Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Jose Antonio Riofrio, Quinnipiac University; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, 2017].[2] “Best Undergraduate Engineering Program Rankings (No doctorate),” U.S. News and World Report, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.usnews.com/best- colleges/rankings/engineering-overall. [Accessed Nov. 27, 2017].[3] “Engineering Curriculum,” Harvey Mudd College, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.hmc.edu/engineering/curriculum/courses/engineering-course-descriptions/#84. [Accessed Nov. 30, 2017].[4] “ES 203 Electrical Systems, Course Syllabus,” Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.rose- hulman.edu/~berry123/Courses/ES203/ES203_Syllabus.pdf. [Accessed Nov. 27, 2017].[5] “Mechanical Engineering (ME),” Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, 2017. [Online

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

tasks outside of meetings.Uniform SyllabiA uniform format for course syllabi has been used for many years. The assessment committeeperiodically reviews and updates the syllabus template. The syllabus is divided into two majorparts. The part A consist of a uniform format that contains the same major elements for allcourses, regardless of the instructor teaching the course. Part B varies based on who is teachingthe course. Part B is used for information on office hours, grading policy, or any otherinformation provided by the instructor. A sample of part A of a course syllabus is included in theAppendix.Uniform Course AssessmentA uniform format for course assessment of SOs has been used for many years. The assessmentcommittee periodically reviews

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

most content-heavy courses in a traditional Mechanical Engineeringcurriculum by including many Active Learning teaching and learning techniques. In this practice-based research project, the authors attempted to answer the following questions: 1) Could thestudents learn the breadth and depth of the content via Active Learning, 2) How do the studentsvalue the Active Learning experience as compared to a traditional approach and 3) Is the facultyexperience such that it would motivate them to use Active Learning techniques in the future? Inorder to answer these questions, the course was redesigned to eliminate traditional lecturing andthe solving of example problems by the instructor. Instead example problems are placed online tobe reviewed by the

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, mostinstructors posted the course syllabus, copies of solutions to homework assignments, quizzes, andexams, and announcements on Bb. Bb was also used for grade reporting. In some courses, Bb wasused as a tool for discussion among the students and the instructor, as it incorporates a number ofsecondary features to enhance the learning experience and pedagogy. Bb was also used to sendemail messages to entire class, or the individual students. Instructors who taught online courses usedBlackboard Collaborate Ultra (BCU) for live online lectures and for recording lectures. However,different approaches for live online lectures and recording have been considered; e.g., one of theauthors of this paper [2, 3] has been recoding his lectures on YouTube and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with “who to contact” if there areproblems or questions.Blackboard is the learning management system and is shown. The workshop shows how to add ateaching assistant and/or grader to the learning management system. Adding a TA or grader hasbeen a problem in the past.Bluebook is where instructors are required to upload their syllabus so it is publically available.Often new instructors confuse Blackboard with Bluebook since they should upload to both.Automated Student Access Program (ASAP) is a system used by the University for students toaccess registration information, class schedule, and final class grades. Instructors also obtain thelist of students enrolled in their course from ASAP and submit grades at the end of semester inASAP.The

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Danny Rubin, Rubin

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

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

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Course Outcomes.Learning: Building the Electronic Course PortfolioAs part of the assessment process, each faculty member is responsible for producing a courseportfolio. The course portfolio contains students’ key assignments as a means to directly assesstheir attainment of course outcomes which in turn correlate to student outcomes. In the past, eachfaculty member was required to submit an objective evidence folder at the end of each semesterthat contained key assignments, the syllabus, and FCAR to be used at the yearly review.Gannon’s ECE Department uses EvalTools®15 – an online program assessment toolset – thatreplaces the functionality of Blackboard® for daily classroom lesson and assignment activities;additionally, it tracks key assignments

