattelino; Lynn A. Artman; Susan Amato-Henderson; John B. Lehman; Brian Hannon

YES! Expo – Inspiring Youth to Pursue Education and Careers in Science and Engineering Peter J. Cattelino, Lynn A. Artman, Susan Amato-Henderson, John B. Lehman, and Brian G. Hannon Michigan Technological UniversityIntroductionOur nation faces a serious crisis of youth losing interest in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Math (STEM). Michigan and other technology and manufacturing centers have alreadysuffered significantly from this decline. Additionally, women and minorities are vastly under-represented in STEM fields. Until these trends are reversed, the nation will struggle to develop ahighly skilled and knowledgeable workforce for

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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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Robert A. Marlor

is for a team of two students to design and build abalsa wood truss bridge which will span 36 inches and hold a 24 pound load at midspan. Thespan length, amount of the load, and location of the load vary each semester. The only materialused is balsa wood and glue. The lightest bridge to hold the 24 pound load is the winner. Thecomplete project rules can be found in Appendix A.Each student is required to first determine the member forces in their chosen truss configurationusing the Method of Joints and/or the Method of Sections. The students then determine thecross-section size required for each truss member, using a table of balsa wood member capacitiesprovided by the instructor (see Appendix B for an abbreviated version of this table

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Qingli (Barbara) Dai

. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 3 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 4Figure 1. Some student projects from the CAD Methods course (a) reverse engineering,(b) parametric modeling (c) bottom-up assembly modeling (d) freeform shape modeling (e) parametric top-down product modeling and motion simulationPACE CompetitionThe PACE Program links GM, EDS, Sun Microsystems, and UGS in support ofstrategically-selected academic institutions worldwide that help to develop futureproducts and encourage

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Department. The program has the following continuing goals, which directlysupport the mission of the College and the University: a. Prepare students for entrance into the professional engineering programs; b. Smooth the transition from high school to college for new freshmen in engineering through proper advising, schedule-building, counseling and monitoring; c. Assist freshmen and transfer students in career counseling related to both engineering and non-engineering fields; d. Recruit and retain high quality high school and transfer students interested in majoring in engineering with special emphasis on attracting women and minorities; and e. Maintain the high quality of instruction and professional development necessary to

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Michael A. Rother

Industrially Supplied Design Projects at the University of Minnesota-Duluth Michael A. Rother Department of Chemical Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth For the past three years, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University ofMinnesota-Duluth has used industrially supplied projects in its senior capstone design sequence.The change was implemented from academic to industrial projects as a result of an ABETrecommendation to increase the multidisciplinary experiences of the students. By ABETdefinition, an industrially supplied project is considered

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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

. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 9Harris, R.A, Eatmon, T.D, & Seifert, C.W.A. 2005. Natural Pozzolans for SustainableDevelopment: Mapping Poverty in the Philippines. Proceedings of the 25th Annual ESRIInternational User Conference, July 25-29, San Diego, CA.Harris, R.A., Haciogullari, B., Shams, A., & Abood S.A. 2007. Lines in the Sand: SustainableDevelopment in Iraq. Proc. 27th Annual ESRI Int’l User’s Conf., Aug. 18-22, San Diego, CA.Hokanson, D.R., Phillips, L.D., & Mihelcic, J.R. 2007a. Educating Engineers in the SustainableFutures Model with a Global Perspective: Education, Research and Diversity

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Yue Li; Qiong Zhang

sustainability design concepts and PBE into the CEE curriculum, which is vital to educate students and better prepare them to face many challenges in professional practice in the 21st Century. A framework is proposed on integrating PBE and sustainability principles in CEE education. Learning goals, and teaching/learning activities, and feedback and assessment procedures of such integrated curriculum are discussed. References: American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), (2001). The Role of the Civil Engineer in Sustainable Development. Aktan, A.E., B.R. Ellingwood, and B. Kehoe, (2007). “Performance-based Engineering of constructed systems,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 133(3): 311-480. Chau, K.W

