Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John G. Cherng P.E., University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ben Q. Li, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Narasimhamurthi Natarajan, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #6095Development of a Senior Mechatronics Course for Mechanical EngineeringStudentProf. John G. Cherng P.E., University of Michigan-Dearborn Received M.S and Ph. D. degrees from Mehanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxviell, Tennessee in 1975 and 1978 repectively. Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in heat transfer, instrumentation, mechatronics, turbomachinery, vibrations and acoustics. Research interests inculde turbomachinery, vibration and acoustics, and nano materials.Dr. Ben Q. Li, University of Michigan, DearbornDr. Narasimhamurthi Natarajan, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; sina Shahbazmohamadi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

and can easily become boring.The method presented in this paper offers a game-based approach to enhance students’ learning.Students are divided into teams, competing with each other regularly based on an organizedmatch-up schedule. At each match-up, points are awarded based on the performance on solvingan assigned problem and explaining that to the rest of the students. A “Q and A” session followseach presentation for additional points. Certain measures are discussed to improve the process ofassigning members for teams and contribution of every member to the overall results.The rules are thoroughly explained and the motivations behind them are discussed. In addition,the faced challenges during the implementation are discussed and the adopted

Conference Session

Computing in the classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; sina Shahbazmohamadi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Edward Tufte forum: PowerPoint Does Rocket Science--and Better Techniques for Technical Reports.http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1 accessed 1/7/2013 (2013).27. Fisher, D., Cornwell, P. & Williams, J. Teaching dynamics using interactive tablet PC instruction software. InFrontiers In Education Conference-Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders, Opportunities WithoutPassports, 2007. FIE'07. 37th Annual S3J-S3328. Mathews, C. & Khoie, R. Assessing the effectiveness of Tablet PC-based instruction. In Proceedings of theAmerican Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference29. Frolik, J. & Zum, J. Evaluation of Tablet PCs for engineering content development and instruction