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

knowledge of particle measurement techniques to plan and conduct an ambient aerosol measurement campaign near the University. The students analyzed their data and compared it to measurements from nearby monitors and related the data to national standards.As the next step, the course material is being prepared for online posting and adapted for integration with the theoretical modules described earlier.COURSE WEB EFFECTIVENESS:The effectiveness of the course website was assessed in two ways:1. Usability tests were conducted on an early version of the site and conducted again onthe revised version of the site. In both tests, participants were given tasks to find coursematerial and use the calculation model available on the site. The purpose

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Thermodynamics courses, large enrollment was the primary reason forintroduction of the discussion sections. It was agreed upon by the faculty committee that studentsshould be given the opportunity to interact with the instructor of the courses in smaller groups, toenhance engagement with the learning material. For the remaining two courses, high studentworkload and the lack of time to cover the syllabus in the allotted time steered the decisiontowards adding another credit unit for that those courses, and this was accomplished byintroducing discussion sections. Details about the courses such as number of students, number ofTeaching Assistants, and the duration of discussion section are indicated in Table 1.Table 1: Details about the enrollment, TAs, and

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Evangelista P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

%. Studentsare required to submit a survival card at the start of each lesson. Only satisfactory cards thatdemonstrate adequate preparation are accepted. Cards are returned to students beforeexaminations so that additional notes can be written in the remaining space. Only approvedsurvival cards are used for reference on examinations.This technique was implemented for one semester in an entire heat transfer course. This iscompared and contrasted to other common techniques used in the same course over the course oftwo separate semesters-specifically online homework quizzes or “lesson surveys” and dailyannounced quizzes at the start of each class. In addition, survival cards are compared to studentperformance in another mechanical engineering course

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivakumar Krishnan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; M. Razi Nalim, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

level appears to have given students aspringboard benefit in the curriculum that persists into later courses and professional practice.Direct and indirect assessments of the project-based method were conducted and the results willbe presented in the paper. The design project is assessed based on classroom presentations and awritten report with technical analysis, design process, and professional conclusions. It is intendedto continue restructuring the course syllabus around this project in the future. Page 14.986.2IntroductionStudent engagement and participation in their learning experience has been known to enhancetheir understanding of the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Batson, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

tenure. If,however, a student is not exposed to metacognition at the freshman level, Can such exposure stillhelp that student?A hypothesis of the instant work is that students at all academic levels may benefit from anunderstanding of their learning processes, and behaviors proven to enhance learning.In the fall 2017 semester, students in a first semester thermodynamics course (mostlysophomores and juniors) and students in a fluid mechanics course (mostly juniors) werepresented information about metacognition, roughly following the McGuire [1] model. After thefirst exam in each course, the students were asked to complete a questionnaire. Two brief,interactive lectures were then given introducing metacognition, Bloom’s taxonomy, and

Conference Session

Learn About Assessment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

learning objectives with associated Bloom’s taxonomylevels are provided to students with the course syllabus. These section-by-section learningobjectives are provided in Appendix A. At the end of this course, students should be able to:  Conduct uncertainty analysis  Perform basic statistical treatment of experimental data  Distinguish between signals and systems  Analyze signals in time and frequency domains  Describe the effects of noise and filters on measured signals  Apply digital computational tools to solve measurement problems  Design measurement systems that include transducers, signal conditioning elements, and digital data acquisition

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lan He, Beihang University; Jingjun Yu, Beihang University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing Technology. They aim to cultivate students’ ability ofengineering application to meet the demands of domestic manufacture industry. Moreover,with the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) sprung up rapidly in China, a teaching teamin Tianjin University reconstructed the engineering graphics course by forming a completeknowledge hierarchy, carrying out the flipped classroom teaching with a student-centeredapproach, and adopting multi-dimensional assessment method [7].There are many other instances of these educational reforms in undergraduate engineeringeducation. However, most of them are implemented into a single course, which meansstudents are supposed to complete the transition from theory to practice in a very short periodof time, usually

