Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Tom McDonald, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

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Mechanics

) advantage. As apreliminary study, students were asked: 1. Which types of problems (Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank or Handwritten) are best for which area of study (Math, Physics, and Engineering)? 2. To what degree did you find online homework helpful? 3. Which types of problems will help in your career?ResultsResults (Fig. 1 below) indicate that students overwhelmingly feel hand written homework is bestsuited for the Engineering discipline (over 90%). Furthermore, 57-60% of these same studentsindicate that this type of solution is appropriate in the Math and Physics disciplines, so moststudents do see value in traditional homework methods. So why are faculty using onlinehomework problems in these classes? One reason

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University

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Mechanics

Mechan- ical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound, as well as the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) Segment Leadership Team. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), Robert W. Fox Outstanding Instructor Award, and B.F.S. Schaefer Outstanding Young Faculty Scholar Award; the ASEE Mechanics Division’s Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J. Gash P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Aaron Freidenberg, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher H Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M. Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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has been required for decades, the future engineers being educated in our classrooms must beequipped to creatively apply the concepts they learn in school to solve problems. As computer-aided design tools are automating much of the calculations and detailing work traditionallyaccomplished by entry-level engineers, our graduates will be asked to take on higher-level tasksearlier in their career. To do so effectively requires them to visualize the problems they face andhave a firm understanding of how engineering mechanics principles apply to those problems.One way to help accelerate this development is to provide students with more opportunities tovisualize the effects of engineering mechanics concepts. ABET student outcome (k) recognizesthis

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joshua Richard Wyrick, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanics

. During his military career he spent over 10 years on the faculty at the US Military Academy at West Point teaching civil engineering. He also served as the Director, Graduate Professional Development at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering.Lt. Col. Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K.T. Howard, North Carolina State University

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Mechanics

to thestudents; keeping the number of students limited meant that the instructor could provide one-on-one help to each student beyond what would be available in a lecture or flipped class.Students were given a brief description (included as an appendix here). Ten students wereselected to fill out two teams of five students. The students included eight men and two women,nine sophomores and one junior, with intended careers of Aerospace Engineering (2), AppliedMathematics (1), Computer Engineering (1), Mechanical Engineering (4), and NuclearEngineering (2). Neither student grade-point averages nor prerequisite grades were available asthis pilot was intended as a proof-of-concept learning opportunity and did not include studentadvisors or

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Carnell P.E., University of Georgia; Nathaniel J. Hunsu, University of Georgia; Davis F. Ray, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Mechanics

performance is one of many reasons why students drop out ofSTEM career programs [22]. Aside from transfer students who may experience high stress due tochanging school cultures, students who perform poorly on initial exams may suffer from poorself-esteem and doubt their ability to succeed in engineering. Such self-doubt may result inemotional disengagement with learning tasks. Disengaged and poor-performing students areoften at risk of withdrawing from engineering courses, such as statics, that they deem to becognitively challenging. Because resilience is particularly relevant for students who experienceinitial poor performance, we will study the resilience/academic performance relationships ofstudents who struggle initially in statics and either