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Ryan G. Rosandich

including limited resource availability and accreditation issues.IntroductionThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)1 is the lead society which provides aninterface between employers who hire mechanical engineers and academic institutions thatproduce them. Each year ASME sponsors the International Mechanical Engineering EducationConference to which industry representatives, mechanical engineering department heads, andengineering deans are invited. This paper is based primarily on information gathered during andafter the 2011 Mechanical Engineering Education Conference.The primary goal of the conference was to review, discuss, and revise a draft of the documentVision 2030: Creating the Future of Mechanical Engineering Education2. The

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Lisa Watrous; Mari Buche; Susan Bagley; Jason Keith

andPerforming Arts, Business, and Cognitive and Learning Sciences. Responses are provided onlyfor applicants who indicated both gender and type of position (SFHI or replacement hire) forwhich the application was made. As shown in Table 1, the information from over 1,400applicant survey responses was evaluated. It is important to note that the data for the 2008-09academic year represents the full complement of SFHI applicants but only three of thereplacement searches (from two academic units) due to being administered relatively late in theyear. As the department replacement hire data contains far fewer responses, detailedcomparisons between the SFHI and replacement hire responses were not conducted for this firstyear. Some of the questions for the 2009

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Kristine Guzak; Kurt Paterson

Learning Through Service: Student Motivations Authors: Kristine Guzak, Ph.D. Student; Kurt Paterson, Ph.D., P.E.1. BackgroundOver the last few years, concerns have escalated among many national organizations thattechnical expertise is no longer solely sufficient for the development of futureengineers.1-5 Additionally, in the United States engineering programs continue to struggleto attract students, especially women and minorities, despite decades of strategies tochange these patterns.6-9 Independent of these challenges, students have rapidly createdextracurricular service efforts, of considerable note is the quick emergence of EngineersWithout Borders chapters at more than 200 universities within eight years.10

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Genevieve Gagnon Ph.D.

taught. This is a brilliant way of getting the science, engineering and math students toread their books before they show up for class. Figure 1 shows an example of a readingassignment in class ENGR221 at the University of St-Thomas. Often just three questionsin Blackboard as a form of assignment are enough to know that the student have read thematerial and the last question always demands them to think of what was the mostdifficult for them in what they read. The answers are returned in your grading center as anew column with the points that you allocated for each student. You can then leave thema note and respond to their questions. You can define how many points per assignmentthat you will allow and fit to attain your total of 100% in your

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Steve Sternberg

in 3 / 4 of the cases. Thisthen provides a teachable moment – a vulnerable time when they may really listen to advice. Iwill also tell them what sort of punishment I am considering – zero for the project, shared pointsfor a group effort, or something else that is appropriate. In the other 1 / 4 cases they usually saynothing – neither admitting nor denying. These are much more difficult as they know how thesystem works and abuse it. There does not seem to be a teachable moment with these students, soI simply explain what my punishment will be and ask if they understand.Bibliography 1. CIP. (1996). Virtual Academic Integrity Laboratory. Retrieved August 10, 2011, from Academic Integrity and Plagiarism in the Classroom: An Overview

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Carl Sandness; Tom Jamar; Roy Smith; j. Moe Benda

, student perception ofengineering may be a significant limiting factor in the enrollment of future engineering students,especially high school students who might feel that they are not intelligent enough to become 5engineers. As an example, a 2009 survey (Figure 1) of Hibbing High School graduates,courses and concepts perceived to be difficult and the perceived inability to pursue engineeringcomprised more than a third of the deficit in student engineering enrollment. Why 2009 HHS Seniors Are Not Enrolling in Engineering No Interest Math Involved Lack the Ability/Interest Female inability

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Lisa Anneberg; Jiao luo; Suyun Luo

Student Attitudes on a Collaborative Undergraduate Engineering Program between the USA and China Lisa Anneberg1, Jiao Luo 2and Suyun Luo3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, 1 Department of Automotive Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 2-3AbstractToday, the globalization of higher education is an important major development of higher education.Shanghai University of Engineering Science [SUES] and Lawrence Technological University [LTU, ofSouthfield, MI] have had a multifaceted academic collaboration since 2003. Fifteen Americanengineering faculty and 1200 Chinese engineering undergraduate students have participated in theevolving

