course that involves the students in a design-build project. In addition tothe design-build project, the first year engineering program covers a broad range of engineeringconcepts and skills, and is intended to give students an overview of engineering practice andmethods. The design-build project in the first year program is a group project, as is frequently thecase with these types of assignments. Students enter their specific engineering disciplinefollowing the completion of their first year engineering program. Students entering theMechanical Engineering program have a wide range of skills and knowledge regardingmachining and electronics, depending on their prior exposure and experience. Given that mostmechanical engineers will be working on
does not prove, the hypothesis that exposing students to new and upcomingengineering fields, such as energy harvesting, has the potential to plant a seed of inspiration inour students, growing their interest, excitement and dedication to engineering and the service ofsocietal needs. In conjunction with a foundational overview of the field of energy harvesting aimed ateducators and students, the paper includes an exploration of energy harvesters by a group ofsenior-level engineering undergraduates. The students collaborate on a joint project toinnovatively capture energy from the environment to power sensors and transmitters whichdetect cracks, corrosion, and fatigue in bridges in an automated and high-fidelity fashion,replacing manual
Paper ID #15706All Active All the Time? What are the Implications of Teaching a TraditionalContent-Rich Machine Components/Mechanical Systems Design Course Us-ing Active Learning?Dr. James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jim Widmann is a professor of mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University and has served as a Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University it Nepal. At Cal Poly, he coordinates the departments industry spon- sored senior project class and teaches mechanics and design courses. He also
andcomputer science). While some schools are adding programs in mechatronics and robotics, this isnot always feasible. An alternative is to increase exposure to programming and electrical contentin traditionally mechanical engineering courses, such as through the incorporation ofmicroprocessors across the curriculum.This work investigates the incorporation of microprocessors (specifically Arduinos) into theMechanical Engineering curriculum. The goals of this effort are to increase students’ familiaritylevel with microprocessor capabilities, to increase exposure to mechatronic systems, to allow forhigher fidelity prototypes in class projects, and to provide an accessible and inexpensive way forstudents to explore applications of what they learn in
assessment is based on thecommonly used course topics and based on identifying the common course learning objectives(CLOs). CLOs are then mapped with ABET’s program outcomes (POs). Assessment tools suchas class work, home work, quizzes, tests, as well as the final exam and/or final project work withpresentations are used to assess the performance of the students. The rationale for writing thispaper is to understand the variation if any in students’ understanding of the material on theiroverall performance in the class. Variation is to be expected since the student population isdifferent (full time versus part time, graduate versus undergraduate) and the course is taught bydifferent instructors. However, usage of common CLOs, course topics, and
AC 2011-1503: WHY INDUSTRY SAYS THAT ENGINEERING GRADU-ATES HAVE POOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS: WHAT THE LITERA-TURE SAYSJeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology Jeffrey Donnell coordinates the Frank K. Webb Program in Professional Communication at Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches and coordinates the capstone design project sequence. She also teaches first-year engineering, manufacturing for sustainability, and graduate-level project management courses.Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University
based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Mr. Danny Rubin, Rubin Danny Rubin is the founder of Rubin, a leading provider of online curriculum for business communication skills. Rubin, the company, provides its signature curriculum, called ”Emerge,” to engineering schools nationwide. Emerge features in-demand communication topics like email etiquette, phone etiquette, net- working, LinkedIn and more. Danny began his career as a local TV news reporter and national news consultant for NBC’s ”Meet
.” [1] Design has also been identified as a curricular pillar for modern engineeringprograms in recent reports such as in the “MIT Engineering Department Initiative on NewEngineering Education Transformation Report”.[2]A recently created Mechanical Engineering program has emphasized the engineering designprocess in its curriculum. Currently, students are introduced to the design process in their first-year engineering course. This course challenges students to learn and apply the design process toa semester-long design project. Design is also reinforced in several courses during the students’sophomore and junior years with emphasis on different aspects of the design process. Forexample, in a course on Machine Design, students are given a design
and the logistics complex. To ease the development ofthis type of experiential learning, a process for such collaborations is needed. In thispaper, a template for a team taught course where university faculty partner withpracticing engineers is provided. Using this template, a methodology that includes bestpractices, guidelines, and activities is developed which can be used by faculty to moreeasily integrate practice into their classroom. A checklist for selecting appropriateindustrial projects with the collaborating partners is also included. To illustrate the usageof this methodology, a case study of a course partnership between industrial experts andKettering University Mechanical Engineering faculty is provided.IntroductionTeam teaching
