As the Enterprise Program's Student Advisory Board, we serve as a link between the different Enterprise teams at Michigan Tech; we provide a mechanism for Enterprise students to address issues of concern; we utilize the knowledge of each Enterprise team to assist other teams in solving problems; we inform the administration & faculty of the concerns and issues facing students in the Enterprise Program; we offer recommendations to solve problems or acquire contact information of appropriate personnel; and we provide a student voice the Enterprise Governing Board.

2007-08 Members:

IBV - Elizabeth Moore
IME - Lewis Sweet
BME - Nils Stenvig
CSC - Jacob Steinbrecher
NVH - Chris Heczko
* STC - Daniel Kracht
AFT - Kelsey Sprenger
HGD - Brandyn Phelps
BST - Riley Van Dyke
ITO2 - Bryan Campbell
WCE - Matthew Howard
PDCM - Shandre Huff
* Baja - Nathan Kent
FRE - Lance Harvala
CPM - Chad Ziesemer
ETEC - Andrew Hewitt
ATT - Cinthia Solla
FSAE - Tim Hord
ASE - Peter Bingham
PrISM - Matthew Alt
C-X
PrISM
ICE
Aero
FERM
Film/Video
Nanotechnology

* - Denotes co-chairs

Fall 2004

Career Fair/Fall Poster Session signup: Week 4 @ Faculty Advisor's meeting
Team Strategic Plan: Week 14 (See II.3, Team Deliverables, in the Enterprise Program Operations Manual)

Spring 2005

Undergraduate EXPO, April 14th; Sign-up & online registration will be available in February
Enterprise Team Budgets: Week 13
Enterprise Team Annual Report: Week 14 (See II.3, Team Deliverables, in the Enterprise Program Operations Manual)

The new Enterprise Program Operations Manual is now available on the Forms & Manuals page. Please review it and make any recommendations for revisions, additional resources, or clarifications to Mary Raber or Michael Moore by Friday September 24th.

The Enterprise Program has installed a new Kyocera Mita Copier & Scanner in 721 M&M for Team use. Teams and advisors will be invited to learn how to use the new copier, which has scan-to-email and desktop-printing capabilities, in September. Team leaders may request a printing-account code from Mary Raber. You can download a copier manual here. (7.1MB PDF)

Enterprise courses are designed to support your Enterprise Team work and also to help you look forward to your professional goals and endeavours. Below are brief course descriptions; additional information, including prerequisites, scheduling, and course offerings are available on the Student Records & Registration site.

ENG 2950 - Enterprise Orientation-Fall An orientation for students to their specific enterprise. Covers enterprise specific topics but should include organizational structure; past, present, and future projects and their results; an evaluation of learning and personality preferences; and exploring the MTU challenge course. Credits: 1.0

ENG 2960 - Enterprise Project Work I Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an engineering enterprise to address real-world engineering design projects or problems. Second- year students are responsible for achieving some prescribed objectives and performing critical analysis of data. Credits: 1.0

ENG 2961 - Teaming in the Enterprise Develops group problem-solving skills. Stresses interpersonal skills and skill assessment, communication, group process and teamwork, and action planning. Uses active, hands-on learning. Credits: 2.0

ENG 2962 - Communication Contexts An introduction to the demands of technical and professional communication in workplace settings, through analyzing project design team experiences. Credits: 1.0

ENG 2963 - Practical Electronic Circuit Design and Fabrication This is a hands-on laboratory course that focuses on practical implementation of electronic circuits, especially for students enrolled in the Enterprise Program. Topics include grounding, wiring, analog/digital circuits, power supplies, EMC, board layout/fab/test, soldering, safety and instrumentation. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3401/EC 3401 - Economic Decision Analysis I For students who want to take EC3400 in modules. Covers techniques for effective decision making related to the time value of money. Covers interest-rate calculations, loan repayments, and basic decision tools for comparing alternatives (present and annual worth, rate-of-return, etc.). Taught in the first five weeks of EC3400. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3402/EC 3402 - Economic Decision Analysis II For students who want to take EC3400 in modules. Deepens coverage of principles and techniques for making effective decisions by introducing benefit and cost estimation, depreciation and taxation, and project evaluation. Taught during the second five weeks of EC3400. Credits: 1.0 Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0) Semesters Offered: Fall Spring Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman Sophomore Prerequisites: (EC 3401(C) or ENG 3401(C)) and UN 2002