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Zhanping You; Sanjeev Adhikari

Teaching a Civil Engineering Materials Class Zhanping You / Sanjeev Adhikari Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, Michigan, 49931 - 1295 zyou@mtu.edu, sadhikar@mtu.eduAbstractThe objective of this study is to present the experience of teaching a Civil Engineering MaterialsClass. This course is designed for junior and senior undergraduate students. This class coversdifferent materials such as steel, aluminum, various alloys, aggregate, portland cement, portlandcement concrete, asphalt, asphalt mixtures, and wood

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Richard Smith

A Curricular Strategy for Information Security Engineering Richard Smith Department of Computer and Information Sciences (formerly QMCS) University of St. ThomasAbstractExisting textbooks and training materials in basic information security do not reflect theactual problem solving techniques and practices in the field of information securityengineering. In general, texts focus on memorization of a broad range of facts related tomodern information security practice. Analytical techniques, when present, often focuson mathematical foundations of cryptography, the inner workings of security protocols,and perhaps the logical derivation of formal security policy statements

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Nihad E. Daidzic; Vojin R. Nikolic

Presenting Science and Engineering Careers in a Unique and Appealing Way Nihad E. Daidzic and Vojin R. Nikolic Minnesota State University (MSU), Mankato, MN 56001 An original summer camp activity in the areas of aerospace/aeronautical engineering and aviation has been developed. A pilot version of the program was completed successfully in June 2007 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The main objective of the program was to increase the awareness and interest among high school students for science and engineering careers. Through a series of short lectures and extensive hands-on demonstrations the attending

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Charles McIntyre; Rhonda Magel

COURSE EVALUATIONS: A SURVEY OF STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND FACULTY Charles McIntyre and Rhonda Magel North Dakota State UniversityIntroductionThe use of student evaluation data has dramatically increased during the past 20 years (Langbein1994; Wachtel 1998; Sheehan and DuPrey 1999). A fundamental concern of student evaluationsfocuses on the validity of the data (Greenwald 1997; Langbein 1994). However, many argue thatstudent ratings of instruction provides some of the best measures of teaching effectiveness (Trout2000; Theall and Franklin 2001). This debate continues at a time when increasing tuition andother related costs of higher education have put

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AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas; J. Roxanne Prichard

Design For an Aging Population: A Multi-disciplinary Design Retreat AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas and J. Roxanne Prichard University of St. ThomasAbstractIn an effort to raise students’ awareness of the engineering opportunities andresponsibilities associated with the aging of the U.S. population, the University of St.Thomas hosted a 3-day intensive, multi-disciplinary retreat for undergraduate andgraduate students on “Design for an Aging Population.” The retreat, organized byprofessors in Psychology and Engineering, provided crash courses in aging and thedesign process, and incorporated a team design project. This paper will discuss theretreat schedule

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Michele H. Miller; Kari L. Jordan

, pp. 563-569.[18] Mourtos, N. J. and B. J. Furman, "Assessing the effectiveness of an introductory engineering course for freshmen," Proceedings of Frontiers in Education, Boston, MA, 2002, pp. F3B-12-F13B-16.[19] Olds, B. M., M. J. Pavelich and F. R. Yeatts, "Teaching the Design Process to Freshmen and Sophomores," Journal of Engineering Education, July/August, 1990, pp. 554-559.[20] Pendergrass, N. A., R. E. Kowalczyk, J. P. Dowd, R. N. Laoulache, W. Nelles, J. A. Golen and E. Fowler, "Improving first-year engineering education," Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999, pp. 13C12/16-13C211.[21] Dutson, A. J., R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby and C. D. Sorensen, "A Review of Literature on Teaching

