Engineering Design Projects

Applied engineering design projects focusing on the design of practical mechanical systems and the design process.

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Summary

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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.

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing andM E 331

    • Declared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing
    • ME 331
    take all
ME 349

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    • Declared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing
    • ME 331

Professors

Fall 2026

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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.

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Fall 2026

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Student experience

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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

  • Design process, creativity, patents, and practical applications

Skills

  • Design of practical mechanical engineering systems, devices, and components
  • Design process, creativity, and patents

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2020— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Not enough comparable courses for Fall 2026 in UW–Madison.

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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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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