Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

) MEdepartments can better focus on advanced/graduate level education with better utilization ofprofessorial staff.This article examines a 2-year common curriculum template for ME and MET programs basedon CDIO, and summarizes preliminary assessment results of the proposed educational modelcollected from industry participants. The template assumes a full-time course of study in 4semesters after which the student selects to either complete a BS in Engineering Technology in 2additional years, or transfer to an ME degree plan which may be 2-, 3-, or 4-years long. Bothplans are assumed to be constructed so as to be ABET Accredited by the appropriateCommission. An Electrical/Computer Engineering and Electrical/Computer ET 2-yearcurriculum template is being

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Lulay, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Deborah S. Munro, University of Portland; Shazib Z. Vijlee, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

document and assess how wehave integrated design in all four years of a traditional mechanical engineering program.Overview  of  the  Design  Process  Engineering projects may be broken into several distinct phases, although in reality, the phasesoverlap or may be even be entirely different from that presented here. Design is rarely a linearprocess, it is iterative in nature. Each design project is unique, there is no one process to followfor design. In general, the design process can be described as: • Define the problem (which includes establishing objectives and criteria, and developing a plan), • synthesize math, science and engineering knowledge to develop alternatives, • evaluate the alternatives (through testing, analysis

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathan M. Kathir P.E., George Mason University; Erik Knudsen, George Mason University

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Mechanical Engineering

creative ways to solve real-world engineering problems and ensures students get experience in planning, design, research, manufacturing and project management before they graduate. Dr. Kathir is a member of ASCE’s Committee on Accreditation.Dr. Erik Knudsen, George Mason University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Capstone Design - Unexpected Challenges and Opportunities due to the Covid-19 PandemicAbstractDue to the Covid-19 pandemic George Mason University (Mason), similar to many institutions,had to suddenly switch to online delivery of all courses in March 2020. As the director of seniorprojects (first

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Clayton, Villanova University; James O'Brien, Villanova University; Kenneth Kroos, Villanova University; Amy Fleischer, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

aspects of ME and tohelp students develop general skills needed to be successful ME students and engineer. Theseobjectives are achieved through a hands-on, project-based laboratory coupled withcomplementary theory-based lectures. This class differs from typical introduction to engineeringcourses because it is offered to sophomores, which enables higher-level engineering content tobe covered. The topics addressed in this paper are the initial development of the course, theevolution of the course over the past eight years, the current state of the course, studentassessment of the course, and plans for future development.1. IntroductionIn this paper, the development and evolution of the sophomore-level introduction to MechanicalEngineering (ME

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

, thestudents initially do a test plan written report and presentation early in the course to get thenecessary background for the project. This enables the students to purchase required materialsand begin fabrication, if necessary, for the final project. The course ends with a final projectreport and a formal final briefing. While the workload on the part of the professor is demanding,the course was highly praised during the last two ABET accreditation visits. Student feedbackfrom industry also confirms the usefulness of such a course. The assessment tools used in thiscourse will be discussed in the context of the three ABET outcomes to be measured.IntroductionAssessment is an important process that must be accomplished for all mechanical

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Department Risk Assessment ProcessUsing the fundamentals of risk assessment, along with the guidance from the literatureconcerning academic and campus risks, we embarked on our own risk management process. Arisk assessment is the obvious first step in a risk management approach, and even on its own it isvery important because it can allow potential dangers that previously were known to only a fewpeople to be brought to the awareness of others. The risk management approach often used inbusiness and industry combines the assessment with appropriate management plans to eliminateor control the risks. The risk management approach is not just a one-time event - if fullyembraced it can change the way an organization plans and conducts their

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David E. Schmidt, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Mechanical Engineering

inkey capstone exercises, including a mid-semester, peer-based design review as well as a final symposium.This student engagement and undergraduate networking has far reaching benefits, as the studentsinvolved enrich their own experiences and become resources to pass information and critiques along toone another.Our plan for assessing this program and its students involves following the participating studentsthroughout the sophomore, junior and senior years. Students, at varied stages in the curriculum, alongwith their mentors and industry sponsors, will be interviewed to assess the effectiveness of theintroductory course and the influence of early exposure to the capstone experience on their capstoneprojects. Project performance will also be