ENG 3403/EC 3403 - Economic Decision Analysis III For students who want to take EC3400 in modules. Provides an understanding of the setting in which effective decisions are made. Covers business organization, financial statements, risk and uncertainty, project and business financing, and capital budgeting. Taught during the third five weeks of EC3400. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3950 - Enterprise Project Work II Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an engineering enterprise to address real-world engineering design projects or problems. Third-year students will practice designing approaches to solve problems and develop procedures to achieve specified project objectives. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3954 - Enterprise Market Principles Fundamental principles of marketing in a lecture format augmented by a simulation played in small groups. The course is completed in two day-long Saturday sessions separated by one week. Examines marketing in the six stages of product life cycle (opportunity identification, product development, introduction, growth, maturity, and decline). Credits: 1.0

ENG 3955 - Conceptual Design and Creative Problem Solving Students gain an understanding of the creative problem-solving process through application to a team design project. This module should be taken prior to students undertaking a major team project in their engineering enterprise or as E-teams (NCIIA). Credits: 1.0

ENG 3956 - Industrial Health and Safety Instruction of health and safety in engineering practice. Integrates the study of health and safety regulations, risks, and potential for improvement. Also covers the tremendous financial, ethical, and public relations implications of disregarding this critical aspect of engineering. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3957 - Product/Process Development I Course provides an overview of the major activities involved in developing a product or service which will satisfy the customer. Introduces major engineering tools used for team-based integrated product/process development (IPPD) such as project management, benchmarking, quality function deployment, process flow charting, cost analysis, and failure modes and effects analysis. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3958 - Ethics in Engineering Design and Implementation The focus of this course is on ethical considerations in the engineering design and implementation process. Basic ethical analysis tools will be explored through various exercises. Students will analyze and present life engineering ethics case studies. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3960 - Enterprise Project Work III Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an engineering enterprise to address real-world engineering design projects or problems. Third-year students practice designing approaches to solve problems and develop procedures to achieve specified project objectives. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3961 - Enterprise Strategic Leadership This 1-credit module focuses on exploring research findings about leadership, the practice of leadership, and providing skill assessment and development opportunities. Topics include leadership traits, behaviors, theories, and leadership of change. Combines a variety of teaching methods, including self-assessment, cases, discussion, experiential exercises, role-playing, videotaping. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3962 - Communication Strategies Drawing on the broad understanding of workplace communication developed in ENG2962, students will learn and practice strategies for effective oral and written communications in technical and professional settings. Emphasis is on audience adaptation of technical information and on achieving clearly specified purposes. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3963 - Enterprise Entrepreneurship This course emphasizes the financial, marketing, and technological challenges faced by entrepreneurs. The course will help the student learn how to establish a business plan and assess opportunistic risk for new business ventures. Alternative product and/or process innovations can be evaluated and implemented. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3964 - Project Management Project definition, developing a work breakdown structure, responsibility assignment and milestone development. Covers techniques for project scheduling and practical application of Gannt and PERT/CPM charts; resource management and application of critical chain method; project budgeting and cost estimation; project monitoring, control, evaluation, and termination; and project teams, their structure, and interactions. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3965 - Material Flow in an Industrial Society Introduction to material flow, recycling, and pollution. Covers regulation of material flow and pollution; flow diagrams for specific industries, i.e., paper mill, power plant, steel, aluminum, cement, fertilizer; global warming components of basic industries; interdependence on basic industrial material flow from each other; and development of regional/national material flow diagrams. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3966 - Design for Manufacturing This course supplements courses that address "design for function." Products "designed for manufacturing" are lower cost, higher quality, and have a shorter time to market. The course describes how the capabilities and limitations of common manufacturing processes translate into qualitative design guidelines. Topics include design for casting, forging, sheet metal forming, machining, plastics and assembly. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3967 - Product/Process Development II This course provides an overview of the major activities involved in developing a product or service which will satisfy the customer. The course introduces major engineering tools used for team-based integrated product/process development (IPPD) such as cost-effective development of manufacturing processes including lean manufacturing, statistical process control, design of experiments, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and poka-yoke (mistake proofing). Credits: 1.0

ENG 3968 - Manufacturing Processes and Simulation The focus of this course is on manufacturing techniques used in engineering practice. Covers an overview of classical manufacturing processes and the modeling of these processes by use of simulation software. Mass production assembly line systems as well as highly variable hand assembly systems and queuing theory will be discussed. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3969 - Project Phases of Design and Implementation The focus of this course is on the various project phases associated with the manufacture or construction of engineering design solutions. Roles, relationships and duties of various parties and their changing activities will be explored from an overall perspective of the management of the project. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3970 - Enterprise Special Topics For the development of new, junior-level instructional modules in support of the engineering enterprise. Credits: 1.0

