Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10985Design Projects Concurrent with Capstone DesignDr. John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University Page 24.373.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Design Projects Concurrent with Capstone DesignABSTRACTNearly all Mechanical Engineering programs have a capstone design experience. In manycurricula, there is a classroom component that complements the capstone course. Thispaper presents a novel approach to that “complementary” class – one in which students areasked to complete two design projects

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan McNeill, University of Colorado Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10525Challenging Students’ Values and Assumptions Through Project-Based Learn-ingDr. Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice in the College of Engineering, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma. Diana has over a decade of experience working as a Design Engineer. Her research is focused on human learning and engineering, i.e. understanding how individual differences and aptitudes affect interaction with mechanical objects, and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision-making

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering curriculum, in engineering sciencecourses such as Statics, Circuits, Kinematics, and Heat Transfer. Its importance is also reflectedin several of the ABET criteria for accreditation of engineering programs (Criterion 3), as shownbelow1: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.While the Capstone Design project usually provides a mechanism for applying engineeringanalysis beyond the context of a topical course, it also often highlights the difficulty studentshave in applying prior knowledge in new situations. In

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Corey S. O'Hern, Yale University; Eric R. Dufresne, Yale University

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Mechanical Engineering

ProgramAbstractDesign and Innovation Centers are becoming popular creativity hubs on many engineeringcampuses. While a number of centers, such as Stanford University’s d-school and NorthwesternUniversity’s Segal Design Institute have existed for a long time, a significant number of otherengineering centers have recently been established and even more are in the planning phase.These centers generally offer a location, infrastructure, and support for the university communityto learn and work in a hands-on project-centered environment. Though each design center has aunique purpose relative to its home institution, the centers have all had a significant impactinstilling design experiences into the campus culture. This paper examines the impact of thearrival of an

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8643The balance of theory, simulation and projects for mechanical component de-sign courseDr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth In- stitute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Design and Solid Me- chanics.Mr. Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Anthony W. Duva An Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather E Dillon, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

ArtsAbstractThermodynamics is a difficult course for many undergraduate students due in part to the complexnature of the concepts learned. Pedagogical literature has suggested that students learn difficultconcepts better when they are presented in different formats that address different learning styles(verbal, visual, etc). During the last two years a new student project called “thermodynamicsin the arts” has challenged students in an introductory thermodynamics course to represent onethermodynamic concept in an art project. Each team of students selected a thermodynamic conceptand a different art medium including poetry, sculpture, music, painting, drawing, photography,and creative essays. Concepts the students visualized included entropy, enthalpy

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

bending configurations.On the first day of class, the students form teams of 5 to 6 students per team. Each team picks itschoice of a vehicle, machine or system from which they will pick all mechanical components foranalysis and design in the course. Each team is required to carry out four mechanical componentprojects and write project reports and make presentations. Each project covers a time period ofthree to four weeks. For example, fasteners and springs projects are projects that require threeweeks; bearings and gears projects require four weeks. Each team makes a presentation on eachof the four projects during the semester. The presentations are judged by engineers fromindustry.The reports and presentations are required to cover analysis and

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

traditional role of teaching and administering a modest research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, Scott taught ten different courses from introductory freshman courses to senior design, while serving as advisor to many undergraduate research projects. For the last three years, Scott has been at York College of Pennsylvania where his concentration is on undergraduate education in mechanical engineering. Page 24.879.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Machining Experience in a Mechanical Engineering CurriculumAbstract

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University, Tuscarawas

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Mechanical Engineering

new capstone design projectclass - Engineering Technology Project was introduced in the Engineering TechnologyDepartment at Kent State University at Tuscarawas in the spring semester of 2011. Studentswork in groups under direct faculty supervision on creative, challenging, open-ending projectsproposed by the professor in the area of renewable energy. Practical, hands-on experience isemphasized and analytical and design skills acquired in companion courses are integrated. Theseprojects align with Ohio’s Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program commitment to accelerate thegrowth of fuel cell industry in the state, to investigate manufacturing processes and technologies,to adapt or modify existing components and systems that can reduce the cost of fuel

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Mechanical Engineering

materials to undergird design and manufacturing education.Enlisting students as authors of these instructional materials further provides an opportunity toenhance their project learning. Formatting these materials on wiki pages, in turn, provides aconvenient method for efficiently retaining important design as well as manufacturingknowledge for subsequent use by a larger audience. By linking this digital information withengineering artifacts and manufacturing tools via QR codes, potential users can have just-in-time, point-of-use access (via their cell phones) to design features and design realization details.These are the ingredients of a Web 2.0 approach for knowledge management that has beenintegrated in our lean manufacturing elective as well

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patricia Iglesias Victoria, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); John D. Wellin, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

