Conference Session

Computing in the classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan R. Goyings, Civil & Mechanical Engineering Department at The United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy, West Point; Bobby G Crawford, U.S. Military Academy

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over one semester and is a 3.5-credit hour course. The attendance policy isstrictly enforced, so students were present for essentially every class meeting. Thermal-FluidSystems I is an integrated study of fundamental topics in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics,and the course introduces conservation principles for mass, energy, and linear momentum as wellas the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. Principles are applied to incompressible flow in pipes andturbo machinery, external flows, power generation systems, refrigeration cycles, and total air-conditioning focusing on the control volume approach. Laboratory exercises are integrated intothe course as is a comprehensive, out-of-class design problem. This design problem provides anopportunity for

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; James William Altschuld, Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University; Daniel A. Mendelsohn, Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. It isestimated that approximately 200 students per semester will take this new design course.Two pilots of the new design course will be completed before the semester implementation inFall 2012. Assessment instruments of the pilots include assignment rubrics, focus groups,surveys, and questionnaires. This paper includes some of the preliminary data collection andresults and issues encountered by the development team.IntroductionThe Ohio State University (OSU) is a Research 1 land grant institution. Mechanical Engineeringat OSU has historically had a traditional curriculum with a hands-on design experience in thefirst year, theoretical and laboratory experiences in the second and third year, and a seniorcapstone in the fourth year.The

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica W. Clark, University of Maine; John R. Thompson, University of Maine; Donald B. Mountcastle, University of Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

, University of Maine John Thompson is an Associate Professor of Physics and Cooperating Associate Professor of STEM Education, and a member of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine. He is co-director of the UMaine Physics Education Research Laboratory, a research group of over a dozen faculty, postdoctoral research associates, graduate students, and undergraduates. His research focuses on the learning and teaching of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics at the upper division, and student understanding at the physics-mathematics interface. He is very interested in cross-disciplinary studies of specific topics.Donald B. Mountcastle, University of Maine Donald Mountcastle is an

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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not necessarily true formany students. To partially address this deficiency, few instructors: 1. Draw sketches of components on the board, use textbooks and internet resources to show them the pictures and videos of components either in good condition or those that have failed during normal operations or in service. 2. Bring real components (whether failed or in good condition) as educational aids to the classroom. This is not always possible as some components may be heavy to carry. Page 22.924.6 3. Divide students in small groups and bring each group in to a laboratory that contain machinery (for example pumps

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

solving in statics. Journal of EngineeringEducation, 99(4), 337-353.[20] Forbus, K. D., Whalley, P. B., Overett, J. O., Ureel, L., Brokowski, M., Baher, J., & Kuehne, S. E. (1999).CyclePad: An articulate virtual laboratory for engineering thermodynamics. Artificial Intelligence, 114, 297-347.[21] Taraban, R., Craig, C., & Anderson, E. E. (in press). Using paper-and-pencil solutions to assess problemsolving skill. Journal of Engineering Education.[22] Reif, F., & Heller, J. I. (1982). Knowledge structures and problem solving in physics. EducationalPsychologist, 17(2), 102-127.[23] Daw, N. D., Niv, Y., & Dayan, P. (2005). Uncertainty-based competition between prefrontal and dorsolateralstriatal systems fro behavioral control. Nature

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trian M. Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Figure 9. Lower End Master Bill of MaterialManufacturing Processes. The students investigated options of casting and CNC-machiningbillet for the lower-end design prototype. Due to budget and time constraints, the team decidedto manufacture the lower-unit from billet aluminum. Using the capabilities of the EngineeringTechnology Department’s manufacturing laboratories; the students decided that they werecapable of manufacturing all of the prototype parts in-house. Rather than go into detail of everystep in manufacturing every part, the following touches on some key points of interest. Thestudent team created manufacturing routings for every part. These routing helped the studentsplan steps taken to create the part and provide an overall

