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MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University; Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Danielle Marie Rhemer, Old Dominion University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

team satisfactionand team cohesiveness. Therefore, by comparing interdisciplinary and within-disciplinary collaboration, thispaper aims to determine whether and how collaborative learning affects teamwork experienceswhen conducted in interdisciplinary and disciplinary teams.Methods This mixed-methods study lasted seven semesters, from Fall 2019 to Fall 2022, at a largepublic university in the Mid-Atlantic region.A total of 249 undergraduate engineering students (UES) participated in the study. Participantssigned a consent form to enroll in the study. Participating students were assigned to either acomparison or treatment group based on their semester and course section (Table 1). Semester Implementation Fall 2019

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

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ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25830 5. Julie A. Murphy & Anne Shelley (2020) Textbook Affordability in the Time of COVID- 19, Serials Review, 46:3, 232-237, DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2020.1806656 6. Zhao, Y., Satyanarayana, A., Cooney, C. (2020, November), Impact of Open Education Resources (OER) on Student Academic Performance and Retention Rates in Undergraduate Engineering Departments, 2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting, Virtual (hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology). https://peer.asee.org/36048 7. Yan, C. Y., Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics, https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/thermo1/ (retrieved on February 1, 2022) 8. Urieli, I

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MECH - Technical Session 3: Advancements in Teaching Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aaditya Khanal, The University of Texas at Tyler

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, which is a technical elective course formechanical engineering students during which the study was conducted. Two sections wereoffered with a total of 31 students. The course was taught at two different locations in a combinedmode of instruction – simultaneously online synchronous to the rural location (Tyler) and face-to-face in the urban location (Houston). There were different underrepresented groups in thecombined sections including about 10% of the students were women, about 7% of the studentswere considered to have disabilities or ADA, and about 39% of the students were Hispanic. Theface-to-face section in an urban setting, which also had an online synchronous option during thesemester to accommodate for Covid guidelines per university

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MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Instiutes for Research (AIR); David L Burris, University of Delaware; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

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fora rubber band launcher based on this benchmark design (Model PL7920, Funtime).Course EvaluationThe primary aim of the Technical Communications course, as described in the previous section,was for first-year engineering students to develop multiple, industry-aligned communicationskills. A preliminary evaluation was conducted to determine if the course was meeting this goal.The study setting was a large-enrollment introductory design course taken by second semester,first-year, mechanical engineering students at a mid-sized university in the Mid-Atlantic region.Most students in the course had already taken a university-required general composition coursethe prior semester. The course was taught as a single lecture section that met twice weekly

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MECH - Technical Session 2: Enhancing Learning through Hands-On Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Institutes for Research; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Heather Doty, University of Delaware

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on qualitative analysis ofstudent performance on exam problems administered before and after the project, theirperformance on structural analysis of their prototypes during the project, and their responses toan exit survey. Subsequent to qualitative analyses, we performed statistical analyses to determinewhat quantitative differences existed, if any, in student performance on structural analysis beforeand after the project. This method allowed us to discern the quality of student learning throughconvergent data analysis and triangulation.Context and ParticipantsThe study setting was a single, large-enrollment section of a statics course that enrolled firstsemester sophomore year mechanical engineering students (N = 155) at a mid-sized

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 15: Automation and Machine Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University

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Brook University, and SUNY Office of Provost. He received A.T. Yang award for the best paper in Theoretical Kinematics at the 2017 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference and the MSC Software Simulation award for the best paper at the 2009 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) . He is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching by Stony Brook University and the winner of the 2018 FACT2 award for Excellence in Instruction given to one professor from the entire SUNY system. He also received the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Division. He has been twice elected as a member of the ASME

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 13: Lab Experiences

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Charles Riley, P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Ken Lulay, P.E., University of Portland; John D. Lynch

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--35279[3] Gravé, I. (2019, June), Improving Technical Writing Skills Through Lab Reports Paperpresented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2—32951[4] Alba-Flores, R. (2018, April), Enhancing Engineering Lab Report Writing Using PeerReview Assessment Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference,Washington, District of Columbia. https://peer.asee.org/29461[5] Corneal, L. (2015, June), A Guided Approach to Technical Report Writing forUndergraduate Engineering Students Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23392 13[7] D. N. Perkins and G. Salomon, “Transfer of Learning

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MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland, College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park; Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

experience: One course at a timewhile considering the program as a whole.This WIP paper outlines the approach of introducing sustainability elements integrallythroughout a curriculum at a large mid-Atlantic R1 university, the University of Maryland,College Park. Sustainability is considered broadly to include the three pillars ofsustainability - environmental, social, and economic - but also explicitly addressesaspects from the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) framework - systems thinking andcritical thinking - as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and student agency orempowerment to act. These curricular aspects are often relegated to isolatedassignments, and the current approach is to instead thread these aspects cohesivelythroughout

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MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Institutes for Research; Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware

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-Atlantic region. Course topics included CAD fundamentals, engineering drawings,common materials and hardware, and other additive and subtractive manufacturing modalities,such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and basic carpentry. Total enrollment in the course was 187students. The course was taught as a single lecture section complemented by multiple labsections of approximately 30 students each. One faculty member taught the course, supported bytwo master machinists for the mini-mill exercise and approximately ten undergraduate teachingassistants who helped with all course grading, office hours, and hands-on exercises. This studytook place during the first year of implementation of the mini-mill experience.Data Collection and Analysis. This study

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MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Nihad Awartani, University of Cincinnati; Iman Shayegani, University of Cincinnati; David Allen Evenhouse, University of Cincinnati; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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; J. E. Froyd, “Fidelity of implementation of research‐based instructional strategies (RBIS) in engineering science courses.” Journal of Engineering Education, 102(3), 394-425, 2013.[34] *M. H. Holdhusen, “A flipped statics classroom.” Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, Jun. 2015. https://doi.org/10.18260/p.23356[35] *M. Villatoro, K. K. Peña, & J. Liou-Mark, “The effects of peer-led workshops in a statics course.” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, Apr. 2018.[36] *N. Johnson-Glauch, & G. L. Herman, “Board 77: Visual representations guide students’ use of conceptual