Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne E. Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. students tocomplete a Teaching Practicum course during their doctoral studies. Students work closely withfaculty mentors in teaching a course. While the focus of the class is on pedagogy, the goal is forstudents to find the experience useful regardless of whether they are going into academia,industry, a research laboratory, or other career pursuits. In addition to issues dealing withteaching engineering, sessions are organized for career planning, success in both academia andindustry, ethics, and basic counseling and mentoring skills. This paper is a study of theeffectiveness of the Teaching Practicum experience. Survey responses are analyzed from nearly100 Ph.D. alumni for the period from the summer of 1996 to the spring of 2009. The

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

 Improvement Objectives for Mechanical Engineering 1) Improve Delivery ‐ To encourage deeper student learning by:  a. Integrating theory with practice  b. Integrating concepts across courses  c. Requiring fewer courses/semester to increase depth  d. Enhancing lifelong learning skills 2) Enhance Content ‐ Increased student exposure to:   a. New and emerging technologies   b. Professional skills (societal impact, ethics, team skills, project management, global  issues, economic justification)   c. Computer and numerical skills   d. Design methodologies and tools Following intensive discussions and two faculty retreats, a major revision of the MechanicalEngineering curriculum was approved in October

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Colorado State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Robert O. Warrington, Michigan Technological University; Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Perry, P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

groups.ConclusionsEngineering’s past history for invention of both products and processes has served this countrywell for over two hundred years but the recent confluence of events is suggesting that theengineering profession can, and should, do more. Hallmarks of these changes will hopefully benot only increased invention but also the implementation of that invention, or innovation.Successful innovation requires leadership, and, in perhaps a biased view, that leadership shouldcome from engineers whom have the technical insight and ethical courage to solve the grandchallenges facing this planet for the benefit of all her inhabitants. We can no longer leave ourfate entirely in the hands of those that are often non-technically educated. Engineers must takeleadership roles

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Martin W. Weiser, Eastern Washington University, Engineering and Design Department; Hani S. Saad, Eastern Washington University; Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young Uni- versity. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology.Martin W. Weiser, Engineering and Design Department, Eastern Washington University Martin Weiser earned his BS in Ceramic Engineering from Ohio State University and his MS and PhD in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He joined the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of New Mexico where he taught Materials

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

. Apply current industrial design practice and techniques such as DFX, FMEA and/or TQM to engineering design problems. 12. Construct and test prototype designs. 13. Develop and implement a design verification plan and report. 14. Communicate and present engineering design project results orally, graphically and in writing 15. Students will improve their ability to discuss and take a stand on open-ended topics involving engineering ethics and product liability 16. Discuss engineering professionalism and its responsibility to society 17. Understand the codes of ethics and their implications in engineering practiceWhile the students are engaged in designing adapted physical activity solutions to their

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Lorenzo M. Smith, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; David Schall, Oakland University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

interactions and bonding between the students increased as a result of the shared Page 22.150.4dormitory accommodations and hence tried as much as possible to offer on-campus housing tolocal students as well. Students worked in teams on their respective research projects. The teamsworked closely with the faculty members supervising their projects, graduate students, and oneor two industrial mentors. In addition, a number of group activities were also organized. Theseincluded seminars, ethics workshops, weekly lunch meetings with faculty and professionals fromindustry, lab or industrial facility tours, short courses, a conference and other activities

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

solve the problem at hand?These questions have been raised by different generations. In his treatise on Ethics, Aristotleconcluded “activity in a certain thing gives a man that character … dispositions are attainedthrough actually doing things (250 BC)1.” In other words, students gain such skills through thepractice of doing things. The authors investigated how unstructured “open” exercises (a uniqueapproach to learning using unstructured, multidisciplinary assignments) helped students cementtheir knowledge of concepts in Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer. AThermo-fluids laboratory course required for Senior and Junior Aerospace and MechanicalEngineering students was selected for this study. Students were asked to provide their

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

aspirations.In developing what is currently known as Engineering Criteria 2000, ABET reaffirmed a set of"hard" engineering skills, while introducing a second, equally important, set of six "professional"skills. These latter skills include communication, teamwork, and understanding ethics andprofessionalism, which are designated as process skills; and engineering within a global andsocietal context, lifelong learning, and knowledge of contemporary issues, which are designatedas awareness skills3. While it is traditionally easy to measure and evaluate hard skills throughmathematics, science, technology, and engineering courses, assessment of soft-skills poses somechallenges to engineering educators. In this paper, we present our experience in

