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2010 North Midwest Section

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Lance D. Yarbrough; Scott F. Korom; Zhengwen Zeng

in order to reduce assessment data collection, yet increase theusefulness in the evaluation process. We have eagerly incorporated the updated ABET view ofmultidisciplinary teams, which until recently was unknown to us.INTRODUCTIONThe Geological Engineering program at The University of North Dakota has recently finished anABET compliancy review. As a relatively small engineering program in numbers of both facultyand students, we would like to share our experience and lessons learned and posit their relevanceto any size program. We found it best to have a well-thought-out scalable assessment plan thatproperly samples cohorts at a summative learning point without duplication. In practice, recentlytrained faculty were easier to convince of the

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Swaminathan Balachandran; Justin Kile

strongfoundation in the student's major field of study, supplemented by a broad background in thesocial sciences and humanities. Many courses that can fulfill the requirements in humanities andsocial sciences are available through UW-Platteville's study abroad programs. In addition,technical courses counting towards a degree at Platteville can be taken at our internationalpartner institutions in Australia, Ireland, Norway, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey. The College offers informal cooperative education programs for qualified students. Theco-op programs are designed to integrate classroom studies with practical professionalexperience in a planned arrangement of alternate work assignments and campus studies. Throughthis coordination of formal study and

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Harry C. Petersen

classroom presentations again. We found that on-linecourses require more time and hardware than traditional classes. There are more costs, somehidden, which also must be considered when developing or converting on-line classes. There arealso problems concerning copyright infringement and exam security. This paper provides a casestudy which discusses reasons for the original conversion, reasons for changing back, andlessons learned concerning presentations, time involved, student progress assessment,scheduling, and results. Information is presented to help departments considering web-basedcourses with the planning and resource development needs.Advantages of Web Courses – Why Courses were Converted to On Line DeliveryTwo Manufacturing Engineering

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Srinivasulu Sykam; Gale Allen

WorkThe initial work involved determining the features to be developed and included in the finaldesign. The measurement capabilities of Distortion Analyzer, Agilent 35670A, were studied andconsidered for inclusion in the LabVIEW-based design. Some of the capabilities were providedby National Instruments in the Advanced Harmonic Signal Analyzer demonstration program.The features of the Agilent equipment and the demonstration program are included in Table 1below along with a plan for including selected features.Added FeaturesWithin the time period available for this project only few of the features (mentioned asDEVELOPED in Table.1) could be added. In Table 1,DEVELOPED: the features which were added to the new design,YES: the feature is already

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Beckry Abdel-Magid

ten.The two methods used and the observed student performance are detailed in the followingparagraphs.Definitions and ClarificationIn the context of this paper, designing an experiment entails determination of properties neededto meet a given objective, selection of experimental conditions, specifying required data, type oftests and number of specimens, and planning the data analysis. The data analysis typicallyincludes determination of experimental error, consistency of data and validity of test results.This definition differs from the broader field of statistical design of experiments in the sense thatstudents are not expected to perform comprehensive cycles of investigation that involvescomparison of various treatments and empirical studies

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Allen L. Jones

. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference. Level 1 Below Expectations Level 2 Meets Expectations Level 3 Exceeds Expectations Uses unsafe and/or risky procedures Observes occasional unsafe laboratory Observes established laboratory safety plan and procedures

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2010 North Midwest Section

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William R. Peterson; Guanghsu Chang

. Prerequisite: IME 600 or permission of the instructor”The course’s title had been changed to Engineering Management Seminar since the catalog waspublished and its description had been expanded to include advanced engineering managementtopics such as change management. The course’s coordinator normally taught both the courseand its prerequisite. Typically there was a reading packet for this course but as no specific topicsneeded to be covered during the course each instructor was free to take a different approach.With the ground rules for the course established, the standard next step was to develop a courseplan - course objectives, a syllabus, a grading scheme, and a reading plan for the course based onwhat should be taught. But by stepping back

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Eric S. Musselman; Andrea J. Schokker

the data you are using comes from,the better the end product will be.To have a hands-on program it is critical that lab space be readily accessible and equipped forstudent use. UMD and the Swenson College of Science and Engineering showed considerableforesight when planning the building as they included significant state-of-the-art laboratoryspace in the new James I. Swenson Civil Engineering Building. The floor plan of the lab level isshown in Figure 1, with a photo of the completed general projects lab shown Figure 2.Figure 1: 1st Story Floor Plan of Swenson Civil Engineering Building 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional ConferenceFigure 2: General Purpose/Hydrology LabThe second focus area of the curriculum is

