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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Putko P.E., University of Massachusetts - Lowell; Juliette Nicole Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

of engineeringcurricula, anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change may not have been specificallyaddressed. Climate change is considered by many to be a defining issue of our time and,throughout our students’ careers and lifetimes, its importance will only increase. Since the onsetof the Industrial Revolution, human activities, and primarily our use of fossil fuels, has increasedthe concentration of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse, or heat-trapping, gas in the atmosphere bymore than 40%1. On our current emissions trajectory, carbon dioxide concentrations may triplecompared to pre-industrial levels by 2100. How this increase is going to impact climates acrossthe globe and what can be done to mitigate this change are very challenging questions

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Engineering Laboratory Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

) which is mostly used to address inimproving educational policies for increased educational and technology development 1. Mills &Treagust in their paper on application of problem-based and project-based learning inengineering education identify critical issues to be addressed in the philosophy and delivery ofengineering education. The identified issues are 2:  Curricula being too focused on engineering science rather than providing integrated topics related to industrial practice.  Providing insufficient design experience to students  Lack of teamwork and design experience to students  Outdated culture of learning strategies and a need towards identifying more

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Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

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offered in the first university areBiomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. The undergraduate degreesoffered at UTA are Aerospace, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, andSoftware Engineering. The majority of engineering programs in these two institutions are accreditedby ABET, except three programs which are so new that BS degrees have not yet been awarded inthose disciplines. Plans are underway for requesting ABET accreditation visits as soon as the firstdegrees are awarded in those three programs. It is expected that the new programs will receive theirABET accreditation within one or two years. The student enrollment and degrees awarded in eachprogram are summarized in Table 1.Table 1

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs.The distinguishing feature of many professional engineers is the way they think about the designprocess. Engineering educators have considered the best ways to teach design for many years torefine the education process. Problem Based Learning (PBL) is often considered one of the bestmethods for exposing students to the design process [1].Dym et al. provide assessment data on the use of PBL in introductory classes and also in a globalcontext [2]. Others evaluated PBL in the comparison of engineering and other education fields[3]. Orhun

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, University of Central Oklahoma ; Grant M. Armstrong; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

betterperformances within the class. Ultimately, with a freshman design project underway or complete, the students should beprepared to write the first grant to fund future research. Even with minimal understanding,thorough research should allow for the student to develop a simple and unique engineeringdesign to address an area that would make a contribution to the field. In co-author Gillispie’scase, an RCSA grant was prepared by the student through thorough research on minimallystudied areas within fluid dynamics. Ultimately a topic was selected that there was minimalresearch on. For this reason, the student would be required to create a model to solve the problembeing addressed (Figure 1.), run a simple simulation on that model, design the model

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

group of students. These students further developed themechanical, electrical, and computer designs this past summer (2015), combining the bestaspects of the two prototype designs. These students will construct two bike racks (spring 2016)for implementation. We intend to place one bike rack on campus and the other in downtownYork when they are complete.1. IntroductionFrom their inceptions, the York College of Pennsylvania Mechanical, Electrical, and ComputerEngineering Programs have always prided themselves on being “hands-on” engineeringprograms. Lab experiences are used heavily throughout the academic curricula to reinforcelecture material, and all students are required to complete three separate terms of co-opexperience as a graduation

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanical Engineering

. Historically, the course has been taught in atraditional lecture style to an ever-increasing size class. Teaching methods are slow to change fora foundational course such as this one. Some changes have occurred in the correspondingtextbooks, which, over recent years, have moved towards being more engaging by includingexamples that are more applicable and realistic to the world students know. And yet the studentscan still struggle with mastering the key concepts within the course.In order to address this, the format of the heat transfer course was converted from a moretraditional lecture to an inverted format. The specific inverted (also referred to as flipped) formatthat was selected was set up with the following structure; 1) outside of class time

