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MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland, College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park; Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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changes must be tackled. This has occurred in one course,capstone design, because three of the core team are involved in teaching it. Forexample, quantification of environmental impacts (e.g. using life cycle assessment) andpositive social impacts is now required, but it is late in the curriculum to introduce theseconcepts, which would be better shifted to the first year. The requirement for faculty todevelop appropriate material for each course is a significant barrier, which we hope thatSCOP can help overcome.In general, a community of practice is needed in order to keep the conversation movingforward, to normalize and support the thinking about how to teach these topics, and toprovide a forum for exchanging ideas and information. This is

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MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hiram Cover, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Education at Purdue University. She is currently a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Her role in the College of Engineering at UNL is to lead the disciplinary-based education research initiative, establishing a cadre of engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Dr. Grace Panther, University of Nebraska

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MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Mok, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cong Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Benita Comeau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Emily Welsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nicholas Xuanlai Fang, University of Hong Kong; John Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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received Best Paper Awards at the American Society Engineering Education (ASEE) in 2020. Dr. Liu earned his B.S. in Applied Physics from Caltech and S.M. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, under an MIT-SUTD fellowship and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Educational Simulation for Understanding Atomic Force Microscopy Image ArtifactsAbstractThe atomic force microscope (AFM) is a fundamental imaging tool used to visualize minutefeatures, often on the scale of fractions of a nanometer. This is achieved by scanning a tip overa surface and monitoring the motions of the tip in response to forces between the tip

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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education, as well as control and optimization of nonlinear and hybrid systems with applications to power and energy systems, multi-agent systems, robotics, and biomedicine. He is a recipient of UCSB’s Center for Control, Dynamical Systems, and Computation Best PhD Thesis award and a UCI Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Promoting transfer students’ success through articulation agreements: An empirical case study in mechanical engineeringAbstractThe desired diversification of the engineering workforce would benefit strongly from aninclusion of the diverse group of students served by community colleges [1

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MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University; Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima; Danielle Marie Rhemer, Old Dominion University

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. Before that, Dr. Ayala held a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente at Mechanical Engineering Department where he taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to the industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries from the petroleum and natural gas industry to brewing and

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MECH - Technical Session 4: Innovation in Engineering Education Methods

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa

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in engineering dynamics with applications to wearable technology for analysis of human motion in a variety of contexts ranging from warfighters to astronauts. In addition to her engineering work, she also has an interest in engineering education research, which most recently has focused on incorporating authentic engineering educational experiences through engineering history education and open-ended modeling problems designed to initiate the productive beginnings of engineering judgement and engineering identity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Incorporating History Lessons into a Second Year Mechanical Engineering SeminarIntroduction Unlike the other major

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MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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practices, and obstacles of designing and implementing standards-based andspecifications grading in engineering courses have been outlined in the literature [31, 19, 21]. Thebenefits include clear and consistent grading and feedback for students, connection of assessmentsto specific learning objectives, reduction of time spent grading, improved student learning, andeffectiveness for program assessment. Best practices include establishing a manageable set oflearning objectives at the beginning of the course that can be assessed multiple times throughoutthe course, with rubrics that clearly explain expectations for how the objectives will be assessedand how the final course grade will be assigned. Identified obstacles include a lack of familiarlywith

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Anstaett Metzler P.E., The Ohio State University; Annie Abell, The Ohio State University

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department faculty was formed and beganworking with a professional from the University Teaching Center, to help ensure they werefollowing best practices in instructional design. The committee employed the Backward DesignProcess [7] to ensure that the focus was on student learning outcomes and proficiencies, ratherthan specific course content.At present, the committee has developed a document summarizing the program goals, studentlearning objectives, and student proficiencies, which will be a basis for the revised curriculum.These have been mapped to the ABET required student learning outcomes [8]. This informationwas shared with the larger faculty of the department in November 2023 and feedback wascollected and integrated into the document.Much work

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MECH - Technical Session 3: Advancements in Teaching Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Joan Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder

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based on its sustainability commitment broadly and/or theavailability of courses related to sustainability. A possible alternative explanation is thatinstitutions with a greater commitment to sustainability have different admissions or financial aidpolicies that result in admitting more diverse students into engineering and/or systems to supportthese students to successful graduation. Research could be conducted to ask female students ifthe sustainability of the institution overall and/or the courses available impacted their collegeselection decision. The demographics of students enrolled in ME elective courses with stronglyvisible sustainability, such as Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy, and Global Developmentcourses, could provide

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yucheng Liu, South Dakota State University

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help university teachers to improve the quality of seminar courses and make them more“useful” for college students.Keywords: Curriculum design, mechanical engineering students, senior seminar, classroominstruction, student feedbackIntroductionA senior seminar is a class that students take during their last year of study in college. The ultimategoal of the senior seminar is to prepare seniors for their careers by sharpening their employmentreadiness skills, helping them choose their career path and set career goals, enhancing theirawareness of school-to-career experiences, training them to engineer immediately upon graduation,and making them preferred candidates for jobs. It is an important class to prepare young peoplefor the next chapter in

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MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas

