Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Berard, Carnegie Mellon University; Bo Baker, University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Nancy George, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

describe a database. An analogywas made to the FBI fingerprint database by explaining that fingerprints are the data, thedatabase organizes them, and then more data (more fingerprints) can be added to it. Toclarify further, additional real world analogies were made by the librarian instructor. Anexample was given, for instance, that if an engineer discovers a new way to get energy orto use energy, he or she would write about this research in a magazine that is called ajournal. The Engineering Librarian held up an issue of the Journal of Energy Resourcesand Technology before passing it around so that the class could see what it looked like.An initial thought was that the SEE students would be able to find some articles on theirtopics without

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, Boeing

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

O’Mahony, University of Washington Dr. O’Mahony is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Washington LIFE Center (Learning in Informal and Formal Environments). His research interests stem from a translation of latest neuroscience findings into practical applications in the classroom for teachers, students and parents. Pedagogical impli- cations for his research have meaningful connections to workforce learning and training in the industrial sector for adult learners. In particular, Dr. O’Mahony focuses a research strand to educational practices and principles in engineering and aerospace learning.Dr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Dr. Michael Prince is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5: Exploring and Re-Examining Ideas in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev M. Kavale, Arizona State University; Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

students to practiceideation and design, work in teams, and solve real-world problems [16]–[18]. Theseinterventions often include projects which have had positive impacts on students (e.g., higherperceived competence in their abilities and greater entrepreneurial interest) [19], [20]. Manyeducators agree that students should be taught EM skills, but a grounded framework and cleardefinition are lacking.EM is defined differently across different fields, including engineering and business. Thedifferent definitions discuss the necessity of similar skills, such as leadership, risk management,and communication. The discrepancy comes from various stakeholders’ views of EM as a whole[21], [22]. Definitions range from suggesting EM to be an ability or a

Conference Session

PCEE Session 13: Equity in P-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lilly, University of Virginia; Anne McAlister, University of Virginia; Jennifer Chiu, University of Virginia

classroomsIntegrating engineering-based instruction in elementary settings has the potential to provideunique educational opportunities to students through project-based approaches grounded inreal-world, relevant problems for students (Cunningham & Kelly, 2017; Dare et al., 2014).Engineering-based instruction can foster asset-based approaches that draw upon studentresources. By basing design problems in real-world settings and having multiple solutions to adesign project, engineering projects can value and sustain the individual knowledge and skillsstudents bring to classrooms (e.g., Meija et al., 2014). For example, a student with a learningdisability can become a valued expert in a project around environmental justice (e.g., Roth &Lee, 2007), and

Conference Session

Supporting Underrepresented and LGBTQ Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Cureg Cruz, California State University, Bakersfield; Amin Malek, California State University, Bakersfield; Andrea Medina, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

question in front ofthe class. While not all students are excited about doing engineering problems in front of theclass, they can all benefit from being called down to the board. Explaining an answer buildshigher-level skills. Having students discuss questions on the board is much more than just whatthey write. Describing how they found an answer requires higher-level thinking skills and helpsstudents better grasp the concept. Half of the class activities in Wireless Communications course were designed to beproject-based learning (PBL). PBL can help students to apply their knowledge and skills in real-world scenarios, making learning more relevant and enjoyable. PBL encourages students to takean active role in their learning. By working on

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Jon Harcum, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Bristol Community College; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

scoresimproving in all dimensions. The discrepancy observed here between male and female students,regardless of race, is likely due to both contextual and psychological factors (i.e., overallunderrepresentation of females in engineering leading to imposter syndrome). For example,female students may be less likely to see themselves as future engineering professionals (i.e.,attitude), set attainable goals for themselves (i.e., motivation), connect their learning to real-world applications (i.e., information processing), or seek out academic support from professorsor peers (i.e., using academic resources), because they do not see themselves reflected in theengineering field at large or do not want to appear inferior to their male counterparts

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University; Eun Go, Western Illinois University; Colin Ross Harbke, Western Illinois University; Thomas Mark Scaife, McGraw-Hill Education

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Educational Research and Methods

