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- Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research
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- 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Gannon University
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AC 2012-3685: OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STU-DENTS: PROJECT FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRAD-UATE STUDENTSDr. Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University Karinna Vernaza joined Gannon University in 2003, and she is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Her B.S. is in marine systems engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Her primary teaching responsibilities are in the solid mechanics and materials areas. She was awarded the 2012 ASEE NCS Outstanding Teacher Award. Vernaza consults for GE Transportation and does research in the aread of alternative fuels (biodiesel
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- Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Blake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University; Alan F. Asay, Woolley Engineering Research Corp.
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- Mechanical Engineering
AC 2011-1919: RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ACTUAL VEHICLE ROLLOVERAS A SPECIAL PROJECT IN AN UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICS COURSEBlake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University Blake M. Ashby is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. His research and teaching interests include the areas of dynamics, kine- matics, solid mechanics, musculoskeletal biomechanics, injury biomechanics, and accident reconstruc- tion. Prior to joining to Grand Valley State, he worked for several years as a consulting engineer with Woolley Engineering Research Corporation and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State
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- Capstone Courses
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- 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Blair T. Allison, Grove City College; Stephen Ludwick, Aerotech, Inc., and University of Pittsburgh; William P. Birmingham, Grove City College
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- Mechanical Engineering
AC 2012-4239: A MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE PROJECT WITH AN IN-TERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND AN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERDr. Blair T. Allison, Grove City College Blair T. Allison is professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Grove City College. He teaches courses in engineering design, mechanics of materials, materials science, control systems, and finite element analysis. Areas of research interest include the modeling and control of metal forming processes, manufacturing automation and control, and dimensional control of components and assemblies. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.S.M.E. degree from Carnegie Mellon
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- Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Wentworth Institute of Technology
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #8643The balance of theory, simulation and projects for mechanical component de-sign courseDr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor, Ph.D, PE., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Wentworth In- stitute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-989-4223, Email: Lex@wit.edu, Specialization in Computer Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Design and Solid Me- chanics.Mr. Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Anthony W. Duva An Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Alexander Bryan Bailey, Alfred State College; Trevor S. Michelson, State University of New York, Alfred State; Reza Rashidi, State University of New York, Alfred State
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- Mechanical Engineering
2009. He has over 18 years of industrial experience. Before joining Alfred State, Dr. Rashidi was a Senior Engineer at Siemens, where he worked on research projects from 2011 to 2016. His expertise is in the development of micro/nano sensors and actuators in Biomedical Engineering and Energy applications. Dr. Rashidi was a recipient of several awards including the 2008 British Columbia Innovation award, administered by BC province, Canada. He has written over 30 research articles and is currently a reviewer of several journals and conferences worldwide. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Undergraduate Hands-On Approach to Microfabrication Applied
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Siben Dasgupta, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology
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Paper ID #28884Cantilever Beam ExperimentDr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Tech- nology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Prof. Siben Dasgupta, Wentworth Institute of Technology Prof. Dasgupta received his
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rihab Kamal M. Hamza, United Arab Emirates University; Muthanna Ahmed Aziz, United Arab Emirates University
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- Mechanical Engineering
introductorymechatronics hands-on course taught within the mechanical engineering program at the UnitedArab Emirates University. In particular, the development attempts to enhance the students’cognitive as well as their psychomotor skills by integrating the knowledge taught in the lectureswith the hands-on skills attained in the lab. Twelve well considered lab experiments were addedto the lab manual of the course. Microcontroller-based experiments were introduced to walkstudents, who have never been exposed to microcontroller use before, through the learningjourney using a number of mini projects. A survey among students to assess the developmentwas conducted. It showed 63% of the 35 students strongly agreeing that, the course has trainedthem well in building
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Daigo Misaki, Kogakuin University; Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Takuma Odaka, Kogakuin University
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- Diversity