ENG 3971 - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Focuses on personal and professional effectiveness through greater productivity, increased influence in key relationships, stronger team unity and complete life balance. This course will explore these areas through interactive exercises, case studies, videos, and sharing of experiences. Credits: 1.0

ENG 4950 - Enterprise Project Work IV Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an engineering enterprise to address real-world engineering design projects or problems. Fourth- year students gain experience in defining project objectives, planning strategies to achieve these objectives, and leading technical teams to accomplish project goals. Credits: 2.0

ENG 4951 - Budgeting-Intrapreneurial Engineering Introduction to the mechanics and dynamics of the financial budgeting process. Emphasizes their use in planning and evaluating engineering projects and enterprises. Topics and activities include budget preparation, performance assessment, and emerging issues analysis. Credits: 1.0

ENG 4952 - Complex Communication Practices Students apply strategies and knowledge learned in ENG2962 and ENG3962 to the achievement of more complex communication practices demanded in technical and professional settings. Emphasizes creating professional identities, management communication skills, and responsible messages within teams and organizations and for a variety of technical and nontechnical audiences. Credits: 1.0

ENG 4953 - Writing About Engineering in a Societal Context Engineering projects take place within overlapping political, social, economic, and cultural contexts, and these contexts affect and are affected by engineering work. Students reflect upon the variety of cultural perspectives that could be brought to bear on present and future projects as professionals. Credits: 1.0

ENG 4954 - Global Competition Emphasizes unique economic, market, and political risks faced by organizations as operations expand beyond domestic borders. Discusses establishing risk profiles to analyze new labor, product, capital markets on a global scale and appropriate market entry strategies. Small teams will do a risk profile and recommend market entry strategies for selected countries. Credits: 1.0

ENG 4955 - Concurrent Engineering (or Fasttracking) and Project Data Management Concurrent engineering or "fasttracking" project delivery is when the product or project is designed while being built or manufactured. The advantages and disadvantages of concurrent engineering will be discussed. Credits: 1.0

ENG 4960 - Enterprise Project Work V Interdisciplinary teams work as part of an engineering enterprise to address real-world engineering design projects or problems. Fourth- year students gain experience defining project objectives, planning strategies to achieve these objectives, and leading technical teams to accomplish project goals. Credits: 2.0

ENG 4970 - Enterprise Special Topics For the development of new, senior-level instructional modules in support of the engineering enterprise. Credits: 1.0

For general Degree Audit Information and Instructions, click here.

For your major's specific requirements and audit forms, click here.

NOTE - Fulfillment of the minor requires a minimum of 6 credits at the 3000 level or higher which are not specifically required for a student's major, except as free electives. Total Requirements 20 credits.

Most MTU Departments and Programs offer a 12-credit Enterprise Concentration option. If you are interested in the Enterprise Concentration, please contact your academic advisor to determine applicability to your major. For example, the concentration as shown below is typical of a concentration plan, but may in fact differ by department.

The following courses are required for the Enterprise Concentration:
Six Credits of Enterprise Project Work:
ENT 2950 - Enterprise Project Work I (1 unit)
ENT 2960 - Enterprise Project Work II (1 unit)
ENT 3950 - Enterprise Project Work III (1 unit)
ENT 3960 - Enterprise Project Work IV (1 unit)
ENT 4950 - Enterprise Project Work V (2 units)
ENT 4960 - Enterprise Project Work VI (2 units)

Six Credits of Enterprise Instructional Modules (* designates Gen Ed.-applicable Courses):
A minimum of 3 of these credits must be modules in business and/or communications selected from the following list of courses:
ENT 2961 - Teaming in the Enterprise (2*)
ENT 2962 - Communications Contexts (1*)
ENT 3962 - Communication Strategies (1*)
ENT 4952 - Complex Communication Practices (1*)
ENT 3954 - Enterprise Market Principles (1)
ENT 3961 - Enterprise Strategic Leadership (1*)
ENT 3963 - Enterprise Entrepreneurship (1)
ENT 3964 - Project Management (1)
ENT 3971 - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1)
ENT 4951 - Budgeting - Intrapreneurial Engineering (1)
ENT 4954 - Global Competition (1*)

The remaining 3 credits can be selected from the above list, or the following additional courses:
ENT 2963 - Electronic Circuit Design and Fabrication (1)
ENT 3955 - Conceptual Design/Problem Solving (1)
ENT 3956 - Industrial Health and Safety (1)
ENT 3957 - Product and Process Development I (1)
ENT 3958 - Engineering Ethics in Design and Implementation (1)
ENT 3966 - Design for Manufacturing (1)
ENT 3967 - Product and Process Development II (1)
ENT 3968 - Manufacturing Processes and Simulation (1)
ENT 3969 - Project Phases of Design and Implementation (1)