CMOS In- tegrated Circuit designer and a system engineer at NewLANS, Inc. in Acton, Massachusetts until 2010. He became a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida in 2010. Since August 2012, he has been with the School of Engineering at Western Illinois University, Quad Cities as an Assistant Professor of Engineering. His current academic interests include project-based learning with real-world problems, training in critical thinking for students to improve efficient problem solving skills, and enhancement of interactive teach- ing/learning inside and outside classroom. His main research interests are integration of high performance

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wagner, Clemson University; Katie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

make them anideal system for study by students since they represent practical real world applications. Thespan of clock technology includes physics (pendulums), fluids (water, sand), metallurgy (springs,cases), mechanisms (gear trains, levers), thermodynamics (air or Atmos clock), feedback control(escapement), mathematics (harmonic motion), electric motors, electronics (clock chip),computer programming (digital clock), and radioactive decay (atomic clock). Time keepingdevices fulfill an important societal by allowing the coordination of personal, commerce, andtransportation activities. It has been suggested by Mumford1 that “the clock, not the steamengine, is the key machine of the modern industrial age”. Given the familiarity and

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

what they used in the past... Tomorrow's problems… will be solved by thinking differently and holistically in the real world in which we live. Changing materials and methods require constant updating of current technology, creativity and analytical thinking. It is [ ] critical for the civil engineers to have a "bigger" voice in the decision-making process, and for this we need to be more creative and to think about individual projects as being a part of an entire system (as opposed to being assembly line workers following standards and codes). Creativity, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are what used to differentiate engineers from technicians. They helped engineers to become known as leaders. That has been

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

a color sensor might be used to identify theforbidden cup. Similarly, a sensor and a corresponding physical phenomenon could be used toidentify the forbidden cup (e.g., using a buzzer-sound sensor pair or a magnet-Hall effect sensorpair, etc.). This project was similar to a real-life scenario where robots need to pick and deliverobjects from one place to another while rejecting hazardous objects and this generated muchinterest among the participants. Figure 2(b) shows the participants working on the first project.For the second project, the project team came up with a real-world plantation/gardening scenario[18]. For managing a nursery, farm, or garden, plants are often grown in containers that areorganized in a grid pattern. As the plants

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Barry Dupen, Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Peggie Weeks

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Materials

purely voluntary.Most student comments on the textbook fell into one of these categories:  Terminology is not explained fully, and in not enough detail.  Mathematical symbols are not explained.  Explanations are too abstract.  There isn’t sufficient connection between theory and the real world.  Insufficient examples are given for solving mathematical problems.On the class meeting 3x5 cards, most students asked for more detail of some topic discussed inthe lecture. In some lectures, the topic was difficult to absorb in one sitting. For example, in theintroductory lecture on steel, students had many questions about ferrite, cementite, the formationof pearlite and martensite, and the steel phase

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marina Miletic, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Sung "Pil" Kang, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Educational Research and Methods

currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Post- doctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico Jamie Gomez

Conference Session

Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rachel Ann Baker; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thaddeus Milton

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

[28] highlighted key attributes the engineers of2020 are expected to hold, i.e., strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity,professionalism, and leadership. These skills have been echoed in the work of Godfrey andParker [29] who collected data from engineering faculty and students of ways of thinking andknowing relevant to engineering. Their work found that both faculty and students described waysof thinking as its applicability to real-world problems (e.g., “engineers aren’t interested in thingsfor only academic interest”), communicating through mathematics (e.g., “we use math like alanguage—a language to express ideas”), and innovative/creative ways of problem solvingthrough design (e.g., “engineer’s role in developing

Conference Session

Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Thinesh Selvaratnam

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

completed their major coursework and completedinternships. It is promising to see them significantly value their profession at the time ofgraduation. Interestingly, the perceptions of what engineers do daily vary by cohort as well; withthe senior cohort best understanding what engineers do and believing the least that “all engineerssit behind a desk all day working with numbers.” This makes sense since most of the seniorshave completed internships and thus have real-world practical experience, which disclaims thestatement.Table 9. Aggregate mean survey responses: STEM Confidence, Engineering Rewarding, Student Community, and Major Desirability for each cohort. Dimension Freshman Pre Freshman Post

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy L. Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

leadership of theDirector of the Library, as depicted below in Figure 2. With this decision came a new set of Page 22.817.7opportunities and challenges, while also addressing most of the earlier issues around leadershipand accountability. Figure 2: Consolidation of services within Wendt CommonsPrinciples three through six of Michael Cusumano’s approach to “managing strategy andinnovation in an uncertain world”30 are applicable to the desired development of EngineeringCommons and its TLS services. They are particularly noteworthy as they relate to creatingagility within an organization, a characteristic that is critical in today’s rapidly