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Michael P. Hennessey

. −V bg cos φ & bg sin φ x& = cos φ , y& = −V sin φ , V& = ,φ = 1+ b 2 1+ b 2 V 1 + b2Figure 9 “IKEA-boy” skier is traversing the minimum-time route when starting from rest, with accompanying closed-loop state equations (Lindsey Hines and Ann Majewicz).Kinematic Car with both Front and Rear Wheel Steering (see Figure 10): Consider a 4-wheeledvehicle such as a car, lawn mower, golf cart, etc. performing low speed maneuvers withoutwheel slip such as parallel parking, driving on city streets, passing, or perhaps maneuvering in anopen parking lot, all in a controlled manner. Kinematic

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John L. Irwin

3 School A School B School C Totals Treatment Treatment Compare Treatment Compare Compare Treatment Compare Group Group Group Group Group Group Group GroupTotal number ofStudents 23 20 20 21 21 24 64 65FemaleStudents 2 2 2 3 2 3 7 7Male Students 21 18 18 18 19 21 57 58Students GradeLevel - 9 1 0 0 11 11

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Kurtis G. Paterson

-10 (1=badidea, 10=great idea) a.) Like in this class a.) 8.1 a.) 8.4 b.) Hour-long lectures b.) 5.6 b.) 4.4 c.) Engineering case studies c.) 8.0 c.) 8.9 d.) Exam review sessions d.) 5.7 d.) 7.5 e.) Outside experts e.) n/a e.) 8.56.) Which classes should have podcastsavailable (choose one)? a.) Upper division courses only a.) 0 a.) 5% b.) Introductory courses only b.) 43% b.) 19% c.) All

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Robert M. Nelson; Benjamin D. Braaten

course with a review of the four fundamental equations (e.g., Maxwell’s equations) and a few constitutive relations. Maxwell’s four equations are: ∂B ∇× E = − (1) ∂t ∇ • D = ρV (2) ∂D ∇× H = J + (3) ∂t ∇•B =0

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Paul J. Weber

products and services forthe future, Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK.Cheah, H.-B., & Cheah, E. (2002). Towards sustainable learning. Proceedings of theInternational Conference on Computer in Education, 1, 569 – 573.Dickinson, D. A., Mosovsky, J. A., Caudill, R.J., Watts, D.J., & Mnrahito, J.M. (2002).Application of the sustainability target method supply line case studies. IEEE InternationalSymposium on Electronics and the Environment, 139 – 143.Diehl, J.C., Boks, C., & Silvester, S. (2005). The evolution of design for sustainability courses.Fourth International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and InverseManufacturing, 78 – 85.Farrell, A. (1996). Making decisions about sustainability: joining social values with

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John P. Iselin

BFigure 4: Pitot tube experimental apparatus A) Pitot tube mounted on front of car B) Pressuretransducer for reading the dynamic pressure Speedometer speed (MPH) Pitot tube speed (MPH) error (%) 40 42.0 5.0 50 51.6 3.2 60 60.3 0.6 65 65.9 1.3 Table 2: Typical analytical and experimental data for the Pitot tube experimentthe Venturi tube, but why did it not effect the Pitot tube? Apparently friction does not playan important role for

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Amber J. Kemppainen; Alex S. Mayer; Jacqueline E. Huntoon

pedagogic goal of this design project was to provide students with an opportunity to incorporate the principles of sustainability into the engineering design process through: a) Investigating economic, environmental and social issues faced by New Orleans residents. b) Proposing engineering solutions that account for these issues. c) Designing an evacuation and flood management plan. d) Determining the risks of failure for their flood-control design using the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) (Anderson, 2001). e) Calculating a resource budget for the construction and use of their flood-control options. f) Developing a program simulation of their flood-control system. Investigation The New Orleans Flood

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Zhanping You

). "Prediction of Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Mixture with Micromechanical Finite Element And Discrete Element Methods." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). , in press. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 7You, Z., and Dai, Q. (2007). "A Review of Advances in Micromechanical Modeling of Aggregate-Aggregate Interaction in Asphalt Mixture." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering /Rev. can. génie civ., 34(2), 239-252.You, Z., Dai, Q., and Gurung, B. (2006). "Development of a Finite Element Model for Asphalt Mixture to Predict Compressive Complex Moduli at Low And Intermediate Temperatures. Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP