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Govind Puttaiah P.E., West Virginia University; Timothy A. Drennen; Samuel C. Brunetti; Christopher M. Traylor

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Mechanical Engineering

, Montgomery, West Virginia.ABSTRACT An inexpensive hydrogen injection system was designed, constructed and testedin the Mechanical Engineering (ME) laboratory. It was used to supply hydrogen to agasoline engine to run the engine in varying proportions of hydrogen and gasoline. Afactory-built injection and control system, based on the injection technology from theracing industry, was used to inject gaseous hydrogen into a gasoline engine to boost theefficiency and reduce the amount of pollutants in the exhaust. A fully programmableNOS Launcher Progressive Nitrous Controller was used with the ability to controlinjection of a fuel based on engine performance parameters such as RPM and manifoldair pressure. The system was first tried out

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 25.233.2Supto1 taught for many years as an adjunct and humorously describes how adjuncts can betreated as a “pet rock” which is a near-perfect low-maintenance pet. Adjuncts typically are “offthe radar screen” of the Dean and Chair, hence receive minimal feedback except from students intheir classes. Adjuncts often have little authority to improve the laboratory/class they teach andmay not be included in curriculum decisions. Supto recommends that “every adjunct shouldhave a full-time faculty member assigned as an advocate and resource” but this often isn’t thecase1. Adjuncts are often left to fend for themselves.Departments and faculty may want to do an excellent job of teaching undergraduates, yet it isoften the lack of resources and not

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric C. Dierks, University of Texas, Austin; Jason M. Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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://www.siliconsolar.com/flexible-solar-panels.html [Accessed November 1, 2011].23. Sundance Power Systems Inc. Solar Insolation for U.S. Major Cities. 2011. Available at:http://www.sundancepower.com/pdf/solarInsolation.pdf [Accessed March 7, 2011].24. Kotter DK, Novack SD, Slafer WD, Pinhero P. Solar Nantenna Electromagnetic Collectors.In: 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ASME.; 2008:1-7.25. Khaligh A, Onar OC. Energy Harvesting: Solar, Wind, and Ocean Energy ConversionSystems. Taylor and Francis; 2009:350.26. Renewable Energy Research Laboratory: University of Massachusetts at Amherst. WindPower: Capacity Factor Intermittency and what happens when the wind doesnʼt blow?Available at: http://www.ceere.org/rerl/about_wind

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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. Philip Caruso (GeneralElectric Water and Power), Dr. C. Stuart Daw (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), (ChevronCorporation), Professor David Foster (UW-Madison), Dr. Kevin Kirtley (General Electric Waterand Power), and Professor Robert Lucht (Purdue University). Faculty colleagues at Texas A&MUniversity Department of Mechanical Engineering are acknowledged for their assistance inadministering the concept inventory to their respective courses; these colleagues includeProfessor Michael Pate, Professor David Staack, Professor Andrea Strzelec, Mr. Joshua Bittle,and Dr. Jacob McFarland. Finally, Mr. Timothy McDonald, an undergraduate student researcher,is acknowledged for his efforts in processing data presented in this article.References1

Conference Session

Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

as follows: The deformation and wave propagation should be uniform and uniaxial so that the strain rate and compressive stress wave could be determined accurately based on the technique introduced by Kolsky. The maximum strain rate of 5000 should be attained by the apparatus.The design constraints are as follows: Due to limitation of the laboratory space, the apparatus size should be limited to 2 meters in length. Due to budget limitation, the total cost of the prototype should not exceed $1000.Initial Design:As shown in Figure 2, the major components of a generic Split Hopkinson Pressure Barapparatus are as follows: Nitrogen Tank / Compressor is the pressure source that the striker projectile is provided in

