Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Colleen M. Halupa, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

LMS. Students were traditional undergraduate college studentsage 19-22 and were evaluated as an intact class in this pilot study. Approximately 83% weremale and 17% were female. Traditional online course materials, such as a textbook, additionalreadings, homework practice and text-based materials were supplemented with numerous shortvideos created with an iPad and Doceri program. This program allowed the faculty member todiscuss concepts, work example problems, and perform calculations directly in a video format. Page 24.86.4This also enabled the students to visualize each step of the problem and the instructor was able touse various colors and

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

is closely related to business skill self-efficacy, having a“divergent” learning style, and a “systemizing” approach to problem solving. This suggests thateSBL curriculum could be an important tool in preparing engineering students for a career inentrepreneurship or other business-related activity within core engineering course content. Inaddition, faculty impressions on instruction using this curricular tool are shared.1. Introduction: Engineering + XThe career pathway for engineering students overwhelmingly leads to industry. A recent studyby the National Science Foundation of newly graduated engineering bachelor and master’sdegree recipients shows that 75 percent of graduates are employed by “private industry orbusiness.”1 It is apparent

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the curricula of mechanical engineering and related programs have an urgentneed to enhance students’ comprehension of ‘how things are made and work,’ e.g., theknowledge and skills needed to design and efficiently produce products via high-performancesystems.2A stated objective of the IMECE’s Advanced Manufacturing theme is to “increase cooperationacross multiple disciplines.” This paper attempts to foster such cooperation and illustrate the spanof topics related to manufacturing that would enhance mechanical engineering education asrelated to advanced manufacturing. Enhancing manufacturing content is doubly important as alarge percentage of graduates from mechanical engineering education programs enter careerswithin the manufacturing

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8628Machining Experience in a Mechanical Engineering CurriculumDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past thirteen years teaching mechanical engineering at four institutions. As an exemplary teaching specialist in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, Scott received the Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, given to one faculty member in the College in Engineering for outstanding instructional performance. Scott specializes in machine design, vibrations and controls, and mechatronics. He started his career at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of which pinpoint writing deficiencies not technical deficiencies.Yes, these are one-on-one encounters with a graduate student and a faculty member and do notreflect the numbers of students in an undergraduate course, but they do reflect on particularcommunication issues that can be mentioned to undergraduates about their own writing. Studentslisten to their technical faculty and when one says that writing is important, it means a great dealmore than when an English teacher makes the same comment.This leads to the student response to an engineering faculty’s comments about a subjectseemingly outside the engineering focus. The student must be educated into understanding thatthere is no engineering without communication. The minute that they