Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

in the topic/subject/ideas studied but also beyond it. They should be able to apply the learnedideas, generalize the ideas, transfer the principles to similar topics, etc.EvaluateIn this stage, the instructor should evaluate the outcomes of the teaching. This is exactly a scale ofhow much progress the students have made based on the lesson they learned from the instructor.The instructor can use some rubrics to assess this directly. Some formal tests can be administered.Self-reflection and self-evaluation by students can be a significant part of evaluation. Revised andresubmitted statements of learnings of students can also provide some clues towards evaluationsof their learning outcomes.2.2 The DBR MethodAs mentioned earlier, the word DBR

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Campbell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with others--they get distracted easily or workthe problem on their own rather than collaboratively. At the end of the semester, the class votedon the best problem-solving partner, and that person received a small prize. This helped tohighlight what makes a good partner but was too late to affect student behavior. Another way toraise awareness of desirable partnering behavior may be to ask students in an out-of-class or in-class assignment to reflect on what makes a good partner and which behaviors they themselvesexhibit.Laboratory Activities The course made use of a large material testing load frame. It alsoadopted table top experiments with strain gaged test beams. With up to 24 students in a section,there was not enough equipment for all

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

André J. Butler, Mercer University; William Moses, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mechanical engineering curriculum. The course was renamed MAE302 Experimental Methods for Mechanical Engineers, and consisted of 3 hours of lecture and 3hours of laboratory per week which results in 4 credit hours (3-3-4) to reflect the increasedcoverage of measurement, data interpretation, and writing.The original lecture schedule provided for a total of fifteen 50-minute lecture periods, includingin-class testing. An effort was made to organize lectures so that material significant to alaboratory assignment was discussed in class directly prior to that activity. Further, laboratorywork began in the third week of lecture so that there was sufficient lead time on topics prior tothe beginning of the laboratory tasks. In this arrangement, lecture

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

because they can be created in a more focused manner that moredirectly relates to the material on the final exam.Second, students greatly prefer this to a traditional textbook. This is reflected both in thequantitative and qualitative responses on course evaluations, and anecdotally in discussionswith students. This is despite the fact that the new approach meant that most days therewas a quiz to begin the class, to hold them accountable for having watched the video orread the article before class. It should also be noted that in a class of 50 students, movingfrom a traditional textbook to this approach has saved the students approximately $10,000.Third, about half of the students say they agree or strongly agree that they will continue towatch

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ward, California State University-Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Survey results analyzed - results reported to Department Chairs1 Week Before Assessment Committee present assessment results to faculty, set actions if needed.*Classes BeginFall Reporting ActivityOctober Annual Assessment Report from Department Chairs to College Deans summarizing assessment results, actions.** Department assessment results are to be shared, analyzed, and reflected with appropriate constituent Page 12.842.5groups including advisory boards or student groups at regularly scheduled meetings.Annual Reporting of ResultsThe results from most of the assessment activities previously mentioned

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian Mathews, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. 26., No. 3, Nov 2005.2 Uden, L., An engineering approach for online learning, International Journal of Distance Education Technologies,Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan-Mar 2003.3 Maor, Dorit, Using reflective diagrams in professional development with university lecturers: A development toolin online teaching, Internet and Higher Education, Vol. 9, No. 2, Summer 2006.4 Pais, Carlos, Vitor Pires, Rui Amaral, Joao Amaral, Joao Martins, Carlos Luz, and O. P. Dias, A strategy toimprove engineering teaching process based on an e-learning approach, Proceedings of the Fifth InternationalConference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET 2004, 2004.5 Cheong, Pauline Hope, Namkee Park, and William H. Dutton, New Technologies, old

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Wang; Oguz Soysal

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 11.254.34. Final exam X X X XAll ratings are converted to a zero-to-four scale. For the assessment of effectiveness ofprerequisites, the student mathematics and physics data are converted from a letter gradeA, B, C, or D to a grade point average of scale 4. They will be analyzed to indicate thedistribution of student performance for the course outcomes.Problem 1 in Test 1 is selected for measuring the students’ mathematics ability to solvekinematics problems for a particle. The problem includes the performance of derivativesand integrations for acceleration, velocity and position vectors. This assessment tool isselected because it reflects student’s mathematical background and also it represents

