Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Briana B. Morrison, Southern Polytechnic State University; Fong K. Mak, Gannon University

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Mechanical Engineering

the professional-track Gannon/GE Transportation System Embedded Software Graduate program. Page 25.755.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Improving upon Best Practices: FCAR 2.0AbstractThe Faculty Course Assessment Report (FCAR) presents a streamlined methodology that allowsinstructors to write assessment reports in a concise, standardized format conducive for use inboth course and student (program) outcomes assessment. The FCAR is a short one to two pageform completed by the instructor that taught the class. The FCAR is structured as a sequence ofstandardized

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Deyu Hu, Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

pedagogical techniques and best practices with fundamentals of howlearning occurs and participants’ personal experiences to respond to the needs of industrypersonnel as well as increasing enrollment and interest in NE.2. Course DesignSeveral factors guided the course design. One factor was the profile of the students who mightenroll in the course. Additional factors included the approach used by Virginia Tech for onlinecourse design. Next, considerations of students’ math skills led to the design of a refreshermodule on math to help those who needed additional help with these concepts. Finally, thetechnology available guided our course design.A. Profile of Students’ interested in online offering of Graduate Nuclear CertificateProgramResearch revealed

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

sustainable assessment and evaluation process and oversight structure for longterm impact. Departmental leadership participated in several national workshops in 2010, tolearn best practices for sustainable assessment. As a result, new assessment and evaluationprocesses were established in Fall 210 by engaging faculty and the industrial advisory councilthroughout the development and implementation process. The underlying philosophy was tofocus on summative assessment of the program and minimize faculty and staff burden.New oversight structure and division of responsibilityThe current oversight structure, which was implemented in Summer/Fall 2010 leverages existingleadership positions in the department and the existence of Course Development Committees

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University; Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlińska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

best see fit– this may include trial and error, design-build-test-redesign, and any number of different designapproaches. When complete, the designs are tested to determine a “winner” based on somepredetermined metric.Aside from using impromptu design contests in university courses as ice-breakers [1, 2, 4], littleresearch has been carried out on using impromptu design to achieve desired educationaloutcomes. The current research in this area has focused on the ability of impromptu designcontests to foster creative thinking and team building [1] – it is noted that they have been provenquite effective in this regard. Preliminary findings regarding the use of impromptu design as avehicle for engineering design education show promise [3, 5, 6

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4480: SIX HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVESTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEARNINGFLUID MECHANICSMs. Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers received her B.S. in mathematics with a minor in music from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and her M.S. in mechanical engineering with a concentration in nuclear engineering at Manhattan College in 1996. After working for Nortel Networks and the North Carolina Solar Center, Albers matriculated at North Carolina State University, where she is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering. Her dissertation spans the Colleges of Engineering and Education and will be the first of its kind at NCSU.Dr. Laura Bottomley

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

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linköping University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering (130 students), a Master program in Energy,Environment and Management (40 students), a Master program in Design and ProductDevelopment (65 students), or a Bachelor program in Mechanical Engineering (75 students).Of the students that followed the course, 27% are females. All students followed the courseduring the first year, except for the Design and Product Development students that follow thecourse during the second study year. All programs have a traditional syllabus for the first 2years, including courses in Mathematics, Mechanics, Introduction to product development,and Computer programming.Education in the programmes are mainly carried out as lectures, lessons and laboratorysessions (when appropriate), although in some courses some