Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Donald L. Price, The Citadel

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

gravitate to. Additionally, this made for a unique environment to evaluate veteranimpact on the non-veteran students.Veterans are experienced learners [3] and as such they have been taught through their militaryexperience how to learn and be proficient on a new topic or process. In the military environment,not knowing how a piece of equipment works can, unfortunately, have life or death consequences.They bring this dogged determination to the classroom and typically pick up new topics faster thantheir non-veteran counterparts. Additionally, veteran students adapt well to new situations, areempathetic, and have developed exceptional time-management skills. [4] This compliment of skillsenables them to be successful in the classroom. They also impart

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

general the program exam takers’ performance on the exam appearto be consistent with that of the comparator population, the t-values identified competencies thatrequire additional attention and are candidates for instruction improvement.Exams as a Learning Assessment ToolExams are classified as direct means, in contrast to indirect means, of evaluating or assessingstudent learning [2]. They can be used to diagnose, provide information and feedback during theinstructional process, and summarize the instructional/learning process [3]. Exams can beclassified as standardized exams or curriculum-based exams. Key though is when exam items arealigned with the instructional objectives, the results can serve as an accurate measure of whetherlearning has

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020First-graders' Computational Thinking in Informal Learning Settings (Work in Progress)IntroductionRecently computational thinking has emerged as a fundamental skill for pre-college students. One way ofintegrating this new skill into the curriculum is through integrated STEM education. The importance ofSTEM education as a driving force for economic stability and growth is unquestionable and has been acatalyst for change across the globe in recent years. Given the growth of technology and digital computersin the 21stcentury and the demands for professionals and engineers with computer science and problem-solving skills, computational thinking (CT) has gained

Conference Session

Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Russell Korte, George Washington University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

). Engineering student identities in the navigation of the undergraduate curriculum. In Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, June 12-15.[4] Stevens, R., O’Connor, K., Garrison, L., Jocuns, A., & Amos, D. (2008). Becoming an engineer: Toward a three dimensional view of engineering learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3): 355-368.[5] Barnes, L. B. (1960). Organizational systems and engineering groups. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School.[6] Youngman, M., Oxtoby, R., Monk, J. D., & Heywood, J. (1978). Analysing jobs. Farnborough, Hampshire, UK: Gower Press.[7] Bucciarelli, L. L. (1988). An ethnographic perspective on engineering design. Design Studies, 9(3), 159-168.[8

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 2 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Brielle Nikole Johnson, Miami University; Woo J. Kim, Miami University; Jennifer Blue, Miami University; Amy Summerville, Kairos Research; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

only” thoughts affect motivation and behavior and how people respond to ostracism.Dr. Jennifer Blue Jennifer Blue is an Associate Professor of Physics at Miami University. She works to give more people access to physics. Sometimes that’s reforming the curriculum for introductory classes, sometimes it’s working with K-12 science teachers, and sometimes it’s advocating for traditionally excluded populations, including women in STEM. Her website can be found here: http://www.users.miamioh.edu/bluejm/.Dr. Amy Summerville, Kairos Research Dr. Summerville is a senior cognitive scientist at Kairos Research. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Summerville is a social

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

P. B. Ravikumar

solutions tocommon barriers to teaching and learning in project based courses. The universitiesstudied were the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, LinkopingUniversity in Linkoping (LiU), Chalmers University of Technology in Goteborg, all inSweden, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. [1]THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSThere is probably no other course in the curriculum that demands so much on the firstday of class. If the first day of class is well planned and executed, what will follow willbe so much smoother. Following brisk introductions, brief description of the content inthe projects’ package is explained to the class on the first day. The students are thenallowed to form their teams and gather each

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; James C Curry; Brian Craig P.E., Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu P.E., Lamar University; Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

pedagogies into his curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Scholars with Scholarships, CareerMentoring, Outreach and Advisement, Professional Societies and Engineering Learning Community (SCOPE) S-STEM ProgramAbstractIn 2015, Lamar University (LU) at Beaumont, Texas was awarded an NSF S-STEM grant titled“Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Scholars with Scholarships, Career Mentoring, Outreachand Advisement, Professional Societies and Engineering Learning Community (SCOPE) S-STEM Program.” The goal of the project is to recruit and retain more Industrial Engineering (IE)and Mechanical Engineering (ME) students by providing scholarship funding

