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Teaching Fluid Mechanics through Photography

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 8: Thermo-Fluids Theory and Computation
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Azar Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #40426Teaching Fluid Mechanics through PhotographyAzar Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Panah is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Penn State University at Berks and her specialty is in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics. Her research interests include unsteady aerodynam- ics of biologically-inspired air vehicles. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Teaching Fluid Mechanics through PhotographyAbstractAs part of the General Education (GenEd) program at the Pennsylvania State University, weoffer an experimental course on

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Incorporating an Open-Ended Project to Address Complexity Solution of Engineer’s Problem in Undergraduate Laboratory Course

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 13: Lab Experiences
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: wee sing Yeo, University of Cincinnati; P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati; Azrul Abidin Zakaria; Zubaidi Faiesal Bin Mohamad Rafaai
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and ”The Research Agenda for the New Dis- cipline of Engineering Education.” He has a passion for designing state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Inno- vation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. His expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has impacted thousands of students at the

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Application of Extracurricular Course Teaching Product Lifecycle Management Concepts to Undergraduates

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: John Morris, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, P.E., Clemson University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the inclusion of additional classes focusing on PLM. Thisresults in PLM being a largely unknown subject among undergraduate classes. Informal pollsamong senior undergraduate mechanical engineers at Clemson University, in the SoutheasternUnited States, showed less than 10% of students had heard of PLM by the last semester of theirprogram. Though not intended to be conclusive, this observation can demonstrate the lack offocus on PLM within a traditional program. 3. Initiatives for Teaching PLMTo increase understanding of PLM tools and processes, Clemson University instituted theProduct Lifecycle Management Center (PLMC) with the mission to “foster learningenvironments through dedicated laboratory(s), workshops, and industry outreach efforts

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Effectiveness of Transfer Focused Writing Pedagogy on Undergraduates’ Lab Report Writing in Entry-Level Engineering Laboratory Courses at Three Universities

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 13: Lab Experiences
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Ken Lulay, P.E., University of Portland; John D. Lynch
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #38621Effectiveness of Transfer Focused Writing Pedagogy on Undergraduates’Lab Report Writing in Entry-Level Engineering Laboratory Courses atThree UniversitiesDr. Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver Dr. Dave Kim is Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator in the School of Engineer- ing and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His teaching and research have been in the areas of engineering materials, fracture mechanics, and manufacturing processes. In par- ticular, he has been very active in pedagogical research in the area of writing pedagogy in engineering

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A Laboratory Course Design Strategy to Increase Student Confidence: Connecting Material Testing Standards to Course Material and Real Applications

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 13: Lab Experiences
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Christopher John Greer, The Pennsylvania State University; Devon Eichfeld; Brianne Hargrove; Siu Ling Leung, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Undergraduate Programs, the Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, and an Associate Teaching Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interest is developing new engineering laboratory curricula to empower students’ higher-order thinking skills by solving real-world problems. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023A Laboratory Course Design Strategy to Increase Student Confidence: Connecting Material Testing Standards to Course Material and Real ApplicationsAbstractThis paper presents a laboratory course design strategy to align material testing standards withhands-on experiments, game-based learning, and real-world

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Design and Development of a Teaching Apparatus for Undergraduate Vibration Education through Capstone Design Project

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 6: Dynamics and Kinematics
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wooram Park, University of Texas at Dallas
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Press, 2018.[2] Y. Liu, "Design of instructional tools to facilitate understanding of fluid viscous dampers in avibration and controls class and course assessment," 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual ConferenceContent Access, 2020.[3] C. C. McDaniel and G. C. Archer, “Full-scale Mechanical Vibrations Laboratory,” In 2013ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 23-628. 2013.[4] A. Danesh-Yazdi, Y. Wu, and O. Onipede, “Interactive Simulation Modules (ISMs) inVibrations,” 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[5] T. M. Ericson, “Lessons for Effective Use of MATLAB and Simulink to Explore AdvancedTopics: Application in a Vibrations Course,” 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference ContentAccess, 2021.[6] A. Rezaei and A. Davari, "Teaching

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Work in Progress: Integrating Hands-on Exploration into an Undergraduate Robotics and Automation Class

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 15: Automation and Machine Learning
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Juliana Danesi Ruiz, The University of Iowa; Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa; Phillip Deierling
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the instructors. Thus, the hands-on laboratories provide an experience-based learning opportunity. In the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Iowa, the robotics classesare designed to teach students the basics of robotics and robotic kinematics. Robotics is a verylarge interdisciplinary field with multiple job opportunities ranging from programming tomanufacturing [5]. Given the overwhelming breadth of potential material, the class of interest inthis study primarily focuses on teaching students the basics of robotics with respect to anindustrial setting. The topics covered include three-dimensional (often nonlinear) concepts likerotation matrices and forward kinematics. Since the class consists exclusively of