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multidisciplinary teamwork abilities. Despite heavyinvestment to improve mechanical engineering education in Japan, the effectiveness of theeducation has not been sufficiently discussed. Traditionally, students are assessed on their in-depthunderstanding of specialized knowledge. With the surge of project-based learning, evaluation islargely focused on students’ final product or research results. We take a different stance and jointhe emerging call to foster engineering students’ abilities of knowledge acquisition, communication,teamwork, and creativity. To evaluate these abilities, we have combined cultural perspectives witha student-centered approach to inquire what constitutes engineering and its practice in Japan. Wediscuss the challenges and propose
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- Machine Design Related
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico
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- Mechanical Engineering
activities are essentially nolonger possible. Mechanical Engineering Design (i.e., Machine Design) at California StateUniversity Chico normally facilitates a semester-long design and fabrication project to givestudents a real-world engineering experience. As an alternative, this paper considers theeffectiveness and benefit of focusing on the documentation and presentation of engineeringanalysis and design work rather than hands-on projects. In a series of activity assignments,students are required to compose short technical reports which document their engineeringanalysis in professional form. Each subsequent assignment had an increased level of analysiscomplexity and documentation which related to the course material. A mid-semester survey
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- Capstone Design
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Julia Noginova, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #34131The Influence of Participation in a Multi-Disciplinary CollaborativeService Learning Project on the Effectiveness of Team Members in a100-level Mechanical Engineering ClassDr. Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University Stacie Ringleb is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Do- minion University. Dr. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1997, a M.S.E. from Temple University in Mechanical Engineering in 1999, and a PhD from Drexel University in Mechanical Engineering in 2003. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in
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- Thermal Fluid Experiment Related
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Melissa M. Gibbons, University of San Diego
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #32825A Thermodynamics Design Project that Applies Theory, Explores RenewableEnergy Topics, and Considers the Economic and Social Impacts of theDesignsProf. Melissa M. Gibbons, University of San Diego Melissa Gibbons is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of San Diego. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miami, and her MS and PhD in Me- chanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received an NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship while working in the Biomathematics Department at University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining
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- Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University
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- Mechanical Engineering
AC 2007-1491: GENERATING ENTHUSIASM FOR RESEARCH THROUGHAUTOMOTIVE PROJECTS AND INDUSTRIAL MENTORS: LESSONS LEARNEDFROM THE FIRST YEAR OF AN REU PROGRAMLaila Guessous, Oakland University LAILA GUESSOUS (Guessous@oakland.edu) is an assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. She received her M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1999) from the University of Michigan and joined OU in August 2000. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on computational methods. She is the program director for the NSF and DoD funded Automotive Research and Industrial Mentorship REU program.Qian Zou, Oakland University
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- Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #19467Incorporating Entrepreneurially Minded Learning into a Junior/Senior LevelMechatronics Course Project Covering Dynamic Systems, Modeling, and Con-trolDr. James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University James A. Mynderse, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. His research interests include mechatronics, dynamic systems, and control with applications to piezoelectric actuators, hysteresis, and perception. He serves as the faculty advisor for the LTU Baja SAE team. c American Society for
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Farid Breidi; Jotam E. Chen, University of Southern Indiana; Madelyn D. Sturgeon; Justin Michael Amos, University of Southern Indiana
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #30282Educational Opportunities of a Designed-Based Project that ChallengesFreshman Students to Build a Miniature Racing CarProf. Farid Breidi Farid Breidi is an Assistant Professor in Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 2010, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012, and his Ph.D. in the area of fluid power, dynamic systems and controls from Purdue University in 2016. His research interests include digital fluid power systems, modeling and simulation of dynamic
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- Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6
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- 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #22713Implementing Collaborative Projects Using a National Academy of Engineer-ing (NAE) Grand Challenge: Provide Access to Clean Water.Dr. Kamau Wright, University of Hartford Kamau Wright is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford. He specializes in thermo-fluids and plasma engineering. His technical research interests include applications of high voltage plasma discharges to liquids and wastewaters; fouling prevention and mitigation for heat exchangers; oxidation of organic matter in water; and inactivation of bacteria using high voltage plasmas.Dr. Ivana Milanovic, University
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- Design Education
