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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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assessment, LCA), several guestspeakers on the topic of DEI, pedagogical methods (such as socio-technicalapproaches and the use of artifacts as examples), and discussion of meaningfulassessment approaches. The event was held away from the Engineering buildings in avenue with transformable seating and discussion formats tailored for each activity,facilitating full focus and involvement. Particular attention was paid to the daily lunchesas an opportunity to build community and demonstrate sustainability behaviors. Theworkshop culminated with planned course modifications that were to be implementedduring the following Spring and Fall semesters.The participants found the immersive experience powerful and motivating. However, thefour-day time commitment

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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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Engineering Education include team learning, virtual teams, and team decision-making.Mr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDanielle Marie Rhemer, Old Dominion University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Reflections of Undergraduate Engineering Students Completing a Cross-Disciplinary Robotics Project with Pre-Service Teachers and Fifth Graders in an Electromechanical Systems CourseAbstract. Engineering is becoming increasingly cross

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MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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planning committee.Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley UniversityJanis P Raje, Janis Raje is a free-lance technical writer for higher education programs. She received her B.A. from Brigham Young University and her M.A. from University of Maine in English. She has a particular interest in STEM programs at the baccalaureate and pre- baccalaureate levels. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing STEM Degree Completion: A Framework for the Work in Progress Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CAM) Scholarship ProjectAbstractThis paper presents the practical framework for implementing the Civil and MechanicalEngineering (CAM) Scholarship project, funded by a recently received grant

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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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and can be completedutilizing any of many tools and approaches. There are reports in the literature from similarrecent efforts, each of which utilized specific methods and tools that were appropriate for theirgoals and objectives [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].In this Work in Progress report, we describe the approach currently being utilized at Ohio State,and report on the progress to date and future plans. The approach used in this report began withan initial faculty workshop that was used to generate discussion and solicit input to betterunderstand the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the current curriculum, as well asassessing the perceived needs of the faculty regarding curriculum redesign.Following that initial workshop, a committee of

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leah Mendelson, Harvey Mudd College; Drew Price, Harvey Mudd College

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(3) examining resultsdisaggregated by different curricular and project contexts.IntroductionThis work in progress (WIP) paper describes preliminary survey instruments, initial results, andfuture implementation plans for a study of instructor practices and student experiences in upper-division mechanical design courses. For this work, we define upper-division mechanical designcourses as courses focused on the analysis, detailed design, and implementation ofpredominantly mechanical systems, mechanisms, and machine components. These coursesgenerally build on both topics learned in foundational mechanical engineering subjects (e.g.,mechanics of materials, dynamics) and earlier exposure to the engineering design processthrough cornerstone design

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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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Najmus Saqib, Marian University

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student survey was distributed through Qualtrics. The questions were adaptedfrom previous work by the author [7]. The survey results are summarized below.Likert Scale Survey QuestionsSelect your level of agreement with the following statements:(1 - Strongly Disagree, 2 - Disagree, 3 - Neutral, 4 - Agree, 5 - Strongly Agree, DNR - Do NotRemember) A) I had previously used concept maps before taking this course. B) The concept mapping activity was a group effort. C) The use of concept maps improved my learning experience in the course. D) The concept maps were a useful resource for exam study. E) I plan to use concept maps in the future. Table 2: Average Results of Likert Scale Survey Questions

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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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Karen Supan, Norwich University

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(Appendix, Table A3). The Case Study Worksheet asked themto complete tasks such as “Define the problem” and “Determine the criteria for a successfulsolution,” and to answer, “What AI was used in this case study?”. The Independent ResearchWorksheet helped the group identify what they needed to learn about the problem in the casestudy and develop a plan for acquiring that knowledge. The students were assessed in thefollowing ways: pre- and post-test on content knowledge, group presentation, case study report,concept map, and teamwork assessment. The group presentation was a way to test theirknowledge without having them use AI to write a paper. The purpose of the case study reportwas to provide the student a way to summarize the process they used to

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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articulation agreements is complicated, as badlydefined articulation agreements can increase time to degree leading transfer students to stay atthe 4-year university for more than the originally planned two years. For instance, students mightbe able to transfer credit, but for elective courses rather than for courses in their desired degreeprogram if the articulation agreement is not developed enough [7,8]. This has negativeconsequences for transfer students as they have to spend more time and financial resources tocomplete their education.In addition, articulation agreements are often difficult to understand and navigate for communitycollege students [9]. For articulation agreements to work well, additional advising is oftenneeded not only at the

