Conference Session

Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Maughan, University of Idaho Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joel C. Perry, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

recordedthroughout each semester were also considered. These grades were given by a group of peermentors responsible for helping to administer laboratory activities and grading logbooks. Somementors participated in the role for multiple semesters and were thus more experienced atassigning logbook grades, but there was additionally some turn-over each semester. Each of thethree or four mid-semester gradings focused both on quality of work (e.g., appropriate content,content clarity, and organization) and on general logbook proficiency (e.g., regular entries,quantity of documentation, and adequate reflection), and to a lesser degree on contentcorrectness. Since the logbook grades were performed by peers rather than experiencedengineering professors, lesser

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Rad, Washington State University; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University - Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

3. The main points were well presented 4. Maintained eye-contact with the audience not the screen or the projector 5. At the end summarized effectively what was presentedFigure 2 reflects the feedback from this section. Again, most students had a significantimprovement in this category throughout the semester. For example, student 1 showed a16.5% improvement in his second article presentation when compared with the firstarticle. And yet another 7.5% increase on his performance on his research presentation.That is a total of 24% enhancement throughout the semester. A similar rate ofimprovement is observed for student 10 between his first and second article presentation.His score declined in the thesis presentation

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumik Banerjee, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

feedback about theirperformance on the project prior to the second set of questionnaires. Based on previousexperience of the instructor in teaching the same class, students typically favorably rate any formof assignment where the class average score is high. This trend is reflected in the response to thesecond question in the questionnaires. Amongst the three forms of assessments prior to the firstquestionnaire, the least number of students indicated quizzes as useful in self-evaluation, whilemost students indicated home works as the most useful mechanism for self-evaluation. It isimportant to note the direct correlation between the response and the average grades in theseassignments. While the average home work grade prior to the first

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, California State University, Northridge; J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

an intensive writing and presentation experience with criticalfeedback engages students in a continuous reflection on the elements of the complete designprocess throughout the entire semester. It was found that this approach produces students whoare better prepared for their senior design projects and engineering practice. Students noted anincrease in their understanding of machine design concepts as an integration of all their priorpreparatory training. The effectiveness of the revised course structure was evaluated through asurvey of previous and current students.Introduction and backgroundPrior to 2011, one of the common concerns of the Mechanical Engineering department’s seniorstudents was the inability to “engineer” or practice “design

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Valenzuela P.E., University of Evansville; Valerie A. Stein, University of Evansville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

lectureAlthough the first author was mindful that the FYS audience drew from all of the majors acrosscampus (liberal arts and non-liberal arts) and needed to address the nature and value of criticalthinking, the choice of the subject matter and its treatment reflected the usual direction of theconversation about the discipline of the liberal arts in engineering. As a case study of theapplication of critical thinking, the lecture delves into conspiracy theories regarding the collapseof the World Trade Center Towers on 9-11. The opportunity to prepare for the plenary lecturegave the first author the motivation to seriously consider the efforts by a handful of engineersand architects to reopen the investigation of the collapse as part of the 9-11 Truth

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah C. Baxter, University of St. Thomas; Ann Johnson, University of South Carolina; Bethany S. Fralick, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

pedagogical technique in engineering and architecture programs untilthe 1990's when, with the accessibility of desktop computing and relatively inexpensivesoftware, computer-aided drawing began to dominate and manual drafting classes disappearedfrom the engineering curriculum. Visualization and analysis can now be done more quickly andaccurately using CAD programs. In addition, CAD addresses a more diverse range of problems,including those in three-dimensions. As a result, returning to hand drawing in order to solvestatics problems is not a choice anyone would make for efficiency.Visualization skills are thought to be fundamental to spatial thinking, as it is used to representand manipulate information, and as it contributes to the reflective

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rhudy, Pennsylvania State University - Berks; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University - Berks

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

 The project really helped us learn MATLAB  The instructor did a very good job at including MATLAB to make us understand the material  The instructor put a lot of effort into teaching us MATLAB, which we all greatly appreciate  Significant exposure to MATLAB  I also learned how to use basic MATLAB functions  Learned a lot of MATLAB  I was a big fan of how the instructor did the MATLAB sections of the course as I learned a great deal from it  The MATLAB lectures were very helpful to my development of MATLAB skills  I learned a great deal about MATLAB, which was especially helpful in other coursesThese comments indicate that the students overall reflected positively on this experience. It

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Peter J. Laz, University of Denver

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

strong in 2015 and therefore did not perform aswell as previous years.Data, such as those shown in Figure 1, help the faculty to observe trends in the understanding ofspecific subjects and topics during each year. These data allow for reflections on how studentsare performing on each class subject, as well as give the instructor of that subject specifics aboutwhat topics might be causing difficulty. It also allows for identification of questions that mightnot properly assess knowledge of a specific topic.Outcomes from the sophomore exam and FE exam can also be used in conjunction with oneanother. One question posed while observing results from the sophomore exam was whetherthese results projected to the eventual performance of students on the FE

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University; Karla C. Lewis Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, SERVE Center