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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, California Polytechnic State University Lynne A. Slivovsky, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph.D., Purdue Uni- versity, 2001), has led service-learning initiatives both within the College of Engineering and across the university at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In 2003 she received the Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award. Her work in service-learning led to her selection in 2007 as a California Campus Compact-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Faculty Fellow for Service-Learning for Political Engagement. She currently oversees two multidisciplinary service-learning programs: the Access by Design project that has capstone students
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- Mechanics & Mechanics Related
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC
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- Mechanical Engineering
Paper ID #33503Incorporating a Mid-semester Project to Evaluate Communication, andLeadership Skills for Undergraduate Engineering Students in theStatics/Strength of Materials Course: A Comparative Assessment Beforeand During COVID-19Dr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. is an Education Specialist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Garc´ıa helps fa- cilitate professional development to both formal and informal STEM educators utilizing NASA resources with a
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- Design Related
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ava R. Wolf, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
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Paper ID #33054Transforming an Engineering Design Course into an Engaging LearningExperience Using a Series of Self-Directed Mini-Projects andePortfolios: Face-to-Face Versus Online-only InstructionMiss Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Taylor Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics. She is now pursuing a master’s degree at UIUC through the Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is interested in design thinking as it applies to engineering
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University
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- Mechanical Engineering
long project on identifying a consumer applicationthat would benefit from an IMU data logger was developed for an intermediate dynamics course.Over the course of the project, students are tasked with developing hardware for theirapplication, collecting data from an IMU, and presenting that data in a relevant, graphical form.This project places the mathematical tools that students need to learn in the context of acompelling, real-life situation, thereby making them more relevant. It also connects abstractmathematics to a specific hardware implementation, providing a valuable hands-on learningexperience that is often missing in this type of class. Finally, because the project focus is self-selected, students are intrinsically motivated and
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- Meeting ABET Requirements
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University
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- Mechanical Engineering
AC 2007-1556: ASSESSING ABET OUTCOMES USING CAPSTONE DESIGNCOURSESPaul Biney, Prairie View A&M University Page 12.261.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Assessing ABET Outcomes Using Capstone Design CoursesAbstractThis paper presents a methodology fo r using capstone design project courses for assessing anumber of ABET outcomes. In the advent of EC 2000, Engineering programs have grappledwith methods for assessing some of the ABET outcomes, especially those skills which are nottaught in the traditional engineering programs.Senior Design and Professionalism I and II are two capstone design courses taken by seniors inthe College of Engineering over a
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- Mechanical Division Poster Session
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Heather E Dillon, University of Portland
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ArtsAbstractThermodynamics is a difficult course for many undergraduate students due in part to the complexnature of the concepts learned. Pedagogical literature has suggested that students learn difficultconcepts better when they are presented in different formats that address different learning styles(verbal, visual, etc). During the last two years a new student project called “thermodynamicsin the arts” has challenged students in an introductory thermodynamics course to represent onethermodynamic concept in an art project. Each team of students selected a thermodynamic conceptand a different art medium including poetry, sculpture, music, painting, drawing, photography,and creative essays. Concepts the students visualized included entropy, enthalpy
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- Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University
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engineering and the program director for the Master of Science in Automotive Engineering. In addition, he is faculty co-advisor for the Collegiate Chapter of SAE and the Blue Devil Motorsports Organization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Three Semester Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence Based on SAE Collegiate Design SeriesAbstractMechanical engineering students at Lawrence Technological University complete a five-credithour capstone project: either an SAE collegiate design series (CDS) vehicle or an industry-sponsored project (ISP). Students who select the SAE CDS option enroll in a three semester, threecourse sequence. Each team of seniors designs
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- Mechanical Engineering Poster Session
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- 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University
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AC 2009-2416: INTRODUCING A TWO-SEMESTER RESEARCH COURSE INTHE FRESHMAN YEARWael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Page 14.798.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introducing a Two-Semester Research Course in the Freshman YearAbstractEngineering schools have been using capstone projects to introduce the students to ‘real world’applications and break the barrier between theory and practice. It is usually in the form of a two-semester course where the students use the first semester to develop the soft skills needed for theproject in terms of project management and
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- Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; John F. Dannenhoffer III, Syracuse University
