Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Davis; Craig Hoff

2005-2130 The Integration of Hands-on Team Projects into an Engineering Course to Help Students Make the Transition from Student to Professional Engineer Craig J. Hoff, and Gregory W. Davis, Kettering UniversityThere is considerable concern that current engineering education practices do notadequately prepare students for the practice of engineering. This statement goes farbeyond the often stated requirements that to be successful in their careers engineeringgraduates must have good communication skills, must be able to work inmultidisciplinary teams, etc. There

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

2006-1483: AN UNDERGRADUATE CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCEUTILIZING STUDENT ENGINEER - STUDENT MANAGER TEAMSKenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy KENNETH J. SODA. Dr. Soda is the first permanent civilian faculty member of the USAF Academy’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, appointed in 1993. His areas of interest include electronics, circuit and very large integrated circuit design. He holds an advanced degree from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Soda is the recipient of the Tau Beta Pi Teacher of the Year Award (Colorado Zeta Chapter) and the USAF Academy Outstanding Educator Award.Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy GREGORY J. TOUSSAINT. Major Toussaint is

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina; Masud Hassan, Kansas State University at Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University at Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, Implement, Operate) framework. Students taking the mechanical detailingcourse are involved in reverse engineering project. Students work in teams in redesigning theproduct, developing technical drawings, exchanging drawings with a different group tomanufacture their product, and test and operate the product. This approach demonstrates the realworld workplace environment of product design and manufacturing in which technicalknowledge and other skills are learned and practiced. The freshman course project is an earlyexposure to students to demonstrate the relevance of mechanical engineering technology. It helpsthe students see graduates as practitioners of the profession, implementers of technology, job-ready and focused on applied

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Walters, Pennsylvania State University; Prasad Marugabandhu, MAGLEV, Inc.; Bryan Bond, MAGLEV, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

be taught by PennState faculty and Penn State will provide a program coordinator to organize and monitor all of thecourses. The remaining courses will be taught by MAGLEV, Inc., engineers serving as PSUadjunct faculty. Some of the lectures will be taught at Penn State Greater Allegheny and all of thelabs will be taught at the MAGLEV facility. Penn State will conduct student evaluations on theteaching effectiveness of the entire faculty. Included in the curriculum will be the Maglevtechnology for integrating their production robots, fit up table, and metrology systems in a fullyautomated fabrication process. The McKeesport facility is one of only four sites in the U.S. with alaser radar metrology system, which can accurately measure any

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 7: Developing Graduate Students' Competencies and Identities

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mirit Shamir, Kansas State University; Matthew R. Sanderson; Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Nathan P. Hendricks; Stacy L. Hutchinson, Kansas State University; Prathap Parameswaran, Kansas State University; Melanie Derby, Kansas State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

to solve complex problems in the FEW nexus. These experiencesallow us to develop an integrated systems thinking curriculum at the graduate level.Course StructureThe NRT Integrated FEW Systems course introduces students to systems thinking, with specificapplication to the FEW nexus in Western Kansas. The course establishes a knowledge base thatstudents build upon through educational and experiential components of the NRT traineeship.Course materials integrate engineering, economic, and social sciences systems, with focus on theunique challenges of enhancing rural resource resiliency in FEW systems. This course is a one-credit hour required course to NRT students that meets once a week for 50-minute class. It hasbeen offered every fall

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengze Lyu, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yixue Zhuang, Zhejiang University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

software talent training system that is supported byuniversities, governments and enterprises for industrial and practical application needs. The deep convergence of engineering and computing. With the advancement ofscience and technology and the continuous development of the Internet, engineering andcomputing have become an integral whole. It is an inevitable trend to solve engineeringproblems more efficiently and accurately by using computing knowledge and skills. Accelerated integration of hardware and software. The rapid development of artificialintelligence, robotics and other industrial fields put forward requirements to the in-depthintegration of hardware and software. These fields require the use of the knowledge and skillsof diversified

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Blanco, California Institute of Technology; Kenneth Pickar, California Institute of Technology; Luz Marina Delgado, GEMA; Oscar Arce, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Jeff Kranski, California Institute of Technology; Francoise Herrera, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Charles MacVean, Universidad Rafael Landivar