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Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

the engineering curriculum. After over 100 years of debate and experimentation,however, we are faced with the paradox we confronted at the outset: broad agreement about theimportance of communication in engineering and a lack of consensus about how communicationcompetency should be developed in the curriculum.To be sure, technical writing instruction continues to be, as Robert J. Connors described it in his1982 landmark essay, “The Rise of Technical Writing Instruction in America,”1 “a center of vitalscholarly and pedagogic activity” (p. 173). We have not seen, however, the fruition of theprogress narrative he uses to frame his essay, a narrative that begins “in a few schools ofengineering [goes] through its lean times, when it was a poor

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

reviews each of the demos/videos,discuss how they are incorporated into the class, and describe how to fabricate/procure the demoequipment.1. Introduction In the last few years, there has been an increasing trend in the debate about the pros andcons of active learning in the classroom, and many have moved away from the traditional lectureformat.1 While active learning comes in several forms, most agree that activities that aredesigned to engage the students, pique their interest, and are carefully selected to coordinate andsupplement the lesson plans tend to improve students’ understanding and retention of keyconcepts.1 Although active or experiential learning has been highly promoted as of late, it hasbeen researched for several decades

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard V. Melnyk, United States Military Academy; William Clarence Pyant III, United States Military Academy; Daisie D. Boettner P.E., United States Military Academy; Daniel Richard Brown

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Mechanical Engineering

sequence. The original proposal also called for theintegration of Heat Transfer into this two-course sequence but that option was later dropped dueto the amount of content required.1 The initial impetus to combining the two courses was two-fold. First, due to the high number of required core courses at the United States MilitaryAcademy, several ABET programs outside of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering departmentdesired the ability to increase the course work within their own program by one course, whilestill obtaining sufficient knowledge of thermodynamic and fluid mechanics principles to pass theFEE. That was an external driver for change. Internally, the Mechanical Engineering programfelt that integrating the two topics could create

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Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #11375Providing ME Students Opportunities to Enroll in Law School CoursesDr. Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver Dr. Matt Gordon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. His research areas include numerical and experimental plasma physics, chemical and physical vapor depo- sition, electronic packaging, and bio-medical engineering. He has supervised to completion 26 MSME students and 5 PhD students. Publications include 1 book chapter, 32 journal publications, 47 refereed conference proceedings, 29 non-refereed publications, and 27 non-refereed presentations. He is

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University; Robert D. Palumbo, Valparaiso University; Daniel Blood, Valparaiso University; Luke Jerod Venstrom, Valparaiso University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineeringdepartments were involved. The avenues of student participation included summer internships,independent project work, and Capstone Senior Design projects. By working on the solarfurnace project, students developed a myriad of valuable skills in such areas as projectmanagement, technical writing, communication, design, manufacturing, mechatronics, finiteelement analysis, circuit analysis, programming, and instrumentation. Additionally, 40 percentof the students who participated in the project chose to continue their engineering studies ingraduate schools around the country.1. IntroductionMultiple studies1-3 have shown the benefits of project-based learning. Students who participatein complex engineering projects develop a myriad of valuable skills

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

such as “engage” funded bythe NSF [1] provide several lesson plans and solutions that guide the instructors to readily bringthose for use in their classrooms. All lesson plans and examples in “engage” are organized undereach department and by course areas such as:Mathematics (Calculus and Differential Equations), Chemistry, Mechanical and ElectricalEngineering (Circuits, Control Systems, Dynamics, Elasticity and Plasticity, Engineering Design,Engineering Graphics, Fluids, Introduction to Engineering, Manufacturing, Material Failure,Mechanics, Statics, Stress and Strain, Thermodynamics), Physics, Properties of Materials, andother Examples & Activities for Pre-College Students.If one were to go through their website and the list of lessons

Conference Session

Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick Rodriguez P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Joel M. Bach, Colorado School of Mines

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Mechanical Engineering

the design of an experiment • Understanding of various types of sensors and how they work • Team work, presentation of results and technical writing • Integration of probability and statistical analysis into design projects through data analysis • Problem solving with Matlab (solving a system of equations)The general outcome for the course is to better prepare the students for their follow-on courses inthe Department. As this is a new course, we do not yet have the data set to show that we havemet this requirement in their advanced courses that will be taken their junior year. The specificoutcomes for the course that we list on the syllabus are listed below. 1) Provide an introduction of the breadth of mechanical

