Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumik Banerjee, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #13545A group project based approach to induce learning in engineering thermody-namicsProf. Soumik Banerjee, Washington State University Dr. Soumik Banerjee is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WSU. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech in 2008, followed by a Research Scholar position at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg, Germany (2008 – 2009) and a postdoctoral research associate position at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (2009 - 2011). Dr. Soumik Baner- jee’s expertise lies in modeling transport phenomena, self-assembly and growth

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanmay Gurjar, The University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MSC Software Corp. His research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative de- sign methodologies and enhancement of engineering education. Dr Jensen has authored over 100 refereed papers and has been awarded over $4 million of research grants.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Richard H. Crawford is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects program in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his MSME

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #15004First-Time Experience of Teaching a Project-Based Mechatronics CourseDr. Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania Kala Meah received the B.Sc. degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998, the M.Sc. degree from South Dakota State University in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wyoming in 2007, all in Electrical Engineering. From 1998 to 2000, he worked for sev- eral power companies in Bangladesh. Currently, Dr. Meah is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program, Department of Engineering and Computer Science, York College of Pennsylvania

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shengyong Zhang, Purdue University Northwest; Alain S. Togbe, Purdue University Northwest

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #28924Engineering Application Projects for Teaching Engineering Mathematicsand Numerical MethodsProf. Shengyong Zhang, Purdue University Northwest Shengyong Zhang (syzhang@pnw.edu) is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Pur- due University Northwest. He has teaching and research interest in the areas of computer modeling and simulation, vibration and acoustics, system dynamics, and automobile lightweight design.Prof. Alain S Togbe, Purdue University Northwest Dr. Alain Togbe is a professor of Mathematics at Purdue University Northwest. He received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Universite Laval

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

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Mechanical Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Performance Balanced Team Formation for Group Study and Design ProjectsAbstractStudents should learn to work in teams in undergraduate engineering courses. In many casesstudents form their own teams for group study and design projects. This paper describes aperformance-based team formation method implemented in two upper-division mechanicalengineering thermal science courses. The instructor formed teams based on early academicperformance in the class. Students with the highest exam scores were assigned as team leaders,and other students were distributed among the teams based on their exam scores in order to balancethe talent among the teams. The team

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Lynne Tennison, Saint Louis University; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

a way that, unlike other windmills, it rotates around a ring frame, leaving the central portion open for other uses. This enables VayuWind to extract wind power using existing structures such as commercial buildings and skywalks with minimal noise pollution. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Project-based smart systems module for early-stage mechanical engineering studentsAbstractSystems thinking is a key ingredient for an engineering career. In this paper, we present details ofa project-based systems thinking module for an early-stage mechanical engineering course. In thismodule, students learn systems engineering concepts through a series of

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-831: PROJECT-BASED SOFTWARE APPLICATION ANALYSES INUNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERMichael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Langerman is professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Co-director of the Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. His career spans 32 years including sixteen years in higher education. His primary academic interest is in thermal science.William Arbegast, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Mr. Arbegast is the director of the Advanced Material Processing (AMP) center at the South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyDaniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; William Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-48: DESIGN OF A MULTI-MODE FINITE-DIFFERENCE HEATTRANSFER PROJECTMichael Maixner, United States Air Force AcademyWilliam Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories Page 15.358.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design of a Multi-Mode Finite-Difference Heat Transfer ProjectAbstract: The development of a comprehensive inite-difference project at the end of a heattransfer curriculum is described. The problem requires evaluation of the school’s football ieldturf heating system, incorporates all of the major heat transfer modes (convection, conduction,and radiation), and requires students to investigate both steady state and transient versions ofthe problem

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma; Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan McNeill, University of Colorado Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10525Challenging Students’ Values and Assumptions Through Project-Based Learn-ingDr. Diana Bairaktarova, The University of Oklahoma Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice in the College of Engineering, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma. Diana has over a decade of experience working as a Design Engineer. Her research is focused on human learning and engineering, i.e. understanding how individual differences and aptitudes affect interaction with mechanical objects, and how engineering students’ personality traits influence ethical decision-making

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-751: GOING WITH THE FLOW IN A SERVICE LEARNINGPROJECTTim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder TIM L. BROWER is currently the Director of the CU-Boulder and Mesa State College Mechanical Engi- neering Partnership Program. He received his BS in General Engineering at Idaho State University, MS in Mechanical Engineering from Montana State University and PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. Before becoming the director of the partnership two years ago, he was a Professor and Chair of the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at Oregon Institute of Technology. While in Oregon, he served as the Affiliate Director for Project Lead The Way - Oregon. In

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

APPROACH FOR BETTER IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSAbstractPrimary expectations from a Senior Design Project is defined by ABET with an emphasis onproduct, process, and professionalism. In principle, the requirements for a senior design projectshould include development of student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development anduse of design methodology, formulation of design problems, alternative solutions, and detailedsystem description. Constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and socialimpact should also be included.However, it is debated how the process and/or the design product should be assessed, and howthe teams should be formed and function for successful project