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 25.233.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assisting Adjunct Faculty using Committee ExamsAbstractMany engineering programs use adjunct faculty to teach foundational courses such asthermodynamics. It is critical that adjunct instructors be mentored to ensure the course isconsistent from semester-to-semester. A brief meeting in the beginning of the semester wherethe syllabus and textbook are shared with adjunct instructors is often inadequate. Gradedistributions, coverage of material, as well as student learning outcome can vary significantly. Agoal of the engineering program is to have consistency in courses. Dialogue throughout thesemester is effective when full-time faculty

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

o Table 6-2. Faculty Analysis • ABET Course Notebook Contents Page 15.1271.6 o Sample Course Syllabus o Course Assessment Form o Record of Course Updates o Sample 1 - Course Update Rubric o Sample 2 - Course Changes • Program Assessment Materials o Program Educational Objectives o Curriculum Grid o Program Outcomes o Documentation Responsibilities o Program Outcome-based Assessment Plans • Assessment Forms & Tools o Outcome-Based Assessment Forms & Rubrics o Numerical Grade Distribution o Team Skills

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis Wessling, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Sarah A Roller, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

in-class quizzes before working together onassigned class problems.2 For other flipped classes, the students complete pre-class quizzes afterwatching the online lecture at home. This was followed by class activities.3 Another flippedclass adaptation has included adding an on-line discussion before class, which allowedinstructors to formatively assess student learning and to provide in-class review sessions beforethe other classroom activities. In this case, an online quiz was administered toward the end of theonline lecture, for which students earned participation points.4 In this study, the first author usedrecorded class lectures from a previous semester for course content and had students present theirindividual homework solutions in

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

orexclusively online programs.Whether or not there should be an entire undergraduate program devoted to systemsengineering can be debated. However, engineering students can be exposed to theconcepts of systems engineering in mainstream engineering classes throughout theirundergraduate education. This paper describes one approach to introduce the concepts ofsystems engineering to students in a junior-level fluid mechanics course through thestudent’s participation in a team-oriented class project. The model used for studentlearning is an activities, project, and problem-based Learning approach. A survey ofstudent perceptions concerning systems engineering before and after the course ispresented.IntroductionSystems Engineering Around the CountryAccording

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

like to take notes on an iPad because I don't have to carry around notebooks and easier to look through old notes. I was taking a math course. One day I was running late and forgot to bring my notebook for that class which eventually led me to taking notes on my iPad. The professor at the time was so anti-electronics in class that they did not believe I was taking notes on my iPad. Even after showing them I indeed was taking notes for that class, they told me to put it up and ask someone for a piece of paper and pencil. I don’t understand how you are going to tell a student how to take their notes in college. Many professors have a no electronics policy in their syllabus. I understand how

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

solutions), analysis, software tools [CAD,MatLab, AmeSim, Altair Hyperworks (FEA)], and communication. The class is designed with aone-hour lecture and a two-hour practice session. The lecture takes place in a room called theActive Learning Center (ALC) where each student has access to a computer for use during thelecture. The practice sessions take place in four different rooms during the semester dependingon what equipment is needed for the session. The students work in teams of three during thepractice sessions. The resulting finalized course is structured as follows:One week of safety training, MatLab refresher and writing instructionThe first lecture starts with the syllabus, a MatLab refresher about importing data, plotting andcreating proper

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Rex Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

areavailable, it is anticipated that the project will provide students with a practical application of theprinciples of basic thermodynamics and heat transfer, and of the specific principles associatedwith solar energy harvesting. Details of the project are provided, along with possible extensionsand variations for future course offerings.2. BackgroundA new course in renewable/sustainable energy has been developed for the mechanicalengineering curriculum at USAFA, and is being taught for the first time in the Spring 2011 term.As opposed to many of the texts in the renewable/sustainable energy field, the text selected1provides a computationally intense basis for most of the topics in the course syllabus. Guestlecturers and a field trip to the National

