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Eshan V. Dave

not provided here forbrevity, the list of topics, approximate number of lectures and a brief description is as follows: (1) Behavior of Materials (3 Lectures): This block discusses various types of physical and mechanical behaviors of solids and fluids. Topics such as elasticity and inelasticity, linearity and non-linearity of materials, constitutive equations etc. are discussed during this block. One laboratory session is conducted to familiarize students with various measurement devices as well as to conduct laboratory safety training. (2) Steel and Aluminum (4 Lectures): Manufacture of steel and aluminum are discussed along with mechanical and physical properties of interest, laboratory procedures to

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Ryan G. Rosandich

for everything that is added, something must be taken away. This is an age-old problem faced by mechanical engineering programs which were first reduced from five years to four, and then asked to include additional content as the field of mechanical engineering continued to evolve. New materials, techniques, and analysis tools are added each year to an already crowded curriculum. To implement the recommended changes within the 128 credit limit would be very challenging, especially in the face of accreditation constraints. 2. Engineering fundamentals must be retained What is the definition of engineering fundamentals? An mechanical engineering faculty will have difficulty making the distinction

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2011 North Midwest Section

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William C. Farrow

Project Cam-A-Rok, Engaging Mechanical Engineering FreshmanWilliam C. FarrowMechanical Engineering Department, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1025 N Broadway,Milwaukee, WI 53202IntroductionThis paper documents the implementation of many of the leading concepts into a successfulfreshman design course. There are many different forms that a freshman introductoryengineering design course can take, and many examples shared through publication that describewhat has worked. The experience outlined combines benefits of both a team-centric as well asan individual centric course. It contains both project driven aspects as well as short termhomework style assignments. And the course completes the design work through both a

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Keith B. Lodge

a single session. Typically, the enrollment is in the range of 30-36 studentscorresponding to 3 laboratory sections. The requirements for the course are admission into theupper division of Chemical Engineering, completion of the two-semester lower-division physicssequence, and at least co-enrollment in Fluid Mechanics. There is a single midterm and a finalexam. Students complete 8 experiments in 8 laboratory sessions and there are 3 homeworkassignments in addition to the written work associated with each laboratory. The ChemicalEngineering Department is an undergraduate-only program, so no graduate-student assistance isavailable. The instructor-of-record is responsible for setting up each lab, tearing down each labas well as the grading

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Enemuoh Emmanuel Ugo; Samuel Kwofie

INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS WITH DESIGN: CASE STUDY OF BICYCLE FRAME Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh, Ph.D. eenemuoh@d.umn.edu Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 55812 Samuel Kwofie, Ph.D. drskwofie@yahoo.com Department of Material Engineering Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, GhanaAbstractDesigning a product to meet specific needs

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Waddah Akili

could only get by having taken part, or been involved inreal engineering problems. Relying mainly on textbooks and/or published reference material, asthe only source to teach from or make reference to, is regarded by many, as an oversimplificationor a deviation from reality.This paper sheds light on the pros and cons of opening-up to off-campus practitioners, andargues for engaging properly selected adjunct faculty in the teaching-learning process, inpartnership with full-time, regular faculty members. The impetus here is three fold. First, thegeneral belief that well-seasoned and experienced practitioners can be a tremendous resource to a ; b a a - a - a , a , a -type a

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William R. Peterson; Guanghsu Chang

technology program ina state where the engineering technology students are not automatically eligible to take the FEexam. Thus to a certain degree, Issue 1 above is not relevant. But to address this issue in a widercontext, many programs do not include a course in engineering economics which covers 8% ofthe exam for industrial and mechanical engineers for example3. These programs typically rely onthe material need to do the engineering economy problems on the FE being covered in onesession (3 hours more or less) of a review/preparation course. This seems to work to the extentneeded for the FE.As to Issue 4 above, assuming the outcomes do not include Issue 1, the FE exam, then may vary.The ones for the course we were designing are as follow (the

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Seraphin C. Abou

safety in differentnanomanufacturing sectors/environment/disposal activities, and health of public consumers ofnano-based products.Supplemental options that could be considered along with the proposed training program includeguidance in how to establish the proper mix of slow and rapid change that includes strategicrealignment with the past combined with an adaptive orientation towards the future. Of courseopportunities to develop key competencies consistent with the challenges of advancedmanufacturing, information technology, emerging materials, and other factors is necessary.4. A framework for the education and research programA variety of mechanisms at universities worldwide are addressing the dual challenges ofconducting multidisciplinary

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Enemuoh Emmanuel Ugo; Samuel Kwofie

INTEGRATING STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE WITH TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY COURSE IN AFRICA Emmanuel Ugo Enemuoh, Ph.D. eenemuoh@d.umn.edu Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 55812 Samuel Kwofie, Ph.D. drskwofie@yahoo.com Department of Material Engineering Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, GhanaAbstractThe environment has some capacity to cope with

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Debao Zhou

Engineering Targeted Project Design in Kinematics and Control Classes Debao Zhou Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN 55812, USA Email: dzhou@d.umn.eduAbstractLabs and projects will be the important ways to solidify the knowledge learned from classessince hands-on work can help the students understand class materials better. A kinematics andcontrol lab class has been offered in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineeringhere at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The projects in class have been designed to solveactual engineering problems. Through the projects

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

. Examples of Family Engineering Activities.Name of Engineering Hook Engineering Field(s) Type of ActivityActivityOpener ActivitiesDiving How far out can you Civil Engineering, Hands-on buildingBoard build a cantilever? Mechanical EngineeringDominoesInspired By What human General Engineering Card matchingNature inventions have been inspired by natural objects?Solid What granular material Geological Engineering Hands-on testingGround makes the best base?Thrill Build a roller coaster Mechanical Engineering Hands-on building andSeekers with