Collection

2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nhut Tan Ho

experientiallearning and teaching methods within an academic environment that makes collaborativelearning and MEP-like features an explicit, intrinsic, and integrated part of the curriculum.Since its inception in 1996, CDIO has proven to be successful and widely accepted: Aninternational consortium of 24 member universities has used the framework to reformengineering education programs and actively share and publish results of improvements andlessons learned. The CDIO initiative was developed as a response to the divergence ofengineering education and real-world demands on engineers. Through extensive surveys andself-published documents21, industry and education accreditors have made it clear that graduatingengineers do not necessarily possess the broad range

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Michael Dailey, University of Michigan

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

of communication I would say honestly, most of my learning communication happened in my internships. I honestly don’t think that mechanical engineering really emphasizes it as much as they should because… it’s one of the last classes you take. That’s the only time that you really do big presentations, so a lot of people don’t really have those skills yet, which is crazy to me.” “The way academia teaches technical communication is very different than the real world. Every company that I have gone to has said, “Forget what you learn and this is how you should do it…” “I think, also, the fact that the communication side, yes, we have

Conference Session

Innovations in Freshman Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Lamont; John Merrill; Richard Freuler

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael D. Murphy; Kristen L. Wood; Kevin Otto; Joseph Bezdek; Daniel Jensen

method of solving open-ended problems that is “a sub-set of the decision-making process ingeneral” [18]. Despite the varied definitions, however, virtually everyone acknowledges theunique nature of “designing” and agrees that “design,” above all else, defines the differencebetween an engineering education and a science education [16]. Design, however we define it,represents the bridge between theory and reality. It is the process by which our ideas enter andinfluence the world around us. In short, “designing” distinguishes us as engineers. Considering the variance in its very definition, it comes as no surprise that little Page

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

skills traditionally have been more applicable. Furthermore,students’ course-taking patterns and the intensity and quality of their high school curricula arerelated to their successes in college, as well as the likelihood they will choose and complete adegree in science or engineering21,27. Page 24.926.4 3In summary, the pre-college student characteristics related to persistence in engineering aregenerally academic in nature. Certain demographic characteristics are highly correlated toacademic achievement, but assumptions of potential success

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Z. Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery; Uri Joseph Wilensky

Tagged Divisions

Materials Division (MATS)

education should reflect these changes[5], [6], [7]. Recently, the Materials Genome Initiative argued that computation is one of thethree competencies that the next generation of the MSE workforce would need to master [8]. Onthe theoretical side, computation allows scientists to model “real, complex materials as they are”[9], by modeling interactions of many atoms and allowing larger scale patterns to emerge. Theprocedural focus on how atoms interact can help researchers “to gain insight into a physicalsystem and then obtain a new theoretical understanding” [10] compared to only focusing onmacrolevel descriptions.2.2 Restructurations for LearningThe term restructuration refers to the ways that new representational forms change the way wethink and

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Development – Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans P.Eng., University of Toronto; Yunze Wei, University of Toronto; Milad Moghaddas, University of Toronto; Kashish Mistry, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering; Tamara Kecman, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

office hours, but easier to access and accessible right after covering material so material was still fresh when discussed. Lectures providing clear, complete explanations of course content, including background theory, application, real-life uses, and ties to other subjects. Take-home assessments that challenged us to use technical course concepts in creative ways, rather than regurgitating information/processes. (Survey respondent #26)Sub-theme 2.3. Engineering students’ discipline-based understandings of the learning contextaffected their perceptions of learning effectiveness.Another contextual factor that affected students’ ways of gauging learning effectiveness was thediscipline-based learning context. As shown in

Conference Session

Computers in Education 2 - Programming 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xueyi Bao, Notre Dame University; Jun Han, University of Notre Dame; Chaoli Wang, University of Notre Dame

