from alumni as well as employers about ‘special understanding’ gained throughcapstone design prototyping.We recognize that the demanding task of mentoring senior design teams takes leadership,management, and proficiency with state-of-the-art tools. In order to better cultivate these skillsin design team mentors, a semester long graduate seminar has been created. This seminar allowsIEW members to share and reflect on actions taken with individual teams to find collectivesolutions for common problems. Page 11.895.4Despite extensive mentor development, experience has shown that seniors often need substantialshop training in order to complete their
effective in taking a lead in the education of ourclients on the use of the new technologies. The visit was a success beyond our most optimistic projection of what we could get donein the short time we were in Tibet. These accomplishments pale in comparison to the personalgrowth and leadership skill development experiences that the students were able to take from thistrip. Real-world problems require an ability to adapt to local constraints that could not beanticipated. How do you make a building out of rocks and mud? Are there supplies available inremote locations for liquid waste handling (PVC pipe), venting (aluminum stove pipes), lumberfor structures (hand hewn logs), mortar (concrete with sifted sand), or reflective coatings
time-consuming, complex coating applications, and so suggests widepotential for its future use. With easier-to-apply photo-reflective coatings, it is now a relativelyquick and simple task to take a complex part and determine the stress distribution under a varietyof loading conditions.The technique can also be used for determining assembly stresses, due to bolt-up loads orinterference fits and the like, and has also found particular use as a quality monitoring tool in theglass industry. This method involves applying a thin epoxy coating to a metal, glass or plasticcomponent or even to a model of a component. When the component is loaded, stresses aretransmitted into the coating and when viewed under polarized light, the photo-elastic fringes
work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. DUE-1043833. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Page 23.428.10 REFERENCES1. Meltzer, D., AC 2008-1505: Investigating and addressing learning difficulties in thermodynamics, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, 11 pp.2. Meltzer, D.E. (2004). Investigation of students’ reasoning regarding heat, work, and the first law of thermodynamics in an introductory calculus-based general physics
athand without much relation to earlier knowledge. The types of questions asked are often ofthe type: “How do I solve this problem?”, “Why cannot this equation be used?” or “What iswrong with my solution?”. Although these kinds of questions are perhaps necessary, they arequite narrow and give not a deeper level of understanding. During the projects in the course,however, the students proceed further, for example reflected over the theory and its practicalimplications. The students are enforced and/or motivated to really understand how things aretied together – to understand “the whole picture”. Similar results were obtained in 16, wherealso new kind of learning emerged in the group.The method used in this study is mostly qualitative. It would be
graded events aredue. Instead, their perceived time spent on class is likely a reflection of classes when nothingspecial was due.Table 2-Summary of students surveyed Average Actual Sample Sample Average Actual Course Reported Prep Course Prep Surveyed Size Reported GPA GPA Time (min) Time Control course 54 3.41 3.23 36.1 63.0 Course using 39 3.1 3.05 43.3
topicson Creativity, Attitude, and Tasks. For example, on creativity, the students embrace new ideas,generate inventive thinking, and display an inquisitive nature. Although these are difficult tomeasure and assess quantitatively, the survey reflects the students’ perception on these topics tosome extent. Figure 7 below shows the average response from creativity topic. The x-axisindicates to what extent this topic affected the students’ perception on creativity topic. It showsvery little ‘immersion’ of the students on creativity as it pertains to the final project in the class.The y-axis indicates the number of students participated in this survey.Figure 7: Sample chart on Creativity topic versus the level of students’ involvement
. Technical usage is highlighted and the research workinvolves open-ended design tasks rather than strict procedural steps of work.In the academic year 2008, 94 students registered for the course. The numbers of groups,classified by areas and types, are shown in Table 1. In recent years, on average, over 70% of allprojects belonged to the design type. The data in Table 1 reflects this general trend. Table 1. Number of Groups by Areas and Types Area \ Type Design Investigation Total AM 8 3 11 AU 7 1 8 TF 7 4 11