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Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Mechanical Engineering

in-class resources, and courses with peer collaboration elements are eachrespectively beneficial to undergraduate engineering students. However, these pedagogicalpractices are most commonly implemented in first- and final-year courses. Moreover, theprocesses of implementing these new practices, and of transferring reforms between institutions,merit further study. The existent body of literature regarding the facilitation of research-basedpedagogical change has been described as “weak”1, and researchers have frequently called forfurther study of STEM instructional reform and implementation fidelity1–3. As part of thisbroader effort, few have sought to study the lived experience of the specific faculty memberswho adopt and adapt to these new

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Alex Birdwell, Northwestern University; Michael Peshkin, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

 glass.  The  result  is  vivid,  luminous  writing  floating  in  front  of  the  presenter,  who  can  now  face  toward  the  camera  while  drawing  and  interacting  with  the  material  on  the  board  (Figure  1).  The  video  is  mirror-­‐imaged  on  the  fly  to  correct  left-­‐right  reversal.       Figure  1.  Presenter  using  the  Lightboard,  facing  the  audience  while  writing.  The  ability  to  produce  a  lecture  segment  in  one  take,  essentially  live,  and  without  post-­‐production,  has  proven  to  be  a  huge  incentive  to  faculty.  Graphics  sources  such

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Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca L Norris, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; M. Cengiz Altan, University of Oklahoma; J. D. Baldwin, University of Oklahoma; Wilson E Merchán-Merchán, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Initiatives for Creating a More Inclusive Engineering Environment with Limited Resources and Minimum DisruptionAbstractIn recent years the need for and benefits of diverse and inclusive science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines have been highlighted by educators, industry, andgovernmental agencies. It has been shown that a diverse workforce is critical to the generation ofnew ideas, creativity and innovation [1]. It is widely acknowledged that mechanical engineeringdepartments at the undergraduate level, in most instances, do not have a diverse student bodythat is representative of the general population [2]. Therefore, the development

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Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

anddeveloped roller coasters that were good first approximations to something that might be realizedat a theme park. An example of a student-designed coaster is shown in Figure 1.Figure 1: A student-designed roller coaster as rendered in the NoLimits software.Student FeedbackAt the end of the project, students were asked to provide feedback about the project via a set ofquestions rating certain aspects on a five-point scale and via questions open to free-formcomments. The feedback form used is documented in Appendix A. Twenty-one of the twenty-four students enrolled in the class completed a form. Overall, the students responded veryfavorably to the project and felt it helped them better understand concepts from the course aswell as developing analysis

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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Mechanical Engineering

prototype to solve the design problem. Therewas a set of general requirements that applied to all the three problems, for example, all designsneeded to be creative, aesthetically pleasing, well crafted, and the total cost should be as little aspossible and it should not exceed $100. Each problem had some specific requirements inaddition to the general requirements: in the first design problem, students were provided with asolar set-up, shown in Figure 1, which has a light bulb, simulating the “sun” that travels from“east” to “west” during a “day” at a constant rate. A solar power plant needed to be designed sothat consistent and maximum power be generated throughout the day. Only two types of solarcells could be used and all of them must be placed

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda E. Craugh Ph.D., United States Naval Academy; Ethan E. Lust, United States Naval Academy

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

an introductory course for mechanical engineering majors.IntroductionEvery college of Engineering faces the challenge of recruiting and retaining students in theirmajors. 1 Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) face additional constraints,opportunities, and challenges in the form of a strict requirement to complete their course work infour years as well as myriad other demands on their time and attention.The Naval Academy uses an application process to select 2,500 highly qualified rising highschool seniors to participate in Naval Academy Summer Seminar (NASS) for a week-longimmersion in the unique requirements and academic opportunities available to our students. Theirtime on the Yard includes athletic, academic, leadership