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Mechanical Engineering; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamal S. Yagoobi, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

classes and engineering. That is, it is important to create linksbetween non-technical courses and the engineering thought process in order for the student tounderstand how non-technical topics (economics, entrepreneurship, business modeling, ethics,political science, psychology, and global competitiveness) affect an engineer’s job. For example,an engineer can use a basic knowledge of psychology to learn how to empathize with the end userof a product. This in turn will help the engineer become more creative by understanding how hisdesign is perceived by other people. The downside is that the introduction of non-technicalcourses is constrained by credit hours. If a department wishes to pursue this option, it must decidewhat portions of its current

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

to determine a program’s compliance with many ABET criteria. ABET’s Criterion 3states, in part, that a student should be able to design a system, component, or process to meetdesired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political,ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.5There has been at least one conference solely dedicated to the scholarship of capstone design inengineering. It was first convened at the University of Colorado in June of 2007 under the nameNational Capstone Design Conference. There were over 170 participants from industry anduniversities throughout the United States and a few other countries. This conference was focusedon improving the capstone or senior

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Spring 2010 students. Althoughthe sample size was small, the comparison of the survey results shows that the changes improvedthe course significantly.1. IntroductionIn the National Academy of Engineering’s The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in theNew Century1, strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity, good communication skills,mastery of the principles of business and management, leadership, high ethical standards, a senseof professionalism, dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility, and an attitude of lifelong learningare identified as attributes that will be required of successful engineers in the 21st century. Manyof these attributes, including practical ingenuity, creativity, and communication skills, are

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

entrepreneurship program tuition-free9. If needed, they spend anadditional year on campus pursuing an entrepreneurial endeavor. One of the KEY graduates whodual majored in history and anthropology, created an afterschool youth development program forat-risk students. The program integrates tutoring, athletics, community service, and ethics. Ateam of recently accepted KEY students with chemical engineering majors launched asustainability consulting firm. They have already secured their first clients - the University ofRochester’s Admissions and Financial Aid Offices. University of Rochester also offers otherdiverse options for entrepreneurship learning, and non-traditional entrepreneurship education ontheir campus. Rong, et al discussed a very successful

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

State University’s Professional Learning Institutelists five areas of learning that have been added to that school’s curriculum in order to meet theconcerns of ABET and various professional societies: ethics, leadership, innovation, civic andpublic engagement, and global culture and diversity.4 While the particulars of this program’simplementation are not important for this discussion, Siller’s paper makes it clear thatcommunication skills are not being introduced to technical curricula in isolation. Curriculumcommittees in engineering colleges are taking up communication as a single part of a large effortto address the concerns of their many stakeholders. Wheeler and McDonald present a detailed

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

Microsoft Project to develop a Gantt chart for theirproject and are required to update the chart as their project progresses.System Design Requirements Document: As a team, students identify the necessaryrequirements to meet their customer objectives and develop a system specification.Realistic Design Constraints: As a team, students identify the design constraints (budgetary,environmental, sustainable, social, political, health and safety, manufacturability, ethical, andlegal) that apply to their project and system.Hazard Analysis: As a team, students use a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) toidentify potential safety hazards, the effects of failure, the severity of failure, the probability offailure, and the current or potential design

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

, drawn from a large, public, research university in the southwest, is describedelsewhere.21 The Indian sample was drawn from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Theparticipants at both institutions were recruited from Mechanics I courses. This is one of theearliest courses completed by engineering majors. In order to test the role of ability, the samplesconsisted of a spectrum of students, from higher-performing to lower-performing, based ongrade-point averages at their institutions. All students participated voluntarily. The study in theU.S. was reviewed and approved by the respective Institutional Review Board; in India, aninstitutional ethics committee reviewed and approved the research project.Procedure Students participated about

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Mechanical Engineering

4740):ARE 4740 Mechanical Systems Design Project: This course is the final course in the buildingmechanical systems sequence. It incorporates elements of previous design courses by executingthe design of a hypothetical building with a concentration on a detailed design of the project'smechanical systems.The ARE 4740 course exists in the Architectural Engineering program as an optional coursesince 2000 – 2001. Later, this course became as integrated part of Architectural Engineeringcurriculum (mechanical option). The objective of this course is to expand students’ creativity andengineering design skills by meeting established design objectives while considering variouseconomic, safety, reliability, aesthetic, ethical, and/or social impact