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MECH - Technical Session 7: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nazli Aslican Yilmaz Wodzinski P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato

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– 20 AY. While 2019 – 20 AY graduates are the first group ofstudents that did not take the FEDT test that ME and CIVE programs used to offer,there might be many external factors affecting this decrease such as fluctuations inoverall (national) pass rates, motivation, and the like (7, 8). Bringing FEDT back as aLMS module should improve both preparation and motivation of the students; henceimprove the FE results in the upcoming years. Moreover, CIVE and ME programs arealso planning to use FEDT as an assessment tool. Utilizing the FEDT in short-term andlong-term improvements of respective programs are explained in detail in the followingsection.METHODOLOGY: FEDT LMS MODULETo prepare the FEDT LMS module, first the author of this paper conducted

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve UniverMr. Francisco Cima Francisco Cima is a PhD student of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Old Dominion University. He obtained his Masters in Business Planning and Regional Development from the Technological Institute of Merida. His areas of interest are innovDr. Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University Dr. Ayala received his BS in Mechanical Engineering with honors (Cum Laude) from Universidad de Oriente (Venezuela) in 1995, MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, both from University of Delaware (USA). Dr. Ayala is currently serving as Associate Professor of Mechanical

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MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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describes how we have assessed the impact of this project on our clinicstudents so far, and plans we have to continue this project.Study DesignThe first offering of the soft robotics clinic project was in Fall 2023 and recruited ten students. Allstudents were ME majors and nine were juniors. Students met weekly with the sponsoring facultyto receive feedback on their progress and guidance about the next steps. They also presented theirproject to an external ME faculty at mid-semester and presented their results verbally at the end ofthe semester. We started the semester by asking students to survey current soft robotics literature,identifying types of actuation principles used to control soft robots, actions the robots perform,and the targeted

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Edward Torello, Georgia Institute of Technology

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that demonstrates the complete problem solvingspectrum. So that's identify given information, write out more or less mathematically what you're trying tofind. Come up with the plan or and like, draw your freebody diagram. And dynamics is the most commonfirst step for a lot of problems. But really, it's figure out the correct suite of tools to apply to the problem,apply those and then justify that answer. That's the intent.While there were baseline characteristics of good assessment practices such as rubrics and scaffolding, hesaw that students’ approach to learning did not use those elements as he (and other faculty) perceivedthem. He described this as “just diving right into the problem solving and kind of missing all thescaffolding work and

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MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danahe Marmolejo, Saint Louis University; Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University; Scott A. Sell, Saint Louis University

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can bring to a project 13. I appreciate the value that individuals with different strengths bring to a team 14. I recognize that people with different backgrounds from my own might have better ideas than I do 15. I am willing to learn from others who have different areas of expertise 16. I recognize the importance of other fields even if I don’t know much about them 17. I am willing to update my plans in response to new information Factor 3: Interest (In) 18. I tend to get involved in a variety of activities 19. I enjoy being involved in a variety of activities 20. I participate in a wide range of hobbies Factor 4: Altruism (Al) 21. The idea of tackling society’s biggest problems does not motivate me (reverse

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MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

needed. This was to be used by the school's dive team for as longas possible. The team originally planned to use Arduino for cost savings, but ended up using aclick PLC for the increased robustness. This case study investigates if the team made the bestdecision.Once again, appropriate weights for each of the categories were determined, summing to 100: ● Expense - with a total budget of $5,000 expense was important, but did not need to be minimized, so it was weighted as 20. ● Availability - while this product does deal with safety and excessive downtime is not desired, the team successfully competed for decades without it, so availability is not critically important, as long as it is not likely a part would become

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MECH - Technical Session 7: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kalon Ma Bienz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Devon Bountry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Chang Rui Liu, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Behnam Ghalamchi

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allows students to get very familiarwith these systems and learn to use them in an easier and more accessible way. [9]Using digital twins can also allow students to practice with industry machinery, without the schoolhaving to spend the money on the actual machinery. Digital twins can allow engineering studentspractical knowledge and practice with heavy machinery, planning construction sites, and evensoftware. [18] Using digital twins to simulate real life industry situations can help students learnto prioritize tasks and work on their decision making. [20], [24]5. Digital Twins Increasing Diversity and InclusionDiversity in the engineering field has increased over the last decade, and it is just as important tobe aware of as the actual academic

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University; Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University