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Daniel N. Pope

generally take ownership oftheir projects, they learn material specific to their projects and beyond that taught in class, and he c mm nica e ha ma e ial hei cla ma e . Since each den jec i diffe en ,there is usually an increa ed demand n he in c ime. Thi a e e en he c eof the CFD course, the problems designed by the students, the models they employed, thechallenges faced by the instructor, and the lessons learned.IntroductionThe evolution of modern computers and simulation tools has had a profound effect on theengineering profession. Engineering problems that were once addressed by governmentresearchers or industry research and design teams using custom computer codes can now beroutinely solved

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A. Hoxie

commonconditions such as thermal resistance of different types of soil and U-values of insulating materials thusproviding a manageable level of knowledge and effort required for building and site data. After all therequired data is en e ed he f a e e ifica i age a i e he hea i g a d i a e e grequirements to determine whether the design meets Passive House standards for certification.Applicability to Mechanical Engineering StudentsArchitects and builders are the primary people currently being certified as Passive House consultants.When paired on a Passive House project with a mechanical engineer there is often conflict over thesizing and type of mechanical systems to be installed The architect or builder is not trained in heattransfer and

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Mitchell Cornelius; Bidhan Roy; Osama Jadaan

A nanotechnology module within the current course in Engineering Economy Mitchell Cornelius1, Bidhan Roy2, Osama Jadaan2 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2 Department of General Engineering University of Wisconsin Platteville, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, Wisconsin 53818, USAAbstract: For the past couple of years, the college of engineering has been offering a minorprogram in microsystems and nanotechnology. This has recently been upgraded to a major.Concurrently, efforts are underway to introduce this new field in existing courses, so as to entice .T a a a aEngineering Economy. A typical course work in engineering economy includes

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Genevieve Gagnon Ph.D.

University of St. Thomas (in August 2010) onhow to reach students in a classroom with the use of tools and technology. He distributeda Jeopardy game format, which is a Power Point form of documents you can writequestions and answers that show up only when you click on them. I adapted this formatto questions used in my class on the mechanics of materials. This new approach gets thestudents more interested and awake and assures the materials taught is revisited. Everychapter can be examined including all fundamental concept in the form of a game.Twenty five questions per chapter on basic concepts are debated in class by teams. Thestudents love it as they are competing in a game, in teams while we are making sure thatthey understand the material, we

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

5 CS 245 Intro. Computer Organization 3INMGT 300 Engineering Economy 2 MECH 293 Engineering Mechanics 3 Semester Total 17 Semester Total 17 Third YearSTAT 330 Probability & Statistics 3 CEE 345 Microprocessor Sys. Design 3CEE 325 Digital System Design 3 CEE 355 Applied Electromagnetics 3CEE 335 Automatic Control Systems 4 MECH 294 Mechanics of Materials 3CS 441 Computer Architecture 3 MFGE 275

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Robert G. Feyen; Todd W. Loushine

Curriculum Assessment Using Professional Certification Criteria Robert G. Feyen, Ph.D., CPE Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth Todd W. Loushine, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CIH Occupational & Environmental Safety & Health University of Wisconsin WhitewaterIntroductionThis paper describes a curriculum assessment approach developed for a graduate-level programin environmental health and safety (EHS). The program was created in the mid-1970s to serve agrowing need

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P. B. Ravikumar

mechanical engineering majors will be guardians at any time based on unpublished statistics collected over several years. Guardians are good team players, organized, concrete in communicating, and cooperative in achieving goals. b. Idealists are only about 8 to 10% of the general population. It is noteworthy that the Introduction to Theater classes represent that distribution (more so in 1130-01) whereas idealists are significantly underrepresented in Engineering and Business classes. Idealists Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conference bring harmony within teams, have broad and futuristic visions, are abstract in communicating, and cooperative in achieving goals. c

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Michael A. Rother

seems to reflect an attitudeon the part of industry that the company liaisons will have to do a lot of work for little or nobenefit. Another concern which potential sponsors often express is that much of the material inany project offered would be proprietary. Since the final design reports are in the public domain,many times companies decline to participate on this basis alone. To get around this obstacle, Igenerally point out that we can change specific numbers in the reports, so that there would betwo versions, one for the company and one for the university. In several of the projects whichhave been completed in the last seven years, some process information has been omitted tosatisfy industrial interests.2. Characterizing Projects

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Nathan Johnson

planning and communicating to students through compiling assessmentresults.Curriculum SettingSeveral required lab courses, taught at the 3xxx level, could have been suitable for assessingexperimental design in the UMD Civil Engineering Curriculum. However, finding anappropriate laboratory exercise for design assessment was difficult since most experimentalmethods in Infrastructure Materials and Soil Mechanics follow well-specified standard methods.Exercises in Transportation Engineering involve complex computer programs are difficult todesign without in-depth knowledge of the software. In contrast, most lab exercises in Hydraulicsand Hydrology involve collecting and analyzing data from field or laboratory settings thatillustrate the theories

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Waddah Akili

,trains students to think ca , a d de a unity for teamwork and leadershipdevelopment. After getting the approval, efforts were directed towards: sketching out the generalframework, searching for the proper materials, and outlining the process of execution. Thedecision was made, early on, that the intended course should focus primarily on geotechnicalissues and problems of the Region. Therefore the selected cases and relevant e e amaterials would have to be from the Region, e ec Re e a d c ce . Initialsearch for relevant publications, that would fit the description of documented case histories fromthe Region, were very scanty. Therefore, other sources would have to be resorted to in order tocompile the