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1235: A SIMPLE LAB PROJECT INTEGRATING THEORETI-CAL, NUMERICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSISPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly State University. His areas of interest are design, stress analysis, and biomechanics. Page 22.101.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Simple Lab Project Integrating Theoretical, Numerical, and Experimental Stress AnalysisAbstractLearning is enhanced when students consider problems from different

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Pakkala, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

dynamics simulation tool developed by students and for use by student design teams ispresented in this work. The project is the result of work done by students participating in anexchange program between international partner universities. Students in the exchange programcomplete a Senior Capstone Design project and additionally write a Diploma Thesis as part ofearning degrees from both universities. The simulation tool is meant for use in the early stages ofthe design of four-wheeled vehicle projects such as the SAE Mini-Baja challenge or the SAEFormula competition. The simulation tool uses MATLAB and Simulink and simulates a14-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) system. The model can accommodate different suspension linkagesand allows anti-roll bars in the

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum Univeristy of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Michael Trzesniowski

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-1558: RESEARCH PROJECTS AS A PART OF A 3-PHASE MULTISUBJECT PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN VEHICLE ENGINEERING STUDIESEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum Univeristy of Applied SciencesAnnette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,Graz, AustriaMichael Trzesniowski, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of AutomotiveEngineering, Graz, Austria Page 13.1040.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Research Projects as a Part of a 3-Phase Multi Subject Project Based Learning in Vehicle Engineering StudiesAbstractAt

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Paul Zang, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-1187: DEVELOPMENT OF A CAE COURSE PROJECT FOCUSING ONPROJECT DATA MANAGEMENT AND VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING THROUGHFEA OF WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM DESIGNYaomin Dong, Kettering University Dr. Yaomin Dong is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Dr. Dong has extensive R&D experience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. He is specialized in metalforming processes, design with composite materials, and finite element analysis.Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University Dr. Arnaldo Mazzei is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He

Conference Session

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

Collection

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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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #28989An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Service Learning and Action ResearchProject with Mechanical Engineering and Speech-Language PathologyStudentsDr. James D Carrico, University of Mary James Carrico is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mary. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2018. The focus of his doctoral studies was the design, 3D printing, and control of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators, for use in soft robotics. His interests include engineering education, design, active polymers, additive manufacturing, and assistive technology.Dr

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Jones, United States Army; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-907: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVE TEAMPROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES IN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS: ANANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERCEPTIONSTony Jones, United States ArmyDaisie Boettner, United States Military AcademyJoel Dillon, United States Military AcademyStephanie Ivey,Anna Lambert, University of MemphisBrian Novoselich, United States Military AcademyStephen Suhr, United States Military Academy Page 14.937.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Organizational Leadership and Effective Team Problem Solving Strategies in Engineering Design Projects: Analysis of Student PerceptionsAbstractAs

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Jones, United States Army; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Ivey

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-928: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVE TEAMPROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES IN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS: ACASE STUDYTony Jones, United States ArmyAnna Lambert, University of MemphisDaisie Boettner, United States Military AcademyBrian Novoselich, United States Military AcademyStephanie Ivey, Page 14.936.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Organizational Leadership and Effective Team Problem Solving Strategies in Engineering Design Projects: A Case StudyAbstractThis project presents a case study examination of the problem solving strategies and discoursepatterns used by members of an Engineering Capstone Design Team. In our study, a

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophoria Westmoreland, University of Maryland; Ashley Grenier, University of Maryland; Linda Schmidt, University of Maryland

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Mechanical Engineering

developing formal methods for design. Her educational interests include the development of student project team training materials to build more effective engineering student project teams. Dr. Schmidt is the founder and director of the Designer Assistance Tool Laboratory (DATLab). She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the America Society of Engineering Education. Page 14.1063.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sketching During Mechanical Design: Studying Sketching at the University of MarylandAbstractThe

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Carlos Gomez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 14.523.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Construction and Testing of an Electric Generator for Wind or Human Power AbstractOne of the most important engineering challenges nowadays is the developing andimplementation of renewable energy systems that are practical, cost effective, and bring benefitsto the society as well as to the environment. In general, wind generators operate satisfactorily atcertain wind speeds which are rarely present in some geographic locations, and at other than therated speed, they have poor performance. A permanent magnet three-phase alternating current(AC) generator was built in this project and it allows

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthias Lang, University of Texas, Austin; Dinesh Rabindran, University of Texas, Austin; Tricia Berry, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

anengineering research project within the major of both the mentor and the mentee. The GLUEprogram will be five years old in Spring 2009.This undergraduate research experience involved a project in the field of robotics. Safety inhuman-robot interaction is an issue that has received much attention in the literature recently. Tomake robot manipulators safe around humans, it is important to be able to control them in torquemode in addition to velocity control capability. The undergraduate research project presented inthis paper focused on determining the motor current to output torque relationship for acommercial robot actuator, which in turn enables torque-based dynamic control. The menteeparticipated in an experimental project to determine the torque