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria J. Gerschutz, Trine University; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Nimit Patel, National Science Foundation; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Nelson is Associate Director of the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D in World History from the University of California, Irvine in 2008. David has been involved in many educational research projects at Purdue, including published worked in the programming education, student engagement and academic performance in dynamics engineering courses, and educational modalities in engineering, technology and economics.Prof. Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette Charles M. Krousgrill is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same institution. He received his B.S.M.E

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. He has previously served as Proposal Engineer and Proposal Engineer- ing Supervisor at Grob System, Inc., and Software Engineer at Shaum Manufacturing, Inc. He has held a number of leadership and advisory positions in various entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network) Fellow, and has served as a Faculty Fellow at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Alison R. Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

thetraditional hands-on (i.e., laboratory) activities. The spring semester students at least had the firsthalf of the semester in-person (pre-pandemic) and while the fall semester was potentiallymodified to allow for social-distancing rules, etc., many hands-on components of the programwere reintroduced. Almost Highly Quite Only Impossible Challenging Challenging Distracting N= 2022 Cohort 22.2 33.3 55.6 100.0 9 2021 Cohort 48.3 86.2 89.7 93.1 29 2020 Cohort 44.2 69.2 92.3 86.5 52Figure 6. Percent

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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Conference Session

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

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University; Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

-developed an orientation course for first-semester students in the major. She continually looks for ways to enhance student learning, development and career preparedness.Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University Kathryn is a post-doctoral researcher in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Laboratory at Penn State University. In addition to her technical research, Kathryn has been active in the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Department, working as the undergraduate curriculum advisor and developing content for undergraduate advising courses.Dr. Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs and Arthur L Glenn Professor of Engineering EducationDr

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Imane Khalil, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering at the University of San Diego. She received her BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego. She has an extensive background in industrial and government research from her years working at Hamilton Sundstrand and then Sandia National Laboratories. Her research interests are in numerical methods applied to solid and fluid mechanics, thermal hydraulics, reactor safety and uncertainty quantification applications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Introducing Social Relevance and Global Context into the Introduction to Heat Transfer CourseAbstractLeaders, researchers

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, chair of the First Year Engineering Experience committee, chair for the LTU KEEN Course Modification Team, chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team. Dr. Gerhart conducts workshops on active, collaborative, and problem-based learning, entrepreneurial mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Assessment of Fluid Power Modules

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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professor of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University, AL, USA. He is currently working as an assistant professor at the Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, University of West Florida (UWF), Pensacola, FL, USA. At UWF, Dr. Rahman contributes to the Ph.D. program in Intelligent Systems and Robotics, and directs the Human-friendly and Interactive Robotics Laboratory (HIR Lab). His research and teaching interests include robotics, mechatronics, control systems, electro-mechanical design, human factors/ergonomics, engineering psychology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, CPS, IoT, computer vision, biomimetics and biomechanics with

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Ma, Walla Walla University; Louie L. Yaw, Walla Walla University

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Mechanical Engineering

Illustration of the fringe pattern on a loaded sample in the Stress-Opticon Kit [17] .The Stress-Opticon KitThe Stress-Opticon (SO) is the kit used in the photoelasticity lab. The kit is a unique pocket-size“photoelastic laboratory” designed for qualitative demonstration of photoelastic stress analysis,mechanics principles, stress concentration and the behavior of structural elements[17]. Theapparatus is shown in Fig. 2. When a specimen is loaded inside the kit, the polarizers allowvisualization of the fringe patterns that correspond to the pattern of stress distribution in theloaded sample.Assessment of Results and DiscussionDuring the quarter, the photoelasticity lab was conducted one week and the FEM lab wasconducted the following week. Each lab

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Mechanical Engineering

model for the course. The “Thermo-Fluids 1” course became, tostudents, the 7-mission “Hunt for Energy and Power”. The same textbook was used in thenew delivery model as had been used previously; the same laboratory experiments wereundertaken by students, but students had a different approach to the workload.Throughout the course, students proceeded at their own pace, and completed 7 “missions”,each with 5 levels of performance. The first 3 levels were successively more complexanalytical problems. The 4th level was a lab report based on a moderately challengingopen-ended lab experiment, and the 5th level was an opportunity for the student to extend aconcept based on the content of the earlier lab experiment. The concept of “Design” wasbuilt into

