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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Mingye Chen, University of Michigan, Flint; Sunzia Sultana, University of Michigan, Flint

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courses. Students who attended theworkshops and prepared the research paper were offered extra credits for their courses. Theworkshop topics covered how to find relevant previous research, introduction to engineeringstandards, ethics, lifelong learning and how to write a research paper. After completion of theworkshop, a survey was conducted to assess the outcome. The survey questions were dividedinto four areas: research experience, lifelong learning, ethics, and engineering standards as thesetopics were covered in the workshop. The survey used a five-point Likert scale to collectresponses from the participants. Each survey question sought a response about how importantthey thought a skill or concept was and how satisfied they were with the

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Youssef, San Diego State University; Enrique A. Ainsworth, University of California - Los Angeles; Casey Ann Shapiro, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Hannah Whang Sayson, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, University of California - Los Angeles

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experience through supplementalworkshops and seminars. Considering previous research, the Translational Application ofNanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS) research center designed, implemented and assesseda comprehensive REU program to engage students in research during both the academic year andsummer months. TANMS’s REU is an eight-week research experience for undergraduates frommultiple 4-year universities and community colleges. The program components include researchin one of TANMS laboratories, seminars on ethics and diversity, workshops on entrepreneurship,and social events. These activities are woven into an experience to instill sixteen specific skillsthat were grouped into five core categories: I) communication (2 skills); II

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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demonstrations.The survey results from each question are examined based on both self-declared genderand ethic background of students. The Roomba Robot was demonstrated in the C++section of the laboratory class.Programming Demonstration 2: Speed Gait: The speed gait demonstration providesstudents with hands-on-experience developing a real-world programming application.Students brainstorm and develop an inexpensive system to measure the average walkingor running speed of patients for a biomechanics lab. The strength of this demo is in itssimplicity; students develop a useful tool from common engineering materials, achievingthe following learning objectives: • Expose students to real-world programming applications not seen in lecture • Inspire students

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D. Ragan, The Citadel; Jason Geathers, The Citadel

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identifies a number of best practices andtransferable lessoned learned.IntroductionAcademic and career mentoring for engineering students is more important today than any timein recent history, as our multi-generational workforce has different career expectations yet areworking together. The Baby Boomer generation, who are now retiring in record numbers, desireda steady career path, valued a strong work ethic, and hoped that company loyalty would lead toappropriate compensation [1]. The Generation X workforce preferred an improved work-balancethat resulted in job satisfaction and stability with a focus on individual advancement [1].Millennials, formally known as Gen Y, have seen downsizing, hiring practices with 2-3 yearcontracts to keep the

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

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Evaluations - Peer Evaluations, Ethics 10 - - - 11 - - - 12 EdgeCam Workshop - - 13 - - - 14 Siemens NX Workshop - - 15 Design Proposal Design Review Oral PresentationStudent grades for the three course sequence were determined by individual progress reports andlog books, team reports and presentations, peer evaluations, lab cleanliness, ABET-relatedassignments, and

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devshikha Bose, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

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order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”-Richard Riley, Former Secretary of EducationThis project is aimed at achieving mastery of the subject matter through development of key skillssuch as: Page 26.1641.18 • Oral and written communication • Critical thinking and problem solving • Professionalism and work ethic • Applying technology • Project management The table below lists three projects and their due dates. Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 CHs. 1, 2, 3 CHs. 4, 5, 6 Chs. 7, 8Due

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University

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typically female or male firstname but were otherwise identical. When asked to provide both quantitative and qualitativeassessment of qualifications of the two candidates, participating students gave the female resumelower quantitative marks and honed in on non-technical and language skills more so than they didin their evaluations of the male candidate. This paper presents the findings of this initial study andoutlines a path toward a more comprehensive look at gender-bias in engineering studentperceptions of qualifications.IntroductionIn the Fall of 2019, the author taught a required, senior-level mechanical engineering courseintended to develop student career readiness through discussions and guest lectures on topics suchas ethics, codes and

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Dynamic Systems and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University ; Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq, Southern Polytechnic State University

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entirety of theproject, presentations and technical journals for which each member could write down theircontributions were used to check progress of the system development. The technical journalsacted as documentation so that the work of each individual could be observed and be replicated.Proper management enables the group to submit all necessary work on time and illustrates thenecessity of maintaining professional work ethic. This further ensured that the group wouldremain focused and on schedule to finish the ball-and-plate system.This project requires major technical disciplines of mechatronics engineering: structure andmechanism, sensors and data acquisition, actuators and controller, and computer hardware andsoftware. Through the project

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Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University