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

Stream of CoursesAbstractThe author received a mini-grant from E^3 (Everyday Examples in Engineering) Organizationthe purpose of which is to help instructors both to use the existing examples from theorganization and also to develop more examples of common interest to the students takingcourses in the math, science and engineering areas. Per the information provided on the URL ofthis organization (http://www.engageengineering.org/?page=40), there are three types ofEveryday Examples in Engineering (E3s). First are lesson plans and solutions, most of whichhave been prepared using the principle of the 5Es: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate andEvaluate. The second type are demonstrations, including directions for building and using

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

) (10) Points Not completed, but Analysis correct and useful Everything None completed or completed and Weight: 10% Complete with minor correct errors Not thorough Thorough and Future Plan and/or reasonable including

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #28559Structuring a Mechatronics Open Design Project to Reinforce MechanicalEngineering Concepts and Design SkillsDr. Camilo Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Camilo Ordonez received the B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Pontificia Bolivariana University in 2003. He obtained his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Florida State University in 2006 and 2010. Currently, Camilo is a Teaching Faculty at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. His research interests include dynamic modeling of legged and wheeled vehicles, terrain identification, motion planning, and low level

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

increased load. However, it is not very different than what afaculty typically does to teach a course. There are three basic requirements to implement thisapproach: (1) At the beginning of the semester make a course plan including assessment, (2)Break down grading along course outcomes on the assignments/exams using a grade box, and (3)Enter scores into grade spreadsheet for each course outcome.II.1. Course planFaculty need to plan which assignments/questions will be used to assess each course outcomethroughout the semester. For that reason, at the beginning of the semester a course plan similarto the one shown in Table 2 is developed. The plan shows topics to be covered, whenassignments would be given and which outcomes would be measured

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, College of New Jersey

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Mechanical Engineering

submission of the Senior Project Design Report –II (during week #15 of the spring semester). • Periodic log book review (bi-weekly): Students maintain design journals which are periodically evaluated. • The grading rubrics for SP-I (Table 1) and SP-II (Table 2) were developed and adopted.Forming a Senior Project Team and Improving its Chances of SuccessTables 3 and 4 together provide a summary of the essential elements and stages of teamdevelopment as well as some suggestions for planning and improving the chances of success fora team based project (7).ConclusionThe efforts of a group of faculty at the School of Engineering of the College of New Jersey wereshared with the engineering

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

academia. Having worked with some of these graduates that werediscussed previously first hand, a premise was developed to address that following issues: 1. provide a setting for the students to use the skills they learn in class to solve problems in creative and innovative ways 2. increase students’ ability to handle loosely defined and open ended questions 3. develop communications skills with non-technical colleagues 4. develop negotiation skills and the art of the compromise while still achieving the end goal 5. learn how to plan a project and develop the discipline to hold to itA team of faculty at Youngstown State University is working to develop a collaborativelaboratory (dubbed CoLab) that

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

interests are unsteady hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, vortex dynamics, bio-fluid mechanics, and pulsed-jet propulsion.Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University Alice Kendrick is professor of advertising in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her research in advertising account planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Education and Southwest Mass Communication Review. Her commentary and results of her work have also been featured in The Wall Street Journal

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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Mechanical Engineering

. Next, they were invited to split up into teams of 3. Each teamhad to design five different projects for five different experiments. A month was set as thelimit to present plans for the experiments. During that period, students had to imagine whatkind of experiments they wanted to perform, they had to clarify objectives and selectlaboratory material, doing the necessary research. Written plans with the description of theexperiments, their objectives and corresponding laboratory material were delivered to theinstructor. After the instructor analyzed the plans, they were discussed with each team in order toclarify or modify some of the proposals. Sometimes they were technically unfeasible, most ofthe times due to the lack certain lab devices