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Mechanical Engineering

programs in the United States1,2. The changes to the EngineeringMeasurements Lab provided an opportunity for the instruction team to examine the tools fortechnical communication that were used in the course. An A3 reporting format was instituted inthe course. A3 reports are used as the standard reporting format at Toyota Motor Corporation andconsist of a single-sided A3 paper (11.7” x 16.5”)3,4. The limited footprint available in thesereports requires that authors summarize critical ideas in a project in a clear and concise manner.This forces students to develop concise, high-quality figures that convey their message with littleor no text. In an effort to give students the opportunity to develop the iterative problem-solvingskills often associated

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Scott A. Miers, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University; Charles D. Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9874Curriculum Revision to Better Integrate Mechanical Engineering Science andPractice in the 2nd and 3rd Undergraduate YearsDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Jason Blough, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Philip Ring, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

 fields.In this paper we describe our efforts at the University of _________ to design and implement a lowcost PIV system. The design has progressed iteratively: first as a summer project for incoming freshmenas a part of an extant National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)Grant, then as a part of undergraduate research (UGR) as part of several local UGR student grants,then for senior capstone design projects aimed at design of systems to make quality measurements tosupport our overall research goals. Details of design, costs, strengths, and challenges are presented. Wenow seek to engage students with PIV, our initial ideas regarding this direction are discussed.IntroductionExperimental fluid dynamics is a field that is

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher E. Larsen, University of Missouri; Rose M. Marra Ph.D, University of Missouri, Columbia; Nai-En Tang; David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Robert Andrew Winholtz

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Mechanical Engineering

that collaborative tools for education are often chosen with thepurpose of supporting prevailing instructional practices rather than transforming instructionalstrategies. Second, they maintain that current research on collaborative technology has focusedon learner achievement while largely ignoring learning theory. This study describes the experiences of mechanical engineering students assigned to aseries of collaborative projects in two semesters of an engineering materials course.Participating students were given two different online collaborative tools, and two differentinstructional scaffolds for each semester. Participants worked in small groups to solve complexopen-ended problems. We interviewed student and faculty participants to

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven P Marra P.E., Johns Hopkins University

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Mechanical Engineering

components,terminology, standards, and design tools and methodologies. Laboratories, also scheduled everyone to two weeks, provide the students with opportunities to apply the lecture material to realmachine components and systems and to develop practical skills in design and machining. Eachlaboratory includes three separate activities for the students to perform, and almost all of thelaboratory equipment was designed and constructed in-house specifically for the course. Thethird component of the course is a design project, which is assigned at the beginning of thesemester and requires the students to integrate what they learn from the weekly lectures andlaboratories, in addition to the material they learn in the Mechanics Based Design lecture

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazeel Khan, Miami University; Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University

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Mechanical Engineering

details of a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored project todevelop multimedia educational material to enhance the educational experience of undergraduatemechanical and manufacturing engineering majors. The project approach departed from thetypical practice of developing supplementary instructional material for individual courses infavor of a scaffolded architecture which features scalable content for use in course groupings.Courses ranging from the sophomore to the senior level were arranged on thematic linesresulting in four groups or studios, namely: Materials, Thermo-Fluids, Design andManufacturing, and Dynamics, Vibrations and Controls. For each group, learning modules thatconnect experimental methods with foundational course content

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

courses were taught six times each (over six years) and were taught twice at twocampuses simultaneously. More recently, the course sequence was also offeredsimultaneously in house and on-line using lecture capture facilities. The purpose of thispresentation is to provide information about the effectiveness of using web-basedmodules for enhanced learning of the in-class material and inform the audience about theavailability of the course material for use at other institutions. (All course materials areposted on line and is available free of charge.) Assessment of usability of course weband of student learning through their projects and course grades was also presented anddiscussed.INTRODUCTION Understanding particle transport, deposition and

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanical Engineering

professional teacher. Due to the abstract and mathematical nature of fluidmechanics it was imperative that the information delivered by the team be accurate and that itseem credible.The activity had participation from 70 students in three sections of an introductory fluidmechanics course. Small teams of students were assigned to lead a class-wide review of achapter prior to an exam. Student performance on the exams was analyzed to determine how theact of leading a review affected a student’s score on questions covering material from differentchapters. Details of the peer-led review assignment, student feedback from the experience,lessons learned and project results are discussed.Peer-Led Review ActivityStudents were made aware of this assignment on

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Raymond Jon Raisanen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar, SDSM&T Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

equations of motion for con-servative systems. This formulation of dynamics is typically reserved for courses in which it canbe derived, which students encounter in their senior years at the earliest. However, while diffi-cult to derive, Lagrange’s equations are easy to use for conservative systems, even for sophomorestudents. They perform the functions of uniting energy methods with Newton’s second law andintroduce students to the concept of equations of motion that will be used consistently in juniordynamic systems. An example project is presented along with student feedback.SolidWorks for VisualizationWork integrating SolidWorks examples into the course can be broken into two categories: in-classexamples and student assignments. In-class

