Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

different professors taught sections EngineeringStatics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with no common syllabus or commonassignments. Drop, withdraw, fail (DWF) rates varied from 2% to 78% – students picked theircourse section based on grade expectation. Over the years between 2005 and 2013, I taught moreand more of the offered sections, effectively reducing course drift and enforcing a common set oflearning objectives.Figure 1. Total Enrollment in Statics Total as taughtinby Enrollment Howard Statics, Fall and Spring Author's sections, Other faculty's

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Michael Becker

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Diversity

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Mechanics

students (this was the case for thedynamics class at HSKA). These skriptums tend to be much shorter than textbooks, andconcentrate on the really important things.Prof Deutsch Reflections on Class StructureIn the US all instructors have to set up a syllabus, which not only displays the course ofinstruction but also defines how the final grade is determined. A typical grading scheme mighthave Homeworks at 20%, Quizzes at 10%, Midterms at 30%, and the Final Exam at 40%. InGermany this does not exist, since it’s entirely the final exam which determines the grade.Sometimes the German professors let the students do homework or have tests to make thestudents reflect on the content and work on problems, but these assignments don’t influence thefinal