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Mechatronics Research Projects: Engaging First-Generation Students and Others

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sara E. Wilson, The University of Kansas
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

was as good(87.8%), if not better, than other students (77.6%). However, under-represented minorities(65.4%) and first-generation students (64.7%) did not fare as well. A number of studies havedemonstrated that first generation students, in particular, face some unique challenges [2]–[5].These students can lack the cultural capital their continuing peers have including the skills andknowledge to build social networks with their academic peers and the ability to tap institutionresources.These observations have encouraged us to consider implementing changes to our freshman levelcourses that can support the development of social networking skills and encourage theidentification and use of resources such as faculty and graduate teaching assistant

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The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Service-Learning Project on Engineering Knowledge and Professional Skills in Engineering and Education Students

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University; Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Min Jung Lee, Old Dominion University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Delaware where he expanded his knowledge on simulation of multiphase flows while acquiring skills in high-performance parallel computing and scientific computation. Before that, Dr. Ayala held a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente where he taught and developed courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Hydraulic Machinery, as well as different Laboratory courses. Additionally, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to the industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of

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Board 130: Continuous Improvement of a Mechanical Engineering Senior Seminar Using Student Feedback

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yucheng Liu, South Dakota State University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

mechanical vibrations and controls course byadding laboratory and modeling/simulation components into its curriculum [5-8]; renovate a MEsenior design class through implementing industry-sponsored group projects [9, 10]; revamp aprogramming course via teaching C# and MATLAB to ME students [11]; enhance an engineeringdesign course by designing a group project for this course [12]; and make the topics in athermodynamics course easy to understand by developing instructional courseware for that course[13, 14]. Moreover, Liu and Baker designed a new course assessment tool to effectively collectstudent feedback through a mixture of closed- and open-format questions, formative andsummative questions, and Likert scales [15, 16]. This paper illustrates how

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Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Time Management and Self Efficacy in Different Learning Formats

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 9: Online Learning Environments
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Tara Esfahani; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #38579Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Time Management and Self EfficacyinDifferent Learning FormatsTara EsfahaniDr. David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National

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Board 127: Adding Inexpensive Sand Casting to Mechanical Engineering Capstone – Impacts on Student Inventiveness and Attitude

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Cristian D. Jacome; Ting Dong, University of Florida; Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

recycled to perform casting.Background & Theory Sand casting is associated with a limited number of Capstone senior design programs offeringbachelor’s degrees in Materials Science and Engineering [i]. However, the technique is absent inthe mechanical engineering Capstone literature; presumably because it is not used elsewhere tosupport ME senior design. Some casting examples do exist in ME manufacturing laboratoryclasses [ii,iii], but predominantly simulation is used in leu of the physical casting process to aidstudent learning and understanding of underlying phenomena. [iv,v] To incorporate sand casting applications in an ME Capstone senior design course, we deployedthe “Energy Engineering Laboratory Module” (EELM) pedagogy. EELM

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Design of Entrepreneurially Minded (EM) Effective Learning Strategies for Engineering Students: Course Structure, Grading Rubrics, Syllabus Design, and In-Class Mini Labs for Student Motivation and Learning

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 3: Student Success
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Muzammil Arshad, Texas A&M University; Rebecca R. Romatoski, St. Ambrose University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

from MIT, Master of Science in Nuclear Plasma and Radiological Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, and Bach- elor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and is currently teaching at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa teaching a variety of courses including Intro to Engineering, Heat Transfer, Control Theory, Electronics, and Senior Design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Design of Entrepreneurially Minded (EM) Effective Learning Strategies for Engineering Students: Course Structure, Grading Rubrics, Syllabus Design, and In-Class Mini Labs for Student Motivation and Learning

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The ScorBot Toolbox for MATLAB: An Open-Source Hardware Interaction and Simulation Library for the Intelitek SCORBOT-ER 4u Educational Robot

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 6: Dynamics and Kinematics
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Dennis Mays Kutzer, United States Naval Academy; John S Donnal; Carl E. Wick Sr., United States Naval Academy
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). His research interests include robotic manipulation, computer vision and motion capture, applications of and extensions to additive manufacturing, mechanism design and characterization, continuum manipulators, redundant mechanisms, and modular systems.Dr. John S DonnalDr. Carl E. Wick Sr., United States Naval Academy Dr. Carl Wick is currently a Professional Lecturer with the Biomedical Engineering Department of the George Washington University where he provides technical assistance and advice to capstone project students. Previously he was associated with the U.S. Na ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The ScorBot