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Joseph Dobmeier; Joseph Gehrke; Matthew Simones; Patrick Tebbe

the time I was anxious to apply my knowledge of thermo/fluid sciences and mechanical design toward a real world application/engineering project, as well as learn more about renewable energy. The UTC project provided that experience allowing me to gain knowledge in passive solar energy systems and experience in conducting experimental research. Overall I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to be part of this project. I have learned more than I imagined at the beginning of the project and I have already applied some of these skills toward my graduate research. -Student ResearcherNext, an experimental plan was developed to obtain the

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Thomas F. Quinn; Ronald H. Brown; George F. Corliss

produced promising research results and the first forecasting models,which were put into use at the Wisconsin Gas Company in Milwaukee, WI (now part ofWe Energies). After a brief partnership with an outside firm, Marquette began licensing GasDaydirectly to natural gas utilities in 2001.The GasDay Project is not the result of a strategic plan to enter into a retail software licensingbusiness. Rather, it is the result of an unexpected end to a more typical university-industrytechnology transfer arrangement. Once the first GasDay model was in use at Wisconsin GasMarquette University realized it had a licensable property. The university found a very large,international energy consulting business as a commercialization partner. The partnership

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Daniel Ewert; Ron Ulseth; Bart Johnson; Andrew McNally

. Graduates will beconferred a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering. Students execute one to two projectcycles per semester.During the proposal stage, students, in collaboration with faculty and clients, develop two plans:a design "work plan" which details the entire execution of the deliverable to the client; and a"learning plan" which addresses professional learning objectives, technical learning objectives,and the learning modes that will be employed to meet the objectives (self-directed learning, peer-directed learning, faculty-directed learning, and external expert-directed learning as well asmethods for formative assessment and reflection). Entering Establish Learning

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Waddah Akili

,including: What needs to be done to move the process forward? What are the key components ofsuccessful deployment of active learning in general and cooperative learning in particular? Howto foster and expand the community of engineering faculty who decide to use cooperativelearning? What plans /resources needed to institutionalize pedagogies of engagement includingcooperative learning, at the department or college level? Achieving change needed does requirea collective effort by all involved, namely: the institution, the faculty, and the students.Teaching/Learning Practices Today: Findings through InterviewsTo get first-hand information on teaching practices in selected colleges, the author arranged tomeet with faculty members and administrators

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Waddah Akili

difficult to come to grip with all the cited definitions, meanings, and interpretations of theterm “active learning”, since different contributors in the field have interpreted some termsdifferently. However, by gleaming at the literature, it is possible to arrive at general consensus ofwhat appears to be widely accepted definitions, and shed light on how common terms are used.Active learning is generally defined as any instructional method that engages students in thelearning process. It is widely accepted that active learning requires students to take part in “pre-planned” learning-related activities, believed to spark and stimulate their learning, while in theclassroom(Bloom 1956; Randolph 2000) .These activities would include: reading, writing

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2010 North Midwest Section

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William B. Hudson; Craige O. Thompson

bids; and (C) plans for business, marketing, future development and new product concepts. b. Permitted Disclosures SPONSOR authorizes limited disclosures of certain Proprietary Information as follows: i. For the purposes of a job interview for employment, PARTICIPANT may discuss technical information about the sub-system to which PARTICIPANT was primarily assigned, and its input signals and output signals, only to the extent it does not suggest or reveal the overall operation of the system as a whole; PARTICIPANT may not discuss or mention any information about the other sub-systems to which the

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Stanley G. Burns

continuationin a Ph. D. program.The focus and content of the UMD MEng program is congruent with these characteristics.The requirements are similar to many other programs.The UMD MEng degree program is primarily a coursework degree program, often referred to asa Plan C at the UMTC, with a minimum of three credits and a maximum of six credits allocatedto a design project to be arranged between the Departmental Advisor and student. The 30 creditsrequire a minimum of 14 credits at 5XXX or higher, and a cap of 6 credits on 4XXX courses.There is no requirement for a final exam above and beyond what is required in individualcourses. Deviations from Table 1 must be agreed upon by the Departmental Advisor and student.The resultant Program of Study must then be

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Daryl L. Logan; Laurie Geyer; Ann Terrill

center to allow a student with spina bifida to participate in the classroom learning experience. There is a need for a device to stimulate a student’s eye hand coordination to regain their normal use of upper body motion skills. A Gantt chart was then created to assist in planning and scheduling of the project.Background InformationBased on the defined need and information gathered during the initial visit with the specialneeds child, the teams then obtained background information on the particular disability of thechild and began searching for existing devices that might meet the need.Problem ConstraintsThrough information from their background research, from suggestions made by the therapists,and based on observed motor

