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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Mingye Chen, University of Michigan, Flint; Sunzia Sultana, University of Michigan, Flint

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

] The essay “Soft Skills forThe New Economy: Their Place in Graduate Education in Engineering and EngineeringTechnology” states that graduates need to be educated in professional skills to succeed in theircareers. [1]Research Methods:Recognizing the need for the development of professional skills among engineering students, apilot study was conducted at University of Michigan-Flint mechanical engineering department.The study involved the development of workshops in collaboration with the librarians to improveimportant knowledge and skills that are not attained by regular course work in the curriculum. Aseries of workshops were offered over seven weekly sessions where students were assigned towrite a research paper relevant to their engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kamyar Ghavam, University of Waterloo; Homeyra Pourmohammadali, University of Waterloo; Lucas Botelho, University of Waterloo

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Mechanical Engineering

using different methods. This concept studies both linear and angular displacement, velocity, and acceleration of the connected rigid bodies. • Synthesis of the mechanism to follow certain motion criteria.Moreover, some of the other skills that students gained during this experiential learning activitywere: • Prototype simulation using commercial software ADAMS (Automated Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems) to obtain the motion variables • Motion simulation and modeling of the prototype by writing a code in MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) based on the theoretical equations learned throughout the term • Laser-cutting experience by fabricating the mechanism, which is in-line with the results of analyses and simulations • Soft skills

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Farid Breidi; Jotam E. Chen, University of Southern Indiana; Madelyn D. Sturgeon; Justin Michael Amos, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

implementation of theoretical knowledge in any discipline and enables a deeper learning experience. Additionally, students get to know how the industry operates and what standard procedures must be followed in the real working environment. These skills are important to any engineering student because according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, employers are searching for candidates that acquire soft skills, hard skills, and good character [4]. 2 3. Competitiveness. Challenges, and coming up with solutions to perform better and be the most effective team will lead to a successful career path in engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering

almosta century, it started to become more popular in the 1970’s. See, for example, Spady’s work [2,3], which examines CBL for public K-12 education.There are many publications that discuss CBL in different settings. Henri, et al. [4] presented acomprehensive review in 2017. They indicate that CBL may be beneficial for the success of adiverse student body and may also serve the needs of industry, which needs a cadre of engineerswho have mastered fundamental engineering skills. Discussions of implementation of a varietyof CBL-related methods in engineering programs have been published, such as [5] and [6]. Somepapers focus heavily on CBL for the “soft skills” embedded within engineering programs, suchas [7]. Studies analyzing a wide range of

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Annual Conference and ExpositionConclusionHomework assignment frequency was tested across four courses. The results from this studysuggest that the objective gains from using daily homework assignments are modest. Non-traditional students appear to already possess the soft skills that such a strategy encourages, andthese students do appear to outperform their traditional counterparts and receive slightly moreconsistent benefits as a result. A higher frequency of homework assignments does greatly reducelate submissions, but a good percentage of these would-be late submissions appear to simplynever get turned in. However, students displayed more consistent time

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Chean Chin Ngo, California State University, Fullerton; Sang June Oh, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

were: (a) to provide increased curricularflexibility, (b) to motivate and engage students in practice-based engineering experience andhigh-impact practices, (c) to foster the innovation and creativity skills, and (d) to strengthen theprofessional skills (soft skills). The mechanical engineering programs must also ensure to meetthe ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) program criteria [8] and to addressABET EAC student outcomes (1) through (7) in the curricula [9]. Often, the desire forcurriculum revision is also met by other constraints. For example, the California Code ofRegulations Title 5 CCR §40508 mandates that no baccalaureate degree programs shall extendthe unit requirement beyond 120-semester units. An exception can be