For more information on the Enterprise Program, contact:

Mary Raber
Industrial Project Coordinator
Michigan Tech University
College of Engineering
(906) 487-2005
mraber@mtu.edu

For Enterprise Program web site concerns or
questions, e-mail Michael Moore at mmoore@mtu.edu

	The Enterprise Program Operations Manual: Policies, Procedures, and Resources
	Procedures for Proposing and Developing a New Enterprise Team
	Kyocera Mita Copier & Scanner (721 M&M)
	2004-05 COE Shop Procedures
	Purchase Requisition Form
	Reimbursement Request
	Enterprise Super-Senior Scholarship ELIGIBILITY: This scholarship is available to any eligible senior student who is participating in the Enterprise Program as part of their undergraduate degree program at Michigan Technological University. The scholarship is intended for those students who have completed all of the required project course work, but would like to participate in the program for an additional semester. Get application forms more info.

By Justin Plichta (906-487-2344 or jjplicht@mtu.edu)

Michigan Technological University is home to the newly
designed Enterprise Program.

Through Enterprise, students from all fields of study have the opportunity to work on real world problems thanks to the partnership of cooperating businesses. This new arrangement prepares students for the challenges that await them after their education, and gives new perspectives to the businesses who participate.

To learn more about Enterprise please see the video and listen to students, faculty, and employers as they talk about their Enterprise
experience.

Video Report
RealPlayer (57.3 MB)
QuickTime (31.1 MB)

Michigan Tech is introducing students to yet another industry via
the Enterprise Program.

The Innovative
Casting Enterprise began in the fall of 2003. ICE is a mixture of materials science and mechanical engineering students who are interested in furthering knowledge in the metal casting industry. They work with corporations on research and development of new casting technologies.

Watch the video to learn more about what they've been doing
this year.

Video Report
RealPlayer (4.8 MB)
QuickTime (9.2 MB)

Mini Baja® consists of three regional competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students are tasked to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain and in the East competition--water.

The object of the competition is to provide SAE student members with a challenging project that involves the planning and manufacturing tasks found when introducing a new product to the consumer industrial market. Teams compete against one another to have their design accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm.

Recently Michigan Tech hosted their annual Winter Mini-baja Invitational at the Keweenaw Research Center. Teams from all over Michigan showed up to have some fun in the snow and work some bugs out of their cars. See the video for highlights.

Video Report
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QuickTime(12.8 MB)

The FIRST Robotics Team of Michigan Tech has been busy this year. Students involved in MTU's Enterprise Program work with local high school and elementary school students to design robots used in regional and national competitions.

Check out their video submission to this year's Chairman's Award competition and see why they can't get enough of robotics.

Video Report

RealPlayer(11.9 MB)
QuickTime(35.3 MB)

Boggs, James W. R. Chris Williams, Kris G. Mattila, William A. Kennedy, and George R. Dewey." The Pavement Enterprise at Michigan Technological University." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 130(2004): 197-204.

Hamlin, Brett.  "From Club to Classroom, an Enterprising Integration of Student Interests and Industrial Involvement." International Conference on Engineering Education August 2001 Oslo, Norway.

Keith, Jason. "A Student-Driven Enterprise in Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels." Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.

Sorby, Sheryl. "Implementation and Initial Assessment of the Enterprise program at Michigan Tech." 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, November 5-8, 2003, Boulder, CO.

Stone, David, Mary Raber, Sheryl Sorby, Mark Plichta. "The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University."

Stone, David. "Creating a Virtual Company and Keeping it 'In the Black.'" Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2003.

"Blazing an Entrepreneurial Trail." (ASEE Prism Magazine, on the Enterprise Program)
http://www.prism-magazine.org/april03/trail.cfm

Keith, Jason. "A Student-Driven Enterprise in Fuel Cells and
Alternative Fuels." Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition.

Glen Archer
Faculty Advisor, Blue Marble Security Enterprise
Lecturer, Computer and Electrical Engineering
Phone: (906) 487-2789
E-mail: gearcher@mtu.edu

Lynn A. Artman, PE
Faculty Advisor, Engineering through Efficiency and Construction (ETEC)
School of Technology
Phone: (906) 487- 3484
Fax: (906) 487-2822
E-mail: laartman@mtu

Dr. John Beard
Associate Professor
Faculty Advisor Challenge-X and U2Explore
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Phone: (906) 487- 3110
Fax: (906) 487-2822
E-mail: jebeard@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.me.mtu.edu/meem/facultybio/beard.html

