Collection

2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Daniel Bullock; Edward Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

-yearenrollment growth projections in engineering, these problems will continue into the foreseeablefuture. In an effort to address the conceptual gap in electrical engineering learning within theframework of the resource limitations described above, Arkansas Tech University set out toinstitute a laboratory education method more closely integrated with the classroom lectures.Several requirements were developed for implementation of the new program.Lab exercises would be coupled with the university’s existing Electrical Circuits 1 course andwould consist of simple and focused experiments designed to reinforce the current classroomtheoretical concepts. To provide the needed synchronization between classroom and laboratoryexercises and provide immediate

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karl A Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

within its real-life context, especially when the boundariesbetween phenomenon and context are not clearly evident” (p. 18). For the present study,the case is defined as the work and experience of the student groups as they engage in thedata analysis tasks embedded in an integrated STEM unit.Setting. The students, teachers, and curriculum in this study were selected from teachersparticipating in the EngrTEAMS: Engineering to Transform the Education of Analysis,Measurement, and Science project. This project provides professional development andyear-long support to teachers as they first learn principles of effective STEM integrationand then develop their own integrated curriculum to be used in their classrooms. Forty to50 teachers per year

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Gordon Thomas Beverly III, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Paper ID #11205Improving Undergrad Presentation SkillsDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon is a tenured Associate Professor at East Carolina where he teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level. Previously he has held positions with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, Westinghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom and Washington Group. His work expe- rience includes project engineer, program assessor, senior shift manager, TQM coach, and production reactor outage planner, remediation engineer. He gives presentations as a corporate trainer, a teacher, and a motivational

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electronics to Electrical Engineering StudentsAbstractWestern Carolina University is the only educational institution that offers engineering andtechnology degrees in the western part of the state which is home to major national andinternational engineering-related companies. As the power industry has a significant shareamong these companies and is becoming one of the major recruiters of our graduates in theDepartment of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University, developing anemphasis in electric power engineering plays a vital role in educating the next generation of theregion’s power industry workforce.To that end, a curriculum development effort was planned and is projected to train, prepare forresearch, and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Ezzell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Academy of Engineering(NAE) has identified that the engineers of 2020 need to have strong analytical and problemsolving skills while being readily adaptable to advancing technologies in a globally connectedworld (1). A classroom syllabus typically contains conventional lectures and a group project. Itmay also contain a business example provided by a guest lecture or case study. These currentteaching methods have displayed positive results, but barriers between academia and industrycan be made seamless by incorporating both advances in technology and motivational techniques(2) . Students will find the transition to be more cohesive after they have completed a curriculumthat facilitates superior student understanding.Initial Assessment: Learning

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Communication as Performance

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Page 26.609.5Team 1This team, composed of a number of highly motivated students, used strategies drawn frominside and outside of this classroom to produce a handful of different possible story scenarios.Most of the group began plotting the scene before the assignment had been formally introducedin the second studio class. Their enthusiasm actually impeded their process as their plans wereentrenched by the time they learnt that their poster was to be their primary creative source. As aresult, one team member who developed an entire storyline over the weekend was forced to letgo of his project when teammates argued that it did not align with the content of their poster.Despite the eventual rejection of his story, his systematic approach to story

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11858Informal Pathways to Engineering: Interim Findings from a LongitudinalStudyDr. Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group Christine Andrews Paulsen is founder of Concord Evaluation Group (CEG) in Massachusetts. Dr. Paulsen holds a Ph.D. in education research, evaluation, and measurement from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been conducting evaluation research since 1990 and, prior to CEG, worked for the Institute for Social Analysis and the American Institutes for Research. Dr. Paulsen routinely directs evaluations of STEM-related projects in informal settings, focusing on learners as well

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto, ILead; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

Education in Engineering (ILead) at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include engineering leadership, engineering ethics education, critical theory, teacher leadership and social justice teacher unionism.Dr. Robin Sacks, University of Toronto Dr. Sacks is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto teaching leadership and positive psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Robin also serves as the Director of Research for the Engineering Leadership Project at the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering which aims to identify how engineers lead in the workplace

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Robert Feyen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

extended to 75 minutes. The longerduration allowed for in-class activities and projects to be part of the class time.    Moodle, an online delivery system, similar to Blackboard, developed through the University ofMinnesota system, was used as the primary delivery method for online content in the course.Electronic learning components of the class were delivered via Moodle through the use oflearning modules. The learning modules provided the fundamental information needed by thestudents to be ready to tackle the homework problems in class. The Moodle site was also used toindicate which problems would be discussed during class time and due by the beginning of thenext time the group met. Class time was always started with a 5-10 minute recap of the

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Robert R. Klein, Western New England University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

them the most. As put forward bythe KGI developer, “…in addition to the task issue, there is also the matter of establishingpositive member relations so people can cooperate successfully on the project. So a qualityleader will need to pay attention to both the task and interpersonal elements. The leader willalso use sound negotiation tactics to strike the right balance between the task and interpersonalconcerns.”2 With freshman engineers, their goals are usually to ‘minimize conflict on a team’,‘get everyone to contribute equally’, and ‘get the task done on time’ with positive result. Whatthey are looking for is ways to get better outcomes and a positive team experience! We havefound that the KGI model is able to guide them in exactly those