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Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brett Batson, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

mode of instruction has enjoyed significant press lately (e.g. Canino1, Swartz et al.2,Lape and Levy3). At least some of these studies were intended to compare, directly, the invertedmode with the conventional mode of course material delivery. In other words, attempts weremade to keep as much of the course experiences the same, while only inverting the mode ofdelivery. Results have varied somewhat, but many who have tried this mode have discovered: 1. Students like it; 2. Students do not perform significantly better or worse than in conventionally taught courses.In perhaps oversimplified terms, the only reason to invert a course based on the results of thesedirect comparisons appears to be because students like the inverted

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Statics and Finite Element Analysis

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah C. Baxter, University of St. Thomas; Ann Johnson, University of South Carolina; Bethany S. Fralick, University of South Carolina

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Mechanical Engineering

significant part of static analysis and design was done using the tools ofGraphical Statics. Graphical Statics is based on the graphical method of adding vectors; briefly,when vectors are drawn to scale, the sum of the vectors, a resultant, can be measured on thedrawing. The roots of using graphical methods to solve engineering problems can be traced backto Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei. German engineer Karl Culmann, however, is generallyconsidered the father of graphical statics.1 Early works formalized these methods forengineering,2 and the topic is of on-going interest in teaching structural design to architecturestudents,3,4 and in emphasizing the significance of form in design to civil engineeringstudents.5,6,7The methods existed as a

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

tutorials are built off of lectures onengineering drawing fundamentals. The geometry shown in Figure 1 is used to train bothorthographic to isometric sketching skills and SolidWorks basics. Further projects requirestudents to follow standard tutorials on assembly generation and creation of complex geometries.These self-guided exercises are augmented by interactive teaching assistant sessions and in-classquestion and answer periods.Figure 1: SolidWorks model from custom tutorial. Students sketch the isometric view of this partfrom orthographic views in an earlier portion of the course.Design for Manufacturing, Freshman YearThe second course during the freshmen year introduces the students to basic manufacturingprocesses through hands on labs

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Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Valenzuela P.E., University of Evansville; Valerie A. Stein, University of Evansville

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

LEAP report, recognizing similar challenges ofglobalization and responding with a similar vision: We are committed to the liberal arts and sciences as a basis for intellectual and personal growth. The University endeavors to prepare women and men for lives of personal and professional service and leadership. The University is aware of the challenges of living in an international community and therefore adopts a global view in its programs and its vision.The University of Evansville seeks to fulfill this mission through its general education program,Enduring Foundations, which is composed of 11 student outcomes: 1. Critical reading and thinking 2. Engagement with imaginative expressions of the human

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Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanie N. Abdelmessih, California Baptist University

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Mechanical Engineering

lights off to save energy andmoney for the university. Consequently, asking for a budget for equipment was not an option.This background led the author to think of alternative methods for funding equipment.Need for a Thermal Engineering Laboratory“The laboratory is the means of teaching the experimental method. It should give the student theopportunity to observe phenomena and seek explanations, to test theories and notecontradictions, to devise experiments which will yield essential data, and to interpret results.1”Cirenza et al2 studied the effectiveness of hands-on, challenge-based workshops to improvejunior-level heat transfer students’ conceptual understanding of heat and temperature. Theycompared two groups of students, normal instruction

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E. Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

contribution to the multi-disciplinary team lies in qualitative methodologies, cultural theory and the belief that outliers offer great insight into the workings of power. Her research interests include cultural theory, the cultural/historical construction of women’s identities and roles in past and present societies, and most recently, equity issues surrounding gender and underrepresented populations in engineering education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Dr. Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma Dr. Pan is currently working as a postdoctoral research associate in the Research Institute for STEM Education at the University of Oklahoma. She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education, M.S. in Statistics and B.S

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; Barbara Jean Speziale, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 26.1406.99. Warrington, B. Innovation in Curriculum: Incorporating Consideration of Global, Economic, Environmental, and Societal Contexts. In the ABET Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD; October 27, 201110. Borrego, M., Douglas, E. P., & Amelink, C. T. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods in engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education. 2009; 98(1):53-66. Page 26.1406.10