this article is based partially upon work supported by the NationalScience Foundation under grant numbers: 0934800, 0736997 and 0442531. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 15.1307.13References:1. Nichol, D.J. and Boyle, J.T. (2003). “Peer Instruction Versus Class-wide Discussion in LargeClasses: A Comparison of Two Interaction Methods in the Wired Classroom,” Studies in HigherEducation: 28(4): 457-473.2. National Academy of Engineering (2004). Educating the Engineer of 2020, Washington, DC.3
while the remainderconducted the exercises in the ‘remote’ mode. In both cases, teaching assistant (TA) supervision Page 24.431.8was present for this study and the group size was the same for all the labs (typically 3 students)..We did not modify the laboratory instruction manual to reflect specifics of the virtual controlscreens nor did we establish the rationale for the remote laboratories to the students throughwritten instructions. Students were told that they were participating in a pilot study by the TAsand were instructed to complete a Likert survey querying them on various aspects of thelaboratory experience
-face sessions were recorded and put on line for allstudents. These were the primary lectures for the online students and required no additionalpreparation for the instructor. Several supplementary lectures were also recorded and put on linefor all students to make up for the lack of preparation of some students. In addition, twosupplemental problem assignments of a remedial nature were provided because of the poorpreparation of some students. This also was not an added burden due to the concurrent offeringbecause students in both sections needed that extra help. The need for remedial activities, though,reflects the change of admissions standards in order to reach out to a broader range of students.Finally, the online students needed
mechanical engineering students’ learning strategy andverbal-visual preferences to the demographic variables of gender, age range, class in school,ethnicity, native country, and native language?Learner PreferencesLearning Strategy PreferenceOne way to address individual differences in how students learn and to personalize learningoptions is through the concept of learning style. Learning style (also referred to as psychologicaltype6,7) refers to how students preferentially perceive (e.g., sensory vs. intuitive), howinformation is most effectively perceived (e.g., verbally or visually), how information ispreferentially organized (e.g., inductive vs. deductive), how information is processed (e.g.,actively vs. reflectively), and how understanding
particular because they feltthat how the various scores were weighted did not appropriately reflect what they had spentthe most time on. There were also concerns over group grades versus individualcontributions. Implementation of PBL in the Course MAE 3200 Engineering MaterialsSupported by a NSF grant (DUE-0836914), we have designed, developed, and initiallyimplemented a PBL version of MAE 3200, Engineering Materials. The initialimplementation of the course for purposes of research was a traditional lecture courseenrolling 62 students in the fall of 2009. That version of the course introduced conceptswith instructor lectures following the textbook (Callister, 2007). Topics covered are shownin Table 1. The course is taught by two instructors
studentlearning.AcknowledgmentsThe views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the position ofthe United States Military Academy, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense. Page 22.917.15Bibliography1. Boettner, D., Norberg, S., Melnyk, R., Highley, J., Rounds, M., and Arnas, A. Ö., 2006, “Teaching theFundamentals of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics through an Integrated Systems Approach,” Proceedings ofthe International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2006, Chicago, IL, Paper #:IMECE2006-13815.2. Boettner, D.D. and B.G. Crawford, “Consistency Considerations for Integrated Thermodynamics
to solving all the grand Page 22.1667.8challenges. Respondents also noted that a general ‘branding’ issue’ exists for the mechanicalengineering profession, other disciplines have added names like ‘environmental’ or‘bioengineering’ to their names, directly connecting them to the global challenges. Suggestionswere made that the definition and statements of engineering problems given to students needs tobe changed to put them in a ‘grand challenge’ context. The titles of mechanical engineeringcourses could be updated to reflect these issues. The issue of systems integration as a weaknessof the typical mechanical engineering educational program was
