Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, University of Alaska Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

 The results for Question 1 shows that six students understand the engineering design processmuch better after finishing their project compared to other projects they encountered during theirstudent career. Question 2 was aimed to see how students perceive their previous knowledgegained from course work that was required for this project on a comparative basis to previousprojects the students took. The results show that the majority of students perceived that they hadto use more knowledge from previous coursework for this project compared to other projectsthey were involved in previously. For Question 3, eight out of nine students rated theirexperience with their project as good or very good.The results from Question 4 show that eight out of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

their students to learn the course materialas it is taught so that the students can fully master the subject. This encouragement can becomeparticularly difficult to achieve in fundamental courses taken by a wide range of students whomay not perceive the relevance of the subject matter to their major or their career aspirations.For example, a one semester course on Basic Engineering Thermodynamics is often taken bymost engineering students, regardless of major, as a required course. Students in non-Mechanical Engineering disciplines often are less interested in this course, as it is out of theirmajor and appears to have little connection to their career goals. Furthermore, even somemechanical engineering students who are more interested in

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 23.643.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Global Confidence: U.S. Student Outcomes from an International Capstone Design ExperienceAbstractThe Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)-Sustainable Energyand Aeronautical Engineering Program (SEAEP) brings together a consortium of fouruniversities: Florida State University (FSU), the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt),Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) and Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) totrain post-secondary engineering students for global engineering careers. A key aspect ofthis program is using design courses as a vehicle for student and faculty collaboration—both U.S. and Brazilian

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Kenneth D Dawson, Tuskegee University; Jonathan Rocha, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

student attitudes towardsthe proposed approach. Figure 5 shows the instrument used to survey the students. The results ofthe assessment for three questions, those surveying engagement, learning of course concepts andappreciation of the engineering career, are presented in Figure 6. In the figure it is evident thatour experimental approach did result in positive impact of those three aspects (in fact all theother aspects surveyed and not included for brevity) Page 23.315.9Figure 5, survey of student attitude used in to assess the impact of the experimental approach

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

that are relevant to their future careers and give them theopportunity to engage in course concepts and tasks.Other than increasing student motivation, preparing students to actively participate in thelearning process, by exercising original thinking, evaluating alternative solutions, makingdecisions and defending them, was my ultimate goal. With the trend in higher educationto move away from teacher-centered instruction to a more student-centered approach,IBL gives the opportunity to help students learn the content and course concepts byhaving them explore a question and develop and research a hypothesis. Thus, givingstudents more opportunity to reflect on their own learning, gain a deeper understanding ofthe course concepts in an integrated

Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Jackman, Iowa State University; Stephen B. Gilbert, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; LeAnn E Faidley, Wartburg College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

’ writing/sketching and voice asthey used a think-aloud protocol to describe their thought processes. The problem descriptionsand information resources were provided within a web-based problem solving environment,ThinkSpace. Our protocol analysis of student cognitive activities during problem solvingindicated that there are significant differences in activities between good and poor performingstudents. This characterization can serve as a basis for identifying students who have havingdifficulty with problem framing and providing meaningful feedback in order to improve studentlearningIntroductionHow can we help students improve their problem solving skills so that they are better preparedfor their professional careers? We need to focus on developing

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Dimas, The University of California, Irvine; Faryar Jabbari, University of California, Irvine; Jia Frydenberg, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

activities. The latter is thekind generally called “hybrid,” and was a better fit to the actual situation studied.Faculty PerspectiveAt most colleges and universities promotions and tenure are a function of research, publications,teaching and service. In a study of tenure and merit pay, Kasten reports that "teaching is secondin importance to research" and that "adequate teaching is a necessary but not sufficient conditionfor tenure."1 Teaching is a key job requirement and indeed many faculty report that thisinteraction with students is one of the reasons they chose an academic career. However, as juniorfaculty often lament - the realities of supporting the many aspects of research and the strongrelationship between success in these areas and success

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Education.Major Hans J Thomas, United States Military AcademyLt. Col. Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy Lt Col Shad Reed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy. He is in the second year of this his second teaching assignment. Primary interests include engineering education research, aircraft design and aircraft structures.Lt. Col. Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy LTC Bruce Floersheim, Ph.D. P.E. was commissioned from the United States Military Academy as an officer in the Corps of Engineers in 1989. He has served in the United States, Turkey, Bosnia, Germany and Iraq during a career spanning over 23 years. His assignments include platoon leader, company