Dr. Paul Bergstrom
Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor Integrated Microsystems Enterprise
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Phone: (906) 487-2058
Fax: (906) 487-2949
E-mail: paulb@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.ece.mtu.edu/faculty/paulb/

Dr. Jason Blough
Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor Clean Snowmobile Challenge Enterprise
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
(906) 487-1020
Fax: (906) 487-2822
E-mail: jrblough@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.me.mtu.edu/meem/facultybio/blough.html

Kit Cischke
Lecturer, Computer and Electrical Engineering
Advisor, Wireless Communication Enterprise
Phone: (906) 487-2011
E-mail: cmcischk@mtu.edu

Dr. Sean Clancey
Lecturer
Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing
Phone: 906/487-3338
Fax: 906/487-3213
E-mail: msclance@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.chem.mtu.edu/chem_eng/faculty/msclance.htm

Dr. George Dewey
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faculty Advisor,
Phone: (906) 487-2892
E-mail: gdewey@mtu.edu

Dr. Craig Friedrich
Associate Professor
Faculty Advisor Integrated Microsystems Enterprise
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Phone: (906) 487-1922
Fax: (906) 487-2822
E-mail: craig@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.me.mtu.edu/meem/facultybio/friedrich.html

Dr. John Gierke
Associate Professor
Faculty Advisor Water Supply Evaluation Enterprise
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Phone: (906) 487-2535
Fax: (906 487-2493
E-Mail: jsgierke@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~jsgierke

Dr. Brett Hamlin
Lecturer
Faculty Advisor SAE Mini-Baja Enterprise
Engineering Fundamentals
Phone: (906) 487-1965
Fax: (906) 487-1620
E-mail: bhhamlin@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.geneng.mtu.edu/bretthamlin.html

James Hertel
Lecturer
Faculty Advisor Automotive Systems Enterprise
Engineering Fundamentals
Phone: (906) 487-3046
Fax: (906) 487-1620
E-mail: jehertel@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.geneng.mtu.edu/jimhertel.html

Dr. Jason Keith
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Faculty Advisor - Alternative Fuels Enterprise
Phone: (906) 487-2106
Fax: (906) 487-3213
E-mail: jmkeith@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.chem.mtu.edu/~jmkeith/

Dr. L. Brad King
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor - Aerospace Enterprise
Phone: (906) 487-2683
Fax: (906) 487-2822
E-mail:lbking@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.me.mtu.edu/meem/facultybio/king.html

Bob Maatta
Advisor, ITOxygen
School of Business and Economics
Phone: (906) 487-2809
Fax: (906) 487-2944
E-mail: rwmaatta@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.sbea.mtu.edu/rwmaatta/

Ibrahim Miskioglu
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, Board Sports Technology Enterprise
E-mail: imiski@mtu.edu

Dr. Paul Nelson
Advisor, Entrepreneurial Enterprise
Associate Professor of Economics and Engineering Management
School of Business and Economics
Phone: (906) 487-2809
Fax: (906) 487-2944
E-mail: pnelson@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.sbe.mtu.edu/pnelson/

Douglas Oppliger
Lecturer
Faculty Advisor Robotics Engineering Enterprise
Engineering Fundamentals
Phone: (906) 487-2514
Fax: (906) 487-1620
E-mail: oppliger@mtu.edu
webpage: http://www.geneng.mtu.edu/douglasoppliger.html

Dr. Robert Pastel
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Faculty Advisor Husky Games Enterprise
Phone: (906) 487-1639
E-mail: rpastel@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~rpastel/

Dr. Mark Plichta
Chair, Material Science and Engineering Department
Faculty Advisor - Innovative Castings Enterprise
Phone: (906) 487-2630
Fax: (906) 487- 2934
E-mail: mrplich@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.mse.mtu.edu/faculty/mrplich.html

Dr. Mohan Rao
Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Faculty Advisor, Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Enterprise
Phone: (906) 487-2892
E-mail: mrao@mtu.edu

Dr. Tony Rogers
Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing
Chemical Engineering
Phone: (906) 487-2210
Fax: (906) 487-3213
E-mail: tnrogers@mtu.edu
Webpage: http://www.chem.mtu.edu/chem_eng/faculty/tnrogers.htm

Ronald Savala
Visiting Assistant Professor
Faculty Advisor - SAE Formula Car Enterprise
Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Phone: (906) 487-3374
Fax: (906) 487-2822

Erin Smith
Senior Lecturer
Faculty Advisor - Professional Communication Arts Enterprise and Cin/Optic Media Enterprise
Department of Humanities
(906) 487-3263
Email: ersmith@mtu.edu

Dr. Robert Warrington and Anne Warrington
Advisors, International Business Ventures
Anne Warrington (906)487-1733, acwarrin@mtu.edu
Robert Warrington (906) 487-2005, row@mtu.edu

