Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Lurana Crowley, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

retention inengineering the above samples suggests retention rates, a critical metric in assessing theeffectiveness of educational programs, vary when reflecting each institution’s unique curricula,challenges, data collection methods, and statistical processes.Many US mechanical engineering programs implement innovative pedagogies to engage theirfirst-year students. US Coast Guard Academy introduced cyber-physical system design andrealization by integrating a Bilge Pump design project. The first-year students were exposed tovarious engineering skills, including SolidWorks, machining, sheet metal work, 3-D printing,and programming using Arduino to build and test pumps [5]. Virginia Military Instituteimplemented a nine-week Arduino-controlled Potato

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick M Comiskey, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Christopher Sevier, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

autograders in computer science and other engineeringdisciplines. In computer science, the focus of the autograders is on code correctness, quality, andefficiency. In other engineering disciplines, the primary focus is to reinforce course concepts anddevelop modeling skills with code quality being a secondary concern [2]. The problems developed in the platform can be set up so that students have multipleattempts to correctly solve the problem. In addition, problems can also be scaffolded so thatstudents receive instantaneous feedback on intermediate stages of a complex problem. These twofeatures in conjunction create a permission structure for students to learn through failure withoutworrying about negative impacts on their grade. The

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 10: Special Topics and Innovative Methods in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Paul Yoder, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ilie Talpasanu, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Radu Ceausu, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yusuf Eid, Wentworth Institute of Technology; HAN THANH HUA, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nathanael Hillyer, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

skillsdeveloped during the mechanical engineering program. In the case of the Exo-Arm project, thepresentation at the Capstone Design Showcase hosted by the University has led to intensediscussions and interest from different stakeholders in engineering education: sophomore andjunior students, faculty, program administrators, industry advisers.Faculty arguing the opportunity to develop a program in robotics can make a strong example ofthis project and propose the adoption of more applied formal and informal education avenues(modify current coursework, introduce elective coursework, organize student club activities)dedicated to maintaining and enhance the education in key aspects of robotics (theory ofmechanisms, theory of control, theory of dynamic