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

sabbaticals (2001-2002 and 2008-2009) with the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and has served as consultant to Sandia’s Microsystems Science, Technology & Components Division since 2001. His major research interest in the oil and gas industry is telemetry of borehole sensor data to the surface during drilling, com- pletions, and production. Dr. Stalford’s broad area of research is in microsystems and nanotechnology, seeking new and novel solutions to challenging oil and gas problems. His work with Sandia has focusing on designing, fabricating, testing and characterizing various micro/nanotechnology systems that includes Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tunable MEMS devices, RF nanotechnology

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Mechanical Engineering; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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AC 2011-2757: THERMODYNAMIC CONCEPTS IN A MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITYPaul Nicholas van Bloemen Waanders, Cal Poly, Mechanical Engineering I am a Mechanical Engineering Masters Student studying at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State UniversityBrian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

suspicious thatseveral students in his Thermodynamics-II were using textbook solution manuals to do theirhomework assignments. After advising students several times that they are not benefitting fromusing the solution manual and warning them that the University policy considers such usage asplagiarism, the instructor found a web-site address written on a note in his office. The note wasslipped under his office door by one of the students in the course. The web-site was hostingsolution manuals for 10 mechanical engineering, 10 electrical engineering, and five civilengineering courses. In addition, the website included laboratory reports for a materials coursein mechanical engineering. Apparently, the site was hosted and managed by one of the

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

-on project activities. Outside of class time, students make extensive useof computer labs for their CAD work, and the college machine shop (Learning Factory) for theirprototyping tasks. A perennial problem that still has not been adequately solved is providingspace where students can store their projects in-process. The course budget for equipment andsupplies is $10,000 per year, and comes from student laboratory fees.IV. Results4.1 Assessment ToolsFormative and summative assessment tools were used to gather student feedback for continuousimprovement of course content and delivery. Four assessment tools were used: a. Best/Worst Design Essays b. Ranking of 23 Design Activities c. Design Survey d. Student Self-assessment of course

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

., Woods, D. R., Stice, J. E., Rugarcia, A., “The Future of Engineering Education II. Teaching Methods that Work,” Chemical Engineering Education, Vol. 34, 2000, pp. 26-39.6. Bonwell, C. C., and Eison, J. A., “Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom,” ASHEERIC Higher Education Report No. 1, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1991.7. Hake, R., “Interactive-Engagement vs. Traditional Methods: A Six-Thousand-Student Survey of Mechanics Test Data for Introductory Physics Courses,” American Journal of Physics, Vol. 66, 1998, p. 64.8. Redish, E., Saul, J., Steinberg, R., “On the Effectiveness of Active-Engagement Microcomputer-Based Laboratories,” American Journal of Physics, Vol. 65, 1997, p. 45.9

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Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Brent Cobb, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin; Saad Eways, Austin Community College

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Force Research Laboratory, and his research there focused on development of low ac-loss superconducting films.Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy DAN JENSEN is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. His research includes development of innovative design methodologies and enhancement of engineering education.Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin KRISTIN WOOD is the Cullen Trust Endowed Professor in Engineering at The University of

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Mechanical Engineering

different models of interpretation. Finally, homework is an assimilativeexperience where the student reflects on learning and practices integrative thinking.Table 1 - Kolb Learning StylesConverging The dominant learning abilities are Abstract Conceptualization (AC) and Active(AC+AE)/2 Experimentation (AE). People with this learning style are best at finding practical uses for ideas and theories. They have the ability to solve problems and make decisions based on finding solutions to questions or problems. In formal learning situations, people with this style prefer to experiment with new ideas, simulations, laboratory assignments, and practical applications.Assimilating The dominant