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Rod Harris; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13026Assessing the Ethical Development of Students in an Undergraduate Civil En-gineering Course using a Standardized InstrumentDr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter has served as the University Director of Assessment and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. He conducts funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous engineering education papers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Ed.D. in Education Leadership and Culture Studies from the University of Houston.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. in curriculum and instruction with a focus on higher education. In her current professional role, Shannon performs assessment functions at all levels, from small classroom projects through assessment at the institute level. Additionally, she spends a substantial portion of her time collaborating with faculty on educational research projects and grant-funded projects requiring an assess- ment component. Her own research interests are in inquiry methodology, gifted students, and curriculum design. Page 26.264.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton

 engineering senior  design projects already had industry sponsorship, and a significant number of Bucknell alumni  had also gone on to found businesses, such as Home Depot, Lending Tree, StellaService,  Kiva.org, Quidsi, The Pit, Y­Combinator, and Integra Life Sciences.      Strategic Planning and Innovation Working Group  Two key events marked a more intentional approach to building an ecosystem. The first was a  one­day summer retreat in 2010. At this meeting, co­led by an internal and an external  facilitator, a first draft of the image in Figure 1 was created as a way to graphically represent  the current status of the ecosystem. Video clips of the meeting can be found at

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions; Sheryl Brandalik

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

existing UW study abroad infrastructure.Learning TheoryEngineering Rome incorporates project-based experiential learning, which has shown to be atype of active learning that is crucial for the development of an appreciation for lifelong learning.Lenschow14 explains that: “Project-based learning (PBL) is winning ground in industry and at a slower rate in universities and colleges. PBL is pedagogically based on constructivist learning in a setting represented by Kolb’s learning cycle. Kolb observed that students learn in four different ways: Kolb’s idea is that the cycle shall be repeated. The cycle is best started with concrete experience, proceeding to abstraction.”14The basic classroom premise of the course involves

Conference Session

Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-related projects in informal settings, focusing on learners as well as practitioners. Her main research interest lies in evaluating programs that hold the promise of enhancing the lives of traditionally underserved populations (children, parents, and communities).Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation Marisa Wolsky is an Executive Producer at WGBH Educational Foundation with over 20 years of ex- perience turning STEM content into entertaining and educational media for kids. Ms. Wolsky is the PI and Executive Producer for the NSF-funded environmental science series PLUM LANDING, a PBS KIDS digital project that uses animated webisodes, online games, hands-on science activities, and live- action videos—plus a curious

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Institutionalizing Ethics: Historical Debates Surrounding IEEE’s 1974 Code of Ethics Contribution to the special session “Non-canonical Canons in Engineering Ethics”IntroductionConsider this case. Three engineers work for a governmental department which oversees theconstruction of a large-scale public transit system. Having participated in the project for anumber of years, they find serious problems in the management and deployment of theengineering work, which have led to a waste of public funds and pose a threat to the safety ofcommuters. After reporting their concerns to their direct managers, they receive only vagueresponses and witness no

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatan Government Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

, established new models of study abroad including co-op and research abroad and established meaningful connection for research and attraction of funded international graduate students. Maria started working at Texas A&M in 2005 as Assistant Director for Latin American Programs and in 2009 she was promoted to Program Manager for South America in the same office. During her time at the Office for Latin America Programs she created, managed and developed projects to enhance the presence of Texas A&M University in Latin American and to support in the internationalization of the education, research, and outreach projects of the university. She was charged with the development and implementation of a strategic plan for

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

laboratory, hands-on project, use of software or simulation Question 2   Self-directed learning is as effective as in-class or on-job training (internships/co-op) Question 3 I consider myself as a technology-forward person Question 4   I prefer when professors adopt simulations to support the lecture materialBelow, the outcome analysis for each of the four survey questions listed in Table 2 are providedin detail. • Question 1: I feel more engaged in courses that have interactive components such as laboratory, hands-on project, use of software or simulation 80 % of the students in the course stated that they prefer to have interactive components as a part

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Patrick McGuire P.E., Lafayette College; Jeffrey David Helm, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

well as advises undergraduate students participating in research projects and independent studies. His research interests include column-supported embank- ments, mechanically-stabilized earth walls, and flood protection infrastructure. He is also interested in the application of terrestrial LIDAR to performance monitoring of geotechnical structures.Dr. Jeffrey David Helm, Lafayette College Page 26.1709.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Visualizing soil deformation in the undergraduate classroom using Digital Image Correlation (DIC

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth J Reid, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

society (Alpha Lambda Delta / Phi Eta Sigma) and the mathematics honorary soci- ety (Kappa Mu Epsilon). His research interests involve first year engineering course analysis, authentic projects and assessments, and K-12 engineering.Dr. Kenneth J Reid, Virginia Tech Kenneth Reid is the Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Programs and an Associate Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is active in engineering within K-12, serving on the TSA Boards of Directors and over 10 years on the IEEE-USA STEM Literacy Committee. He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award in 2013 for designing the nation’s first BS degree in Engineering Education. He was named NETI Faculty Fellow for 2013