learning as an acquisition and integration process, thisis further reinforced when the concept of a spiral curriculum is also considered. Kolb (2000) in his Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) highlights the necessity ofcyclical instruction. ELT divides the learning cycle in to four phases: experiencing, reflecting,thinking, and acting. As a model for education, this process is both planned (formatted) andresponsive to the situation and content/skills being learned: activities are structured and plannedbut flexible to include individual. The cyclical nature of ELT supports this project in thenecessity of revisiting concepts at various points, over time to solidify and deepen a learner’sknowledge or concept acquisition and mastery
consisted of motion capture for a low-casting trapeze swingingfreely with no human on it. A piece of reflective tape was placed on the side of the trapeze andvideo was taken of it using the same process that was used for the German wheel lab.Students were then asked to model a human on the trapeze as a double pendulum by hangingweights . To do this, students first needed to find the center of gravity for one member of their Page 22.416.9group. Note that the CG needs to be calculated with the student’s hands extended overhead.Weights (approximating the weight of this student) were hung from the trapeze using a strapwith a length that was
retaliation. Others were reluctantto reflect critically on their own attitude, behavior, and performance and have those commentsvoiced publicly during the focus group.” Haag also notes: “Although numerous studies have been done to assess the effect "gender ratio" has on a group and its members, the literature is inconsistent. Some researchers feel that increasing the proportion of females in a group will have a positive effect on its members. Others disagree and propose that an increase in female proportion in certain areas could have a detrimental effect. The Foundation Coalition female evaluation findings (including attitudes and implications), although more consistent with new research in other disciplines, are somewhat
they have learned to analyzing a new structure. Although this assignment could be given ashomework, since so many things can go wrong during the development and analysis of a newFEA model, it is best if the students have immediate access to assistance while working on it.After performing the numerical analysis, the students have now successfully studied the sametwo structures using three different approaches – experimentation, hand calculations, andnumerical simulation. To complete the experience, each team writes a report where theycompare and contrast the results of the three methods and discuss the strengths and weaknessesof each. In addition, they reflect on their own feelings about each approach and how they can beused together to offset
forces, roll and pitch angles, and suspension travels. The multiple plots reflect varying stiffness parameter values.These data can be analyzed by comparing the peak values or standard deviations of the differentgraphs. It can be seen that the normal force peaks increase with increasing suspension stiffnessand the suspension travel decreases. The analyses may be performed at different velocities tovary the road input frequencies to ensure correlation to generally accepted valid results.The maximum suspension travel and the maximum forces may be determined for a simulatedimpact of the vehicle after a jump. This is executed by an initial condition for the velocity of thesprung and unsprung masses. This simulation starts at
(ICCHMT), Guangzhou, China, May 18–21, 2009, pp. 413-418. [5] S. Gordon, F. J. Zeleznik, and V. N. Huff, "A General Method for Automatic Computation of Equilibrium Compositions and Theoretical Rocket Performance of Propellants," NASA, TN D-132, October 1959. [6] B. J. McBride and S. Gordon, "FORTRAN IV Program for Calculation of Thermodynamic Data," NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, NASA TN-D 4097, 1967. [7] S. Gordon and B. J. McBride, "Computer Program for Computation of Complex Chemical Equilibrium Compositions, Rocket Performance, Incident and Reflected Shocks, and Chapman-Jouguet Detonations," NASA, SP-273, 1971. [8] W. C. Reynolds, "The Element-Potential Method for Chemical Equilibrium Analysis
skills is reflected in the performance forStudent Outcome (c) (design of a system, component, or process) and perhaps Student Outcome(k) (use of modern engineering tools). Since this information has been collected before and after Page 24.1320.11the arrival of the design center at Yale, the information will be reviewed to see the changes thatresulted in these two outcomes for courses that are supported by the design center. Thesequantitative results, combined with the artifacts of the design processes detailed above, candemonstrate the level of design skills that is facilitated by the presence of