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Fabrication of Fluidic Devices through Dissolution of 3D Printed Material in PDMS Mold

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 2: Thermo-Fluids Projects and Active Learning
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Gavin Bathgate; Dylan Perlino; Cameron Howard; Owen Frink; Reza Rashidi, SUNY University at Buffalo
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

institution’s engineeringcurriculum. It provided students with many unique learning experiences due to the generalunavailability and novelty of courses of this nature, especially when offered as an elective coursewithin a Mechanical Engineering degree instead of being exclusive to students studying degreesin microfabrication. At the conclusion of the semester, students taking this course were providedwith an opportunity to evaluate the course in both the lecture and laboratory portions of the class.Twenty of twenty-three students enrolled in the course participated in the survey, yielding an87% response rate. Table 1 shows the questions and the results from the survey. Each of thequestions dealt with a characteristic of teaching excellence. The

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CAM and Design for Manufacturing: A Project-Based Learning Course

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 10: Capstone and Design Education
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Stephen Pierson; Benjamin Fleming; Han Hu, University of Arkansas
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

current research interests lie in theapplications of materials science and advanced manufacturing methods.Ben FlemingBen Fleming is the long-time machinist of the mechanical engineering department at theUniversity of Arkansas. He has a career of knowledge in manufacturing and over 20 years ofexperience helping students build their senior design projects. He offers an outside-of-classopportunity born out of his own passion to teach students about design for manufacturabilitythrough machine shop instruction.Han HuHan Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universityof Arkansas. He leads the Nano Energy and Data-Driven Discovery (NED3) Laboratory, and hisresearch includes experimental characterization and

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The Design of an Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Course Facilitating the Cloud Computation Technology

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 8: Thermo-Fluids Theory and Computation
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wenhai Li, Farmingdale State College; Foluso Ladeinde, Stony Brook University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

methods to solve the system ofnonlinear differential equations that govern fluid flow and heat transfer, with some initial andboundary conditions. However, due to the limited computational resources available for classroominstruction, the problems used for illustration and laboratory assignments are limited to simplecanonical types. This means that students will not be able to analyze realistic problems withpractical applications, which are inherently complicated, computationally expensive, and requirehigh-performance computing (HPC) clusters that take advantage of massive parallelization. In thispaper, a course in the curriculum that addresses this issue is proposed. In this course, thefundamental theories of high-performance computing will

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Measuring the drag forces on Corvette car model

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 2: Thermo-Fluids Projects and Active Learning
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Manohar Chidurala, Western Kentucky University; Riley Bishop; Brandon Charles Sekula, Western Kentucky University; Nathaniel Burris, Western Kentucky University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #39128Measuring the drag forces on Corvette car modelDr. Manohar Chidurala, Western Kentucky University Manohar Chidurala teaches Thermal-fluid sciences course sequence, Instrumentation and Experimenta- tion, and Mechanical Systems at WKU.Riley BishopMr. Brandon Charles Sekula, Western Kentucky University Mr. Sekula is a rising senior at Western Kentucky University (WKU), studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Thermo-Fluids. He conducts industry related research and assists in organizing and main- taining WKU’s Material Science laboratory. He is conducting his own research in conjunction with Dr

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Machine-Learning Driven Robot-Motion Design: Introducing a Web-Based Mechanism Design Software

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 15: Automation and Machine Learning
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Brook University, and SUNY Office of Provost. He received A.T. Yang award for the best paper in Theoretical Kinematics at the 2017 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference and the MSC Software Simulation award for the best paper at the 2009 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) . He is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching by Stony Brook University and the winner of the 2018 FACT2 award for Excellence in Instruction given to one professor from the entire SUNY system. He also received the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Division. He has been twice elected as a member of the ASME

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Board 136: Utilizing Active Learning to Replace Traditional Homework in Undergraduate Engineering Majors

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Zahra Pournorouz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

and enhancing the thermophysical properties of synthetic oils. This was the first demonstra- tion of the work ever done in this field and resulted in broad environmental and cost benefits, especially in energy storage and heat transfer applications. She has more than three years of experience teaching ther- mofluidic, mechanical design, and solid and structure courses and supervising senior capstone projects collaborating with industries such as Saint-Gobain, Klein Tools, and Parker. She also has served in lead- ership roles at the Society of Women Engineers and STEM advisory task force to represent diversity and inclusion and improve student success and retention for underrepresented students

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Educating the Workforce of the 21st Century through Smart Manufacturing Systems in the Classrooms

