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Zhanping You; Sanjeev Adhikari

paper are to present the experiences of teaching the Civil EngineeringMaterials class to undergraduate students. This class covers different materials such as steel,aluminum, various alloys, aggregate, portland cement, portland cement concrete, asphalt, asphaltmixtures, and wood. In the lectures, the basic concept of the mechanical properties, test methods,and engineering applications are discussed. Homework and exams were assigned to students. Themost important parts of the class are the hands-on experiments in laboratory and the sustainablematerial concept in lectures. The relationship between students’ homework, exams, labs, and totalgrade are compared as the second objective.ReferencesAsphalt Institute (2003), Performance Graded Asphalt

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John L. Irwin

Teaching Design Engineering Technology: Experiential Learning Activities John L. Irwin, EdD Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThis research shows that experiential learning using problem-based simulation activitieswas perceived by students and teachers as a valuable tool to use in design engineeringand in the education of CAD/Drafting students. The simulation activities offer manyadvantages to the user in visualizing results and being able to predict more accuratelyanswers to problems. Results are shared from action research projects involving highschool design/CAD students, university workshop participants, and university

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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

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Zhanping You

increasing demand of theDEM in engineering application and research, it is very critical to have a course on thisarea. In many universities, it is impossible to find a faculty member in the teaching of thisadvanced method. There are not many other universities offered the similar course. AtUniversity of Pittsburgh, the application of the DEM as a computer aid in a geotechnicalprogram was attempted (Lobo-Guerrrero and Vallejo 2006), where the simulation of astandard laboratory test and different cavities inside a rock mass were introduced tostudents.Objective of the Course and ActivitiesThe objective was to teach students numerical analysis methods-focusing on DEM. Inorder to introduce the advances of the DEM to the graduate curriculum, some

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Nihad E. Daidzic; Vojin R. Nikolic

students have been familiarized with the fundamental concepts and relationships of science and engineering in general, and of aerospace engineering and aviation, in particular. Two major team projects have been completed and tested. The activities have culminated in an FAA approved flight simulator sessions and the students’ flights aboard Piper Seminole twin-engine airplanes. The participating students have provided extensive positive feedback on the program. To the teaching faculty, this has been a very pleasant and rewarding experience. The outcomes of the two-week Camp have been discussed in detail and some very useful guidelines for successful outreach efforts have been presented. Introduction

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William S. Helton; Michele H. Miller; Robert Pastel

Barriers, Bridges, and the Trolls under the Bridge: Issues in Human Factors Education for Engineers and Others William S. Helton, Michele H. Miller, and Robert Pastel Michigan Technological University Houghton, MichiganAbstractHuman Factors (HF) is the scientific discipline concerned with the interactions amonghumans and built systems. HF requires the knowledge of both human experts(psychology) and machine experts (for example, computer science and mechanicalengineering). In this paper, we will present our observations of teaching HF from theperspective of a psychologist, a mechanical engineer, and a computer scientist. We willdiscuss our observations in

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Gale Allen

Hands-On Hardware and Simulation Experiences Used To Improve An Analog Communications Technology Course Gale Allen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology (ECET) College of Science, Engineering and Technology Minnesota State University MankatoDuring the past three years teaching the analog communications course for technology studentsthe author with help from other faculty and students has worked to improve the learningexperience through use of simulation tools and hardware-building experiences. The course-improvement process is not complete and hopefully never

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Michele H. Miller; Kari L. Jordan

varyingextents engineering design is incorporated in the freshman through junior years as well. Currentdesign curricula are expected to achieve many objectives, from teaching a process for solvingopen-ended problems, to improving communication skills, to serving as a platform for assessingthe entire curriculum. Design curricula around the country have many commonalities. Thispaper summarizes both the commonalities and unique features of engineering design curricula.Many of the objectives for design curricula will remain unchanged as design curricula reform;yet some will shift in priority, and methods for achieving particular objectives will likely change.The paper ends with discussion of what the future may hold.IntroductionNo longer is an engineer

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Qingli (Barbara) Dai

(Unigraphics NX) into the curriculum ofstrategically selected academic partners worldwide. Michigan Tech was one of only twoU.S. universities selected for the initial four academic program partner sites. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 1Today NX is the key CAD/CAM/CAE software used in our mechanical engineeringcurriculum and utilized in our laboratories [1]. It is integrated throughout our curriculumbeginning with the first year, to learn solid modeling using NX. Sophomore students useNX in the lab portion of the course “Integrated Design and Manufacturing” to create thetool paths to produce a designed part. Junior students use NX in the Product Realization Iand II courses. Senior students use NX in

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

averaged61 graduates per year over the past 40 years. The CEE curricula are summarized in the Un-dergraduate Catalog as programs that “emphasize practical applications of engineering withsufficient theory so that an individual can grow with the future as new materials, methods, anddesigns develop.” The vast majority of graduates enter professional practice. Students whopursue graduate school directly upon graduation are recruited by a number of schools andhave been very successful. The department faculty is a relatively young, dedicated, and col-legial group that is regarded as exemplary throughout the university in terms of teaching ef-fectiveness and in professional development.The existing curriculum at UWP is typical of conventional CEE

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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

Trainee investigated lower-cost materials to improve fuel cell performance at ArgonneNational Laboratory and a public policy IGERT Trainee will be a visiting scholar at AlleghenyCollege for the 2007-08 academic year. Such internships have helped to cultivate a wider rangeof skills than traditionally acquired by doctoral students.International ExperiencesInternational experiences develop personal and professional skills not possible with a domesticinternship by allowing students to participate in technical meetings, learn state-of-the-artmethods and software, and implement sustainable solutions while abroad. SF IGERT scholarsare able to experience other languages, cultures, and customs and to share these experiences.International experiences

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Michael P. Hennessey

simulation laboratory (lab) that utilizes PCs equipped with software such asSolidWorks (2005), including the add-on Animator, MATLAB®, and Simulink®. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference The course objective, description, and related courses are given by:Objective: Gain experience in dynamic modeling, simulation, and visualization of manydifferent mechanical systems using applied mathematical techniques and modern softwareimportant to mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers working in industry or studentspreparing for graduate school in engineering.Description: Many engineering systems are inherently dynamic in nature. Characterizing anddesigning such systems requires mathematical modeling