Education, 2013 Use of Process-oriented Approaches in Content-Intensive Courses: Some Insight in Teaching / Learning of Machine DesignIntroduction and Literature:The idea of learning in contexts that promote real-life applications of knowledge extendbackward more than two decades. Resnick's bridging apprenticeships [1] connected theoreticallearning in the classroom to the application of knowledge in the work environment. Also,Collins's idea of situated learning, "learning knowledge and skills in contexts that reflect the waythe knowledge will be useful in real life" [2], addressed knowledge applied in authentic contexts[3]. Process-oriented teaching [4] is aimed at the integrated teaching of learning and thinking, onone hand, and
difference,” value of teamwork (among others) students recorded a range ofagreement to non-agreement on a 1-9 point Likert scale. The averages were all 6 or Page 12.1274.3above, disagreement ranged from 7 % to 14% and agreement from 60 to 75%. Mostfaculty cited time as the biggest barrier to implementation. Improvements are plannedwith more student/faculty analysis of broader impacts.IntroductionService-learning is the integration of academic subject matter with service to thecommunity in credit-bearing courses, with key elements including reciprocity, reflection,coaching, and community voice in projects (Jacoby, 1996)1. Service-learning (S-L) hasbeen shown
Project. Page 14.1215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Engineering of Everyday Things: Simple Experiments for the Thermal and Fluid SciencesAbstractA series of demonstrations and laboratory exercises have been developed to teach fundamentalconcepts in the thermal and fluid sciences of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Thismaterial is part of an educational research project called the Engineering of Everyday Things.The title reflects the use of common technology like hair dryers, blenders, toasters and bicyclepumps, which are used to demonstrate principles of thermodynamics
, performance indicators couldbe derived from the AACU Foundations and Skills for Lifelong Learning VALUE rubric, whichmeasures students’ curiosity, initiative, independence, transfer, and reflection [4]. However,engineering programs could interpret Student Outcome 7 as relating to the acquisition ofknowledge within the engineering profession. For example, a performance indicator could be tomeasure students’ ability to research and acquire engineering standards. In addition, thisperformance indicator would support the requirement for the implementation of engineeringstandards as a part of the curriculum’s design experience. Estes et al. [5] approached thisoutcome as the demonstration of knowledge acquisition without assistance. “Examples mightinclude a
; Mathematics (STEM) Education,Outreach and Workforce Program, Grant Number N000141812770. In addition, the first author’swork is supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Programunder Grant No. DGE1745048. Any opinion, findings, conclusions, or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of thesponsors. References[1] G. Xiao, "A Study on the bridging strategy between the theory of fluid mechanics and engineering applications," Advances in Computer Science Research, vol. 91, p. 6, 2019. https://doi.org/10.2991/msbda-19.2019.35[2] J. Hertzberg, B. Leppek, and K. Gray, "Art for the sake of improving
will focus on assessing these two project objectives: (i)Impact on students' problem solving and cognition skills, and (ii) Impact on students' ability tocommunicate to a wide range of audiences. Evaluation of the learning objectives will draw onassessment incorporating pre-and post-surveys, student performance, and student/facultyinterviews. Laboratory reports will be used to generate formal assessment data to evaluate students'cognitive skills at each level. We will study students’ self-confidence in problem-solving and theirlearning gain in the affective domain using self-reflections and faculty observations.Throughout the development, we learned the importance of intensive communication with alldepartment stakeholders, including students
Variable Argument 2 Argument 1 Fluid Argument 1 Underscore Name Argument 2 NameFigure 1. Scheme for Naming Property FunctionsThe functions were constructed to reflect and reinforce how property information is provided intraditional property tables. Functions are provided for the saturation pressure based ontemperature and for the saturation temperature based on pressure. Saturated liquid and saturatedvapor functions are provided for specific volume (v), specific internal energy (u), specificenthalpy (h), and specific entropy (s) based on either temperature or pressure. Functions for v, u,h, and s of saturated