Conference Session

Learn About Assessment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

forimprovement was creation of a collaborative and inclusive environment. Overall, most scoresincreased between semesters. This may be a function of more time spent together as a team,learning each other’s nuances, and figuring out how to best work toward a common goal. Withthat stated, the teamwork survey was completed after the March 2020 pandemic stay-at-homeorders were issued and courses went online. There is a chance that greater empathy was realizedduring those trying times, especially considering that the competitions were canceled for 2020.The 2020-2021 teams responded (Table 7) with higher agreement with “my team fosters acollaborative environment” and “my team fosters an inclusive environment” than the 2019-2020teams. Overall, the 2020-2021

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan B. Swithenbank, US Coast Guard Academy; Thomas William DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Lon- don, CT. He holds a PhD in Ship Design from the Technical Univeristy of Delft, Delft, the Netherlands. He is an active duty member of the U.S. Coast Guard and has previously served aboard a USCG HEALY (Polar Icebreaker) and has also served as port engineer for USCG suface assets in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a tenured military faculty position at the Coast Guard Academy and teaches courses in Ship Design, Marine Engineering, Dynamics and Statics. Page 24.1319.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Flipping a Newtonian Dynamics Classroom

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

was assigned in the Fall 2016 semester of MECH 320. The goal was simplyto bolster student excitement for the course material and improve student learning outcomes. Theproject was first described in the syllabus as worth 10% of their overall grade and later outlinedin more detail with a class handout. To give added incentive, each project was subject to extracredit for demonstrating above and beyond effort and completeness. As well, students were firsttasked with self-selecting into groups of three or less and submitting a project description forapproval.II. AssignmentThe class handout which outlined the smartphone project requirements is provided on thefollowing page. There were three important aspects to this assignment. First and foremost

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Lynna J. Ausburn, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

course and in advance ofactivities, such as in an explicit and detailed syllabus. Problem Solvers are critical thinkers wholike to explore multiple alternatives. For them, the process is important so they need flexibility incompleting learning activities. They may have difficulty making decisions because they have tomake a choice among multiple alternatives and because the exploration process which they enjoymust come to an end. This may cause them to appear to procrastinate in making decisionsbecause they do not want the process to end. Engagers are more affective learners who enjoylearning they perceive to be fun or personally beneficial. They are interested in buildingrelationships with both teachers and fellow students during learning, which

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, and tables in the text section. Number equations, figures, and tables (use the textbook format as a guide). Included the detailed calculations, computer programs, in the appendices.  alternative design considerations o Results and discussion (include figures and tables in the text section). Continue numbering figures, and tables in sequence) o Conclusion describe the final selected design  Student Outcome 2 (SO-2) in the course syllabus states “an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Juan Abelló P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

health, with a particular focus on pediatric hip disorders and MRI-based methods.Dr. Juan Abell´o P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver Juan Abell´o, Ph.D., P.Eng, is an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Vantage One program at the University of British Columbia. His teaching interests include the integration of engineering science and design with language instruction. His technical research is in rotorcraft blade- vortex interaction (BVI) noise reduction. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Creating problem taxonomies for WeBWorK in mechanical engineeringWeBWorK is an open-source, online homework system widely used in mathematics at the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, results, and conclusion) are highlighted to provide students with a framework fortheir final reports. Guidelines for the research paper (Appendix C) and examples of past researchreports (from the previous FIRE course) are made available to the students for reference.Additionally, a list of online resources offering tips for creating attractive and effective researchposters and academic writing guides are distributed to further aid in preparing the finaldeliverables. The research poster session is held during the last lecture session. Teams present theirsemester’s work in a 7 minute presentation, followed by 3 minutes of Q&A with the audience.Team research reports are also collected at this last meeting. In 2015, the poster session was

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jane Kokernak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

modeled by working in four sub-teams. Themeeting occurs at the semester’s mid-point, and it is three hours in length, which is set aside andscheduled in the course syllabus for lab activities. For this study, we analyzed a portion of thetranscript on the first segment of the meeting, in which team members gave presentations on eachconcept and held a question-and-answer session.A. Duration of Product PresentationsIn our examination of the audio recording and transcript of the decision meetings, we counted thetime duration of the product presentations for both Team A (Figure 4) and Team B (Figure 5). 12   10   8.00