PrISM

Enterprise Team - PrISM (Program in Integrated Sustainable Manufacturing) WWW site under construction
Industry Partner - TBA; check back soon
Faculty Advisor - Dr. Mark Plichta
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 1
Disciplines Needed - MEEM, MET, MY, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives - To use integrated product/process realization methods to develop products which satisfy a demonstrated market need and can be sold at a price greater than their manufacturing cost

Enterprise Team - Pavement Design, Construction and Materials
Industry Partner - Thompson Scholars Program
Faculty Advisor - Dr. George R. Dewey, P.E.
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 12
Disciplines Needed - CEE, GE, MEEM, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives - Project focus will be on pavement design, integration of pavement and mixture design, materials development and selection, hot mix asphalt design, and construction aspects of the road pavement industry

Enterprise Team - Mini-Baja SAE
Industry Partners - General Motors, 3M, Chrysler LLC, DENSO, Alcoa, ArcelorMittlal, Cummins, Ford Motor Company
Faculty Advisor - Dr. Brett Hamlin
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 6
Disciplines Needed - MEEM, MET, MY, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives - To design and build a mini-baja off-road recreational vehicle for competition with a focus frame, chassis and suspension improvements. Competition is based on acceleration, hill climb, maneuverability, endurance, ride/handling, manufacturability, cost, and ergonomics.

Enterprise Team: IT Oxygen
Industry Partner: Various Campus and Industrial Organizations
Faculty Advisor: Bob Maatta

Course Number: ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 10
Disciplines Needed: CS, BA, STC, All Engineering

Goals/Objectives - ITOxygen is a student-run Enterprise Team that focuses on emerging technologies, and their applications in business, organizational, and academic settings. Team members collaborate to problem-solve technology and communication problems. We take on one-day, semester-length, and long-term projects. Our areas of expertise include programming languages, software development and testing, peer-to-peer networking, database development, and multimedia platforms.

We are one of the most culturally and cross-disciplinary diverse groups on the MTU campus, drawing from multiple fields of study among Team members who come from Africa, Europe, Malaysia, and the United States.

If you are an MTU student who is interested in joining the Team or a potential client looking for an accomplished Team to work with, please e-mail us at info@itoxygen.com.

Enterprise Team - Integrated Microsystems Enterprise
Industry Partner - WIMS ERC, University of Michigan
Faculty Advisors - Dr. Paul Bergstrom and Dr. Craig Friedrich
Course Number - ENG2950/2960/3950/3960/4950/4960 - Section 19
Disciplines Needed - CS, BA, STC, All Engineering

Goals/Objectives - IME is interested in pursuing projects that integrate sensors and microcontrollers in small packages to control a process or environment. Our goal is to begin to develop projects of our own, or in partnership with members of the industrial community.

Enterprise Team: Innovative Casting Enterprise -- WWW site under construction
Industry Partner: TBA; check back soon
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Plichta

Disciplines Needed: MY, ME, BA, STC

Goals & Objectives: To be a leader in providing products and services through quality research and engineering.

As a growing company, we are looking forward to expanding our facilities to encompass a wider range of solidification processes. We are currently exploring and developing processes in:

Die Casting
Investment Casting
Continuous Casting

Enterprise Team - Formula SAE Car
Industry Partners - General Motors, 3M, Chrysler LLC, DENSO, Alcoa, ArcelorMittlal, Goodyear, Cummins, Ford Motor Company, Trijicon
Faculty Advisor - Robert Whipple
Course Number - ENG 2950/2960/3950/3960/4950/4960 - Section 5
Disciplines Needed - MEEM, MET, MY, BA, STC, EE and EET

Goals/Objectives - To design and build an Indy-style race car for competition with focus on optimization of chassis, frame, wheel, and engine design. Competition is based on acceleration, skid pad, endurance, cost, manufacturability, and safety.

Enterprise Team - EcoCAR
Industry Partners - U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, 3M, Chrysler LLC, DENSO, Cummins, Ford Motor Company
Faculty Advisor - Dr. John Beard
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 4
Disciplines Needed - MEEM, MET, MY, EE, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives - To design and build a hybrid electric SUV for competition. Design objective is to modify powertrain to achieve 2/3 reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while preserving vehicle functionality, safety and performance.

Enterprise Team - Consumer Product Manufacturing
Industry Partner - Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Faculty Advisors - Dr. Tony Rogers and Dr. Sean Clancey
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 8
Disciplines Needed -MEEM, EE, CM, CS, FW, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives -To prepare a preliminary business plan for a student-selected disposable consumer product. The development cycle includes product exploration, market research, prototyping, designing a manufacturing process, and assessing profitability.