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D. A. Rogers; B. D. Braaten

research use, it often has had a laboratory component. Thechallenge in the first graduate course is to review and build enough of a foundation to launch thestudent into product design and research and to wet his or her appetite for advanced study.IntroductionA half century ago the first course at the graduate level in electromagnetic theory commonly wasbased on a textbook such as Plonsey and Collin.1 The course strongly emphasized Ma eequations and their analytical solution with applications to open- and closed-structures. In manyrespects the course outline followed that of its undergraduate cousin, but at the graduate levelvirtually every topic was approached with increased mathematical rigor. This theoreticalemphasis was especially strong in the

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Mike Rowe

course. Knowledge of computingand software engineering is important to all engineering disciplines as well as other STEMstudents. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 71% of all new STEM jobs will becomputing related5. In addition the author believes that developing software is a goodexperience for any student engineer, in that it can help develop mature process developmentskills that are useful for all engineers. The problem is that it is difficult to teach students toprogram, let alone develop a project, in just two weeks. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section ConferenceFigure 1: Projection of STEM and Computing job growth through 20185In the past four semesters and two summers the software

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Christopher R. Carroll

such as RAM memory, special-purpose logic (e.g.multipliers), and input/output circuitry, but the core logic blocks are the topic of interest here.Large digital systems are assembled by connecting logic block inputs and outputs via aprogrammable interconnection network within the FPGA.Figure 1 shows a very simplified logic block in a typical FPGA. The logic block receives ninputs from the interconnection network in the FPGA and supplies its output to that network foruse elsewhere. At the heart of the logic block is a RAM-based look-up table that generates thecombinational function to be implemented in that logic block. The look-up table simply storesthe truth table for the function to be implemented, and is programmed when the FPGA isconfigured

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A. Hoxie

tocover the various topics concisely.Project goals and objectivesGoals: 1. Develop an understanding and appreciation of how the building envelope affects the heating and cooling load, thus affecting the mechanical systems. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conference 2. Gain an understanding of how renewable technologies can be incorporated into a home. 3. Develop an ability to take the information learned in the course and apply it to a real world application. 4. Become aware of technologies readily available in the market and how much they cost. 5. Realize it is possible to build a net zero energy home. 6. Have fun with designing and envisioning

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electric guitar. Some researchers haveshown in their papers that signal processing techniques can be applied to musical recordings foranalysis and synthesis.1-2 This program is useful for comparing the FFT and DFT and also forexploring the effect of different sampling frequencies and sample sizes. In the future, perhaps theprogram will also assist in the design of real-time signal processing algorithms. This is stillwithin the scope of an introductory digital signal processing (DSP) course.3 First, the overallsoftware system is presented in this article. The interface and user options are explained. Someof the results are reported, and usability of the program in an introductory DSP course isdiscussed.Fourier Workbench SoftwareThe block diagram of

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Christa James-Byrnes; Mark Holdhusen

Development and Delivery of a Project-Based Introductory Engineering Course for Online Delivery Christa James-Byrnes, Mark Holdhusen University of WisconsinIntroductionEngineering education is increasingly moving to nontraditional delivery modes, especially onlinedelivery. Over 5.6 million students in the United States took at least one online course in the fall2009 term.1 This represents a 21 percent growth rate while there was only a 2 percent growthrate for higher education student population.1 With this movement comes the challenge to meetthe quality offered by traditional face-to-face instruction. In the online environment, it is

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Eric Musselman

design process, sustainability and LEED,professionalism (licensure etc.), ethics, globalization and effective teamwork.The remaining three lectures in the course are dedicated to the design project. One lecture isused to introduce and explain the project, and the final two lectures are used for the students tomake their presentations.Project 1 DescriptionThe first time the author taught the course a more typical design project was used. This semestera new chancellor was installed at UMD, and the design project was to complete a preliminarydesign of a private residence for the new chancellor. The project was composed of multiplephases, with a deadline for each phase as well as a final report and presentation summarizing the

