Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, University of California, Davis; Edward Thomas Conley, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Materials

pandemic. In March 2020, a “revised syllabus” circulated on theinternet, which provided the following five guiding principles for a term interrupted: 1. Nobody signed up for this 2. The humane option is the best option 3. We cannot just do the same thing online 4. We will foster intellectual nourishment, social connection, and personal accommodation 5. We will remain flexible and adjust to the situation --Brandon L. Bayne, 2020 [2]The authors of this paper adopted these principles as they prepared for teaching in Spring 2020.Remote laboratory courses are challenging to design due to the hands-on activities typicallyutilized for in-person instruction. Furthermore, laboratory courses are vital to

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

slides on experimental principles and theory, (c) step-by-stepinstructions to use the equipment, (d) sample data and analysis, (e) a set of multiple-choicequestions, and (f) a student survey. At the beginning of each term, these instructional materialsare integrated into MyCourses, the online course management system developed by Desire 2Learn (www.desire2learn.com) for our institution. Thus, all lab instructors and students nowhave access to and use the same instructional materials.Assessment Rubrics and Design of Instructional MaterialsFor BSME curriculum to meet or exceed the accreditation criteria of the Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology (ABET), our department has developed a set of nine mechanicalengineering program outcomes

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Materials

deeper and more completeunderstanding of concepts (strengthening mechanisms, heat treatments, etc.) as they performexperiments in lab and observe the phenomena described in class. The synergy between lab andlecture creates a dynamic and impactful learning experience. The goal with redesigning theMASC 310 course was to achieve a lab-like experience within the existing confines of coursetopics, classroom space, and contact hours. Course activities were designed to utilize simple andportable supplies, with each activity created as a stand-alone module that could be facilitated byany of the course instructors or teaching assistants and fit into the syllabus at the instructors paceand discretion.The underlying goals of the redesign were to increase

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Vishal R. Mehta, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

. Material science course is a highly interdisciplinarycourse, which is related to design, mechanics analysis, testing, etc. PBL can help students engagein the class and understand the course content.For the term project in this paper, an aircraft for the SAE Aero Design Competition was used asa hook to attract students’ attention. Students were required to select materials with certaindimensions for five major components of the airframe, including rib, body spar, engine mount,payload box, and wing spar. Each component has different loading conditions and designrequirements which were described in each assignment. The project includes totally threeassignments: 1) Material selection based on mechanics calculation of the material propertiesfrom online

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2007-1800: SELF-PACED LABORATORY MODULES FOR ENGINEERINGMATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES LABORATORY COURSECarolyn Skurla, Baylor University Carolyn Skurla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. In addition to the freshman engineering course, Dr. Skurla teaches courses in materials engineering, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering. Her research interests are in biomaterials and total joint replacements. Page

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Joshua Peter Hill; Felix Jun Jie Zhang-Xu; Kathy Shiang Chiou, Kessler Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Materials

waschange in the “design materials specification” outcome significant but the change was positive(increased learning) and substantial (> ½ a standard deviation). In addition, the other effect sizesreported suggest that there may be additional real effects. However, the current study design,including lack of true repeated measures and small sample size, may have lacked the power todetect statistical significance of the reported findings. Table IV. Student assessment of instructional strategies. Supportive or  Instructional Strategy  Very Supportive Online course Materials

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven M. Yalisove, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Materials

one third of the classsessions. The course was traditionally taught on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with arecitation on Thursdays that was run by graduate student instructors. A fixed syllabus has beenused for many years and we kept that strictly in place. The same textbook and the sameassessment tools (two midterms and a final) were used. What was changed was that onWednesdays, no lecture was given. Instead, active learning methodologies were used to coverthe main points that the lecture would have been focussed on. Instead of using the lecture tointroduce material, we had the students read the book and take a short online quiz. We alsoprovided a short, optional, video about the topic to be covered on Wednesdays. These videoswere

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Ltd.; Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.; Justinas Cesonis, University of Cambridge

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Design-driven and a Science-driven teaching approach22 MethodologySyllabus Comparison Globally, University curricula of Materials Science and Engineering vary considerably. Studyprogrammes range from pure Materials Science, deeply focused on the microstructuralunderstanding of properties, to industrial applications with only the basics. Furthermore, manyUniversities have Materials Science courses closely related to Engineering. Five relevant syllabi(see Table 1) were studied to identify target areas and learning outcomes.Table 1. Description of the courses selected to represent relevant syllabi#  University  Degree  Course Syllabus 1  Tampere University of Technology (Finland)  MSci

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Materials

innovative reforms; and (3) a reformed curriculum and teachingmodel that will not only benefit students in EP but will also benefit students in other engineeringand science degree programs at UW.20The cornerstone to a successful launch of a student into a research project is a new coursedesigned for the EP degree program, EP 468 Introduction to Engineering Research (the first in aseries of four courses in the research sequence). In this one-credit course students are introducedto issues in the context of research. An outline of the syllabus from a recent offering of thecourse is given in Table 1. The main objectives of EP 468 are to provide: (1) content knowledgerelevant to the conduct of research, apart from specific technical skills, (2) a

Conference Session

Advances in Materials Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Materials

campus shutdown meant I had to develop online lectures forother courses, so the Failure Analysis course ended shortly after spring break.I taught Lightweight Materials 360 in spring 2020 as an independent study for one student whoneeded a materials course to graduate with his materials minor in May 2020. The student read achapter a week, then met with me to review his questions on the reading. Most of his questionswere about topics not covered in introductory materials classes, such as the Bauschinger effect,skull induction melting, and shock reactive synthesis of powder metals.The Biomedical Materials 320 course in fall 2020 used the format from the Polymers class. Ilectured through mid-November to the end of the textbook, then we had 7 student

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Materials

andreturned with detailed feedback. It is worth a maximum of 35 points. If the report containssignificant problems, you will be required to revise and resubmit it once again. Reminder: Asexplained in the syllabus, submission of passing lab reports is required to receive a passing gradein the course.