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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

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Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Esmee Vernooij, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Catherine LaBore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Ava R. Wolf, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning; Cheelan Bo-Linn, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois; Robert Thomas Baird; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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, and theengaging process of curating learning experiences and artifacts, we hypothesize that students willcome to perceive their classroom learning experience as being multi-dimensional and immersive.Teaching students about meta-learning and requiring them to reflect on their learning viaePortfolios should further support a holistic learning experience. For the instructor and teachingassistants, ePortfolio-based projects will provide a good catalog of work for assessing studentmastery as well as the opportunity to make meta-learning and reflective practice part of theassessment process. As students will also have the opportunity to give and receive feedback fromtheir peers, they will have the benefit of incorporating other views and

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

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Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rihab Kamal M. Hamza, United Arab Emirates University; Muthanna Ahmed Aziz, United Arab Emirates University

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distinguishes and connects the current or actual level ofdevelopment of the learner and the next level attainable through the use of tools and facilitationby a capable adult. The authors believe that this area has to be considered carefully in thecurriculum development so that the students’ initial reluctance and hesitation are designed out.They decided to adopt a hybrid model adopting and mixing Instructivism and Constructivism.Instructivism in this context places emphasis on the educator in control of what is to be learnedand how it is to be learned, and the learner is the passive recipient of knowledge whileconstructivism emphasizes that people construct their own understanding and knowledge ofthe world through experiencing things and reflecting on

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

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

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Cross-Cohort Dynamics Project Study Kamyar Ghavam, Homeyra Pourmohammdali, Lucas Botelho Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON CanadaINTRODUCTIONEngineering educators are constantly seeking methods to improve the education of their students.This paper will discuss the motivation behind introducing the students to a cross-cohort projectand its effects on the learning outcomes of engineering students.Problem Definition: In undergraduate programs students often work on their projects within theirown cohort. However, this is hardly reflected outside of the

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

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Daeyeoul Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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-efficacy [15]. Pintrich and hiscolleagues developed the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) to measurecollege students’ SRL skills [5], and he proposed a conceptual framework for SRL in the collegeclassroom [9]. The framework consists of four phases that are explained in four areas forregulation; the four phases are ‘forethought, planning, and activation,’ ‘monitoring,’ ‘control,’and ‘reaction and reflection’; the four areas for regulation are ‘cognition,’ ‘motivation/affect,’‘behavior,’ and ‘context.’ Table I shows Pintrich’s SRL model [9]. TABLE I PHASES AND AREAS FOR SELF-REGULATED LEARNING Areas for regulation Phases

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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J. Asuncion Zarate-Garcia, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Ariadna Serrano-Reyes, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Israel Zamora-Hernandez

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defined for all academic programs offered by Tecnologico de Monterrey.Faculty must reflect on the results of their classes to identify good practices that must bemaintained and areas of opportunity in which he or she must work to improve the results for thefollowing semester. As a result, improvement actions are defined and uploaded into SAEP eachsemester. At the end of the two-semester cycle a meeting with all faculty of each department isheld in which the results of the cycle are presented and discussed. The outcome of the meeting isa list of good practices shared by the faculty and a list of actions for improvement that will beconducted the following cycle. Also, the need for technological or laboratory infrastructure areidentified. In

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Nicholas DiZinno, New York University; Yona Jean-Pierre, New York University

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requires reflecting on what has been done[6,7]. To achieve this, students must not only practice a substantial quantity of assignments, they mustreceive feedback and then reflect on the experience. The value of feedback is well accepted. Theauthors of [8] state that prompt feedback is essential for students to improve their models and makesolid modeling more of an engineering design task and less of an art project; while both [2] and [4]contend that without feedback to remedy their models, students develop and perpetuate poor modelingstrategies. In spite of the obvious value, traditionally there is a significant time lag between theintroduction of a concept and the receipt of feedback by the student. In some instances, weeks mayelapse before a

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University

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real-time polling software Poll Everywhere (2019) asked one quantitativeand one qualitative question regarding the qualifications reflected in the resume before them.FindingsA total of 36 students participated in this exercise. Students who received Candidate 1’s resume(first name on resume: “Julie”) were asked “You are the recruiter at a defense contractor seekingto fill an entry level structural engineering position. How likely are you to offer Candidate 1 aninterview?” Students were provided response options on a 5-point Likert-type scale, which wasdisplayed as a bar chart in real time for the class. As shown in Figure 1, no students indicated a“Very high likelihood” of offering Candidate 1 an interview and one student indicated a “Verylow