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Design in Engineering Education

lack of“ground truth” information to guide the design process. For this reason, over the past two yearsE105:, Product Design for the Developing World, a Development Engineering course at Caltech,has evolved to include e-Teams as an integral element in its curriculum. The e-Teams bringtogether students from the US and industrial design and agricultural students from a developingnation. The US engineering students contribute their fast prototyping and analytical problemsolving skills while the foreign students contribute their familiarity with poorly defined marketsand add cultural sensitivity to the e-Team designs. The students deal with strong constraints onproduct costs and pricing, evaluate the availability of local materials and the lack

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

will lead to increased numbers of engineeringstudents in the COE and the State, and would be: • effective at increasing student self efficacy for engineering which has been shown to be critical for eventual enrollment and retention in engineering programs,2 • effective at increasing the interest of high quality students in pursuing an engineering degree and this will lead to larger enrollment in schools across the country.There are no nationwide AP Engineering courses for a variety of reasons including: • There is no standardized nationwide “intro to engineering” curriculum or common education learning outcome standards. Each University has a different class with different outcomes and objectives. • There is

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ComputerEngineering in fall, 2003. This Computer Engineering program offers a balancedcurriculum in both software and hardware; there are seven quarter courses in digitalhardware, and seven courses in software. These courses are taught in a traditional way;the interaction and trade-off between hardware and software design is hardly covered inany computer engineering courses. The faculty members have been trying for severalyears to integrate hardware with software courses.The ECE faculty members have been working with the managers and engineers of theDepartment Industrial Advisory Council to update our curriculum. With theirencouragement, we started to teach hardware-design language and digital design based onField Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in our

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and design outputs.Design processes are the steps necessary to create design products. Design products are theitems created as a result of a design activity and include the resulting software, systems,materials, or objects. In a typical curriculum, the percent of material taught in each year willvary, as is shown in Figure 3. This, in general, represents the shift toward high Bloom level inlater courses. Page 25.501.3 Figure 1 Design Outcomes versus Educational Stage3Challenges of Assessing Design in an Exam SettingFor many aspects of engineering, the traditional exam setting is the perfect environment to assessstudent

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jamie Gravell, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W. Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Benefits of Internal Design Reviews in an Engineering Capstone CourseAbstractIn a large engineering capstone course, it is important for the instructors (Engineering Directors)to connect with each student team to ensure individual student success as well as overall projectsuccess. A way we have incorporated this into our curriculum is via a sequence of three internaldesign reviews: a Design Approval Review (DAR) held near the end of the first semester, aProject Readiness Review (PRR) scheduled eight weeks before the end of the project, followedfour weeks later by the presentation of a Mandatory First Prototype

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Seamon; Marcus James; Zoe Mouchantaf; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #37408Board 195: A Comparison of an Integrated Nonlinear Storytelling andSimulation-Based Learning Game Module Assigned Outside-the-Classroomversus Inside-the-ClassroomAshley SeamonMarcus JamesZoe MouchantafDr. Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Dr. Omar Ashour is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College. Dr. Ashour received the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engi- neering and the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-263: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO GRADING A MECHANICALENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE AT THE UNITED STATESMILITARY ACADEMYRichard Melnyk, United States Military Academy Major Rich Melnyk graduated from West Point in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2007. He served as an Instructor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at West Point from 2004 to 2007. During that time, Major Melnyk was the course director for two of the three courses in the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ludwig C. Nitsche, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #27005Board 35: An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Gradua-tion of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering StudentsProf. Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Houshang Darabi is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Depart- ment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Darabi is the recipient of multiple teaching and advising awards including the UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017), COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Ziegler

Session 3448 An Overview of Secondary School Engineering Outreach Programs - Including Details of a Multidisciplinary Outreach Program Based on Integrating Digital Photography, Digital Electronics, and Roller Coasters William L. Ziegler Associate Professor Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science Binghamton University State University of New York Binghamton, NY 13902-6000Abstract:Enrollments in post-secondary technology