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Joy Arbor, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

research project.The research purpose of this project is to (1) show how students can be prompted to make suchlinks between academics and work, through this classroom assignment; (2) determine what linksstudents see between the course and their work assignments; and (3) provide data to allowinstructors to better show students how the material they learn is relevant to a variety of workenvironments. The collection of assignment essays for which the students gave consent wasanalyzed to determine the students’ opinions regarding the strength of the relationships betweentheir co-op assignments and the work they were doing in the Statics course. The result of thisessay analysis is discussed in the context of relevant literature and presents

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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Mechanical Engineering

implemented in a junior-level fluid mechanics course thatincluded both lecture and laboratory components. A total of nine learning objectives werespecified for the course. These learning objectives are: calculate fluid thrust forces, calculateaerodynamic forces, solve pipe flow problems, select a pump for a system, select a flowmeter fora system, write a computer program to solve transient fluids problems, write a professionalquality lab report, acquire and analyze laboratory data, and be a valuable member of team thatsuccessfully completes a project. The learning objectives can be mapped to ABET studentoutcomes. In this implementation of Standards-Based Grading, all assessments are done on apass-fail basis. That is to say, there is no partial credit

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University; Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineeringb. An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret datac. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needse. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problemsk. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.Student Feedback and Survey ResultsResponses from students were obtained to assess engagement and get ideas about improving thelaboratories. Students found the laboratories relevant, fun and educational. A sample of studentfeedback: ● “The projects greatly helped me understand the topics of dynamics better.” ● “The inertia and force experiments

Conference Session

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; John J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Mechanical Engineering

and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects program in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME from Louisiana State University, and his MSME and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Dr. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer-aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Page 24.133.1 Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanon Marie Reckinger, Fairfield University; Scott James Reckinger, Brown University

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9049Predicting Entrepreneurial Intent among Entry-Level Engineering StudentsDr. Mark F Schar, Stanford University Dr. Schar works in the Center for Design Research - Designing Education Lab at Stanford University. He is also a member of the Symbiotic Project of Affective Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Dr. Schar’s area of research is ”pivot thinking” which is the intersection of design thinking and the neuroscience of choice where he has several research projects underway. He has a 30 year career in industry as a Vice President with The Procter & Gamble

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

instructor is asked to map a course outcome to a particular studentactivity/evaluative component. Examples include a particular problem on an exam, a homework,a project report etc. This approach is consistent with the notion of direct assessment andleverages the fact that the instructor is going to evaluate the chosen component irrespective ofthe assessment need, since it contributes to the course grade. The instructor is also asked to set acriteria that reflects the demonstration of the particular outcome. For example the instructor,having chosen a homework on uncertainty analysis as the activity to reflect ability to applyknowledge of mathematics and engineering, may set the criteria for attainment as a 75% score onthe HW. This criteria is

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

pp.Brief narrative of procedure, measured Individual); Technical Analysis,data, deduced and analyzed data, plotted Economic Analysis, Recommendationresults with discussion and conclusions. for ActionME 391 – Mechanical Engineering ME 412 – Heat TransferAnalysis Design Project Documentation: FormalReading, thinking, and teamwork Report (1 @ 10 pp. + App., Individual) Memo Reports (X @ 2 - 5 pages App.IndividualME 451 – Controls (Senior)Laboratory and Project Reports: Laboratory Experiment Written Reports (2 Formal Reports,Individual); Abstract, Nomenclature, Introduction, Analysis, Results, Discussion

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

bestatistically valid and resulting data provide a groundbreaking view of mechanical engineeringeducation.In a broad-brush summary of the Vision 2030 survey data, the industry supervisors’ four greatestperceptions of weakness are worth highlighting. These four were focused on engineeringpractice—how devices are made and how they work, communication within diverse engineeringteams and with stakeholders in the organization, engineering codes and standards, and a systemsperspective. Notably, early career engineers judged their greatest weaknesses as practicalexperience, project management, knowledge of business processes and engineering codes andstandards.2 Many of these perceptions of weakness point unmistakably to a lack of emphasis ontranslating

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

University of Michigan and began his faculty position at Texas A&M in 2006.Dr. Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He is a TEES Research Professor in the Office of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs at Texas A&M University, College Station. He has been an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Pro- fessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, a National

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering

manufacturing capacity of the MME facilities, and incorporates a hands-onexperience of both undergraduate and graduate students.Our changes impact students throughout the curriculum. First year students work in teams ofthree to design a small projectile launching device equivalent to a child’s toy. Teams workthrough innovation and design processes of problem identification, goal setting, research,prototyping, evaluation, and reflection. Labs during the quarter provide students skills in solidmodeling and projectile motion and design documentation, but the final project requires them tosynthesize these lessons into a single product. Students design the device virtually inSolidWorks, evaluating assembly issues of contact interference and can conduct