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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provided to scholars have themost impact, especially in “Scientific Self-Efficacy”, “Science/Engineering Identity” and“Expectations”. Less than 16% of the scholars consider attending conferences or featuring theirresearch on website as having a positive impact. The lower percentages in those two activitiesmay also reflect that not all the scholars have the opportunities to attend a research conference ordo research, also have research results featured on website. Figure 4. Percentages of individual research activities having contributed positively to the five categories. The five community building activities have contributed more in helping studentsintegrate into the program and campus. Illustrated in

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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Vallorie Peridier, Temple University

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of performance indicators isthat, collectively, they span all competencies suggested by either the SO or any relevantdefinitions in the Criteria.The second observation applies to programs in transition from the former (pre-2019) SO a-k tothe current SO 1-7. ABET/EAC revised the SO’s and definitions in the new Criteria with intent,so simply “mapping” existing SO a-k performance indicators to the new SO 1-7 may not yieldthe best result. Indeed, it is a valuable exercise for the SO committee to “start fresh” and deviseperformance indicators that specifically integrate the new language of the Criteria, because thisactivity will compel the committee to collectively reflect on the implications of the SO and itsattendant implied competencies.The

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

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James D. Carrico, University of Mary; Javad Anjum, University of Mary; Audra Anjum, Ohio University

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examines the effectiveness of interprofessional project-based service learning (PBSL)experience in fostering a deep orientation to learning, and professional skills (especiallycommunication and teamwork). Learning orientation describes a student’s attitude towards andmotivation for studying. It is desirable that engineering students adopt a so-called deep learningorientation, emphasizing understanding as well as reflection on the applicability of course contentand the transferability of learning experiences to professional settings 5 . The need for a focus onprofessional skills has been emphasized since the 1990s due to the preponderance of engineeringjobs being in commercial industry, where the ability to function as part of a cross

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy I - Best Teaching Practices

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Patrick Alan Linford, U.S. Military Academy; James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy; John R. Rogers, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

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modified so as to reflect a corrected understanding ofthe concept. In-line corrections are preferred, which usually requires the student to space theiroriginal work out appropriately, and neatness is rewarded. If the original submission is almostcompletely worked, the “correction” largely becomes an aided rework of the problem. At thispoint, copying of the solution is possible, but discouraged. In such a situation, the student wouldget a very low grade on the original submission and then get a very high grade on the “corrections”portion of their submission. Given the weighting between each assignment, the overall grade isstill failing. In either case, the first part of the grading is to assign a score to the correctionsthemselves based on how

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Lopa Bakrania, Rowan University

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difference between the traditional and the online offering. The absence of anynoticeable difference in learning outcomes is an important baseline for the effectiveness of theonline course. The indirect measures based on student surveys reflected a similar endorsement ofthe online approach. Besides the learning outcomes, the exercise of transforming an existingface-to-face course to online delivery, highlighted: effective transition strategies, assignmenttypes, and engagement methods to build a successful course. This case study proposes a stagedtransition to test lecture content and assignments within a traditional lecture-based setting. Theoutcomes of this work provide valuable guiding principles for the engineering educationcommunity considering

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

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Daigo Misaki, Kogakuin University; Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Takuma Odaka, Kogakuin University

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evaluation, engineering educators who fail to reflect ontheir own cultural perspectives may understate the importance of conflicts and instead favorrespectful, harmonious cooperation. However, task conflicts, when modulated well, can function assources of creativity and innovation, a necessary engine in the early, diverging phase of innovation[17]. We believe that it is important to enable Japanese students to learn both collaboration andcooperation with people from diverse backgrounds.Given the complexity of teamwork and its context dependency, we believe that a simple rubric asproposed by JABEE is not enough. It is necessary to develop a method to measure teamwork learningwhile taking into consideration the cultural context of the

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Michele Miller, Campbell University

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billion pounds of plastics were manufactured in the US. What questions does this statement raise for you?After students list as many questions as possible, they could be instructed to improve them andprioritize them. In my case, the next step was for groups of four students to compare theirquestions and prepare a team list. The list of student questions does not necessarily need to beturned in. But if they are, they can be used to drive lecture material or as an assessment ofstudent curiosity. The questions in fall 2019 reflected a wide variety of interests on the students’part. Some focused attention on the environmental issues, some on the material property issues,some on the industries that use plastics the most. By better understanding

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric A. Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels P.E., University of New Haven