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts, Lowell ; Christopher J. Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Massachusetts, Lowell Stephen P. Johnston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the UMass Lowell. His research interests include process monitoring and control for injection molding, plastic prod- uct design, and injection mold design. He is an inventor on three patents and author of over thirty publi- cations.Dr. Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. David Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Willis is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell. His interests are in aerodynamics and engineering education. He works on projects ranging from parachutes to bio-inspired flight and CNCs in the undergraduate classroom

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Rogers P.E., North Dakota State University; Orlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, Tacoma; Paulo F Ribeiro, UNIFEI

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, social science, etc.), the objectives of the courseincluded a focus not only on the ethical concerns of the new technologies, but also on anunderstanding of the technologies. As the course is scheduled again for next academic year, a newtextbook and a new approach for the presentations and the research project will be used.The university central administration conducted an assessment of this course. In the 2014-2015academic year, students were asked to complete various statements: The course was: excellent (33%), very good (25%), good (33%), fair (8%). The intellectual challenge was: excellent (33%), very good (42%), good (25%).With a possible high rating of 7.0, the average intellectual challenge question was 5.5. A finalquestion

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Louis, Purdue University; Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karan Sharma, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

and communication. Individual’s recognition of the interdependencies between Impact on Society and engineering work and impact, including awareness of relevant Economy problems, solutions, and change navigation. Engineering Individual’s ability to build relationships among a team for mutual Leadership benefit and interpersonal cooperation and exchange. Individual’s ability to adapt to change in careers, personal situations, Adaptor to Change and ability to make decisions that impact project success.Methods In this study, we discuss the

Conference Session

Technical Session: Student Experience & Perspectives

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Theiss, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

enhancement to the pilot was to expand this training into the second course in thesequence in some way. While the initial pilot training was intended to impact both semesters,many employment and grading responsibilities change between semesters, thus it was possiblethat a number of TAs could enter the spring semester without any training in grading technicalwriting. Despite the second course having fewer lab writing assignments, there is a significantadditional technical writing component added in the grading of the design project report.Therefore, it made sense to design the training program to cross both terms.While this pilot was implemented in FEH, the TA training for the FE track consisted of a shortlecture during orientation about technical

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

This seminar course was offered as part of the Byrne Freshman Seminar program atRutgers University. A Byrne Seminar is a one-credit course designed to introduce first-yearstudents at Rutgers-New Brunswick to academic life. Byrne Seminars are open to all first-yearstudents and are closed to all other students. Most Byrne Seminars tend to focus on a professor’sresearch interests where the students consider many of the same questions and issues the facultymember deals with in their research work. Each seminar is unique; some include work in alaboratory on campus, and others might require the completion of a creative group project. Mostseminars involve an out-of-class excursion, to see a play in New York or visit a museum inPhiladelphia. Broadly

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Eron E. Drake, Central Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

theoretical courses before they obtain the knowledge and skill setnecessary to complete a meaningful technical project. This long wait time between studentsentering the engineering and technology (ET) program and when they have had the opportunityto apply content knowledge to a meaningful technical project does have a negative impact on thestudent enthusiasm and motivation to stay in the degree2. Identifying this challenge, severalengineering educators have updated their curricula to engage students in hands-on designprojects in the first-year curriculum. While this method potentially keeps students motivated, it isoften difficult to find an engineering project that first-year students can succeed in, due to theirlimited technical knowledge and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; Nephi Derbidge, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

1995, respectively.Mr. Nephi Derbidge, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA After completing my undergraduate studies at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I worked for a private geotech- nical consulting firm in California for over 15 years. My consulting career provided a broad range of experience on mostly public works projects. Over the last 10 years I have managed the geotechnical laboratory which served more than 5 offices throughout the state for domestic and international projects. I have been teaching mostly geotechnical laboratory courses at Cal Poly for over 10 years. Utilizing Cal Poly’s ’Learn by Doing’ mantra, I share my practical project experience with my students during laboratory activities

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

andinteractive learning approaches and realistic examples, such as PETL (Wang, 2010), problem- Page 26.1062.2based learning (Yilmazer & Sekar, 2011), project-based learning (Carroll, Geiser, & Levine,2014), example-based learning (Hoffbeck J. , 2014) and visualization (Devore & Soldan, 2012).The work presented in this paper fits in this topic as it presents new interactive materials andexamples that increase engagement, even in large ( enrollment >150) classes.A third group of papers recently published in ASEE were concerned with the specifics ofteaching and learning about concepts in DLD. Peterson & Clark (Peterson & Clark, 2012

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

exist for only for a few basic shapes, suchas elliptical, rectangular and triangular shapes1.This paper presents the design and development of a basic mobile application, Torsion HPC, to Page 26.1587.2assist students and engineers in calculating torsional stresses for different cross sections of solidbar. The project objectives were two fold. First, the tool needed to provide a method forengineering students to better understand torsional stress in non-uniform bars which are rarelycovered in basic undergraduate solid mechanics courses. Ideally, the tool should accomplish thiswithout adding class time to the course, which means it is important