Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

at Michigan State University strives for its graduates toacquire the abilities and attributes listed below by integrating the knowledge and skills acquiredin a diverse set of courses, through the culture of the program, and the attitude of the programfaculty. a. Apply the knowledge of basic mathematics, science, and engineering b. Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data c. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability d. Function on multidisciplinary teams e. Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. Understand

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 25.755.7approach had the unwanted side effect of making these component elements appear to berequired portions of the FCAR document, regardless of whether or not the course in questionaddressed this material. In particular, in a study of FCARs retrieved via an internet search, it wasobserved in several cases the example FCAR document presented at the two aforementionedvenues was copied verbatim, including the Ethics and Communications Components. Althoughthe given conference presentations stated that components were to be included only when therewas something to report, these programs would mention these components, then state that thesecomponents did not apply to the course; it is also possible that some components that shouldhave been

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mathematics, science and engineering. b. an ability to design and conductexperiments as well as analyze and interpret data. c. an ability to design a system, component, orprocess to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. d. an ability tofunction on multidisciplinary teams. e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineeringproblems. f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. g. an ability tocommunicate effectively. h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context. i. a recognitionof the need for and an

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy M. Hodges P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

you a cut above your peers and allow you to perform more interesting work. In addition agraduate degree requires you to perform research and publish a thesis. This independent workdistinguishes those with a graduate degree as one who can think independently and can expressthose thoughts in a coherent manner. The technical gains that are made in the pursuit of thegraduate education make clear the limits of engineering analysis and design. This instills a betterunderstanding of the ethical responsibilities associated with creating solutions for the public. Forthese reasons the Undergrad Only College is promoting graduate education.Currently the Undergrad Only College fosters the opportunity for undergraduate research with afaculty mentor. This

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(h) The broad education communicate effectively (c) An ability to design a professional and ethical

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

APPROACH FOR BETTER IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSAbstractPrimary expectations from a Senior Design Project is defined by ABET with an emphasis onproduct, process, and professionalism. In principle, the requirements for a senior design projectshould include development of student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development anduse of design methodology, formulation of design problems, alternative solutions, and detailedsystem description. Constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and socialimpact should also be included.However, it is debated how the process and/or the design product should be assessed, and howthe teams should be formed and function for successful project

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

selected Socialconstraints, and 3 selected ethical constraints). A series of changes are underway (see below) inorder to increase the design emphasis.All but one of the blue team respondents (93%) either agreed or strongly agreed that being on ateam made up of players from both teams hurt them in the competition. The same percentage(93%) disagreed or strongly disagreed that being on a split team had hurt their educationalexperience.6. Conclusions and future work:The competition clearly generates a lot of excitement on the campus. Over 700 people were inthe audience as the 2010-11event (see Figure 2). This is a very large turnout compared to manyother competitions. It is felt that holding the event on campus and pairing it with the springfootball

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1994). 4. Petroski, H. To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design (Vintage Press, 1992). 5. Ghosh, S. (2002) Humbleness As a Practical Vehicle for Engineering Ethics Education. 32nd Annual Frontiers in Education, Vol. 3, DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2002.1158738. 6. Chiles, J. R. Inviting Disaster: Lessons from the Edge of Technology (HarperCollins, 2002). 7. Kececioglu, D. B.; Wang, W. (1997) On the Lower Confidence Limit of the Calculated Reliability for Mechanical Components and Structural Members. Collection of Technical Papers – AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Vol. 4, 2885- 2889. 8

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia; Carolyn Labun, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the instructor, submitted for ethics approval, andthen posted on WebCT Vista by the University‟s Centre for Teaching and Learning. In total, 53students were surveyed and 39 responses (74%) were received. A copy of the survey is includedin Appendix 2.Comparison of assignments, projects, lectures, tutorials and examsThe first group of questions focused on the value students gave to different teaching methods.Students were asked to identify which instructional methods, assignments, project, lectures,tutorials, and exams, best supported their mastery of the material. The importance of eachmethod was represented on a Likert scale of 1-5 from “very helpful” to “not helpful at all.” Table2 summarizes student responses regarding this group of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zietlow, Bradley University; Jacqueline Henderson, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

law of thermodynamics. This installation allows the visitor to stand on a platform to simulate an earthquake causing damage to a building. As this happens, a graphical representation demonstrates the level of disorder or entropy as a fan levitates ping-pong balls. The amount of disorder is decreased when the building is reconstructed. Another product of this collaboration was a 99 second video explaining entropy. The video can be used as a pedagogical tool across all disciplines to initiate discussion topics such as ethics and global issues facing society. Additionally, entropy can be a portal into some questions about deeper issues such as: 1) what is the cause of disorder, 2) do we live in an isolated system, and 3) how can