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Paper ID #18448Integrated use of Programming in Machine Design CourseDr. Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University Dr. Blum is interested in research in improving undergraduate engineering education; including devel- opment of student design projects, professional skills development and inclusion and outreach activities. Dr. Blum is also involved with advising and outreach. She was a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the WiSE Women of Color in STEM Program and has developed and participated in many college level outreach programs; specifically developing a hands-on activity to introduce students to the
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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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document and assess how wehave integrated design in all four years of a traditional mechanical engineering program.Overview of the Design Process Engineering projects may be broken into several distinct phases, although in reality, the phasesoverlap or may be even be entirely different from that presented here. Design is rarely a linearprocess, it is iterative in nature. Each design project is unique, there is no one process to followfor design. In general, the design process can be described as: • Define the problem (which includes establishing objectives and criteria, and developing a plan), • synthesize math, science and engineering knowledge to develop alternatives, • evaluate the alternatives (through testing, analysis
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- Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session
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- 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage
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- Mechanical Engineering
stands from commercial sources, test standswere built by mechanical engineering undergraduate students—as their senior design project—under the guidance of a faculty member and in collaboration with local industry representatives.The complete process—from initial outreach to the industry to achieve successful buy-in, thecooperative projects management and successful completion of the projects—is described indetail. This process can be replicated at other institutions in order to build educational laboratoryequipment in a short time frame—one academic year—and without any funding from theinstitution. Page 23.1099.2MethodsSo you have a vision or
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- Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Hamid Vejdani, Lawrence Technological University; Wuming Jing, Lawrence Technological University; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University
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Entrepreneurial Mindset within a Three- Semester Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence Based on the SAE Collegiate Design SeriesAbstractMechanical engineering seniors at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) complete acapstone design project: either an SAE collegiate design series (CDS) competition or anindustry-sponsored project (ISP). Starting in 2015, the LTU CDS advisors worked together toredesign the five-credit three-semester sequence. The overall goals of the modifications were toimprove student design, project management and communication skills; integrate SAE CDSprojects into the actual class time; and increase faculty advisor involvement in the classroom. Inparallel with senior design modifications
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- Mechatronics
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- 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- John G. Cherng P.E., University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ben Q. Li, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Narasimhamurthi Natarajan, University of Michigan, Dearborn
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Page 23.424.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of a Mechatronics Course for Senior Mechanical Engineering StudentsAbstractThis paper presents the development of a mechanical engineering senior elective course titled:“ME472 Principles and Applications of Mechatronics System Design”. The main objective ofthis course is to teach students the principles and applications of mechatronic systems. Tenhands-on laboratory projects and two course projects were integrated into the course to enhance astudent’s comprehension of mechatronics concepts. Students were required to complete eachcourse project independently. The outcome of the course was
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- Computer Modeling/CAD in Mechanical Engineering
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Sung-Hwan Joo, Grand Valley State University
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CourseAbstractThe projects and assignments in freshman level CAD/CAM courses provide students a valuablechance to develop their skills further. In the past, most of assignments and projects were aboutdesigning simple mechanical (and/or electrical) system and theories without requiring anymanufacturing skills. However, students need to have basic manufacturing skills as they move upto the upper level classes or when they graduate. Students who have a good manufacturing skillstend to have better hands-on skills and to be more successful as students as well as engineers.In this specific example class, students are required to learn manufacturing skills through severalunique manufacturing assignments. Three manufacturing assignments including Keychain
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- Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Brent A Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University
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- Mechanical Engineering
University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. Page 22.42.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Follow Up Study on Building Connections Between Experiment, Theory, and Physical Intuition in Thermal SystemsAbstractThis article describes a second implementation of a low-cost solar design project used for both atheory-based heat transfer class and an experimentation-based thermo-fluids lab class. Theproject was meant to reinforce conceptual understanding of heat transfer and also demonstratethe importance of experimental design for validating theoretical models. Based on lessonslearned in the