Enterprise Team - Clean Snowmobile Team
Industry Partners - General Motors, 3M, Chrysler LLC, DENSO, Alcoa, ArcelorMittlal, Cummins, Ford Motor Company, Polaris Industries
Faculty Advisor - Dr. Jason Blough
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 7 

Disciplines Needed - MEEM, MET, CE, BA, STC, EE

Goals/Objectives -To design and modify a stock snowmobile to achieve 25% reduction in CO emissions, 50% reduction in HC emissions and noise level reduction to 74dB. 2000-01 goal is to modify the chassis around a 4-stroke engine and reduce vehicle weight accordingly.

Enterprise Team: Blue Marble Security
Industry Partner: Rockwell Collins Corporation
Faculty Advisor - Glen Archer
Faculty Advisor: ENG1950/2950/3950/4950 - Section 2
Disciplines Needed: All

Goals & Objectives: To develop security solutions for people in their homes,
for local governments for the protection of their communities, for
industries to protect their workers and their infrastructure, and for
international markets to stimulate broad-based implementation of effective
security solutions.

Enterprise Team - Supermileage Systems Enterprise
Industry Partner - Robert Bosch Corporation
Faculty Advisor - Rick Berkey
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 13
Disciplines Needed - MEEM, EE, CPE, BA, STC, others are welcome.

Goals/Objectives - Supermileage Systems Enterprise (SSE) is a group of students interested in automotive systems development and working as a design team. The current SSE mission is to redesign the super-high-mileage vehicle that will challenge other engineering schools at the upcoming competition. SSE is generously sponsored by The Robert Bosch Corporation.

Enterprise Team - Aqua Terra Tech
Industry Partner - Environmental Protection Agency / Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Faculty Advisor - Dr. John Gierke
Course Number - ENG2950/3950/4950 - Section 9
Disciplines Needed - CE, ENV, GE, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives - To develop a comprehensive picture of the hydrogeological setting in which the groundwater supplies reside and conduct a regional water budget analysis to identify groundwater recharge and discharge areas for use by the KBIC in future development planning

Enterprise Team - Alternative Fuels Group
Industry Partner -  TACOM
Faculty Advisor -  Jason Keith
Course Number - - ENG2950/3950/4950- Section # 23
Disciplines Needed - All welcome
especially need CM, ME, EE, BA, STC

Goals/Objectives - Mission Statement: The Alternative Fuels Enterprise is committed to providing an opportunity for young professionals in multiple academic disciplines to interact with industry and faculty and to provide viable solutions to real world energy problems.

Vision Statement: We are committed to developing and applying advanced engineering technology to modern problems.

Enterprise Team: Aerospace Spacecraft Design
Industry Partners: Raytheon, ABSL, SAIC, WindRiver, AGI.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. L. Brad King

Disciplines Needed: MEEM, EE, CS, BA, STC, PH

Goals & Objectives: The Aerospace Enterprise has been established to provide hands-on aerospace education and experience to Michigan Tech undergraduate students. Its objective is to design and fly an MTU student-built spacecraft. In pursuit of the objective, emphasis will be placed on space mission design and analysis, vehicle integration, systems engineering, and comprehensive ground-testing and qualification.

Current Projects:

• University NanoSat 5 competition.
  (We received third place in the University Nanosat 3 competition)
  
• High altitude autonomous research platform(HAARP).
  
• Zero gravity research, currently working on ion space propulsion systems.
  
• Cansat, a university competition were we launch a rocket with a scientific payload 5000ft into the air.
  

Partnership Opportunities: Join Us!

The Enterprise Program is Michigan Tech's answer to private industry's need for graduates who not only have technical competence but also understand the practical application of skills and knowledge:

• We develop strong skills in communication, relationships, conflict resolution, leadership, and teamwork
  
• We study and experience global markets and competition
  
• We create an appreciation of other cultures and outlooks
  
• We build a firm grounding in environmental and social issues, ethics, and professional responsibilities
  
• We practice the ability to solve problems and think critically
  
• We work with business sense and management skills
  
• We demonstrate the facility to learn continuously and to turn information into knowledge

Members of the Wireless Communication Enterprise
visit their Team's site

How You Can Participate

The success of the Enterprise Program relies heavily on the support of industry, and Michigan Tech seeks creative and forward-thinking partners to help set a new standard for engineering education by making the following commitments:

• You can invest $40,000 a year toward instructional modules, supplies, equipment and student travel
  