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writing habits and on the first day of thermo-fluids lab to describe how the goabout writing lab reports. Later in the term the students were asked to reflect about working onprojects with team members; they were then asked to describe the process by which they write ateam tech memo. The responses were thematically coded. Their responses are summarized inTable 3. Table 3: Tally of student responses to short surveys regarding their writing habits. Describe your process for writing lab reports? Spring 2020 Fall 2019 Carry out analysis 1st 8

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy I - Best Teaching Practices

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Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Senate Resolution, ASEE Prism, and Voice of America.Dr. Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh Renee Clark is Research Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Assessment for the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC) in the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. She conducts research on education projects that focus on active learning and engineering professional development. Current research includes the propagation of active learning throughout the Swanson School and the use of systematic reflection and metacognitive activities within coursework. She received the Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and the MS in Mechanical Engineering from

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

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Camilo Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Tomas Fajardo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Shayne Kelly McConomy, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Joshua James Blank, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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functionality of each individual component prior to integrating parts together. The one-page report gives students the opportunity to take note of their accomplishments and reflect onthe remaining tasks.Lastly, the final presentation deliverable includes several forms of showcasing their project. Themain method is by demonstrating their final device working as initially proposed in the firstdeliverable. The second is by completing a full report explained in further detail in the nextsection. The third and final method is through a video that may be presented to a technicalaudience. These three different methods of presentation challenge groups to showcase their effortin a well-rounded manner. It is important for students to be able to publicly present

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

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Alexander Bryan Bailey, Alfred State College; Trevor S. Michelson, State University of New York, Alfred State; Reza Rashidi, State University of New York, Alfred State

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. Combination of the individual assessmentscreated more comprehensive results. It was concluded that the teaching method proposed in thispaper was successful. Observations regarding the learning experience and skill development inthe undergraduate student from the instructor’s and lab assistant’s perspectives were provided. Inaddition, comments regarding the student's motivation, confidence, risks, failures, frustrations,achievements, and reflections were presented from the student’s perspectives.References[1] Nisar A, Afzulpurkar N, Mahaisavariya B, Tuantranont A. MEMS-based micropumps in drug delivery and biomedical applications. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2008 Mar 28;130(2):917-42.[2] Tang WC, Lee AP. Defense applications of

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Jamie Szwalek, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jaqueline Oxmara Rojas Robles, University of Illinois at Chicago

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engineering curriculum atUniversity of Illinois at Chicago since Fall 2018. In particular, "electrification" of studentprojects and learning outcomes has been front and center in the department's latest strategicplanning. Leveraging recent literature and faculty expertise, an increasingly deeper integration ofArduino has since taken place, while attempting to maintain the core of team-based mechanicaldesign using morphological methods. The focus of this paper is to identify the challenges andpitfalls in such an endeavor by reflecting on the process of change over three semesters ofimplementation, including the deployment of both top-down and bottom-up approaches. Inparticular, this paper will examine course content development, teaching staff

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University

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solution,the need for proper procedures such as mesh convergence and verification and validation, andthe benefit of techniques such as a sensitivity study. As an instructor, one can only hope that inaddition to students gaining technical skills in a finite element course, that they also gain acontextual understanding of how to properly employ this technique. While ethical use of finiteelement model is certainly a topic of great relevance, it is outside of the scope of this work.However, the point should be made that ethical decision making can assist with difficultproblems in cases where some outcomes may seem cheaper or easier.AssessmentStudents were provided an opportunity to reflect on the course learning goals identified in thecourse at the

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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Lan He, Beihang University; Jingjun Yu, Beihang University

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entire process of curricula and project.Evaluation systemDifferent from the traditional simple book-exam testing method, the new evaluation systemfor each related course should score a student in the perspectives of comprehendingapplication of knowledge and the abilities of engineering practice. Because the eight coursesin this draft are interconnected through “handwriting robot” project, the realization of“handwriting robot” can reflect a part of students’ learning outcomes. The syntheticevaluation system consists of the usual-time performance (20%), final examination (30%)and achievement demonstration and result defense (50%), which applies to every course.Moreover, considering the difference in students’ abilities and encouraging students to

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics II - Feel the Vibe

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Yucheng Liu P.E., Mississippi State University

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students to better understand the damping and its associated properties through the development and implementation of new instructional tools, a course assessment questionnaire was conducted in the Fall 2018 class to reflect the impact of the presented curriculum development activities on student learning. In order to determine the effects of the two developed vibration systems on this course, a course assessment questionnaire designed by the author [10, 11] was used to collect student perceptions and the results were compared with the student feedback collected in the Fall 2017 class [7, 8]. 4.1 Course Goals Table 3 shows how students compared their level of knowledge for related topics before and after this