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Design Process and Engineering Ethics to practical situations 2. Analyze simple structures and machines for Forces, Moments, and Stress and Strain 3. Compute Mechanical Energy, Work, and Power for basic machines 4. Articulate motions of the common mechanisms 5. Demonstrate an understanding of basic electronics and create circuit drawing 6. Demonstrate integration of sensors and actuators in circuits 7. Demonstrate Microcontroller programming using Arduino34 8. Design, fabricate, and program an autonomous, microcontroller-driven machine3.3 Design ExperienceA highlight of the class is the final Design project, wherein the students have to design and buildan autonomous robot/machine that either carries out either a functional or

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Mechanical Engineering Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

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, electronic packaging, and bio-medical engineering. He has supervised to completion 26 MSME students and 5 PhD students. Publications include 1 book chapter, 32 journal publications, 47 refereed conference proceedings, 29 non-refereed publications, and 27 non-refereed presentations. He is respon- sible for funds as PI or Co-PI from 52 separate proposals totaling almost $6,500,000. Courses taught include undergraduate finite elements, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical me- chanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver Dr. Bradley Davidson is an Assistant

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Karen Kaye Langenberg, Indigo Education Company; Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver

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, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical me- chanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 What Can DISC and Motivation Profiles Disclose About Student Retention in Engineering?AbstractIn 2015 the engineering departments at the University of Denver (DU) partnered with theIndigo Project to perform an assessment of the freshman engineering students using DISCand Motivation profiles. These profiles are a part of the overall Indigo Assessment, whichhelps educators observe the non-academic traits of their students. The multi

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Sustainable Engineering Education in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Dr. Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State UniversityIntroductionSustainable development is a global goal nowadays. Engineers play an unreplaceable role in theglobal sustainable development. As a result, the importance of sustainable engineering educationhas been widely recognized by engineering educators. In addition, ABET [1] has two studentsoutcome criteria for sustainability: students should have (c) an ability to design a system,component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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attendance, and offering research opportunity in thesummer or semester. The research experiences have helped attract more female and minoritystudents to mechanical engineering, expand scholars’ skill base, and provide successful paths forgraduate study [5-11]. Another successful component of the program is on community buildingtailored for commuting students, including an annual retreat, lunch with faculty members,workshops providing academic and professional development support. Since its inception in 2009, the program has supported more than 110 undergraduatestudents with diverse ethical and economic backgrounds. The program has achieved a retentionrate of 89% in the ME program. Among the 75 ME-STEM scholars who graduated, 32% arepursuing

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Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge; Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge

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practice, outcome (k).In addition to ABET outcomes in ME-335/L, the Mechatronics course (i.e., ME-435/L) ismapped to ABET outcome (c), which focuses on students’ ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.Since both these courses are mapped to the same ABET outcomes, they can be streamlined andtreated as a sequence of courses in the ME program. The faculty members teaching these classeshave streamlined the course content of ME-335/L so as to better prepare students for the ME-435/L course.Course StructureME 335/L InstrumentationAll junior level students are required to enroll

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Rachal E. Thomassie, Texas A&M University

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May 2017 May 2018 May 2018 May 2018 May 2018 May 2019 May 2018 Nanometals Turbomachn Fluid RESEARCH and Thin Lab Mechanics Films STUDY Greece-Engr Spain-MEEN ABROAD Ethics Engineering University Engineering HONORS

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Statics and Finite Element Analysis

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francesca G. Polo, Purdue University

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work. Science Education, 90(1), 44-67.[8] Middleton, H. (2013). Representation in the transition from novice to expert architect. Transfer, Transitions and Transformations of Learning (pp. 109-122): Springer.[9] Dreyfus, H. L., & Dreyfus, S. E. (2004). The ethical implications of the five-stage skill-acquisition model. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 24(3), 251-264.[10] Wang, F.-K., & Bonk, C. J. (2001). A design framework for electronic cognitive apprenticeship. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 5(2), 131-151.[11] Austin, A. E. (2009). Cognitive apprenticeship theory and its implications for doctoral education: A case example from a doctoral program in higher and adult education

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Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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respon- sible for funds as PI or Co-PI from 52 separate proposals totaling almost $6,500,000. Courses taught include undergraduate finite elements, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical me- chanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Bradley Davidson, University of Denver Dr. Bradley Davidson is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and director of the Human Dynamics Laboratory at the University of Denver and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He holds a BS in civil engineering from Tennessee Tech, an MS in engineering mechanics

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James D. Carrico, University of Mary; Javad Anjum, University of Mary; Audra Anjum, Ohio University

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for both SLP and ME programs. As part of a goal-scenario framework,SLP students functioned as clinicians and were tasked with coming up with the fundamentalpurpose and design of custom therapeutic devices. ME students worked with SLP students todefine functional requirements and to develop specific solutions. ME students were also taskedwith defining an expedient and economic manufacturing method to realize the designs. Theproject was developed as part of a curriculum that supports ABET student outcomes:c. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,restructurability, and sustainability.d. An ability to