Conference Session

Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 23.372.6Figure 5: CFRP Displacement ContourFigure 6: CFRP Displacement Contour Page 23.372.7Figure 7: CFRP Stress ContourFigure 8: CFRP Stress Contour Page 23.372.8Figure 9: CFRP Strain ContourFigure 10: CFRP Strain Contour Page 23.372.9The results of the finite element analyses, bending stiffness calculations, and torsional stiffnesscalculations are reflected in Table 2. The results of the steel frame analysis were as expected. Itexhibited the least amount of displacement and the highest resistance to deformation. However,its mass was the greatest. The mass of the aluminum-steel frame was substantially lighter.However, its resistance to

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

completethe objectives without an unreasonable amount of time so that it does not adversely affecttheir other courses. Proper testing facilities should be available to students throughout theproject so that they can learn to operate them, measure attachment points, etc. Materialsand shop facilities must also be made available if prototypes will be required. Andcertainly the projects must be carefully aligned with the desired outcomes.Third, many students struggle to accurately assess the causes for the difference betweentheir theoretical results and what they find during testing. Taking time in class to reflect onthe possible causes is important. For example, we have found that often the students dothe analysis correctly, but fail to take into

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to write a description of the wind tunnel and the experimentalprocedure used to acquire the data. This assignment was read by each faculty member andreturned to the students at the beginning of the next class period. To encourage reflection, Page 25.459.3grammar, style, word choice, etc. issues were simply underlined so that the students could thinkabout their individual writing challenges. During a one-on-one meeting with each student, anyquestions concerning corrections were addressed. The most common problem encountered wasthe challenge of being able to proofread their writing. Table 1. Workshop

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy M. Hodges P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

theexperience was positive and that they would want to do further research work.Initial Conclusion and Future WorkThis initial study indicates that some students who performed an undergraduate researchexperience are not encouraged to continue with post-graduate education. Students whoparticipated in the summer were required to work continuously for about two years giving littletime for reflection, relaxation and regeneration. Those that originally wanted to pursue post-graduate education where encouraged and those that had questioned the benefit werediscouraged. This may truly make for a better graduate student once they get into a graduateprogram. The students that attended the Graduate Institution did not have that same benefit. Inevery category in

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Aidan Puzzio, The Citadel; Benjamin Lawrence Kicklighter, The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

cognitive load, andstudent preparation for online self-directed learning among engineering students at The Citadel atkey points during the pandemic. Students reflected on their face-to-face and emergency onlineengineering courses using the NASA Task Load Index (TLX), a rigorously-developed instrumentfor measuring perceived workload. The following questions were addressed:1. How did perceived workload and sources of workload associated with face-to-face engineering courses vary across academic classes prior to the pandemic?2. To what extent did the mid-semester shift to an online modality impact perceived workload and sources of workload for each academic class?3. Which academic classes, if any, may have been disproportionately impacted by the

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ulises Juan Trujillo Garcia, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Samantha Schauer, Boise State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

changeto remote learning negatively impacted student learning. Due to reduced engagement in thismodality, students seemed to prefer in-person learning over remote learning. The facultyreported being more flexible in assessing student learning by offering open-book quizzes andtests. Some faculty have replaced exams with projects to accommodate students facingpandemic-related uncertainties. A majority of the faculty noted that time constraints made aconsiderable difference in how they were able to assess their students' learning and that the fastpace of events during the pandemic did not allow for much reflection. Overall, faculty felt that ajudicious mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching methods was most conducive tostudent success during

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

was suggested last year and implemented with favorable results. Some students still do not get a good understanding of the material, but their grade now accurately reflects this fact.Another faculty member’s course assessment revealed that at least three quarters of students inher course achieved the course objectives and close to 100% of students demonstrated theabilities in formulating and solving engineering problems and in utilizing modern tools andskills. That was a substantial improvement over the previous years’ results. Her comments on theassessment and plan of changes in the future to improve students’ performance in the samecourse are summarized as follows8: • Design projects continued to prove difficult for students

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. The group also demonstrated a lot of cognitive and superficial elaboration as well. This group outperformed the passive superficial group on both near (p=0.1) and far transfer (p=0.05).In our study, homework problems are similar to worked examples. The exams, which make up80% of the final grade, tend to look like homework problems; therefore final grades may be usedas a rough indicator of near transfer. The concept inventories represent far transfer tests sincethey require a more conceptual understanding. • The Help Seekers reflect the active meta-cognitive group. They are aware of their misunderstandings and seek to resolve them. Mastery appears to be their goal. • The SI Dependent group is much like the passive