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Waddah Akili

role of passive spectators.(1)This method, however, continues to be the mostdominant teaching method in engineering institutions and widely used in most classes.To improve the relevancy of engineering education, we believe that teaching, or morefundamentally, student learning needs to be emphasized. Learning, as defined today, is morethan the acquisition of knowledge. Bloom (2) has defined five increasing levels of learning orcomprehension. Starting with fact-based knowledge, and followed by: comprehension (usingfactual information and explaining facts), application (applying facts to solve problems,analyzing concept structures), synthesis (creating something new by using different components),and evaluation (exercising judgments and comparing

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faculty to meet adjunct candidates, before andafter the seminar, to get to know the candidate and discuss matters of mutual interest, includingpotential future collaboration. (1)Some of the adjunct faculty-particularly those who are seniors in specific industries-could offerimportant linkages for the development of industrial affiliate programs, co-op activities, summertraining opportunities, and employment opportunities for new graduates. They may also providenew ideas for senior design projects, topics for graduate theses, or render help in theestablishment of collaborative research programs.When a choice has been made and the candidate has accepted, it is important that he/she feelswelcome and be assisted in becoming familiar with his/her new

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Enemuoh Emmanuel Ugo; Samuel Kwofie

on use of local materials and processes formaking eco-informed products including non-chemical clay water filter developed by TCC; andbamboo frame project by Materials Engineering.II. Objectives of the CourseIt is hopeful that upon completing this program, the students will be able to perform the followingtasks: (1) Anal e a d de c ibe a a e ial life c cle; (2) Conduct eco-audits using CESEduPack eco-audit tool; (3) Analyze eco-data: values, sources, precision; (4) Design an eco-informed product; (5) Relate legislation with sustainability; (6) Write report on a sustainabilityproject; and (7) Make oral presentation on sustainability project and Ghana trip experience.Objective one is achieved through lectures and case studies on life

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Robert G. Feyen; Todd W. Loushine

i (ee a he ASP e a ) ad a ced(relevant to the CSP exam) and listed the knowledge items along with an additional 298 skillitems under a hierarchy of domains (e.g., risk management) and tasks (e.g., design effectivemethods to reduce or eliminate risk ). Relevant to this initiative, the BCSP also undertook ageneralized curriculum mapping effort, linking the skills and knowledge items with 15 bjec 8 a e d ai typically taught in a safety program (see example for Measurement andMonitoring in Figure 1) but provided no guidance on how to adapt this generalized curriculummap to a specific program. However, in a separate publication, one of the individuals involvedin the

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Byron Garry

Examples of Rubrics Used to Assess ABET Student Outcomes in a Capstone Course Byron Garry South Dakota State UniversityIntroductionIn our Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) program, we are continually re-evaluating thestudent outcomes and how they are measured by the assessment process. We have defined, withthe approval of alumni and our industrial advisory board, sixteen Student Outcomes labeled (a) -(p). These begin with the ABET Criterion 3 Student Outcomes (a) - (k)1 , and then add theProgram Criteria for Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, and some universityrequired student learning outcomes, which are labeled

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Nathan Johnson

about how theories and equations apply in real world engineeringsituations. Exposure to experimental design also allows students a concrete, physical illustrationof the ways in which interrelated experimental variables depend on one another. For these andother reasons, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outcomesspecify that students, by the end of their undergraduate engineering education, demonstrate: “An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data” ABET Engineering Outcome B[1].While the Civil Engineering specific ABET Program Criteria deemphasizes the design aspect ofexperimentation (since professional civil engineers are not often involved in

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James Allert

-established ones are mentioned here.Although the list is not exhaustive, it does represent the wide range of solutions that areavailable. It should be noted that non-engineering disciplines often have their own accreditationboards and are responsible for similar program assessment reports. Many of these disciplines,especially the field of education, have developed tools to automate the process and provide thefeedback necessary to foster continuous quality improvement. There are several major types of automated program assessment tools. Web-based tools aredesirable because they are easily deployed to those who need them and because they may allowfor collaborative interaction. Heinze et. al. [1] use web-based automated assessment to allowstudents to

