Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Shaw, Geneva College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

laboratory course often lead to last-minute writing withlittle time spent in reflection and review2. Stephen Brookfield3 speaks to the heart of the teacherwhen he describes our motivation to instill habits of self-evaluation and peer evaluation. “Sooner or later students leave the intellectual enclave of higher education and return to the workaday world. For them to have acquired the habit of examining their own work critically as a detached observer is an incalculable benefit”. “Likewise, for students to have learned something of the art of peer evaluation – of giving helpful critical insights to colleagues and intimates in a manner that affirms rather than shames – develops in them in them a capacity that will be sought out by their peers

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics: What's New?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue Engineering Education; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

minor in Education from the University of Florida in 1996. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEED Engineering Education Coalition. In addition to this work, he studies peer evaluation and longitudinal student records in engineering education.Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University Sherrill B. Biggers is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. His research interests include computational solid mechanics, progressive failure and nonlinear response of composite structures, and optimum design. He has taught courses in structural and solid mechanics, and finite element methods. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Duke

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Benson, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

considered accepted practice in K-12 education or in Humanities [4]programs, their use in the Engineering or Physical Sciences is limited. Grumbacher used thejournal process to examine the relationship between writing processes and problem solving andfound that students who were better problem solvers are better able to use their learning logs as [5] [6]vehicles to synthesize new knowledge. Other authors, such as Selfe and Arbabi and Gibbs ,have used these journals as vehicles for engineering students to develop their writing skillswhile at the same time clarifying

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University; Raghava Kommalapati, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Annamalai Annamalai, Prairie View A&M University; Pamela Obiomon, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Nripendra Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Ravindra Iyengar, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(3) CAC Criterion 3 d, “an ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish acommon goal. Five performance criteria were developed for this outcome. The performancecriteria measure students ability to: 1. Plan group meetings and time management and assign team roles (leader, recorder, etc) 2. Distribute project tasks evenly to team members 3. Resolve conflicts professionally within the group (Example will be an assignment to identify potential problems and indicate how they will resolve them) 4. Track progress of team members to ensure project is on schedule (Through submission of progress reports) 5. Share ideas, complete assigned task on time, help others, and be professional to each other (through peer

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

isgiven to the class the first week of the semester. (See the example for Fall 2005 in theAppendix.) Each student has three weeks to write a formal proposal describing andevaluating at least two distinct concepts for a solution to one or more of the requiredfunctions of the project, e.g., concepts to satisfy the Initial Testing requirements.(Instruction in technical communications is provided with “just-in-time” workshopsgiven by the University Writing Center during the course “studio” time.) Normally, adraft is submitted, graded, and returned for resubmission. The draft and the resubmissionusually count equally, together representing about 10% of the individual course grade.Students self-select into teams of four (to the extent possible) in the

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vernon Ulrich, Grove City College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

system including guidelines for writing studentobjectives and grading rubrics are presented along with an assessment of the success of thesystem.IntroductionEngineering capstone design is a course unlike any other course at Grove City College becausethe purpose of the course is for students to apply the knowledge they have gained across many ofthe subjects they have studied during the previous three years of engineering school. The goal isfor students to have an opportunity to practice engineering in a team environment similar to theenvironment they are likely to experience upon graduation. A different type of class calls for adifferent process for assessing student performance than might be found in more theoreticalcourses. In their survey of

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

: • Team members must be present during the experiment. • Team members must sign the cover page of the report indicating a fare share input (peer- review). • Team members are encouraged to use the University Writing Center. • Team members must submit the raw data and the compiled work to the instructor • Team members must be available to meet with the instructor for questions regarding the results and Academic Integrity.Due to space limitations in this paper, only a brief description of the results of the variousassessment tools is provided as follows.Midterm Exam:Four (4) problems were given on the midterm examination. A 70% or more score is consideredas satisfactory to meeting of the corresponding CLO. For

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University-Athens

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Quality Issues with the UG Program SEV OCC Inadequate quality of service courses will cause problems for students Other departments stop offering classes we need Other departments teach required classes poorly Two departments offering the ET courses they vary What if poor instruction of fundamental courses continues Inadequate teaching of technical writing Lack of control over critical core courses taught by others Courses like Statics acting as "discouragers" to qualified ME students Issues with courses will lead to some students not meeting outcomes Use of equipment by graduate students (negative impact on Ugrad labs) Lack of individual flexibility in Senior Design

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania; Katherine Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania; Paulo Arratia, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; John Bassani, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Lukes, University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, instrumentation, fabrication,information retrieval, technical writing, and the scientific process can be taught progressivelyover four years. Skills build on each other from one year to the next, enabling students todevelop independence and ultimately acquire a sense of engineering empowerment.PIC follows a progression that is loosely metaphorical to human growth. Just as a human childultimately learns the ability to survive in a world independent from his or her parents, we striveto enable students to learn concepts and applications to the point where they can apply them inan unstructured environment outside the classroom. • Freshman year. Like toddlers learning new words, following simple instructions, and exploring the world, freshmen are

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

course requires students to instrument and test drive vehicles on open roads.Because of this, each team is given opportunities to setup and use the equipment duringscheduled times outside of class hours. Typically, a week is dedicated for each laboratoryexercise. In order to facilitate this process and to provide additional responsibility, each teammust host one of the exercises. The requirements of a host team include:• Assembling the equipment• Testing equipment, including working with the professor to set up the test• Taking data (a data set must be taken and analyzed at least one week before the lab date). This data must be submitted to the Professor along with the lab write-up corrections so copies can be made at the copy center