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

the answer is more than just having a defined process.Transparently managed projects that faculty mentors can evaluate progress on continuously,instead of in periodic increments, allow faculty to make constant small adjustments to helpstudents progress on projects and progress in achieving learning outcomes. Part of the ability tocontinuously manage Enterprise projects comes directly from Scrum. Part of the ability comesfrom having integrated tool support through Google sites and RTC/Jazz. In particular, toolsupport helps the labor-intensive tasks of estimating and tracking work in these various softwareengineering activities without creating burdensome documentation requirements.3.1 Agility and Team ConcertTeam Concert is an integrated

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2007-2699: HANDS-ON SOLID MODELING EXPERIENCES IN A COURSEPROJECTJahangir Ansari, Virginia State University JAHANGIR ANSARI is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1979 and Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering in 1983 both from Seoul National University. He joined the faculty at VSU in 2002. He has over 18 years of industrial experience in different areas including shipbuilding and cement plant industries. His research interests include Structural Vibration, FEM, CAD/CAM/CNC, and Computer Integrated

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terry Schumacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

of aclient. Integral laboratory.Instructor(s)All ECE FacultyRequired/ElectiveRequiredClass/Laboratory ScheduleOne 50-minute lecture and twelve hours per week of team project work.PrerequisitesECE 362, senior standing and completion of at least seven of the EE or CPE core courses.Textbook(s)NoneCourse ObjectivesIn this course, students shall:‚ Extend their knowledge of an engineering design methodology.‚ Become aware of the characteristics of successful product development through application.‚ Encounter the needs of an external client.‚ Work closely with an external client on an engineering project.‚ Complete conceptual and detailed designs for a client-driven project.‚ Work in multidiscipline teams.‚ Analyze and synthesize information, and

Conference Session

The Value of Interpersonal Skills Training in Engineering Education: An Interactive Panel Discussion with the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Futures Program

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Collaboration Award from ASEE, and is offered free of charge to students across thecountry by a network of volunteer facilitators.This interactive panel discussion will feature the Director of the Engineering Futures program,Dr. Katy Luchini Colbry (Michigan State University), and several experienced EF Facilitators,including Dr. Matthew Ohland (Purdue University) and J.P. Blackford (George WashingtonUniversity). The panel will provide a brief introduction to the EF curriculum and offer specificinformation for faculty or employers who are interested in integrating communications and “softskills” training into their own organizations. The goal of this interactive session is forparticipants to leave with some specific tools that they can use with their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Kyle Hoermann, Texas A&M University

AC 2009-1106: AN INTEGRATED VIRTUAL-LEARNING SYSTEM FOR APROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (VIRTUAL PLC): CURRENTPROGRESS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONSSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Lin, Old Dominion University; Alok Verma, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

geometryfound in Integrated Circuits to the very large geometry found on rockets, the SpaceShuttle and the International Space Station.It has found its greatest application in mass production, where interchangeability ofblindly selected parts is essential. Just-in-time manufacturing increases the demand forparts that absolutely must fit at assembly, as it is much less likely today to have spareparts waiting in the warehouse. Parts simply must fit together at assembly.In the engineering drawing design, GD&T is a means of specifying engineering designand drawing requirements with respect to actual “function” and “relationship” of partfeatures. If the technique of GD&T is properly applied, it will ensure the mosteconomical and effective production

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Tisa; Greg Garwood; Peter Jansson

1620 Undergraduate Research: Novel Integration of PDAs, GPS and Bar Code Scanner via an Embedded Visual Basic Program for a Utility Asset Management System Peter Mark Jansson, Jeffrey Tisa, Gregory Garwood Rowan UniversityAbstract Undergraduates in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of RowanUniversity have undertaken innovative software research and system integration for the electric utilityclients of its Engineering Clinic Program. In this innovative classroom / laboratory course, theproblem students set out to solve was the development of an integrated

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Genco, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, B., Johnson, C., and Salas, E., 1991, Productivity loss in brainstorming groups: A meta-analytic integration, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 12(1) pp. 3-23.23. Nijstad, B. A., Stroebe, W., & Lodewijk, H. F. (2002). Cognitive stimulation and interference in groups: Exposure effects in an idea generation task. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 535-544.24. Otto, K., & Wood, K. (200). Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering, Systematic Design, and New Product Development. Prentice-Hall, New York.25. Pahl, G., & Beitz, W. (1996). Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.26. Paulus, P. B., and Yang, H. C., 2000, Idea generation in groups: A basis for creativity in