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Jose M Reyes Alamo, CUNY - New York City College of Technology; Yu Wang, The New York City College of Technology; Renata Budny, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

Committee created severalsubcommittees, among them the Course Coordination Working Group (CCWG). This working Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUgroup is responsible for developing the course coordination framework and overseeing the workof the Course Coordination Liaisons (CCLs) in all academic departments.One of the departments that played a vital role in the course coordination efforts at City Techwas Computer Engineering Technology (CET). During the years 2014 and 2015 the CETdepartment went thought the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)accreditation process 4. At the same time, the CET faculty participated in the course coordinationefforts. When implementing course coordination

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrah Fayyaz, Concordia University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

undergraduate Electrical Engineering students’ conceptual understanding of various topics in courses related to the fields of Signals and Systems and Electronics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Trending mistakes in Signals and Systems coursesAbstractSignals and Systems is a core course in undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. Theconcepts taught in this course become foundational knowledge for many advanced courses,which necessitates conceptual understanding of the topics in this course. Despite many attemptsto make this course easy to understand for students, its conceptual understanding remains achallenge. The objective of this study is to identify students

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

1997, with a research emphasis in Boiling Heat Transfer. His current activities focus on improvement of undergraduate laboratory education, including new experiments, instrumentation, and pedagogy in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, as well as introducing Uncertainty Analysis into the undergraduate curriculum. Page 12.432.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Curricular Assessment Using Existing On-Campus Information DatabasesAbstractAssessment of engineering program success is critical for continual improvement. While thisassessment can take

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Miller, Saint Cloud State University

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Mechanical Engineering

, orshould both methods be taught?Mechanical engineering students generally take their introductory thermodynamics course atsome point in their first two years. A lot of new terminology and concepts are introduced in thefirst half of the course, making it a significant hurdle for students. 1There is no explicit mention of this issue in the ABET criterion for mechanical engineeringprograms. Thermodynamics are only mentioned in program criterion 1 on curriculum, “…theability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas including the designand realization of such systems”.2A more direct impact on the use of tables comes from The National Council of Examiners forEngineering and Surveying (NCEES). The vast majority of mechanical

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petru-Aurelian Simionescu, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Mechanical Engineering

(11) É Å aref Ö Å aw Ö ÚOne can check that the first term in equation (11) is the reference pressure angle c (see the nextparagraph for details), and the second term is the pressure angle occurring for an arbitrary centerdistance aw. Fig. 3 WM 2D simulation of two full-depth-tooth standard gears, shown in reference center distance configuration, when the backlash is zero and the contact ratio is maximum.Involute External Gear MeshIn order to demonstrate additional properties that involute gears have, a second WM 2Dapplication was developed. It consists of two external standard gears* having adjustable centerdistance as in the previous WM 2D application (Figures 3 and 4).Since each gear consists of a

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robb Larson, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education

club-to-coursework relationship occurs inthe interdisciplinary (ME and MET) Capstone Design course. Club-sponsored automotivedesign and build projects are treated essentially as any other industry-sponsored project,with the twist that they are funded primarily by students who are primarily enrolled ineither the ME or MET curriculum. Many of the students fill dual roles: That is, they helpdefine the projects in their role as club members and are then enlisted by courseinstructors to design/build/test the components as members of the design teams working,resulting in a course grade. This scenario has resulted in a level of student involvement in– and enthusiasm for – the engineering education process that has rarely been seen beforeat this

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Arthur Pallone

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Engineering Physics & Physics

wasalso found that peer assessment is correlated with the enhancement of student learning bymeans of reflection, analysis and diplomatic criticism [3]. Nevertheless, there isresistance in academia to use of the peer assessment method [7] and some concerns aboutpeer assessment have been reported in the literature [10]. We assumed that students willhave a positive reaction to the new assessment technique and that it will help thembecome more responsible, as reported by others [2]. We assumed that the benefits of thepeer assessment technique outweight other associated concerns and used the technique inboth classes.OPTICSOptics is a 400 level, 3 contact-hours course curriculum requirement for Engineering andEngineering Physics students. Due to the