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P. B. Ravikumar

on Educationin Hawaii in January 2008. [1] Robust assessment minimizes the adverse effects of variables on thereliability of assessment results by identifying, understanding, and controlling the influence of such a ab e . T e e a e de a c f de a a a e e f e e a a ab e amust be assessed and effectively utilized to improve teaching-learning. Such an assessment is an exampleof a bottom-up approach that supports the top-down strategy of robust assessment. Personality typesgreatly influence team dynamics or interaction. This is particularly important in courses wherein teams orgroups of students work on projects. This paper presents the planning/methodology, implementation,anticipated outcomes, and results to

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

Family Engineering for Elementary-Aged Children and Their Parents Neil J. Hutzler1, Joan S. Chadde1, David Heil2, and Mia Jackson2 1 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 2Foundation for Family Science and Engineering, Portland, ORAbstractThe goal of the Family Engineering program is to engage, inspire, and encourage elementarystudents to learn about and consider careers in engineering and science through hands-onactivities with their parents at Family Engineering events. This program is designed toaddress the United States need for an increased number, and greater diversit , of studentsskilled in math, science, technology, and engineering. The Family Engineering program for6-12 year-olds and

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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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William C. Farrow

virtualimplementation in a solid modeling environment as well as a hands-on fabrication of the finaldesign. Although this implementation involved model rockets as the basis of the project, thecourse could easily be adapted to other projects of a similar size.BackgroundTaking advantage of the pedagogical work that has been done in exploring the freshmanengineering design experience, this course was developed by implementing aspects andtechniques that have been shown to enhance enginee ing den lea ning a ell a einfo cetheir interest and excitement. Sheppard and Jenison documented a strategy for describing theOrganizational Framework of a course by identifying the skill (content) and process (how) ofwhat is to be learned. (1) Four quadrants were described

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Marian S. Stachowicz

control? What arethe perspectives of conventional control engineers on fuzzy control? In this paper we willattempt to give answers to these questions by asking, and at least partially answering, a series ofquestions that we have accumulated over the years from a variety of engineers in industry anduniversities concerned about whether to use fuzzy or conventional control.1. IntroductionTwo approaches are available for study of conventional control systems [13], [14]. The first is a he c a ic ech i e. Thi ech i e i ba ed c e i ga e diffe e iaequation to an algebraic equation and to a transfer function. The primary disadvantage of theclassical technique is its limited applicability. It can be applied only to linear

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M. S. Stachowicz; L. B. Kofoed

Problem Based Learning Principles for projects with “soft” evaluation. 1 M. S. Stachowicz, 2L. B. Kofoed Laboratory for Intelligent Systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, The Warsaw School of Computer Science, Warsaw, Poland mstachow@d.umn.edu1 Department of Architecture, Design & Media Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, lk@create.aau.dk2IntroductionInspired by a design workshop course offered at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department(ECE) at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) [1] we could see

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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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Seraphin C. Abou

comments of opinion to usinga variety of cognitive strategies, such as analysis, evaluation and creativity, [1]. However, thereare conceptual and application limitations in using any taxonomy. For instance, Kunen et al.(1981) questioned whether evaluation should remain as the highest level of the originaltaxonomy. Former students of Bloom have revised the original taxonomy, [1]. Their changesespecially affected the structure of the taxonomy. Instead of a unidimensional structure, theypresent a two-dimensional table. The knowledge dimension refers to the type of knowledgebeing learned (factual, conceptual, procedural, or meta-cognitive).In the original concepts of Bloom’s taxonomy, the cognitive process dimension refers to sixlevels in cognitive

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Enemuoh Emmanuel Ugo; Samuel Kwofie

demand for energy, and which phasegenerates the largest CO2 output. Figure 1, modified from Ashby1 shows a rough diagram of theEco-audit method. After the user inputs several variables into the program, the eco-audit tool drawsvarious data from its databases of embodied energy of materials, processing energies, transportationtype, and energy conversion efficiencies, to generate the energy breakdown and CO 2 footprint.There are several eco-properties that the software uses to evaluate sustainability: the embodiedenergy, the CO2 footprint, and the water usage. The embodied energy (Hm) is defined as the energythat must be committed to create 1 kg of usable material1. Hm is measured in the units of MJ/kg. Todetermine the embodied energy, the sum of