• You can identify a real-world engineering topic
  
• You can designate professionals as mentors who communicate with students by phone and e-mail about technical matters
  
• You can facilitate two visits to the campus for program planning and evaluation of student reports and presentations
  
• You can provide materials relevant to the project
  
• You can create access to testing and processing facilities not available on campus

Two or more partners can co-sponsor a team and share in the commitment

Additional partnership opportunities:

In addition to sponsoring one of the Enterprise Teams, there are numerous other ways for industry to get involved and help ensure the success of this exciting new curriculum including:

• guest lectureships
  
• team mentorships
  
• financial support for equipment, furnishings, facilities
  
• donations of equipment and furnishings
  
• participation in year-end Enterprise Team presentation sessions
  
• suggestions for additional course module topics of relevance to your industry
  
• sponsorship of a senior design project team

We invite you to becoming an industry partner in Michigan Tech's Enterprise Program. To learn more about the rewards and responsibilities of participating in the Enterprise Program, we encourage you to contact:

Mary Raber
Industrial Project Coordinator
Michigan Technological University
College of Engineering
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906) 487-2005
Fax: (906) 487-2782
Email: mraber@mtu.edu

Michigan Tech's Enterprise Program gives teams of students the opportunity to participate in real-world settings to solve engineering problems supplied by industry partners. The Program prepares students for the challenges that await them after their educations, and gives new perspectives to sponsors, businesses and organizations who participate.

About Michigan Tech & Innovative, Interdisciplinary Learning

The decade of the 90's emerged as a time for change in Engineering Education. In response, the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech has become a national leader in innovative programs; among the new standards we strive for in the College of Engineering are education across disciplines, team learning and undergraduate research.

One of our major efforts is to promote a learning atmosphere where faculty serve as mentors and coaches; that is, they move from simply imparting knowledge to helping students discover knowledge. Envision engineering programs that include concepts such as sustainability, ethics, safety, business processes, innovation, creativity and communication programs where inquiry and innovation are the norm, where learning and application go hand-in-hand, and where students and faculty work in a team environment on problems of significance to industry.

An Innovative Concept

In the fall of 2000, Michigan Tech introduced a new engineering curriculum option intended to serve the needs of both students and industry. Called the Enterprise Program, the new curriculum gives a team of students from varied disciplines the opportunity to work for several years in a business-like setting to solve real-world engineering problems supplied by industry.

A Typical Enterprise

Each enterprise is intended to operate like a real company in the private sector and is run by the students. Depending on student demand and industry support, 10-20 engineering entities will be established by the College of Engineering and the University. Each will consist of 20-30 student team members and will have a specific engineering or interdisciplinary mission or set of expertise.

All Enterprise team members will have prescribed responsibilities corresponding to their level of maturity, abilities, and technical education. Within the projects, they will perform testing and analyses, make recommendations, manufacture parts, stay within budgets and schedules, and manage multiple projects while faculty members will act as coaches and mentors. Amid this exposure to other academic disciplines, the regular engineering regimen will remain rigorous.

Deliverables

At the end of April of each year, enterprise teams submit detailed written reports that include results of their specific projects. The students also make an oral presentation to their faculty and industry mentors. Upon request, they will give a presentation on-site or via video teleconference to the industry partners.

Benefits for Companies & Industry Sponsors:

• Sponsors get a fresh look at important engineering problems and potential solutions - through the eyes of an unbiased team
  
• Sponsors benefit from unique university facilities and faculty expertise to industrial projects
  
• Sponsors receive exposure to the latest tools, techniques and theory from one of the nation's premier engineering schools
  
• Sponsors make first-hand observations of the capabilities of undergraduates in one of the largest engineering schools in the nation
  
• Sponsors have the opportunity to gain exposure for your company among talented engineering students with strong technical and business skills

Benefits for Students

• Students gain hands-on experience solving real-world engineering problems by applying both technical and business skills
  
• Students get exposure to the complications of a real engineering project
  
• Students learn how to apply critical thinking and problem solving skills
  
• Students practice managerial judgement and project management skills
  
• Students experience the importance of teamwork in engineering and the challenges associated with working on a diverse, cross-functional team
  
• Students address multiple objectives, accomplish multiple goals, and communicate effectively with diverse constituents

Teams need to make sure that all of your Enterprise-related web pages comply with the new standards and guidelines, including:

• From your main index page incorporate a “Michigan Techâ€? logo that links to the MTU home page (you can choose an MTU logo here: http://www.mtu.edu/wwwhelp/logos.html)
  
• Clearly marked references and links to both MTU and to the Enterprise Program sites
  
• A contact name and e-mail address for team info
  
• A contact name and e-mail address for web-site info