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individual ICAs are more effective atencouraging students to actively participate in their learning. Since cooperative learningactivities can require significant instructor time investment to be planned and might consumevaluable lecture time, only notable supplemental benefits of this learning technique might justifythe time commitment [1]. To the best of our knowledge, existing comparative studies in thisdomain are limited and do not specifically analyze student performance on a variety of formativeand summative assessments in an undergraduate mechanical engineering course [10]. Thecurrent study aims to fill that gap in literature. The methodology presented in this study andsample assessment questions provided in the Appendix can easily be utilized

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MECH - Technical Session 5: Virtual Learning and Technology Integration

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon, University of Denver; Irvin R Jones, University of Denver

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have “an ability to function effectively on a team whose memberstogether provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals,plan tasks, and meet objectives.” Thus, all programs are clearly instructed to include, and assess,teamwork.While it is easy to put students in teams, it is much more difficult to assess individualperformance and ensure that all contribute as desired. The most common course to require teamsis senior design. ABET again mandates this course saying that the curriculum must contain “aculminating major engineering design experience that 1) incorporates appropriate engineeringstandards and multiple constraints, and 2) is based on the knowledge and skills acquired inearlier course work [1].”As

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MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohaned Samer Ahmed, Texas A&M Univeristy at Qatar; Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Marwa AbdelGawad, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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is all part of this understanding that students must attain. This is why visualaids seemed to be a necessity to enhance learning in the classroom.MethodsInitially, a storyboard was created that expressed a simple but comprehensive storyline thatexplained the role of dislocations in the process of strain hardening. The purpose of this storyboardwas to organize the effort of animating and to make sure students can easily follow the mainstoryline and that it is closely linked to the content covered in the lectures. In addition to this, the Figure 1: Plan for the current and future of the projectstoryboard outlines the figures and animations that will need to be developed such that the projectis done comprehensively

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MECH - Technical Session 13: Technological Advancements and Applications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Njoroge, University of Washington; Arwen Elizabeth Pearson, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

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problem-solving techniques,educators have sought innovative methods to facilitate understanding. Among these methods, conceptmapping has emerged as a promising approach, particularly for the assessment of EM [8–10].Davies provides a summary of concept mapping software tools and features [11]. Kane and Trochim [12]explored concept mapping for planning and evaluation. Prior research indicates that concept maps can beused effectively as an educational tool to improve students' understanding in various disciplines, not onlyengineering. A summary of prior work in concept mapping is shown in Table 1.While prior studies have explored concept maps as an engineering tool, this research focuses on howconcept maps can be used to address the complexity of

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MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T Solomon, Tuskegee University; Hang Song, Auburn University; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Karen McNeal, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

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essential for a sustainable future. To reduce fossil fuel consumption and promote increased use of renewable energy,institutions & socio-economic systems require technological innovations and more substantialand long-term political commitments [2]. One solution to achieve this goal is to develop andimplement educational plans that increase awareness of the environment and its protection.We can consider the Environmental Education Act of 1972 a first step toward this goal. Thisact helped us understand the factors influencing climate change and human activitiesamplifying it. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) definesenvironmental education as skills and knowledge needed to understand and appreciate theinterconnection

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MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Instiutes for Research (AIR); David L Burris, University of Delaware; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

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, 1, 7, 14 organization, and elements A. Document Organization & • Deconstruct technical writing into their core organizational structure, and explain how this Structure structure is adjusted for different audiences Create technical documents that • Apply workplace communication norms to emails and other common correspondences. follow professional conventions • Recognize and apply the three major goals of all technical presentations • Plan content for a presentation using the storyboard method • Describe the fundamental grammatical elements of engineering writing

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MECH - Technical Session 7: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Li, University of Calgary; Yves Pauchard, University of Calgary; Ahmad Ghasemloonia, University of Calgary

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be challenged further to improve theircurrent knowledge and skills. Like a good coach in sports, the instructor can find the currentlimits and help students push themselves just a bit further – this is how humans improve.However, critique-driven assessment also presents challenges for instructors. Keeping studentson track requires more effort as there are no deadlines. Since the course is part of a minor andoften the 6th course for students in the term, the workload is already high. To help students getorganized, a suggested schedule with weekly milestones was provided. Also, lectures start with ashort logistics block to address questions about schedule and organization. Finally, weeklyemails are sent out with the plan for the coming week

