Conference Session

Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

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Mechanics

ourproposition that statics is a very important course in the “engineering design of anengineer.” Thus it is important that further study be undertaken on this topic. Furtherstudy is required to identify the most successful teaching strategies for increasingstudents’ knowledge about and enthusiasm for engineering as a career, and the mostsuccessful strategies for ensuring future success as an engineer.                                                                                                                1 Burke, R., and M. C. Mattis. 2007. Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics: Upping the Numbers. Edward Elgar Publishing, 190, 256

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Robert C Calfee, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University

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Mechanics

- Milwaukee.10 Galloway, P. D. (2008). The 21st Century Engineer: A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform. Reston VA: American Society of Civil Engineers Press.11 Halada, G., (2008) "A New Tool to Assess the Value of Active and Problem-based Learning in Enhancing Engineering Student Self-Efficacy," Proc. 2008 Annual Conference of the ASEE, paper 1884.12 Marra, R.M., Rodgers, K.A., Shen, D. and B. Bogue (2009) Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy, J. Eng. Educ., 98(1): 27-38.13 Matusovich, H., Brunhaver, S., Kilgore, D., & Babcock, A. (2011). Engineering Pathways Study: How qualitative findings illuminate understanding of the college-career

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

throughout their college experience, including earlyin their undergraduate educational career. It is important to teach future engineers to be creativeand flexible, along with being curious and imaginative.1Traditionally, many engineering majors will include an Introduction to Design course forfreshmen to give them an understanding of the engineering design process which includes one ormore projects that the students work on in teams. Additionally, many students take a Strength ofMaterials course (a.k.a. Mechanics of Materials) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in thesophomore or possibly junior year. This course provides basic theory and application of therelationship between loading conditions on a body and the resulting stresses and strains

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaobo Huang, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, allowing education researchers andpractitioners to “see” how the predicted results are generated, and thus the predicted results canbe interpreted in a reasonable and meaningful way 11. For example, Green 12 developed a set oflinear regression models for three mechanical engineering courses to predict a student’s finalexam score from the student’s scores in mid-term quizzes. A modest correlation was foundbetween a student’s final exam score and mid-term exam scores. Yousuf 13 developed amultivariate linear regression model to predict student academic performance in ComputerScience and Engineering Technology programs. The predictor/independent variables ofYousuf’s model 13 included a student’s career self-efficacy belief, math-SAT scores, high

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

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Mechanics

hastwo foci, student retention and the student’s development of adaptive expertise. Student RetentionResearch points to a need to see the relevance of studies to the real world1 as one of four keyreasons for minority-STEM students’ decision to drop-out or transfer out of STEMundergraduate fields of study. The need to relate their studies to the real world results becauseminority students lack an equitable number of career influencers and role models within theirfamilies and familiar networks. Thus, when minority students select STEM fields of study, they Page 15.397.2experience an immediate need to confirm the relevance and compatibility of

Conference Session

MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Edward Fritz Hillman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Gerald Luciano Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Isamarie Vega Morales, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Mechanics

bilingual students. She has also contributed to the training and development of faculty in developing and evaluating various engineering curriculum and courses at UPRM, applying the outcome-based educational framework. She has also incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. She’s also involved in a project that explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and advisees.Edward

Conference Session

Using Technology to Support Learning in Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

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Mechanics

[computing] projects are neat applications of the course material as it takes the beam problems off the page in a way, and often the CPs can model more than one type of problem. I think it's also practical to work with writing codes. Even if we never use MATLAB again after undergrad, there will be a need for writing programs like these later in our careers. At least I hope so.”Two students in Dynamics (FA19) wrote: “I liked the computing projects because they are an excellent way of applying MATLAB coding and technical writing to the concepts taught it class. I believe by telling what the code to do and then explaining it in a technical paper, I gained a better understanding of the mechanics and theory of the concepts

Conference Session

Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmad Ghasemloonia P.Eng., University of Calgary; Meera N.K. Singh, University of Calgary

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Mechanics

engineering education and has taught a vast array of under- graduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics. Apart from her academic experience she has worked in numerous industries as an Engineering Consultant. Finally, since the beginning of her career, Dr. Singh has been very active in K-12 outreach and in promoting Women in Science and Engineering. Dr. Singh is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of Alberta. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using Assessments to Improve Student Outcomes in Engineering DynamicsAbstractEngineering Dynamics has historically been one of the most challenging courses in theengineering

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Autumn Turpin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Engineering at the University of South- ern California (USC) and his Master of Science in the same field at Stanford University. He is currently exploring the field of data science as his potential career path.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Austin Talley, University of Texas--Austin; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Rachel Kuhr, University of Texas-Austin; Saad Eways, Austin Community College

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Mechanics

Results Correlated with Student CharacteristicsStudents’ opinions of the ALPs were correlated with their “expected grade in class”, “careerplans after graduation” and “overall G.P.A.”. The student’s expected grade was measured afterapproximately one month of class so this measure is likely an indication of how well the studentsfelt they understood the material as they progressed through the class. No differences in opinionwere observed as function of “career plans after graduation” or “overall G.P.A”. For mostsurvey questions there were no trends in correlation between expected grade and survey opinion.T-tests were used to evaluate statistical significance. In each graph the error bars are twostandard errors. When the error bars do not overlap

Conference Session

Potpouri - A Mix

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oai Ha, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

engineering problems in avariety of engineering fields. The CSA modules developed based on these software packagesrequire proprietary compatible software on users’ computers to play animation. Thesecommercial software packages are powerful, and instructors do not need to spend financial andhuman resources to develop CSA modules and programs. In addition, students have anopportunity to learn high-end simulation packages that they will use in senior level courses andin professional careers later on 43. However, because the commercial software packages arecomprehensive and require users to have full knowledge about the domain and to take time tolearn, the upfront and maintenance costs of these proprietary software packages are expensiveand can be

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #10820Learning Engineering Dynamics with a Videogame: A Look at How StudentsPlay the GameDr. Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University Brianno Coller is Presidential Teaching Professor at Northern Illinois University. Early in his academic career, he studied complex dynamics and control of nonlinear systems such as turbulent boundary lay- ers, turbomachine instabilities, aeroelastic instabilities, bicycle dynamics, and traffic. More recently he has been studying the complex nonlinear dynamics of students learning engineering in the context of a videogame

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University; Marisa Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Statics and Dynamics for Mechanical Engineers. Her research involves analysis of the effects of student-centered active learning in sophomore engineering courses, and investigation of the career motivations of women and men as they relate to engineering.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Page 15.757.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrated Dynamics and Statics for First Semester Sophomores in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractA modified SCALE-UP approach that emphasizes active learning, guided inquiry, and studentresponsibility has been described as applied to an