Conference Session

Leadership in the Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples; Andrew Rose

. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationClose examination of a university or college’s technical curriculum, course textbooks, methodsof instruction, and laboratory experience quickly reveal the quality and adequacy of the varioustechnical programs. Student scores on national exams such as EIT/FE exam also speak of theeffectiveness of providing the students with the skills and abilities necessary to be technicallycompetent in their specialty.Upon completion of all graduation requirements, students are conferred with an appropriatedegree in their specific discipline. Students leave the university environment

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-level employee—the faculty can do little to affect such outcomes;  Engineering students, though naïve about the extent to which people skills will affect their job success, are quick learners and their attitudes and behaviors can be modified through exposure to factual information, proven methods, and coaching by a mentor. As a senior design course instructor, I integrated into a two-semester senior design experience the goal of improving each student’s people skills in the following dimensions:  One-on-one people skills toward a socially astute and adaptive engineer  Teaming skills toward a creative and collaborative engineer  Globalization insights toward an

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Automotive Technology and Electronic Engineering Technology, with emphasis on ElectricDrive Vehicles. The programs also include certificates with Electric Vehicle Technologycourses, an undergraduate concentration and a graduate certificate program in EVE, and tosimultaneously provide for general public and consumer education. This paper presents thedesign of the program curriculum, development of undergraduate and graduate courses and thelaboratories, implementation of the degree programs, and the outreach activities, including theSummer Academy on HEV for community college students, professional development shortcourses in Advanced Energy Storage for community college automotive instructors and K-12science and technology teachers, and a national

Conference Session

Innovations in the IE Curriculum

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

systematic engineering design process to conduct undergraduate engineering management capstone projects. Journal of Engineering Education, April, 193-197.4. Howe, S. & Wilbarger, J. (2006). 2005 national survey of engineering capstone design courses. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.5. McKenzie, L.J., Trevisan, M.S., Davis, D.C., & Beyerlein, S.W. (2004). Capstone design courses and assessment: A national study. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.6. Noble, J.S. (1998). An approach for engineering curriculum integration in capstone design courses. International Journal of Engineering

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrick James La Petina, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the required curriculum. To this end, it is possible to leverage learningand build upon an existing knowledge base.NX and CATIA also offers a level of customization that is integral to its application in the AFL.Using the many back-end features contained in this application, the interface and system settingscan be tailored to the specific needs of the AFL. This proves crucial in a controlled setting, asNX and CATIA has been customized to function within the confines of the developed workflow,including custom settings that have been rigorously tested and validated using the equipment inthe AFL. Careful design of the workflow provides a firm foundation for implementation on themanufacturing floor.Design of the WorkflowAs the primary users of

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

subject matter retention in thelong term memory. In short, it was a successful teaching and learning experience.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The ASEE and Manufacturing Division deserve a special note of appreciation fororganizing this forum and providing an opportunity to present this paper. The author would liketo thank Professional Development Division of WSU School of Business Administration fororganizing this special training program for UAW-GM/Delphi and inviting the author toparticipate in the process.REFERENCES1. Pabbati, P.V., Rathod, M.S., "A Study of Curriculum Models That Integrate Mathematics,Physical Sciences, Computers, and Communication in Technical Courses," ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, June 1995.2. Latorre, R., Hatamura, Y

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis; Hartley T. Grandin

A New Approach for an Undergraduate Mechanics of Materials Course that Integrates Theory, Analysis, Verification and Design Joseph J. Rencis, Hartley T. Grandin, Jr. Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Arkansas/Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAbstract This paper presents a description of a first undergraduate course in mechanics ofmaterials. Although many of the features of this course have been used by other faculty andpresented formally in textbooks, the authors believe they have united them in a way thatproduces a course that is unique and innovative. The title of the paper includes Theory,Analysis, Verification and Design to