Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Christiansen, Brigham Young University; Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Guthrie, Brigham Young Univeristy; Gaurab Paudel, Brigham Young University

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Mechanics

AC 2009-1417: EFFICIENT TEACHING OF ELEMENTARY ENGINEERINGMECHANICS COURSESHenry Christiansen, Brigham Young University Henry N. Christiansen obtained a BS degree in Mathematics from Utah State University in 1957 and MS and PhD degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Stanford University in 1958 and 1962. He began his career at the Western Development Laboratories, Palo Alto CA in 1960 and later joined the faculty of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Brigham Young University in 1965. He served as chair of this department from 1980-1986. Professor Christiansen’s primary research has been in the field of computer graphics. He founded and served as Director of the Engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

to a more efficient curriculum by eliminating unnecessary redundancies.The authors made an index card for each topic, which included the topic name, associatedlearning outcomes, traditional course area, and scores (Figure 2). The cards were then treatedlike trading cards when developing the modules. It was easy to move a topic from one module tothe next to see where it fit best.Step 6The modules developed in Step 5 are the ideal way to group topics together. This step addresseshow to bring different modules together to fit into the overall semester course structure. Thecourse format is determined; lecture, laboratory, or a combination. The sequence of moduleswithin a semester and from semester to semester must be determined. This step should

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hildebrand, Lake Superior State University; Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University; Steve Bryan, Continental Automotive Systems

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Mechanics

wasconsciously built-in; of course, this has the benefit of bolstering enrollment in thesecourses.4.3 Course Content & ObjectivesTable 3 lists, for each of the component courses of the two options presented above, theinstructional formats, i.e., respective weekly lecture and laboratory hours allocated, andthe specific course objectives (as tracked in the course assessment schemes). Page 14.1345.6 5 Table 3. Instructional Format & Course Objectives of the ElectivesEGME240 Assembly Modeling & GD&T