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Robert W. Williams; Salam F. Rahmatalla

toachieve deeper learning in accordance with Bloom’s Taxonomy (Bloom and Krathwohl 1956): Knowledge: students will be able to recall information from lecture Comprehension: students will be able to explain concepts to each other Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference 2 Application: students will be able to solve problems using concepts/formulae Analysis: students will be able to develop experimental plans and troubleshoot equipment Synthesis: students will be able to design and conduct experiments Evaluation: students will be able to discuss and critique procedures

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Vincent Winstead

power data reporting. A sample of theSkystream data over the course of one day is shown below. Figure 3: Power and voltage measurement data from the Skystream 3.7 turbine system.Future StepsThe project is in its final year and we expect all operating systems to be instrumented andproviding data prior to the end of the project period. After the conclusion of the currentproject tasks, we plan to continue operating the turbine systems in an effort to collectlong-term reliability data and to continue providing a testing facility for additional smallwind turbine designs. We hope the turbine site can provide an opportunity forundergraduate and graduate student conducted research in areas related to the currentproject such as electric to heat energy

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Deborah Nykanen; Ashley Rehder

into multiple classrooms and multiple schools in the district. This would havethe added benefit of providing an opportunity for these college students to volunteer and servethe community using their chosen major. It would give them the opportunity to share theirpassion for engineering and instill those concepts into future engineers.5. Benefits for Kindergarten Teacher and Engineering ProfessorBenefits for the engineering professor included both professional development and involvementin community service. The professional development plan for tenure and promotion atMinnesota State University, Mankato outlines five key areas in which faculty members areexpected to grow and contribute. Community service falls within one of these areas and

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Deborah Nykanen; Rebecca Bates; Marilyn Hart; Mezbahur Rahman

programs seeking to fulfill ABET criteria.5. Future EnhancementsThrough collaboration with the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program and pending continuationof funding from the National Science Foundation, we plan to award approximately fourscholarships per year to IRE students. Although granting MSU engineering degrees, the IREprogram and its students are physically located in northern Minnesota at Mesabi Range College.These four scholarship recipients will be fully integrated into our MAX Scholars cohort. Theywill attend weekly seminars via interactive video feed and will participate in interdisciplinaryteams. For example, a team working on a project and presentation would consist of 3 students inMankato and 1 student in IRE. The team members

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Thomas Shepard

such as grade inflation, excesstime planning and grading for the instructor, perceived fairness in when or to whom it is offered,lowering of academic standards, and a belief that during a semester a student has ampleopportunity to achieve the grade they truly deserve. A further contention is that extra creditassignments can induce a moral hazard (Wilson, 2002). In this situation the fear is that byoffering students extra credit they perceive less risk in performing poorly and will not study asthoroughly, as they will have the option to make points up in the future. The proponents of extracredit tout its ability to give students a second chance, rectify an exam which may have been toodifficult, or explore topics in further detail than scheduled

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2010 North Midwest Section

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P. B. Ravikumar

ConferenceRepresentative Sample KTSII Test Results for Senior Design Project StudentsResults from KTSII test for one particular semester for a particular course section of students inthe Senior Design project class are discussed next. It should be pointed out that the results arerepresentative of results from past tests but several more tests in future semesters are planned toincrease the rigor of the results and inferences from those results.The results in Figure 3 below are for a group of 30 students in a particular semester section of theSenior Design Project course who took the KTSII test. The results are shown by a team-wisebreakdown for team dynamics purposes besides composite results for the whole class. TEAM A TEAM B TEAM C TEAM D

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Rebecca Bates; Andrew Petersen

discussions are amongst the most lively and energetic in our courses, in part because ofemotional reactions to learning answers but also because each students is prepared for thediscussion. The students are clearly connecting the content to a social learning environment.Many teachers spend a significant amount of class time going over the correct responses to anexam, or worry that they cannot take the time to do this without losing content coverage. Ratherthan spend the same amount of time going over the exam, a team test allows students to discover,justify and own the answers. By having students spend time working through the exam with eachother, the students become teachers, participating in reciprocal learning.For planning teacher-to-classroom

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2010 North Midwest Section

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Byron Garry

meetsearly the next semester to review the results. Of the outcomes that do not reach their goals, thefaculty as a whole choose ones for closer study, and the faculty person teaching that coursedecides on corrective action to take the next time the course is taught. Such a feedback loop isour way of ensuring continuous improvement in the EET program.The twelve Program Outcomes assessed in the Capstone course are: (EET graduates have …) (b) an ability to plan, carry out, and evaluate a group project to solve a technical problem. (d) an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components or processes appropriate to program objectives Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference (e