Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science Fellows program at Baylor University. She co-leads the Engineering & Computer Science Faculty Development Seminars, and is a KEEN Fellow. c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Mark Randall, University of Southern Maine ; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

difference one strategy is to use activities like computersimulations and hands-on experiments where students can actually see the differences betweenthe two types of loadings.A search in the engineering education literature on the mentioned subject did not provide anyresult. Few papers that discuss related courses like materials science look at other issues likemaking homework more interesting1. In the field of chemical engineering there are many papersthat discuss various aspects of laboratory experiments. The majority of these papers discussissues like challenge-based learning, web-based teaching and multimedia laboratory manual2-4.In other references, the three methods of laboratory experience, i.e. simulation, hands-on andremote are discussed

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Lee Finley; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

authors are grateful to Mr. Chad Seeley who is the Laboratory Associate at USM. Hisassistance in the manufacture of the experimental devices that were built in the course of thisresearch is greatly appreciated. 12. References 1. N. Randall and M.Ghorashi, “Design, Manufacture, Simulation and Experimentation of Several Tools to Assist in Teaching Strength of Materials and Statics Courses,” 119th ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012, Paper number: AC 2012-2971 (2012). 2. J.E.Corter, S.K.Esche, C.Chassapis, J.Ma and J.V.Nickerson, “Process and Learning Outcomes from Remotely-operated, Simulated, and Hands-on Student Laboratories,” Computers & Education, 57 (2011) 2054-2067. 3. A. Ayob

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California, Davis

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #22280Work in Progress: Retrospective Analysis on the Perspective of Instructorsabout Transitioning to Using Active-learning Strategies to Teach MechanicalEngineering ClassesMr. Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California - Davis Mr. Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cali- fornia - Davis. He works as a Graduate Student Researcher at the Western Cooling Efficiency Laboratory and as a Teaching Assistant Consultant at the Center for Educational Effectiveness, both on the UC Davis campus. As a Teaching Assistant Consultant, Sreenidhi focuses on improving

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

develop course materials to make the course activity-based. The two instructorsdelivered the active MC/MSD course to three lecture sections and four laboratory sections.Instructor A led two lecture sections of 32 students each and Instructor B led a single lecturesection. Each instructor led two weekly, three hour laboratory sections of 24 students each. Asummary of the instructors’ experience and teaching load for the study is given in Table 1. Eachinstructor followed the same syllabus and led their lectures and laboratory sections in as identicalmanner as possible throughout the 10-week quarter. Any support material was identical includingpower point slides, in-class problems, homework problems, quizzes, and exams.Questions from the final exam

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanical Engineering

40 20 0 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Hands-on Data Sets from previous semesters or at different locationsFigure 8. Comparison of final course grades for hands-on semester against 6 other data sets from previous semesters and different locations within the same schoolSummary and ConclusionsThis paper presented a change in teaching style for fluid power course towards a more student-centered based learning. This course is already rich with laboratory work, but students’ interestwas noticed to have decreased due to the routine in

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliott Vega, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

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Mechanical Engineering

plans on pursuing a career in the automotive industry or manufacturing industry.Dr. John William Bridge, University of Washington, Bothell Dr. John Bridge, P.E. Dr. Bridge is a former Lt. Colonel and mechanical engineer in the U.S. Air Force with over twenty years of R&D experience with numerous aerospace vehicles to include aircraft and rocket systems. In addition, he has performed advanced materials characterization while in the mil- itary and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has previous teaching experience at several institutions to include Bowdoin College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Bridge is currently working with composite materials used in

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

Laboratory) in the following.3.1 Lecture EvolutionThe content of the lecture section of the course changed in reaction to the following influences:1) The content of the freshman engineering program, 2) The need for additional curriculumcontent in professional engineering skills, and 3) The expertise of the instructor. Each of theseinfluences is discussed below.Freshman Engineering Content: The freshman engineering course changed from a design,graphics and programming course to one that surveyed the various fields of engineering. This puta greater demand on the Design & Analysis class to teach the concepts of the design process,design for manufacture and cost estimation.Professional Skills: Course material was added to the lecture part of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Heindel, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-856: UPDATING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS ANDINSTRUMENTATION – A CASE STUDYTheodore Heindel, Iowa State University Ted Heindel is the William and Virginia Binger Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. He taught ME 370 at ISU from spring 2003 through spring 2005 and was responsible for major course modifications, including development of several new laboratory exercises. He is currently teaching thermal science courses, including fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He also has an active research program in multiphase flow characterization and visualization and gas-liquid mass transfer enhancement, and is the director of a one-of-a-kind X-ray

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Herb Connors

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Mechanical Engineering

-4 (3 lecture hours-2 lab hour-4 credits)credits course which had 2 one-and-half-hour lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week.Main topics of the course were stress and strain calculations, failure theories resulting from staticloading, fatigue failure resulting from cyclic loading, and design of typical mechanicalcomponents. The textbook used for this course was Shrigley’s Engineering Design [1].According to the syllabus of this course, fatigue theory was covered in two-weeks out of the total14-week-semester. For this course, we had both lecture and laboratory, so we developed andimplemented an integrated active learning approach for teaching fatigue theory which includedfour different exposures to discuss and to explore fatigue theory

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

undergraduate engineering programs.Dr. Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering Peter H. Meckl is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, where he has served since 1988. Peter obtained his BSME from Northwestern University and MSME and Ph.D. degrees from MIT. His research interests are primarily in dynamics and control of machines, with emphasis on vibration reduc- tion, motion control, and engine diagnostics. His teaching responsibilities include courses in systems modeling, measurement systems, and control. In addition, he teaches a course entitled Technology and Values, which introduces students to the social and environmental impacts of technology through a series of readings and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Foster, George Fox University; Chad Hammerquist, George Fox University; Robert Melendy, George Fox University

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Mechanical Engineering

hands-onplatform from which to teach both areas of control can be found in the process controlindustry—the programmable logic controller (PLC).A few industrial, chemical, and electrical engineering as well as various technology programshave included some introduction to PLCs into their programs, where they are often presented aspart of a laboratory course. However, several programs have begun offering courses dedicated tolearning and applying PLCs. In contrast, very few mechanical engineering programs offer anyexposure to PLCs throughout the curriculum. 14,25 Yet, they remain the most common and usefulcomponent in controlling manufacturing processes and machinery. Mechanical engineers need tounderstand how issues of control can affect their

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Mechanical Engineering

. 285-288.5. J. Round and B. Lom, “In Situ Teaching: Fusing Labs & Lectures in Undergraduate Science Courses to Enhance Immersion in Scientific Research,” Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education, vol. 13, no. 3, 2015, pp. A206-A214.6. D. Hall, H. Hegab and J. Nelson, “Living WITH the Lab - a freshman curriculum to boost hands-on learning, student confidence and innovation,” Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008.7. J. W. Belcher, “Studio physics at MIT,” MIT Physics Ann., 2001, pp. 58-64.8. M. Weimer, Learner-centered teaching: five key changes to practice, 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013.9. G. Subhash and S. Ridgeway, Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Course, Morgan & Claypool, 2018.

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bevill, Colorado Mesa University; Kelly Bevill, Colorado Mesa University

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Mechanical Engineering

Ownership—2013 Update. http://pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2013/PIP_Smartphone_adoption_2013_PDF.pdf3. Gartner, Inc. Gartner Says Worldwide PC, Tablet and Mobile Phone Combined Shipments to Reach 2.4 Billion Units in 2013. http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/24085154. Delale, F., Liaw, B.M., Jiji, L.M., Voiculescu, I., and Yu, H. Infusion of Emerging Technologies and New Teaching Methods into The Mechanical Engineering Curriculum at The City College of New York. Advances in Engineering Education, Summer 2011.5. Greenwood, M.S. Using Videotapes to Study Underdamped Motion of a Pendulum: A Laboratory Project. Am. J. Phys 55, pp. 645-8, 1987.6. Marcuso, M., and Webber, R.M. Kinematical Measurements Using Digital Image Capture

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; James Baughn, UC Davis

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Mechanical Engineering

APPROACHWhile many other approaches have implemented teaching tactics focused principally on eitherexperimental or computer methods, the approach adopted at USAFA was hybrid in nature using both. Itmay be accomplished as either a demonstration in the normal sequence of class lectures, or as a moreformal laboratory. No separate heat transfer laboratory course exists in the curriculum at USAFA, sothese laboratories experiences for our students are conducted within the allotted lesson times for eachcourse; many are, in fact, performed as demonstrations, with students performing data reduction on theexperimental results. Still, the authors recognize that it is always desirable that students have a hands-on experience whenever possible, rather than having

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Douglas Howe, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Project. Page 14.1215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Engineering of Everyday Things: Simple Experiments for the Thermal and Fluid SciencesAbstractA series of demonstrations and laboratory exercises have been developed to teach fundamentalconcepts in the thermal and fluid sciences of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Thismaterial is part of an educational research project called the Engineering of Everyday Things.The title reflects the use of common technology like hair dryers, blenders, toasters and bicyclepumps, which are used to demonstrate principles of thermodynamics

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

the help of Teaching Assistants (TAs). The course depended on multiple contentsthat were digitized before the pandemic started, therefore, the transition to online instruction was notchallenging for the lecture component, but the laboratory component was significantly impacted, asthe hands-on component could not be replaced for most laboratory activities due to theinaccessibility to laboratory equipment.The instructor and the TAs decided to use BCU for online instruction. Access to the BCU platformwas free of charge for both instructors and students. The most important features of the BCUplatform include: (1) recording of live online lecture and laboratory sessions; (2) using microphoneand webcam to communicate and to display course materials

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaker Ali Syed, Clemson University; Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S. Hartley, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

endless for this technology. Whether it is just a simple simulation of amechanism or a highly complex fluids problem, it can be visually and mathematicallysimulated using VR. However, the benefits of VR are not limited to just its flexibility. Themost crucial advantage of using VR as a teaching aid is that it boosts student learningperformance through visual representation of complex concepts which they might have foundhard to grasp otherwise.6,7 Apart from these, its other advantages include assisting in research,increasing outreach to a wider audience remotely, and making the learning environment saferby eliminating risks. Weber et al. reported that using virtual instruments helped inestablishing a complete state-of-the-art laboratory from a

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Mechanical Engineering

the lift design project. Whiletwo weeks is not enough time for students to become proficient at FEA it is enough time tointroduce the method and provide guidance as to its proper application to machine design.In summary, we have completed the first iteration of a pair of courses designed to teach studentsboth hard, analytical skills and soft, experience-based skills. Course topics are synchronizedbetween the lecture course and a laboratory-based project in which they apply the methods thatthey have just learned. Student perceptions of learning indicate that this approach is engagingand effective. We will repeat the course sequence with a few modifications during the nextacademic year and formally measure outcomes and student

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-710: UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS AND INSTRUMENT SELECTIONUSING A WEB-BASED VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTPraveen Malali, Old Dominion University Praveen Malali is a graduate student of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. He is also a teaching assistant in the thermo-fluids laboratory.Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University Pooja Bais is a graduate student in the College of Business and Public Administration at Old Dominion University.Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University Robert Choate is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western Kentucky University. He teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses, including Sophomore Design, Thermo-Fluid Systems Lab and ME

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York; Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York

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Mechanical Engineering

materials, and (2) improving engineering education through innovative teaching and research techniques, with emphasis on attracting under-represented minorities and women. Through years he has published more than 70 refereed papers with funding support from NSF, NASA, ARPA, AFOSR, ARO, U.S. Army TACOM-TARDEC and ARDEC-Picatinny Arsenal, AT&T, Digital Equipment Corporation, Alliant Techsystems, Frontier Performance Polymers, NYS GRI and PSC CUNY. In addition to being active in research, he had also served as the ECSEL Project Director at CCNY in 1993-2001. The main charge of the NSF-funded ECSEL Coalition is to improve undergraduate engineering education through design across the

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University; Zhanping You, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

numericalproblems and generate charts and graphs using MATLAB. This course is designed to givestudents opportunities for hands-on practice through the lab work and project studies. The authoralso instructed senior students to use MATLAB for experimental data analysis in course MEEN4131 (Mechanical Engineering Laboratory). In this paper, these successful teaching experiencesare summarized and some additional suggestion is also addressed.IntroductionMATLAB has been largely used in many engineering schools, because it provides a friendlyinteractive system that incorporates numeric computation, symbolic computation, and scientificvisualization [1-2, 4-10]. Authors taught a sophomore course to help the students apply theMALAB tool for engineering problem

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

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Mechanical Engineering

Students about Fluid Mechanics,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June, Salt Lake City, Utah.5. Appanaboyina, S. and Aung, K., 2004, “Development of a VRML Application for Teaching Fluid Mechanics,” Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June, Salt Lake City, Utah.6. Jia, R., Xu, S., Gao, S., Aziz, EL-S., Esche, S. and Chassapis, C., 2006, “A Virtual Laboratory on Fluid Mechanics,” Proc. 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June, Chicago, Illinois.7. LaRoche, R., Hutchings, B. and Muralikrishnan, R., 2002, “FlowLab: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Framework for Undergraduate Education,” Proc. 2002 ASEE/SEFI/TUB Colloquium.8. Munson, B., Young, D., and Okiishi, T., 2005

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanical Engineering

integrity of a concurrent lab, a semester project wasintroduced in the class period. For the most part, the project seems to help in the class butassessment results are mixed but tend to show that the students still want (and probably need) thehands on component of a laboratory. Once the materials are decoupled however and the projectis used in the class, it may indeed be possible to dedicate the laboratory to issues of interfacingsensors and actuators rather than trying to teach control design and/or analysis principles. Based on the tentative assessment results, it appears that the control class has benefited fromthe use of a semester long project integrated into the class “lecture” materials. The integrationcauses students to test theory

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin's University; Irina Gendelman, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4064: SYNCHRONOUS DISTANCE LEARNING FOR UNDER-GRADUATE THERMAL ENGINEERING COURSES: TRIALS AND IM-PROVEMENTSDr. Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin’s University Amanie Abdelmessih is professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, and Director of the Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has industrial, teaching, and research experience. Abdelmessih started her career in the paper industry, then she taught in several higher education institutions, with the last 15 years at Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has per- formed research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Research Center, Ar- gonne National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University; Harold Evensen, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Avitabile, P., Goodman, C., Hodgkins, J., Wirkkala, N., Van Zandt, T., StHilaire, G., Johnson, T., "Dynamic Systems Teaching Enhancement Using a Laboratory Based Hands On Project", Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Paper 2004 – 6085. Van Karsen, C.D., Zenner, P.F., “Experiential Engineers:Developing an Integrated Mechanical Engineering Laboratory”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Page 11.722.10

Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Lin, University of Southern Maine; James W. Smith, University of Southern Maine; Stephen Knittweis

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Mechanical Engineering

for EE and CE students. Robert E. Choate. Western Kentucky University.Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE annual conference & exposition Session 2266[4] Using laboratory experiences to facilitate the teaching of heat transfer to electrical engineering technologystudents. Robert Edwards, ASEE 2006 conference proceedings session 5[5] Development of a modern integrated thermal systems design laboratory- A follow up. John Abbitt. 2012ASEE southeastern section annual conference proceedings Page 23.302.10

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin T. Garner, University of Virginia

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Mechanical Engineering

software for these computations is essential for a mechatronic system designto be successful.[5] It is widely accepted that the most important aspect of mechatronics educationis to provide haptic (hands-on) experience that allows students to gain an understanding of highlevel theoretical concepts as well as an in-depth appreciation of integration issues.[4, 6, 7] Virtuallyall of the available literature agrees that the best approach to teaching mechatronics to today’sMechanical Engineering students is within a laboratory environment in which students actuallysee mechatronic systems in action and experiment with them directly. Figure 1: Dimension uPrint FDM 3D printers in the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Harlow, Western Kentucky University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

, designing telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University Joel Lenoir is the Layne Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WKU, and primarily teaches in the dynamic systems and instrumentation areas of the curriculum. His industrial experience includes positions at Michelin Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as extensive professional practice in regional design and manufacturing firms. Page 15.570.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Extracurricular Project Enhances Student Learning

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

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Mechanical Engineering

involved in the learning process taking place inthe classroom, as opposed to the teacher centric traditional lectures. Engineering faculty havelong been using such approaches in many of our courses, for example in courses which includeexperimental laboratories and projects. This initiative has prompted us to focus more consciouslyon the effect of teaching on, and the assessment of student learning. This paper will discuss avariety of design projects we are using throughout the curriculum in the Mechanical Engineeringprogram before the Senior Design Project, how they fit with the Learner Centered Instructioninitiative, as well as how they support the Program Outcomes and Program EducationalObjectives of our ABET accredited program.Projects from