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Management Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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Engineering Management

incorporated into the curriculum ingraduate-level classes taught by the author17. With class sizes varying between 12 and 25students and tight class schedule it is rather difficult to include full movie viewing during classtime, so only selected clips are shown instead. Full feature film reviews are assigned ashomework and occasionally also used for in-class discussions.Overall, the students exposed to the use of film as additional class material have a very positivereaction, underscoring the fact that such experience allowed them to take a fresh look at some ofthe movies they have seen before, but also anchor concepts that initially were perhaps too vagueor abstract.For example, feature film “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957) is an excellent

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Industrial Engineering

writingcomponents are completed over the summer). There were four such programs (Brazil, China,Chile and Germany) offered in the summer of 2007 and the program is continuing in 2008. TheSchool of Engineering’s and the University’s Study Abroad Offices provide numerousalternatives and opportunities for international travel and some of these have an engineeringlearning component. We have also joined a consortium of schools in The InternationalAssociation for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) to provideadditional engineering related international opportunities for our students. Additional programsexist and are being developed. Until now however, an international experience has not been arequired part of a student’s degree completion

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

(TM)modes in planar waveguide designs. This teaching method improves teaching effectiveness ofE&M field and wave theory by helping the students better understand mathematical complexitiesthrough this readily available and reliable software tool. In addition to the theory, the studentsalso gain the design capability using these industry standard software packages, and thereforebridging the gap between theory and practice. .IntroductionThe vector property of E&M fields is at the heart of optics and E&M wave theories. At the sametime, it is also often a difficult knowledge point in an engineering curriculum. This in a majorway is because the vector nature of the fields is abstract. First of all, an E&M field is not

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cuprak, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; John Rajadas, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-2492: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF WASTE EGRESS FROMCOLLECTION VEHICLERichard Cuprak, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campusJohn Rajadas, Arizona State University PolytechnicScott Danielson, Arizona State University Page 13.593.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Experimental Study of Waste Egress from Collection VehicleEngineering Technology programs focus on delivering a hands-on based engineering education.The students get introduced to the theoretical development of engineering concepts first. Thenthey apply the concepts to solve practical problems and test the concepts in carefully designedexperiments carried out in appropriate facilities. One

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Mathematics

courses teach students to work on well-defined andoversimplified problems. Average college students believe that the solution to all problemssimply implies finding the right formulas and plugging data into those formulas. Consequently,the learning of mathematics comes down to remembering formulas. Given application problemswhere the solutions are not based on formula association, most students do not know how to starttheir work. With the increasing complexity of postmodern technology, bridging the gap betweenreal-world problems and problems in textbooks becomes an increasingly critical pedagogicalissue. Berkey and Vernescu 1 presented an extensive survey about the curriculum reform effortof project-oriented education in 30 years. Many articles

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Agnes Galambosi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

AC 2009-1143: BENCHMARKING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT PROGRAMSErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems (CLLES) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of productivity improvement for

Conference Session

Research and Project Initiatives in IT and IET

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Karla Ramirez, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

industryAbstractSenior design project in the Engineering and Technology curriculum provide an excellentopportunity for the students to experience for the first time the real world application ofengineering and mathematical tools. Project based learning such as the senior design projectbring the students close to the teacher and shop floor engineers and teaches them the art ofconfidently approaching the intricate shop floor problems and propose optimum solutions. Thisarticle looks at the successful trouble shooting and problem solving approach to a complexmanufacturing problem attempted through the application of Statistical Analysis Tools.IntroductionProject-Based learning (PBL) is an innovative teaching methodology available to teachers in theform of senior

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Meyer, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

course format (TL or DPS) might best match their individuallearning style, students were instructed to use the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) on-line survey2(developed by Felder and Soloman). Specifically, students with some combination of active,visual, and/or global preferences3,4,5,6,7 were encouraged to consider choosing the DPS option.While allowing students a choice of course format may have introduced a non-quantifiable bias Page 14.608.2in the exam performance results obtained, an important finding of this study was the fraction ofeach cohort that elected the non-traditional option (and the rationale for doing so, based on exitsurvey