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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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toprogram a vehicle to follow a reference velocity and avoid obstacles using adaptive modelpredictive control (MPC). Their assumptions include but not limited to a rectangular shape forthe car, three lanes straight street, constraint on throttling range to avoid unpredicted accelerationor deacceleration, and etc.They also referenced MathWorks’ Automated Parking Valet to plan a feasible path in a parkinglot environment. Their goal was to find an optimized local trajectory or smooth the path usingsplines and generate a speed profile along the smoothed path. Their steps for simulation includedthe “Motion Planning to reference the path using the goal positions (utilizes MathWorks’plannerHybridAStar algorithm in the Navigation Toolbox).”, “Local Path

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MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Lurana Crowley, Washington State University

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experimental years.3.2 The Relations of the First-year Students’ Math and Science Preparation and theirPerformance in Statics.The in-depth analysis is conducted to investigate the factors affecting the first-year students’learning in the introductory mechanical engineering course and their relations with theirperformances beyond the course. We have focused on the 62 first-year mechanical engineeringstudents who enrolled and passed MECH 101 in the two experimental years. Based on thestudents’ paths related to Statics, we can group the 62 students into the following four categories: • Group A: Passing Statics with a C or better (n = 35) • Group B: Receiving a C- or DFW in Statics, resulting in a retake (n = 12) • Group C: Planning to take

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MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bo Tao, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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the lecture lesson plan to introduce historical figures and case studies.• One concern is balancing the time devoted to covering subject materials versus that on historical figures and related case studies. In some lectures, historical figures or case studies are only discussed for about 10 minutes. Additionally, we've reduced the number of in-class quizzes to make room in class periods for adoption of new materials.• Several student ideas, such as integrating history into lab experiments, highlighting key figures in chapters, and using videos to spark curiosity, can inform recommendations for future course development.• One student suggested creating an optional open discussion forum on Brightspace for sharing

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MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahita Ayasoufi, Auburn University; Golbou Makki; Amanda Sterling, Auburn University; Kyle D Schulze, Auburn University; ASHU SHARMA, Auburn University; Jeffrey C. Suhling, Auburn University; Daniel Kevin Harris

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rubric used for assessing student performance in laboratory projects or in capstone design [7], and usage of American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) rubric on Lifelong Learning [8] outside of a course context. These tend to be limited and qualitative, for example [9] splits the learning profile into only 2 sub-outcomes and measures student performance in each outcome in projects using rubrics with qualitative levels of Unsatisfactory, Minimal, Adequate, or Exemplary. The paper [6] offers a rubric that breaks down the learning into three sub- components of identifying the needed knowledge, developing a learning plan, and applying

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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a waste of my time. 6. I was able to use a modified version of the structured procedure in another course and found tksolver a great tool. 7. The instructor provided an easy way to learn how to apply the structure method using mathcad. I plan to use this approach and mathcad in future courses. 8. I found at first the method hard to understand, but once I used the method to solve many problems, the method was not that difficult. I practically found learning a new computer tool valuable for future courses. 9. I felt like I learned a lot in this course. 10. The professor provided a great experience to learn a new structured procedure and engineering tool that will be useful for

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MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine

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better reflect students’ learningwhile still motivating students to employ good learning practices. As an example opportunity toearn tokens, students earn 3 tokens for completing the “How I earned an A in this class”assignment. This assignment is recommended in [11] and serves multiple purposes: It offersstudents an opportunity to earn tokens while also having students examine the course syllabus andgrading scheme to understand and plan how to earn their desired grade. This assignment isimportant for students to get acquainted with the specifications grading scheme, which may bevery different from traditional grading schemes they are used to, and it shows students theadvantages of a specifications grading scheme, namely that it clearly provides

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Institutes for Research; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

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thatanticipate difficulties students might encounter during learning. Pedagogical scaffolds can beplanned or spontaneous. For example, a spontaneous pedagogical scaffold might be personalsupport by an instructor or knowledgeable peer often deployed in the moment when a student isin need of additional support. Using pre-planned guiding questions by an instructor during alearning activity is an example of a planned pedagogical scaffold. Offering in-the-momentfeedback about student progress during a learning activity is an example of a spontaneouspedagogical scaffold. Azevedo et al. [17, 18] referred to these types of scaffolds as fixed andadaptive, respectively. Although fixed, material scaffolds are necessary to support studentcomprehension of a learning

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MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian James Slaboch, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He completed his doctoral training at the University of California-Irvine where he was a National Science Foundation Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow. He completed his master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was a GEM fellow and Graduate Engineering Research Scholar. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from University of California San Diego. His interests include robot control, design of mechatronics systems, pneumatic actuation, motion planning and optimal control. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Simulation and Control of