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Computers in Education

playing custom-made animations or video clips. Interactive VolVisexamples running on an educational tool can facilitate this teaching and learning process to a large extent. Therefore,both instructors and students can potentially benefit from using an interactive pedagogical tool for VolVis.In this paper, we present VolumeVisual, a web-based educational software tool that illustrates essential concepts andalgorithms in VolVis. DVR and IR are utilized to enrich students’ understanding of volumetric data sets generatedfrom real-world medical applications and scientific simulations. Students can evaluate and compare these two differenttechniques in side-by-side panels to better grasp the pros and cons of each method.The motivation of VolumeVisual

Conference Session

Faculty Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Nicole N. Aljoe, Northeastern University; Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College; Michele C. Deramo, Virginia Tech; Barbara J. Guthrie, Northeastern University; Kathleen Kenney, Northeastern University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Rania Sanford, Stanford University; Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

framework across institutions in the United States - work that she published and presented at the PODNetwork and at the Association of American Colleges and Universities. She is a founding member of the Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Educa- tion, and the Stanford Markaz: Resource Center for Engagement with the Cultures and Peoples of the Muslim World. She has a B.A. in journalism and M.A. in communication, with emphasis on intercultural communication, an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, and is an MBTI Certified Practitioner R .Dr. Shawna Vican, University of Delaware Shawna Vican is the Director of the UD ADVANCE Institute and holds a secondary appointment as an

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Nina Truch, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

communicating their design solutions through engineering reports, presentations and design reviews; 4. Improve students’ life-long learning confidence and skills, particularly meta-cognition via reflection; 5. Provide students with ample opportunities to build lasting interpersonal relationships with classmates, as well as Materials Engineering students and faculty. 6. Encourage students to consider their commitment to social justice and being a socially responsible engineer; 7. Make students aware of the importance of support courses through direct application of science and math in real-world problems.To meet these objectives several experiences are presented to the students throughout the first-year sequence. The

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

paper, teachersused robotics as the context to teach the engineering design process and basic engineeringprinciples (e.g., gears, computer programming, construction, and electronics). Robotics involvesthe application, study, and design of using computer-controlled devices (robots) to perform tasksfor human endeavors and is an interdisciplinary engineering field that draws upon mechanicalengineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, biology, human factors, andother disciplines 9. With open-ended robotics challenges, teachers and students can explore andapply mathematics, science, and engineering concepts to real-world problems. The specificcurriculum used for the study reported in this paper, which takes advantage of the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 1: Transfer Pathways

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

discoveredunfavorable policies/requirements for community college students relative to students who begancollege at the university. He connected with stakeholders at UCB, at his former communitycollege, and across the state. Thus began our team.Through National Science Foundation support, we convened universities, two-year institutions,K-12 districts, and the state higher education department to identify problems and solutions.Annual convenings focused on academic advising, transfer credit/admissions, policy, curricularlearning outcomes, course transferability and degree applicability, communication, data, andfinancial aid, among others. Concurrently, deans in the five metropolitan community collegesreceived NSF funding to dismantle transfer barriers within

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Scott Fleming, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

example,the first high-level task’s goal is to develop an initial estimation for aircraft weight. The subtasks alignwith this goal and work toward calculating the aircraft’s empty and takeoff weights.In general, the metrics in the aerospace engineering conceptual design process are quantifiable. A crucialpart of using DKC to interpret novice designers’ decision-making process is in connecting students’decision to their quantitative literacy.35,36 Mathematical models assist in justifying decisions andperceptions about real world behaviors. Thus, engineers should be able to interpret mathematical modelsand use the information to make and justify decisions. Research has shown that experienced engineershave the ability to select and refine known

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

outcomes.Outcome Outcome Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 ID Name Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Explain key concepts Define key factual and problem-solving Solve problems in information related processes in (1) (1) mathematics to (1) mathematics

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda E. Craugh Ph.D., United States Naval Academy; Ethan E. Lust, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

fields ofstudy.The Mechanical Engineering Department developed a new disassemble/assemble/analyze (DAA)exercise involving a push lawnmower as its presentation for Naval Academy Summer Seminar.The purpose of the exercise was to get students on their feet, applying what they learned inphysics and chemistry to understand how something works, and to give them confidence that theycan use these tools on their own to help them understand the physical world around them. Thepush lawnmower was chosen because it is likely familiar to all students of this age range. Theywould not have to spend extra time to understand how the device functions. Moreover, it wascomplex enough that they might have some idea how it worked in general, but had neverconsidered its