Conference Session

Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; David Bowman, Clemson University; Randolph, Randy Hutchison; Carol Wade, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

earned a B. S. Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech University, and taught high school physics for six years. He implemented an International Baccalaureate physics program and a Project Lead the Way pre-engineering program, and is a National Board Certified teacher. His current research focuses on human motion biomechanics, and the application of biomechanics in high school and undergraduate curricula to teach fundamental concepts in physics and engineering.Carol Wade, Clemson University Carol Wade is a second year Ph.D. student at Clemson University in Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction. She is a National Board Certified mathematics teacher in the area of Adolescent Young Adult

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Demonstrations That Work in the Mathematics ClassroomAbstractOver the years we have developed several “hands on” demonstrations which help our students tovisualize the mathematics they are learning. This paper will present several of thesedemonstrations including the cycloid curve and brachristochrone problem, Newton’s Law ofCooling, directional derivatives, Lagrange multipliers, centers of mass, spring mass systems, andothers. By seeing actual demonstrations, students see the relevance of mathematics to the realworld situations, and thus gain a sense that the mathematics they are learning is important intheir lives as engineers.IntroductionIn calculus courses, differential equations

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; James Baughn, UC Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

transfer coefficient which brought the data into closest agreement with theory. Additionally, students were required to develop correlation equations for the average convective heat transfer coefficient. ≠ Somerton et al4 described the use of a family of props which were passed among students, allowing them to gain an appreciation for the fabrication details of fins in industry; further, they described an interactive Excel® spreadsheet which allowed students to investigate various aspects of different fin arrangements in terms of not only dissipating a specified heat load, but also investigating cost, size, weight, choice of material, etc. While optimization was incorporated into the computer exercise

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Scott, University of Michigan; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

in reference[4]where Gerber discusses how the software aided in teaching circuits and systems.In this paper several examples developed utilizing MAPLE® are presented. The goal is toimprove student understanding of mechanical vibrations and dynamics by investigating non- Page 11.588.2linear physical phenomena and resonance with the aid of the software.MAPLE® ExamplesFinite difference schemeIn the examples that follow the solutions are obtained using a MAPLE® finite differencescheme. To give students some sense of the finite difference process a simple example is solvedusing the Euler method.Consider the problem of a falling solid sphere

Conference Session

Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Girouard, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Natalie Segal, University of Hartford; Dr. Sallie 'Lee' Townsend

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

encouraged, we are planning to create new initiatives that will eventually,we believe, be reflected in increasing numbers. Page 11.1091.5New Initiatives ProposedNow that the colleges of technology and engineering are merged, we are building a peermentoring program for technology students like the one already created for engineering students,but we need to develop a strategy that encourages the students to meet regularly with theirmentors. In the engineering program, all the students must take Engineering and Design (ES143) in which the students are offered extra points on their grade if they have met regularly withtheir mentors outside of class. The

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19761The Role of Activities and Verbal Interactions on Engineering Students’ Learn-ing Outcomes across Dyadic and Individual ConditionsDr. Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Muhsin Menekse is an assistant professor at Purdue University with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering Education and the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Dr. Menekse’s primary research investigates how learning activities affect students’ conceptual understanding of engineering and science concepts. His second research focus is on verbal interactions that can enhance productive

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University; Joe Routhier, Northern Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thesedevices are not readily available, as part of the solution, an engineering design class was taskedto develop the bobbins that are used. The experiences of the students in the design of thissolution are also presented. In the design process, several iterations of the bobbins wereperformed by one instructor/class while the bobbins were being used by another instructor/class.Finally, it is hoped that other universities can use the designs presented in their laboratories.Tags: Industrial test equipment; undergraduate electrical machinery labs; voltage, current, andpower measurementsIntroductionThe driving force behind this work was the replacement of laboratory equipment that was overtwenty years old and was no longer serviceable. Many other

Conference Session

Experinces in Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Technological University ; George Chitiyo, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

four undergraduate junior and senior engineer ingstudents’ experiences as they each worked on a different manufacturing related project during thesummer 2016 semester under the mentorship of the third author of this paper. The topics of thefour research projects were: • Restructuring materials handling systems curriculum for user-friendly access • Producing molds via additive manufacturing • Recycling plastic water bottles into a printable filament • 3D Printing dinosaur bonesThis evaluation consisted of a retrospective pretest survey that was given to the students at the endof the research program. The survey questionnaire addressed their level of interest in their specificresearch topics, critical thinking skills, innovation