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

relationship between engineering measurement and 2 7 engineering design and theory. I feel that as the result of the REU program, I now have considerable __ 7 „hands-on‟ experience in engineering.****A five-point scale from Strongly Agree (5) to Strongly Disagree (1) was used. This table reflects the number whochecked a 5 or 4. Page 13.1242.8**Questionnaires for the “Before” measurement were completed on the afternoon of the First Day on campus,following an orientation session. “After” questionnaires were completed on the Final Day, after all REU activitieswere completed

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 11.781.7In ME 332, 451, 461, 412, 371, and 481, all rough drafts are read and suggestions are made onways to improve the communication of the text. These rough drafts go back to the students forrewrites and are graded by the teaching assistants. The grades reflect both facets: the technicaland the communication.It is also felt that it is important to empower students to make decisions on their own concerningtheir own writing. One way of doing this is to continually provide them with the means to checkwhat they have done and use as much of their own talent to modify text before it is handed inrough draft and in final from. One of the ways of doing this is in using checklists. One of thesechecklists follows. It focuses on a particular

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

experiences (category 2),inspiring a “need to know” (category 3). ASME explicitly states the need for engineering andengineering technologists to, “continually learn and sometimes reinvent themselves”9 pg. 13 and“develop new knowledge based on a research effort”9 pg. 32, which is a direct reflection ofcategory 1 and category 5 which describe andragogical learners as increasingly self-directed andself-motivated respectively. These categories describe the need for learning experiences to beorganized around competency based categories that will allow learners to live more effectively inthe future and acknowledging that knowledge gained through experiences are more meaningfulthan that which is abstracted from professional practice. Another

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

assignmentsmay allow for assessments that can reflect a student’s work is a convincing demonstration of ahigher-level of learning (Burrow, et.al, 2001). By mixing voluntary problems that are morecomplex with simpler ones, students who attempt those challenges may feel a stronger sense ofaccomplishment and reward.Anecdotally, it is sometimes the experience of instructors that if a particular task is given as arequirement, (say the analysis of a 10-state process cycle in a thermodynamics course) that theassignment of that task is met with routine boredom. But assign the same task as an extra creditassignment and suddenly the task becomes an exciting challenge. Of course, this isn’t the attitudeof all students in a course, but it does beg the question of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso; Md Moinuddin Shuvo, University of Texas at El Paso; Vishal Bhimrao Zade, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

attend college. The University’scommitment to providing both access and excellence is reflected in the unique demography of itsstudent body – a 21st Century demography that reflects its service area in terms of ethnicity andgender. Engineering has been at the heart of UTEP since its origin. The College ethnicity reflectsthe service area (majority Hispanic - 81%); increasing the participation of females in engineeringis a work in progress. It is notable that the College has been successful in attracting minoritywomen into engineering with the current female population (~20%) being primarily Hispanics.The intervention described in this paper uses an on-line communication software that can bethought of as a form of “social media”. According to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach-ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineeringeducation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Implicit Engineering Identity in the Mechanical Engineering MajorAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University was awarded a National ScienceFoundation RED (Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments) grant in2017 to study how student identities are affected when a department makes “revolutionizing”changes. These can result in graduates who not only are prepared technically and professionallywith a practical, realistic understanding of what

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Ira Jerome Hill, University of Florida; Philip Jackson, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

activities tends to promote the storage of course material into long-term memory. Being able to explain the basic principles behind class demonstrationsimmediately after participating in the demonstrations may reflect their ability tounderstand and apply those principles. Being able to explain the same information afteran extended period of time, however, may reflect the student’s confidence in how closethey are to attaining true mastery of the material.It is, arguably, intuitive that one might expect that the confidence a student feels in theirability to explain demonstration concepts would decrease over time. Therefore one mayexpect that the percentage of students that agree that they can explain topics in a semesterfrom now would be less than

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J Cox, University of North Florida; Lawrence K. Mao, University of North Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

: system identification using transmissions, rigid-body PD and PID control,reflected inertia, transmissions, fundamentals of servo control, control with drive flexibility, Page 26.833.6control with backlash present, disturbance rejection, non- collocated control, compensators andfilters (lag, lead, notch).The one-credit laboratory course spans most of the experimental topics of the ECP 205, ECP210, and ECP 220 and with the exception of the LQR experiments have been performed overtime in the undergraduate curriculum. Keeping in mind that the one-credit laboratory coursecomplements theoretical learning in two successive three-credit lecture course