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had practice with fully solving computational problems on thetopic. The students were told that error detection problems were fair game on the two midtermexams and final exam.In presenting the general concept of error detection problems, the instructors explained to thestudents that the problems were being implemented for the following reasons: • Literature suggests that seeing material both as an error detection problem and regular solution problem would improve their learning. • It can be common for an engineer in industry to review a colleague’s work for correctness. Thus, students would benefit from practicing a skill that may be used after graduation. • It was believed that error detection problems would

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MECH - Technical Session 13: Technological Advancements and Applications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Penn State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Penn State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Penn State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Penn State University; Siu Ling Leung, Penn State University; Stephanie Cutler, Penn State University

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of three or four on the project. In the first half of the semester, each team producestwo documents. One is an initial design report that defines the design problem and typicallyidentifies the customer needs, metrics, and specifications for the project. The other document is aproposal that proposes a design concept to prototype. In the first half of the semester, while thedesign teams proceed through the design process and write the report and proposal, the studentswho are in Writing as an Engineer study best practices for writing these documents and assumeroles as lead writers on their teams. Moreover, at least one week before each submissiondeadline, the students in Writing as an Engineer submit a team draft for a critique session

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 14: Curriculum and Course Assessment in and Outside the Classroom

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Morris, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, P.E., Clemson University

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required by the 4IR is a significant burden. Traditional engineering curriculum typicallyattempt to blend theoretical knowledge, following the disciplines of mathematics and thesciences, with practical skills. Mechanical engineers, for example, might take courses inmathematics, physics and design supplemented with laboratory experiences teachingprogramming, machining, and Computer-Aided Design (CAD). The results of these curricula areengineers with a broad understanding of many subjects, with some applied skill sets. However,the number and complexity of courses required for successful establishment in industry makesengineering programs the longest programs in universities (as measured by credit hour). Johnsonet al. [8] found that among

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 2: Thermo-Fluids Projects and Active Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin Bathgate; Dylan Perlino; Cameron Howard; Owen Frink; Reza Rashidi, SUNY University at Buffalo

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,followed by literature review, design, fabrication, and testing. The students presented the resultsin class and submitted a written report. This paper is a version of one of the reports. While such acourse seemed heavy for undergraduate students, it had the most promising results. Studentslearned an advanced subject usually taught at graduate schools, while it was completely hands-on. Students performed both independent and dependent work in the class. As a result, theyobtained enough knowledge to start working in the semiconductor industry. When the instructordiscussed with the experts in the industry, they stated that the industry required engineers at alllevels. While engineers with a master’s or doctoral degree would work on the research

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 2: Thermo-Fluids Projects and Active Learning

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth "Elisha" M.H. Garcia Ph.D., PE, United States Coast Guard Academy

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, 2003.[4] A. Shekar, “Projects-based learning in engineering design education: sharing best practices,”2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, USA, June 15-18, 2014.[Online]Available: https://peer.asee.org/22949. [Accessed February 12, 2023].[5] W. L. Stone and H. Jack, “Project-based learning integrating engineering technology andengineering,” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, USA, June 24-28,2017. [Online] Available: https://peer.asee.org/28770. [Accessed February 12, 2023].[6] L. Albers and L. Bottomly, “The impact of actively based learning, a new instructionalmethod, in an existing mechanical engineering curriculum for fluid mechanics,” 2011 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver

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MECH - Technical Session 10: Special Topics and Innovative Methods in Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Pournorouz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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teamwork among students.A detailed exploration will be presented for each outlines subject, shedding light on itsintricacies and unveiling unique assignments. What sets this course apart is its continuous threadof connection to AI, illuminating the relevance of advanced technology at every step.Automotive Engineering stands as an elective course, drawing an annual cohort of approximately25-30 students during the spring semester, comprising both undergraduate and graduate-levelenthusiasts of automotive engineering. The course attracts individuals genuinely passionateabout delving into automotive engineering concentrations. With a focus on the intersection oftheoretical knowledge and practical industry applications, each assignment within the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 5: Preparing the Future Workforce

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roya Salehzadeh, University of Alabama; Gustavo Galvani, University of Alabama; Anahita Zargarani, University of Alabama ; Nader Jalili, University of Alabama; Daniel J. Fonseca, University of Alabama

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Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He was formerly a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, As- sociate Department Chair for Graduate Studies and Research, and Director of Northeastern University Piezoactive Systems Laboratory at Northeastern University. An ASME Fellow and former Chairs of both ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads and Chairs (MEDHC) and ASME Southeast Mechan- ical Engineering Department Heads (SMEDH), Dr. Jalili is an innovative leader and researcher, known for bringing the resources of engineering education and research to undergraduate and graduate students, industry partners and community outreach programs. An active researcher, Dr. Jalili has been PI or Co-PI on

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 13: Lab Experiences

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Ken Lulay, P.E., University of Portland; John D. Lynch

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practices, including analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of their labdata/products. Additionally, students appeared to improve their awareness of a technicalaudience, expecting engineering language, styles, and conventions commonly shared by writersin engineering.1. IntroductionUndergraduate students entering engineering programs possess years of educational experiencethat impact their learning in the major. Once in college, most engineering undergraduates takegeneral education writing courses, so-called first-year composition, in their freshman year.Writing educators across US post-secondary schools have used student outcomes, called WritingProgram Administrator (WPA) Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition (3.0) [1],focusing on