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

produce citizen engineers that have abetter understanding of infrastructure and a more holistic understanding of the built environ-ment.AcknowledgementsThe authors are very grateful for the funding for this study that was provided by the NationalScience Foundation (Grant EEC-0530506).References1. American Society of Civil Engineers (2005) “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure,” accessed March, 2006 at http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/index.cfm.2. Yao, J. and Roesset, J. (2001) “Suggested Topics for a Civil Engineering Curriculum in Infrastructure Management,” Public Works Management & Policy, 5(4), 308–317. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference3. Wau, B., Morell, L., Davis

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Kurtis G. Paterson

expectations.• The in-country portion could be better placed, perhaps in May. However, its placementis strictly constrained by the partnership of two universities operating on differentacademic calendars. This year, due to the short notice between grant notification andprogram startup, the in-country phase was a compromise between the universities andNGO. However, for Michigan Tech, May would be a better month, as it would allowstudents participants to enroll in Track B summer classes or pursue a June-Augustsummer internship. July would result in similar summer fragmentation as June. August isnot possible for the Bolivian students as it is the start of their school year.• Integrating the Bolivian students into the team was much less difficult than

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Michele H. Miller; Debra D. Charlesworth

. We did find evidence for that, and we gained more detailed information about particularaspects of problem solving. What we didn’t expect was the large difference in faculty/studentperceptions of the importance of Attitude/Communication. While it may be more difficult toaddress, faculty and the university as a whole should pay greater attention to this domain if theywant to empower graduate students to be more successful in their graduate work.ReferencesBloom, B. S., Taxonomy of Educational Objectives; The Classification of Educational Goals,New York: Longmans, Green, 1956.MICHELE H. MILLER is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering-EngineeringMechanics department at Michigan Tech. Dr. Miller teaches courses on manufacturing

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Hetal Jasani

inwireless and mobile network courses. The protocols and standards include IEEE 802.11 (a, b, gor simply WiFi) [5], Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15 [6]) and WiMAX (802.16) [7]. The CNSA(Computer Networking and Systems Administration) program [9] in the School of Technology[10] at Michigan Technological University [11] offers several courses in networking and systemadministration. In general, students can learn about many networking systems, but had rareopportunity to face the performance trade offs involved in designing a system using simulationsoftware. In newly designed Mobile and Wireless Network course (SAT2600) with enhancedlaboratory experiments have demonstrated effectiveness in teaching the concepts of differentwireless network technologies [4]. This

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Valerie J. Fuchs; James R. Mihelcic

sustainability when students pursue the certificate. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference However, students in both the ISD and PCMI program complete an international experience which greatly increases their knowledge of sustainable development. 2. A content analysis of student reports (fully described in Fuchs and Mihelcic, 2006) showed that students have knowledge of sustainability “language” as determined from the Sustainable Futures model. Their use of certain words and not others may reflect a) the research or project topic, b) the project or client needs, or c) that certain concepts are taught better than others. Credits ISD

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Tamer Ceylan

hope that it could assist other engineering programs seeking accreditation or re-accreditation. INTRODUCTION All seven engineering programs at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville went through the ABET accreditation process recently. This paper summarizes observations and reflections of an engineering educator about this experience. The author has been familiar with the process as a result of six engineering accreditation visits in his academic career since 1982. The engineering accreditation process has eight criteria (Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2006). It would be a mistake to think that a program deemed good or even strong in the collective and subjective opinion of the program faculty should therefore be accreditable

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William J. Sproule; William H. Leder

ADDING CONSULTING ENGINEERING TO THE CURRICULUM William J. Sproule and William H. Leder Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological UniversityIntroductionMany civil and environmental engineering students join consulting firms when theygraduate or join later in their career. If they start their careers with a government agencyor contractor they will undoubtedly work with consultants. Many students do notunderstand how a consulting firm operates but are attracted by the business aspects ofconsulting and management. In response to student requests and the opportunity toprovide an introduction to consulting engineering, a three-credit elective course