sequence in curriculum do not suit the needs of all thestudents of different programs and the employers. The present sequence of in-class semesters andmandatory co-op semesters is such that students have solid mechanics competency after the firstco-op experience while machine design course which is last in the sequence is taughtconcurrently with the first part of senior design projects. The present sequence is therefore lessbeneficial to the students in terms of co-op experience and the senior project.This paper presents initiatives taken to address these issues and discusses the details of theproposed scheme. Initially, the issues were identified from all the stakeholders’ inputs. And thenour approach has been evolved with three main components
AC 2009-51: INTEGRATION OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTALTESTING INVOLVING HEAT TRANSFER FOR A SMALL HEATED CYLINDERDURING COOLINGSteven O'Halloran, University of PortlandTimothy Doughty, University of Portland Page 14.777.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integration of Numerical Analysis and Experimental Testing Involving Heat Transfer for a Small Heated Cylinder During CoolingAbstractHeat transfer projects can be focused on either experimental measurements or numericalanalysis. Due to time constraints in a class it can be difficult to solve complicated problemsusing both methods. The project
Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms Using MATLAB and SIMULINK Alireza Mohammadzadeh Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractThe approach adopted in this work is an attempt to introduce students, in kinematics anddynamics of machinery course, to a complete design and analysis of function generationmechanisms via analytical methods. Although the approach implemented in this work isfor function generation type of mechanisms, the concept is indeed extendable to the othertypes of mechanisms as well. As a project in the kinematics and dynamics of machineryclass, students designed, and analyzed a four bar quick-return mechanism usingMATLAB and SIMULINK as the primary software
computation and simulation capabilities to the determination of the motion(including velocity and acceleration) of mechanisms starting from the governing ordinarydifferential equations. It was noted that the animations were effective in supporting the learningof visual learners6. Yin devised a 2-semester long computationally intensive project to designtwo specific mechanisms one for de-watering of moored boat and the other a piston crankmechanism for small internal combustion engine7. Excel computation and graphic capabilitieswere central to the project. The spreadsheet computations mainly consisted of inverting thecoefficient matrix of the systems of simultaneous equations describing the mechanism motion.Liu and Boyle used a pseudgraphical method
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
the mechanical engineeringtechnology graduates.The project investigated the current state of mechanical engineering education and practicewithin industry through assessment of recent literature addressing the shape and content ofengineering and engineering technology education and through conducting workshops amongstakeholders at key conferences and gatherings. The National Academy of Engineers’ (NAE)Educating the Engineer of 20201 suggests an earlier and stronger introduction to engineeringpractice within undergraduate programs, with the students experiencing an iterative process ofdesign, analysis, building, and testing. Another NAE project, Changing the Conversation2,recommended re-branding of engineering to improve its appeal to different
commonsections of an engineering and mathematics course while also integrating the curriculum of thesecourses through regular assignments that utilize the content of both courses and Problem-BasedLearning projects which apply theory to real-world problems.The WTAMU Model for Engineering Learning CommunitiesWest Texas A&M University (WTAMU) began its engineering learning community program infall 2007 through funding provided by the National Science Foundation Science TechnologyEngineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion program. The goal of this program was toincrease retention of first year engineering majors by (1) creating a community of learners thatwould form study groups early in their academic career; and (2) integrating of the
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
the new introductory course, andthe first cohort that did. All data evaluated their skill levels during their senior year capstonedesign experience. Therefore, the survey was a direct opportunity to assess the result of an earlyintroduction to the mechanical engineering profession and design process.The paper assesses the effect of the Intro to ME course on student grasp of the design processand their ability to apply the process to their capstone design project. Overall results were mixedwith faculty indicating that students who completed the Intro to ME course differentially appliedthe design process but also had fewer gaps in their knowledge of the tools associated with thedesign process. Furthermore, there were no indications that the
interests in- clude innovative teaching and learning strategies, use of emerging technologies, and mobile teaching and learning strategies.Dr. Donald Plumlee P.E., Boise State University Dr. Plumlee is certified as a Professional Engineer in the state of Idaho. He has spent the last ten years es- tablishing the Ceramic MEMS laboratory at Boise State University. Dr. Plumlee is involved in numerous projects developing micro-electro-mechanical devices in LTCC including an Ion Mobility Spectrometer and microfluidic/chemical micro-propulsion devices funded by NASA. Prior to arriving at Boise State University, Dr. Plumlee worked for Lockheed Martin Astronautics as a Mechanical Designer on struc- tural airframe components