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Services Marketing, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journal of Advertising Education and Southwest Mass Communication Review. Her commentary and results of her work have also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Advertising Age, Adweek, Incentive, The Dallas Morning News, Ragan’s Newsletter, Los Angeles Daily News, and Promotional Products Business. She is co-author of two books and more than 30 refereed publications. In 2007 she received the Research Innovator Award from the Advertising Research Foundation. She holds the Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc; Eann Patterson, Michigan State University; Ilene Busch-Vishniac, McMaster University; Tom Kibler, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc

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Mechanical Engineering

already been found to increase women’s recruitment and retention at CarnegieMellon in computer science6 and at Drexel in engineering7.As part of an National Science Foundation-sponsored project to change the undergraduate MEcurriculum to make it more attractive to a diverse student community, the use of “real life”applications to teach fundamental ME concepts was explored. A series of applications-basedlesson plans—covering concepts in solids, fluids, and design—were developed by ME facultymembers from eight participating universities and tested in terms of their impact on students andon participating faculty. The participating colleges and universities were Johns HopkinsUniversity; California State University, Los Angles; Michigan State

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Wang; Oguz Soysal

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Mechanical Engineering

discussion. Students are involved in the classactivities, peer tutorial, and discussion of the exercise problems and real world examples.The assessment includes course surveys from the students, the scores on the quizzes andtests and final exams. The result shows the student strength and limitation in the areas ofmathematics, physics and engineering science. The paper presents the result from thecourse assessment and the plans for continuous improvement to achieve ABET learningoutcomes and objectives in mechanical engineering program.IntroductionThe course ENES 221 – Dynamics is a fundamental course in mechanics for sophomoremechanical engineering students at Frostburg State University. The prerequisites for thiscourse are Calculus II and Statics

Conference Session

Learn About Assessment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

fixture with installed strain gage.The second project uses condition monitoring applied to bearing vibration as a means forexposing students to data acquisition and accelerometers. Students develop a simple LabView VIto collect data with an NI myRIO. Next, students implement a more complex VI that is providedby the instructor. The students calibrate the accelerometer and collect data from a bearing blockwhile the motor spins. Students use FFT to make a judgement as to whether or not the bearing isdamaged.Self-Directed Team ProjectThis self-directed team project is structured to assist students with problem formulation. Theproject plan is as follows: individual curiosity identification, individual curiosities shared withteam, team project proposal

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

learning in a senior/graduate mechatronics course. In [19], theauthors showed how virtual software and hardware environment can provide enhanced learningopportunities for mechatronics engineering technology majors. The project-based approach ofteaching mechatronics was presented in [20]. Development of a senior mechatronics course formechanical engineering students was described in [21]. In [22], the authors presented thedevelopment of an introductory mechatronics course for the students who had completed theirsecond year at the community college and planned on pursuing a bachelor’s degree in anengineering field. In [23], the authors investigated the use of agile methods enhancingmechatronics education through the experiences from a capstone

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa M. Gibbons, University of San Diego

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Mechanical Engineering

projectcreated for an introductory thermal sciences course that incorporates PBL and EML. Groupswere tasked with designing a natural gas power plant using the Rankine cycle and a renewableenergy portfolio, both of which were required to meet University of San Diego’s energy demands.Each group had to recommend and justify one of their energy plans to the university’s Board ofTrustees. The project was broken into five tasks, and a technical report was due at the semester’s end.In-class sessions were devoted to the project roll out, guided background research, and power plantdesign. Some assigned project work was aligned with lecture material (e.g., Rankine cycle) to replacethe traditional homework assignment associated with that topic.The project was

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge; Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

design and analysis,emphasizing in signal processing and conditioning gives students’ better hands-on experience asthe fundamentals are covered in ME335/L. The assessment plan, which is discussed in the nextsection, will help both the faculty tune the curriculum even further. Fundamental concepts taught in ME335: measuring signals, error identification, uncertanity analysis, intro to data acquisition

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 12.881.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Individual Course Assessment as a Core Assessment ToolAbstractThe mechanical engineering program conducts assessment activities largely based on thedescriptions and timelines set up in the plan to foster excellence in engineering education. Someassessment activities, such as maintaining student portfolios, require an enormous amount ofresources, expertise and time to fully implement and effectively utilize the assessment tools forevaluating students’ academic performances. Like almost all small engineering programs facedwith the full compliance of the ABET 2000 Criteria, the program decided to select a fewassessment tools that can be effectively used and managed by a

