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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dan Bumblauskas

emerged over the past decade which allowsfaculty and students to collaborate across great distances. Universities around the world havedeveloped programs aimed at serving domestic and global educational markets. Some of theseuniversities have been leaders in online education and created best-in-class programs. There arechallenges and benefits associated with online distance teaching arrangements. Examples areprovided from the personal experiences of a hybrid graduate student who has taken on-campusand off-campus courses and conducted research remotely.IntroductionBrick-and-mortar educational institutions have long been associated with traditional engineeringeducational degree and continuing professional education programs. Over the past decade

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Crystal A. Powers; Donald M. Edwards; Dennis D. Schulte

car design and give a “rally cheer.”  Give a team-based poster presentation to a diverse audience.  Compete in the Incredible Edible Car Competition for points based on: distance, durability, design, creativity, edibility.  Write a team-based Executive Summary of their design project.The Edible Car Competition occurs during “E-Day,” an open house atthe end of the Fall semester where freshmen, senior, graduatestudents, faculty, and industry representatives participate. BSEN andAGEN alumni are present with their company/agency displays,seniors show their capstone design projects, and graduate studentspresent posters on their research projects. Faculty, staff, parents, highschool students, and the media provide a

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

George E. Meyer

An Improved Instrumentation and Controls Course for Agricultural and Biological Engineering George E. Meyer Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0726AbstractModern biological, biomedical, and agricultural systems use electronic sensors, instrumentation,and computers for acquisition of scientific data and for process control. Instrumentation is used forcommercial product development, testing, and for research. An engineering course will bediscussed, which addresses measurement principles, sensors, software, and characteristics ofinstrumentation and control systems with a variety of hands-on student activities. This is a

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh

entrepreneurial elements.Literature further indicates that benchmarking, a benchmark of this course, is an industry trend,and a must-practice for market leadership, profitability and sustainability. Furthermore, the 2 ECo-TIES and nano-research projects are cutting edge and unique to CNCMM; ECo-TIES addresses the problems associated with the currently-in-use, fossil fuel-based power systems such as air pollution, environmental pollution from oil spills, global warming, dependence on imported oil, lack of sustainability and homeland security issues. The course is introduced via such concepts as “Productivity /S-Curve” and market entry strategies