(IMM) and Music in the same class. It isa project-oriented course that fosters critical thinking, creative problem-solving, andcomputational thinking skills through an open-ended team project requiring the synthesis ofknowledge in all four core disciplines. Students work collaboratively to design and developinnovative robotic and graphical conducting systems that can direct an orchestra. Topics taughtinclude robotics, visual music, abstract animation, computer vision, algorithms, data processing, Page 15.166.2music conducting, and project management.This course was offered in the semester of Fall 2009 for the first time. It is a cross-listed
environments: Individual differences in learning while mobile. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17(4), 511-530. Page 26.1641.11 10. McNair, L., Paretti, M., Knott, M., & Wolfe, M.L. (2006, October 28-31). Work in progress: Using e- portfolio to define, teach, and assess ABET professional skills. Paper presented at the 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA. 11. Eynon, B., Gambino, L.M., & Torok, J. (2014). What difference can ePortfolio make? A field report from the connect to learning project. International Journal of ePortfolio, 4(1), 95-114. 12. McNair, L
-ended projectsand a discussion of the five (5) principles of innovation. A math professor was also invited toteach a topic on the applications of calculus and statistics in the design and selection of rollingcontact bearings. For each mini-project and the final project, the students are asked to write abrief review of NABC analysis. (Need, Approach, Benefits and Competition). The overallappreciation for inclusion of innovation and entrepreneurship topics and the NABC analysisseem to be encouraging.IntroductionWhile many universities are considering, developing and/or implementing a separate curriculumin entrepreneurship and innovation, however, little seems to be done to realize that these topicsare highly interdisciplinary across many areas
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
the students were given two lab sessions to complete the final project. Lab Number Lab Description Introduction to Matlab and Solving 1 Differential Equations 2 Matrix Math 3 Spring Mass Damper System 4 Linear Simulation in Matlab 5 Introduction to Simulink 6 Block Diagram Algebra 7 First Order System Response Final Lab Project: Modeling and 8
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 13699-5700Abstract Understanding particle transport, deposition and removal are of crucialimportance to many environmental and biological processes. In addition, manytechnologies that are critical for the competitiveness of the US microelectronic, imagingand pharmaceutical industries require an engineering work force that are competent invarious aspect of particulate processes. The primary objective of this NSF supportedcombined research and curriculum development (CRCD) project is to make the results ofnew important research findings in this critical area available to seniors and first yeargraduate students in engineering through developing and offering of specialized courses.In this CRCD project a series
manufacturing cell. • One department of engineering housing both programs with flexible faculty, some teaching both mechanical and electrical engineering courses, as appropriate. • The existing faculty teach the foundational courses. In the implementation stage a number of the upper-level and elective courses are taught by adjuncts. This allows the program to develop and to be “tweaked” before commitments are made to full-time, tenure-track faculty. • The new program focuses on just two areas, materials and electromechanical systems. These two areas aligned well both with the existing skill sets in the department and with the needs of local industry. • The senior design project, the capstone project
use of flexible, affordable, and accessible data acquisition platforms,undergraduate students are becoming more and more familiar with the design of experiments andthe topics associated with data collection. For this study a self-guided tutorial was developed tointroduce the topics of data acquisition. Students at various stages of their undergraduatecurriculum are asked to work through the tutorial. This tutorial is also used in conjunction with across-curricular project involving numerical simulation and experimental validation of heattransfer topics of conduction and convection. Students were surveyed, both prior to and shortlyafter the tutorial, to determine the perceived value of the exercise in the context of theireducation and future
intent of exposingstudents to graduate work in engineering. The Undergrad Only College and a Grad Institutionpartnered to create and jointly fund summer research projects for the Undergrad Only Collegesstudents. The students propose a research project that is jointly mentored by a Grad Institutionfaculty member and a faculty member at the home Undergrad Only College. After the projectswere selected, the student spends the summer at the Grad Institution conducting a study orexperimental work to complete the research project. The program broadens the researchopportunities for the undergraduate student by enabling the student to go to the Grad Institutionand interact with graduate faculty and students.The initiative is to promote and instill a
) 1different teachers, a common syllabus is used for Frames and Machines 2calculating grades and communication of course Centroids 2expectations, and common standardized exams are Beams/ Shear Force and 2 Bending Momentused for all sections. Instructors have some Graphing Shear Force andfreedom to determine how projects may be graded Bending Moment 2and how quizzes (if any) are administered
be made more truthful and productive. He is the leader of the NSF funded project KredibleNet, whose goal is to set the agenda for computational social science analysis of authorship, leadership, trust and credibility in knowledge markets. He has published papers and developed software that aim to make this into a reality. Among the tools he has created are: KredibleNet: kredible.net Visible Effort: veffort.us Alterpode: alterpode.net Visible Past: visiblepast.net Ubimark: ubimark.com/inDr. Esteban Garcia Page 26.127.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015