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

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J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University

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also required in 2019 for the first time. These required the students to reflect on what theylearned and did the previous week and set goals for the following week. These were added to encourageself-paced learning, effective use of videos, and goal setting. The percentage of course grade comingfrom homework and a semester-long, group project was decreased to allow for the addition of videoquizzes and journal entries to the grading scheme.Population AnalysisThe dataset includes 156 students who completed the course across three years – 2017 and 2018, whichwere taught with a traditional instructional model, and 2019, which was taught using a flipped coursemodel. Student grade in the course, final exam score, cumulative GPA entering the semester

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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

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conditions in FEA software. Thedifficulties arise in ensuring the implemented loading and support conditions in the FEAsimulation reflect or match actual loading and support conditions of the real product.(3) The meshing and convergence where users need to define the global finite element size andfine mesh element size refinements in stress concentration areas or important areas. This can bedifficult for students to master. A convergence condition approach will be typically satisfied byusing smaller element sizes around stress concentration areas. The smaller element size meansmuch longer simulation time and much larger required internal memory for the computer.(4) Data analysis where users need to properly interpret and to verify the simulation

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Barry Willis, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Terence Soule, University of Idaho; P.K. Northcutt II, University of Idaho; Terri A. Gaffney, University of Idaho; Jeffrey Kimberling, University of Idaho; Angela C. Shears, University of Idaho; Ann Miller, University of Idaho

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class had online competency modules to help in classes.Working through these on the students’ own time was beneficial. One student stated that thisteaching approach elevated his confidence in his knowledge of the course content. During thefirst semester that this approach was tried, word got out to the students about the structure of theclass, and other students in the program asked when their classes would be structured in thisfashion.Figure 2 shows the distribution of when the video modules were watched. The review course wasoffered on Tuesday nights. Students tended to watch the videos immediately before class.Unfortunately, this did not allow time for reflection between watching the videos, taking theknowledge area assessment and asking a

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Shelby Ann McNeilly, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee P.E., Boise State University

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modernized bachelor-level program at BSU’s MBE Department was developedbased upon a range of stakeholder inspirations, one of the most critical being student feedback.Through course evaluations and direct reflection of learning, undergraduates had requested moreflexibility with class selection, more hands-on engineering, and more themed learning tracks.The faculty recognized these inquiries to be of similar premise to those presented by numerousmechanical engineering education reform initiatives and publications. In these documents, thediscussion of the disassociation between industry needs and what mechanical engineers new totheir careers are prepared to provide is relentless. With the understanding that the presentcurriculum had not been

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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Thomas W. DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Elizabeth (Elisha) M.H. Garcia, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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exception of the (U)nsatisfactoryrange. Program faculty elected to include a grade of “D” (60-70%) within the (U)nsatisfactory rather than in the(M)arginal category because earning a “D” on an assignment negatively impacts the Naval Architecture and MarineEngineering graduation requirement of a 2.0 GPA.Since most Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering student cohort sizes are not large enough to report overallpercentages (no statistical significance), raw scores in each category are used to better reflect the underlyingdistribution of performance. Therefore, to calculate the EAMU Vector, the raw number of Naval Architecture andMarine Engineering students earning a grade in each scoring band are tallied, not the overall percentage of

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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students will study more, 20% will pass/fail the course, 12% will seek assistance withthe teaching assistant or instructor, 8% will pay more attention, and 4% will stop caring for theclass. These findings are paramount in engineering education as they reveal the emotional effectsand the actions taken by students when grades are not favorable. Low grades can further beassociated with student disengaging from lecture sessions or from the entire course.The open-ended responses reflect that most students will increase their effort to study more whengrades are not as expected, others will simply pass/fail the course. Students additionallyacknowledged that timing (e.g., drop deadlines) impacted their choice to study more or to withdrawfrom a course

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas at San Antonio; Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas at San Antonio

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be careful of actionsthat can be viewed as belittling, humiliating, ridiculing or shaming of students. It appears criticism,humor and raised voices are viewed as unhelpful by some students.Overall, there appears to be an increase in the number of student complaints. Maybe this is areflection of the increasingly litigious nature of society. Instructors need to evaluate periodicallytheir classroom policies to reflect the reality that expectations in 2020 are not the same as that of20 or 40 years ago, when many of today’s instructors were students.References:[1] C. Novoa, A.M. Ortiz, and K.G. Talley, Multi-Disciplinary Summer Orientation Sessions for First-YearStudents in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Physics and Computer Science, Paper