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Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilan Grave, Elizabethtown College; Nat Hager III, Elizabethtown College

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Materials

Page 12.934.2liberal arts setting.The integrated project we describe here is at its infancy, with main components still underdevelopment or in the planning stage. However, it is based on recent accomplished research andhas already recorded some initial meaningful interactions and achievements in thecomplementary educational components, reinforcing the general ideas and goals of the projectand forming the basis for publication of this report.The research component, which is central to the project, involves the use of Time-Domain-Reflectometry to study hydrating portland cement. The project provides opportunities forinterdisciplinary research for students in Physics and Engineering, Biology and Chemistry. Anadditional important part is the

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

. Page 12.36.2Throughout their undergraduate education students are immersed in the scientific methodbut often they are not exposed to the design method until their capstone senior project. AtCal Poly, we have developed a seven-step design method that guides students throughtheir project-based learning activities and enables them to achieve the skills that areessential to their success as global engineers.Design is a Key Element in the PBL Tool KitThe dictionary defines design as “a process to create, fashion, execute, or constructaccording to a plan.” The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)defines it as “a process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desiredneeds.” Practically, design is an iterative

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

place,where the learning is not necessarily at the forefront for the students and is effectivelycovert. Chick’s great enthusiasm for the wonders of science spreads to the kids and theirparents by means of the museum. The school science teachers may also use the place toillustrate science principles as part of their lesson plans. The SciTechatorium alsoseemed like a wonderful place to highlight Materials Science & Engineering (MS&E) toyoung people.The student coordinator of our outreach program was persuaded to write a proposal to theASM Foundation Student Chapter Grants program3 “to excite young people in materials,science, and engineering careers.” Our grant was funded to purchase demos and builddisplays that highlighted MS&E for

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University; Ji Ma, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jaime Grunlan, Texas A&M University

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Materials

science that students’ at Texas A&MUniversity would be able to earn. The current plan is for the students to take five courses in nanorelated areas and then do a two semester research project that is nano related. Since the programis joint between the Colleges of Engineering and Science, an introductory course has beendeveloped and was taught for the first time during spring 2007. The course is intended to be opento both engineering and science students, so there will be basic mechanics for the sciencestudents and basic quantum mechanics and kinetics for the engineering students. This builds on aprior NSF grant that was concerned with issues in nanoscale manufacturing.4As an additional part of the project, we are developing an experiment that

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

Materials Engineering at Cal Poly is to preparestudents to be successful as global engineers. Our vision is to equip engineers to solve technicalchallenges in the context of a complex global society. Our strategy is to redesign our entireMaterials Engineering undergraduate curriculum and promote self-directed learning (SDL),systems-level thinking and sustainable engineering practices. Moreover, we plan to develop apedagogy that challenges students to balance economic, societal and environmental issues whenstriving to achieve design solutions based on the fundamental principles of material processing, Page 12.367.2structure and properties. We refer

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

and both the sectionshave recently adopted the second edition of “Materials Science and Engineering: An IntegratedApproach” by Callister1 as opposed to the previously-used “Materials Science and Engineering:An Introduction,” by Callister2 (Sixth Edition). We adopted the current book due to the betterorganization of the chapters in terms of contents.Course Assessment: The course learning objectives, listed in Table 1 and course outcomes, listedin Table 2, were assessed using both indirect and direct assessment. The indirect assessmentinvolved student surveys in groups of four. These tables also list whether remedial action isneeded on the part of instructors to improve the course. We plan to enhance the students’knowledge of contemporary

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Beth Rogers, Yakima Valley Community College; OraLynn Manweller, Smiths Aerospace Corporation

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Materials

MaterialsTechnology Education: the MatEd Program2(MatEd). Most NSF ATE Centers are ‘portals’:websites that redirect inquiries to other hosts (where the education activity information isretained). The principal author is a ‘Technical Partner’ on the MatEd Program and is concernedthat primary education information be stored on and made available at the ATE website. Anexample of a portal is Merlot3, as opposed to primary education information available at the NDE Page 12.1283.2site hosted by Ames Iowa4. Thus, the education activity information for this effort supports themission of MatEd, and is planned to be stored and hosted at the future MatEd ATE

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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Materials

, fiber thickness, andproperties of fiber and resin materials are among the input data in the FEA. FIGURE 7 showsthe deformation under the given loads. Page 12.1050.9 FIGURE 6 – FINITE ELEMENT MODEL FIGURE 7 – FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS4. Course Assessment Survey QuestionsFor continuity within the specialty, it is planned to add several lectures of composite materials atintroductory level onto the existing course “Mechanical Properties of Polymers (MECH 580)”.Systematic assessment will be carried out in order to obtain feedback from the students. Theseassessment results will help fine-tune the

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Scott Chumbley, Iowa State University

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Materials

been given at a distance with the help of the Engineering DistanceEducation staff. While this is the cornerstone of the recruitment program, it by no meansis the only piece. There are numerous efforts integrated in this plan including aninnovative, educational, web-based scanning electron microscope that has been usedacross the globe.This paper will describe the presentation and the supplies needed for it. The paper willalso detail the extensive outreach program in the department that has grown during thissame period. A scanning electron microscope featuring web access for K-12 partners is aunique feature of this program. K-12 teachers are given training on the use of themicroscope and then create lessons that they use in their classrooms with

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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Materials

. The intent of thisstandard is to encourage businesses to minimize pollution during each step of a product’s lifecycle and plan for its reuse, in other words, from “cradle to cradle.”1,2,9Pedagogical FrameworkAn appropriate educational goal should be to make our students knowledgeable and sensitive tothe importance of environmental stewardship through the engineering and technologyassignments they are given. In order to achieve this goal the initial task must be to identify thedesired student learning objectives and then either find or develop appropriate modules thataddress them. Since ISO 14000 typically involves a variety of stakeholders throughout thecompany as well as the community, it provides an opportunity for meaningful

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Oladapo Akinyede, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

to introduce these experiments into mechanical undergraduate curriculum.We have decided to implement the proposed activity into three different laboratories, firstmaterial science, second strength of materials and third manufacturing processes. Once theseexperiments are introduced, we plan to collect student feed back and modify the experimentsaccordingly. The simplicity of the processing methodology presents an easy avenue for theintroduction into the undergraduate curriculum without any significant additional cost. Thevariation in the properties that is influenced by the processing methodologies presents anexcellent opportunity to educate the students on the process-property interactions and cross-dependencies in the material science and

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

,“learner centered” course. While we did indeed invest a great deal of time and energy thus far tocreate this comprehensive transformation, we believe that the students enjoy materialsengineering to a higher degree, are more involved in their own learning, and score somewhathigher, as a group, on certain classical examination questions. Unfortunately, our sample sizesare still small, but we will continue to build an assessment data base for this course as wecontinue to teach and modify this course. Because the initial assessment data is at leastencouraging, we plan to continue making changes to the course that encourage activeinvolvement of the students in their own learning. Since it is a rare student who has no contactwith or interest in music