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 14.1285.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Two is Better Than One: Experiences Revitalizing a Capstone Design Competition ProgramAbstractThis paper examines the steps taken to revitalize the Baja SAE program at the United StatesMilitary Academy (West Point). Due to some significant issues with the 2007 Baja SAE team,West Point did not compete in the 2007 competition. Because Baja SAE is conducted as a seniorcapstone design project, the lack of competitiveness led the senior faculty advisor to examine theprogram and take steps to prevent future failures. A brief history of the West Point Baja SAEprogram, course framework, and steps taken to revitalize the program are discussed in

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-186: INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIPS: THE FINAL PART OF ATHREE-PHASE MULTISUBJECT EXPERIMENT IN PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING IN VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY STUDIESEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Emilia Bratschitsch is head of the Department of Vehicle Technologies (Automotive and Railway Engineering) and teaches Electrics, Electronics and Methods of Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria). She is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria). She graduated with a degree in Medical Electronics as well in Technical Journalism from the Technical University of Sofia and received her PhD

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-261: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:AN ACTIVITIES-, PROJECT-, AND PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING APPROACHTim Brower, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 14.1118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Systems Engineering in Undergraduate Education: An Activities, Project, Problem-Based Learning ApproachAbstractSystems engineering is an interdisciplinary collaborative process by which a customer’sneeds are satisfied through the conceptualization, design, modeling, testing,implementation, verification, and operation of a working system. It provides a focus thatenables practicing engineers to integrate their specialties in the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

uses of web-based group platforms, such as wikis and weblogs in industryand education, have been adopted for project management, to support “folio thinking”1,to encourage reflective practice and to build communities of practice. This qualitativeand quantitative study looks at the pilot semester of using social software in a well-established senior capstone design course to support collaborative knowledgemanagement and group assessment. We want to answer the question: How do we assessteam or group learning?From this research question, we developed three project goals: 1. Leverage the group-editing capabilities of WSU Wiki to facilitate a new course dimension: collaborative knowledge management. 2. Pilot the use of social software as a

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Janna, University of Memphis; John Hochstein, University of Memphis

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Mechanical Engineering

Pennsylvania State University (1979), and a Ph.D. from The University of Akron (1984). Page 11.328.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 COLLABORATION OF FRESHMAN WITH SENIORS IN A CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEAbstractAn innovative capstone design course titled “Design of Fluid Thermal Systems,” involves groupsof seniors working on various semester-long design projects. Groups are composed of 3, 4 or 5members that bid competitively on various projects. Once projects are awarded, freshmenenrolled in the “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” course are assigned

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John S Gero, UNCC; Ting Song, South Puget Sound Community College

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

method and concluded thatVPA could collect data accurately without affecting the performance of the subjects observed.They also indicated that thinking aloud might slow down the working process but that thesubjects’ thinking was not interfered with by thinking aloud unless they were asked to providemore information.The basic methodology of the protocol analysis method consists of the following sequence oftasks that were followed for this project. project.Design problem. All dyads completed the same open-ended engineering design challenge. Thedesign challenge used was a double-hung window opener that assisted the elderly with raisingand lowering windows. This challenge had been used by other researchers to study engineeringdesign (Williams et al

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia; Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Mechanical Engineering

, educational psychology, and social work in the context of fundamental educational research. Dr. Walther’s research program spans interpretive research methodologies in engineering edu- cation, the professional formation of engineers, the role of empathy and reflection in engineering learning, and student development in interdisciplinary and interprofessional spaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Deepening student understandings of engineering dynamics principles through industry-inspired, problem-based learning activitiesAbstractThis paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of project-based learning(PBL

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

five rankings was presented for thestudents’ reference. The next component was a series of questions on “Team Conflict,” whichwere answered using a Likert scale (none, little or rarely, some, much or often, very much orvery often). Examples of questions included, “How frequently do you have disagreements withinyour work group about the task of the project you are working on?” and “How much emotionalconflict is there in your work group?” Next, three questions on “Team Satisfaction” wereanswered on a Likert scale (strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, stronglydisagree). Questions included, “I am satisfied with my teammates”, “I am pleased with the waymy teammates and I work together,” and “I am very satisfied with working

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

contextualizedenvironment relevant to mechanical engineering to fully mature. This paper describes a newundergraduate capstone program that includes a one-credit course that exposes underclassman to relevantcapstone professional skills and cultivates engagement and enthusiasm among students early in thecurriculum.This one-credit elective course was developed to complement a single semester capstone course and isrecommended for sophomores and juniors who will be working on their capstone projects in the next oneto two years. Titled “Fundamentals of Engineering Projects,” the course addresses a broad range ofsubjects relevant to the mechanical engineering capstone experience including the development of designspecifications, application of professional codes and