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

deadlines approach the tendency for many students is to let theirclass work slip and focus too much of their effort on the competition. To some degree a goodstudent weighs the costs and benefits and makes rational decisions as too how much effort he/shecan afford to put into the club project. This type of student may sacrifice an “A” in a course ortwo for their participation in a club project, knowing that the experience they are gaining maywell outweigh a small difference in GPA when they are interviewing for a job. However, at theother end of the spectrum is a student who loses focus and allows the competition to becometotally consuming. Good advising and project planning can go a long way to avoid this problembut sometimes it is extremely

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efstathios Michaelides, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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Mechanical Engineering

15 * May be substituted by any other Technical Elective (TE) course. The designation UCC in the courses denotes a course that must be taken to satisfy the University Core Curriculum, with the recommended subject of the course in the following parenthesis. Students may choose among several elective courses in a particular category or subject, which are listed in the University catalogue [2]. Courses that are planned to be offered by the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department are designated with the prefix “MEEN.” It must be pointed out that almost the entire freshman program of study may be taken outside the Mechanical and Energy Engineering Department. This was designed in order to allow transfer students to enter the Mechanical and

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University; Raghava Kommalapati, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Annamalai Annamalai, Prairie View A&M University; Pamela Obiomon, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Nripendra Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Ravindra Iyengar, Prairie View A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

criteria were developed for this outcome.For each performance criteria, detailed guide for assessing the performance criteria were alsoprovided. The five performance criteria developed for this outcome, are based on1. Ability to define the problem This performance criterion is assessed by determining if students are able to (i) identify the customer and the needs, (ii) identify and list the design objectives, and (iii) identify the design constraints.2. Ability to plan the project This performance criterion is also assessed by determining if students are able to (i) define the design strategy and methodology, (ii) identify and break down work into tasks and subtasks, and identify the personnel and deliverables for each, (iii) develop a

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Memorial Award in Aeronautics and the Richard Bruce Chapman Memorial Award for distinguished research in Hydrodynamics. In 2004 he received the Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation. His research interests are unsteady hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, vortex dynamics, bio-fluid mechanics, and pulsed-jet propulsion.Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University Alice Kendrick is professor of advertising in the Temerlin Advertising Institute at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Her research in advertising account planning, message content, and educational issues has appeared in journals including Journal of Advertising Research

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

Plan Portfolio Committee To Next From Cycle Previous Cycle Teaching Cycle (Semester) Figure 1 Continuous Course Improvement LoopCurriculum Assessment and Improvement LoopThe mechanical engineering curriculum is assessed and improved through changes to thecurriculum. The mechanism for changing curriculum includes using multiple inputs, includingfeedback from alumni and department advisory board, department assessment Committee, resultsfrom the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, results from graduating

Conference Session

Mechanics & Mechanics Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

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Mechanical Engineering

limited to students enrolled in oneengineering course.The first administered survey, intended for Cohort 1, consisted of ten open-ended questions. Question 1: Mention the importance of delegating responsibilities and meeting frequently with your group members? Question 2: What did you learn about leadership roles and communication in a group setting? Question 3: How did you manage different ideas and opinions in the group? Question 4: What were the challenges of working in a group setting? Question 5: What was the planning process of developing and completing your project ideas? Question 6: After your experiences with the project, would you prefer group work, or independent work, and why? Question 7: Do you feel your ability

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the lab facilities for machining,joining and 3D printing are available to the students, although few students carry fabrication attheir own facilities.Course Learning Objectives (CLOs): The CLOs for this course are listed as follows. 1. Creative thinking in design: Students will be able to brainstorm and think creatively both individually and collectively as a group, to achieve alternate design solutions. 2. Teamwork and communication skills: Students will be able to form and work in teams to effectively communicate their ideas and design alternatives in written and oral formats. 3. Project planning and management: Student will be able to use project-planning tools to plan tasks, timing and coordinate design activities