Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Shelby Hutchens, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

examined and evaluated students’ perceptions of course content, particularly in termsof curiosity, relevance to real-world scenarios, and the perceived value of the material for theirfuture careers. To enhance this value-driven content, course materials were updated, emphasizingstudent interests and examples drawn from engineering grand challenges identified by theNational Science Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering. A formal assessmentprocess was established to collect quantitative data on the impact of course modifications.Reinforced learning was also employed, where the staff team from all courses collaborated togenerate cross-course real-life engineering examples, creating a context for how differentmechanics areas of study work

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1A

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

(WSUV), a branch campus of aresearch-one (R1) land grant university offering ABET-accredited programs in electrical andmechanical engineering. OIT had around 650 students and 30 faculty members in its engineeringprograms, offering multiple engineering lab courses, including sophomore-level lab courses incivil engineering taught by faculty and supported by undergraduate teaching assistants. WSUV’sengineering programs, with about 350 students and 15 faculty members, included junior-levelmechanical engineering courses in the study, all taught by graduate teaching assistantssupervised by instructors. Table 1 presents the basic information for the participating lab coursesfrom the two institutions we studied.Table 1: Participating engineering