Engineering Design Projects
Applied engineering design projects focusing on the design of practical mechanical systems and the design process.
Summary
Historical reviews of Kim Manner: The workload centers on group projects where student success may depend on instructor preference for the group or project topic.
Grade history
↗letter grades
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing andM E 331
- Declared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing
- ME 331
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- Declared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing
- ME 331
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Kim Manner highlight concerns regarding group dynamics and project evaluation, with one student noting that success may depend on instructor preference for specific groups.
GLENN BOWER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KIM JAY MANNER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections.
Meeting source records
No records available.
Student experience
the class
Historical reviews suggest the course relies heavily on group projects and vague grading policies, creating an unpredictable experience for students.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.59 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.65 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.64 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Kim Manner: The workload centers on group projects where student success may depend on instructor preference for the group or project topic.
Historical reviews of Glenn Bower: Students find grading policies vague and unclear, wishing for more explicit guidance on evaluation criteria.
Topics
Skills
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2020— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
Grades over time
Through Spring 2020
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
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Sources & history
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
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Raw records
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Student reviews
Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.
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Grade history
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesModel outputs & technical records
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
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"task_version": "14",
"output_id": "a2161e4d11a491ff3fe105adb87b799d2d95d0fec824550e7ee9d14289c9299b",
"requirements_status": "valid",
"dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
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