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 5: Preparing the Future Workforce
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Roya Salehzadeh, University of Alabama; Gustavo Galvani, University of Alabama; Anahita Zargarani, University of Alabama ; Nader Jalili, University of Alabama; Daniel J. Fonseca, University of Alabama
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #37350Educating the Workforce of the 21st Century through Smart ManufacturingSystems in the ClassroomsRoya Salehzadeh, University of Alabama Roya Salehzadeh obtained her B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Urmia University, Iran, in 2010, and her M.Sc. degree from Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran, Iran, in 2013. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Laboratory at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. Ms. Salehzadeh’s research interests are focused on human-robot interaction, automation, and

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How Does Working on an Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Project vs. a Disciplinary Design Project Affect Peer Evaluators' Teamwork Skills?

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University; Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Min Jung Lee, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

team-based work structures, perfor- mance management, quality management, research methodology, and engineering education.Mr. Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Techno- logical Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDr. Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University Dr. Krishnanand Kaipa is an Assistant Professor and director of the Collaborative Robotics and Adaptive Machines (CRAM) Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Old Dominion University. Dr. Kaipa received his BE (Hons

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Quarter to Semester Transition: Lessons Learned from a Mechanical Engineering Case

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Amanda C. Emberley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, [5], in a study of 17 Ohio institutions thattransitioned from quarters to semesters, found that although there was an increase in studentsbecoming de-motivated, there was an increase in students’ self-efficacy towards theircoursework. This research informed choices we made in our curriculum design, such as havingflexibility in the structure so that students could change majors in their first year and potentiallysecond year without a delay in graduation.Description of Case Study This paper focuses on the quarter to semester transition for a single department(mechanical engineering) at a large, public, undergraduate teaching focused university in thewestern United States. The university is 48% women and 52% men, 15% of students are

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Facilitate Improved Student Learning through Bloom’s Taxonomy-Based Assignments in an Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 12: Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University; Haejune Kim, Texas A&M University; Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Grad: 08/2014 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Grad: 08/2007 BachelorDr. Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University Phapanin Charoenphol is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She teaches thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, engineering laboratory, and senior design studio courses. Her research interests include engineering education and targeted drug delivery. In 2022, she was awarded the ASME Best Teacher Award and earned the ACUE Certificate in Effective College

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Board 137: WIP: Engaging Mechanical Engineering Students in Projects of Caring: Socially and Environmentally Responsible Projects that Go out into the Public Domain

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students.Dr. Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park Received a BS in physics from MIT and a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Penn- sylvania. Worked at Link¨oping University in Sweden and then Risø National Laboratory in Denmark as a research scientist before joining Santa Fe Science and Technology as the Vice President for Research

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The Application of Small Batch Sizes to the Design and Delivery of Engineering Courses

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: John A. Mirth, St. Cloud State University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

[24]. None of these authors, however, specifically address the use of small batchsize concepts to enhance the educational practice.The following sections develop the application of small batch ideas to the design and delivery ofengineering courses. The principles of small batch size in a manufacturing environment arepresented first to define terms and concepts. These are then imposed on a common coursestructure to examine potential differences between “large batch” and “small batch” coursedesign. A third section presents a variety of strategies and tools that can be used to facilitatesmall batch course design.Principles of Small Batch SizeA logical starting point for examining the effects of batch size in a teaching environment is tofirst

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Exploring Mechanical Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Preparedness for Work

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 5: Preparing the Future Workforce
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Yashin Brijmohan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ibukunoluwa Eunice Salami, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

industry is a key concern inengineering education.Compounding this preparedness problem is the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted rapidchanges to the higher education system and caused significant disruptions to both teaching andlearning. During this period, most institutions shifted to emergency remote learning whichaffected both how academics taught and how students learned. Studies have shown that this shiftto online instruction disrupted in-person laboratory courses, causing engineering students to loseopportunities for hands-on learning [10]. Moreover, some instructors were faced with a need toremove content from their courses in order to adjust to lost instruction time [10]. These COVID-related challenges lead us to believe that the pandemic

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Student Success in 4-D (SS4D): Toward a Holistic Understanding of Engineering Student Success in Motivation, Curricular Attainment and Experiential Opportunities across Educational Stages

Conference Session: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 7: Student Evaluation and Grading
Collection: 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Samantha Splendido, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions: Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #37219Student Success in 4-D (SS4D): Toward a Holistic Understanding ofEngineering Student Success in Motivation, Curricular Attainment andExperiential Opportunities across Educational StagesSamantha Splendido, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sam Splendido is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She is cur- rently a graduate research assistant under Dr. Catherine Berdanier in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory (ECRL). She earned her B.S. in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Andrea Gregg, Pennsylvania State