Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Ihab Ragai, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

from an Internet sourceand write a reflection summarizing the article and relating it to their careers. We have foundMachine Design magazine’s website12 in particular to be an excellent source for this type ofarticle. For outcome i, we found a white paper on non-linear analysis from SolidWorksCorporation13 to be appropriate. After completing the non-linear analysis assignment, we gavethe students the assignment as follows: In this assignment, we used tabulated results that have been available for many decades along with non-linear software that was not readily available to engineering graduates of only a few years ago. Without a doubt, you will need to keep learning throughout your career. Besides formal classes, trade

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Mechanics

of manual or spreadsheet calculations to verify the resultsfrom simulations in SAP2000. Overall, we believe that from a the perspective of “engineeringculture”, it is important to engage students at the earliest stage possible with the “real” tasks andhabits of engineers and engineering analysts at the earliest possible stage in their careers. Weintend that our project is an advance in eliciting such mature behaviors from students.2. Description of Simulation & Design Projects in MoM We expose students to simulation software and design codes in a sequence of four MoMprojects that are completed in groups of 3-4. The following is a description of each project.Project 1: This project is a re-visitation of a project initiated in the

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Nauman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

implementation of resonant micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); the behavior of electromechanical and thermomechanical systems operating in rich, multi-physics environments; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Student Design Committee and the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Com- mittees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of the National Sci- ence Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), and the ASEE

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Colleen M. Halupa, LeTourneau University

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Clemson University. Dr. Caldwell is a member of ASME and Pi Tau Sigma.Dr. Colleen M Halupa, LeTourneau University Dr. Colleen Halupa is currently the Director of Curriculum Design and Technology at LeTourneau Uni- versity. She has an A.S. in medical laboratory technology, a B.S. in healthcare management, an M.S. in health administration, and an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in educational lead- ership, and management. Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Halupa was a biomedical sciences officer in the United States Air Force. Prior to her retirement from the military, she held varying positions in health administration and education and served as the program director for all of the Air Force

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orval Powell, USAF Academy; Michael Richards, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Nicholas Matthew Brown, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

of strategies to enhance effectiveness of prototyping, improve design flexibility and advance reverse engineering and redesign processes. The educational research fo- cuses on development and assessment of active learning (particularly hands-on) approaches to enhance education in engineering.Nicholas Matthew Brown, United States Air Force Academy My name is Nick Brown and I am a Cadet at the United States Air Force Academy. I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering and am excited to pursue a career in engineering. I am especially interested in bio-mechanical engineering and hope to go to grad school to further this interest

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruben Pierre-Antoine, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University

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Mechanics

Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Dr. Schar’s area of research is ”pivot thinking” which is the intersection of design thinking and the neuroscience of choice where he has several research projects underway. He has a 30 year career in industry as a Vice President with The Procter & Gamble Company and Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer with Intuit in Silicon Valley. Dr. Schar has a BSS from Northwestern University, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering is from Stanford University. Page 24.1353.1

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carisa H Ramming P.E., Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Mechanics

as Statics. A student’s success inthese courses can be a crucial factor in their decision to stay or leave STEM education. It is thebelief of many that if students can be properly engaged in the learning process early on in theireducation career, with theories and concepts being successfully taught to students, they will findthe course relevant and enlightening, and will be more likely to continue along their chosen pathof education. One problem that arises is determining what is meant by ‘properly engaged’, andhow this can be accomplished in the short amount of time we have with students in our courses.Introductory STEM courses provide the building blocks for student success in later courses, andin the Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia

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Mechanics

size (ranging from 3 up to several hundred),  student profile (ranging from traditional, college-aged students to students who are non- traditional in a variety of ways), Page 24.1020.4  course delivery approaches (ranging from all face-to-face to some fully online delivery),  appointment types and career stage (ranging from new PhDs on the tenure track to tenured faculty to non-tenure-track appointments at various ranks),  institution type (public/private four-year, community college),  research responsibilities (ranging from essentially none to fairly intense research expectations

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

on the sequence recommended by the coursetextbook[10] included particle and rigid body kinematics, the equation of motion, the principle ofwork and energy, and the principle of impulse and momentum. During the fall 2012 and fall2013 quarters, selected topics were modified to follow a challenge-based approach and theobjectives of the course were expanded. A higher level collection of objectives were included tocapture the intent of the challenge problems: to engage students in areas that the instructor feltrequired enduring understanding. Specifically, the objectives emphasized students modeling andproblem solving ability that would be important during their undergraduate career and beyond.The previous list of objective were not deleted but

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 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