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

understanding, or to reflect on the implications of such answer. Solving problems from textbooks may not indicate deep learning.4,12 9. Some of the conceptual problems can be caused by text books: o Some text books fail to make clear distinction between certain concepts, e.g. internal energy and heat.56 o In some popular textbooks, scientific terms are confused with everyday language semantics and with common-sense knowledge.56 o The way in which most textbooks introduce or treat the concepts of work, energy and heat are incorrect or confusing. 56 o Most books nowadays use a definition of heat closer to the presently accepted one: a process of energy transfer due to a temperature difference

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cody McKenzie, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(t) is the input force (N), (i.e., the swinging of the bell’s hammer), m is the mass (kg) ofthe device, and k (N/m) is the stiffness of the material. The variable x denotes the displacement.The natural frequency, in Hz, may be defined as (3)In Abaqus, a range of frequencies were selected as bounds which started at 300 Hz and ended at500Hz. The result equates to 371.21Hz, so the natural frequency happens at 371.21Hz. Incomparison, the FFT value of 360 Hz reflects 3% difference. Likely this difference is due tomodel simplifications for the bell which does not fully reflect complete geometry, noise in datacollection, etc. Figure 8: Solidworks

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Batson, Trine University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the syllabus. _____ 4. Worked Practice Problems for understanding, not just to complete them. _____ 5. Taught concepts to others. _____ 6. Asked Dr. Batson (in class or in his office) or a tutor for help when needed. _____ Total: _____ Figure 1. Questionnaire 1 completed by students after the first lecture on metacognition.Questionnaire 1 may also be considered an exam wrapper [8]. A commonly stated objective ofexam wrappers is that of personal reflection among the students, and most authors focus on thispurpose. The Center for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced; Ala Qattawi, University of Toledo; Sachin Goyal, University of California, Merced

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with various activities in Strength of Material. We find that lab and quiz assignments, as wellas watching lab or lecture videos are items student spend most of their time engaging with (mean valuesare highest as reported in Table 1). For activities of reading the textbook, practicing on your own, andexploring the internet on the course topics are also activities reported by around 30% as being engaged with“very often”. On the other hand, optional problem sets and answering reflective questions, and the use ofonline forum, neither of which is graded or assessed in this course, are activities that majority of studentsreport “never” engaging with. Question: Out of all the time you spent on this course only during the

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

semester.Actual performance by students as team members was stronger. To address student perceptions,this topic will be introduced into Sophomore Design, ME200, with the intention to bring studentsto a professional competency by their senior year.Over the three-year history of the course, instructor-based evaluation of the outcomes has risenslightly, with the greatest gains in Outcome 1, reflecting the increased exposure to theProfessional Component that is been developed. Student self-assessment has also risen sharplywith Outcomes 2, 3 and 4 over this time period, where students are gaining confidence in theirabilities to execute projects.Individual course assessment is integrated for overall Program Outcome assessment at a PeerReview of Course

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering students.8,9 For example, student learning styles have beencharacterized according to the following five dimensions: sensory vs. intuitive, visual vs. verbal,inductive vs. deductive, active vs. reflect, and sequential vs. global.10 While student learningstyles can be expected to vary within a given class, the average college instructor is likely to bedescribed as an intuitive, verbal, deductive, reflective, and sequential learner.11 This is reflectedin the stereotypical “chalk-and-talk” teaching style prevalent in engineering education.However, a number of studies have shown the benefits of inductive teaching methods (such asproblem-based and project-based learning) and active learning (engaging students in activitiesother than listening

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

lifelong learner must possess: curiosity represents the depth ofexploration; initiative measures the ability to generate new ideas or solutions; independence is anindicator of self-learning; transfer appraises the ability to build on previous knowledge;reflection is “in depth reviews of prior learning experiences both inside and outside of theclassroom to reveal significantly changed perspectives about educational and life experiences”11.The purpose of the survey question was to explore the mindset of students about these requiredskills. While most students agree, in general, that all of these skills are fundamental to a lifelonglearner, it was surprising that one third of the class downplayed independence when compared tothe other attributes