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

that, overall, student reported significant pre-and post-change on only 3 out of 10 items regarding their skills/abilities.IntroductionStudents’ disconnectedness to the presented contents in engineering courses is a challengingissue in engineering education. Even in technical elective classes which students shouldexperience practical aspects of their core classes, they cannot make a connection betweentheoretical materials presented during lectures and real world projects. Wlodkowski’s model ofeffective instruction [1] listed expertise of the presenters/instructors, relevance of content, choicein application, practice and reflection, and group work as motivating factors for adult learners.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

' time.For each of the tour, students were assigned a trip report. The trip reports assignments requiredstudents to write a summary and reflection about the trip, as well as respond to specific questionslike “ what is the procedure of materials recycles?” “what did you learn from the facility tour?”These questions helped students to attend the tour with a purpose. Not only the students got thechance to visualize the concept learned from class in reality, but also they had a deeper thinkingon the topic. For example, a lot of the students expressed in the trip report “ the material recoverycenter tour was an eye-opening experience” “ the tour made me realize how much waste wecreate and everyone should practice sustainability principles in my daily

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camilo Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Tomas Fajardo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Shayne Kelly McConomy, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Joshua James Blank, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

functionality of each individual component prior to integrating parts together. The one-page report gives students the opportunity to take note of their accomplishments and reflect onthe remaining tasks.Lastly, the final presentation deliverable includes several forms of showcasing their project. Themain method is by demonstrating their final device working as initially proposed in the firstdeliverable. The second is by completing a full report explained in further detail in the nextsection. The third and final method is through a video that may be presented to a technicalaudience. These three different methods of presentation challenge groups to showcase their effortin a well-rounded manner. It is important for students to be able to publicly present

Conference Session

Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

software • Documenting the process from research to development and finally to output • Reflecting on project management, team work and the performance of individual team members in the form of a brief written appraisal • Handing in software and documentation on a pre-defined dateThe role of the lecturers, as subject experts, is to guide the students through these stages and givethem the tools necessary for finding the missing pieces of, what for them is often a great puzzle,at least in the early stages.Project presentationFor the final step, each team is required to give a presentation approximately one week afterhanding in the software program and the project documentation. The presentation is given inplenum to the other

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna Vernaza, Gannon University; Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

States.Published by The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Baltimore MD. 1997. Available:http://www.abet.org/EAC/eac2000.html.2. Mak, F., Frezza, S., “Process to Identify Minimum Passing Criteria and Objective Evidence in Support ofABET EC2000 Criteria Fulfillment,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.3. Cutts, Q., Carbone, A., van Haaster, K., “Using an Electronic Voting System to Promote Active Reflection onCoursework Feedback,” Proc. Of the Intnl. Conf. on Computers in Education, Melbourne, Australia, November2004.4. Vernaza, K.M., “Instructional Innovation of Mechanical Engineering Core Courses with Technology,” FacultyDevelopment Grant in Instructional Innovation with Technology, Center for

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

approaches of hand calculation or simplified modeling techniques. Consequences of such dependence is that when, as inevitably occurs, a problem appears that does not fit into the capabilities of the package, the user is at a dead loss at how to progress to a solution or alternatively shoe horns the problem into a form that can be solved but which does not accurately reflect the original problem. Avoidance of Analysis Software Problems and generally good design practice. Pre-Analysis Analysis : This paper advocates a process whereby before any software is assigned to a task the student engineer is required to generate ‘ball park’ solutions using only pencil and paper. To make students proficient at this, design

Conference Session

Materials in Design and Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiqiang Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

education for over 70 years. Its new criteria for the evaluation of engineeringprograms, Engineering Criteria 2000, require implementation of sustainability concepts inundergraduate education, as reflected in the following areas (criteria 3c and 3h) (1): ‚" “Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;” ‚" “Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”Limited work has been conducted to address the need, effectiveness, and impact of incorporatingsustainable engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Frassica, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Philip Voglewede, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, an open environmentmust be fostered during the entire course to enable the instructor to have the feedback necessaryto interject appropriate instruction to the student. A second challenge is the capital investment inthe project is large as bioengineering experiments are costly. Third, it requires buy-in from allthe professors involved. Nevertheless, this laboratory experience ultimately created theconnection between the theory and physical world.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by a National Science Foundation Course Curriculum and LabImprovement award (DUE-0633648). All opinions expressed within are the authors’ and do notnecessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.Bibliographic Information1. Kiefer, K., Silverberg, L

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

canbe tuned to reflect the type of deceleration that occurs during an impact. A stripped-downFormula SAE chassis was fixed to the test sled and an 50th percentile male Hybrid IIIAnthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) equipped with accelerometers was used to measure theloads on the driver. See Figure 4. Page 12.1573.8 Figure 4. The car frame with test dummy just prior to impactTests were performed at the SAE specified conditions and it was found that the criteria were veryconservative. There was a very low chance of driver injury. For example, the data in Figure 5shows that the neck injury criteria are well within the ‘safe’ region

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Christopher, Rice University; Adam Parks, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Vipul Sharma, Air Force Institute of Technology; Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

ME467 Energy Conversion at the Air Force Academy for theircogent and insightful questions regarding the Mathcad functions.DisclaimerThe views expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy orposition of the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.References1Dixon, G.W., Teaching Thermodynamics without Tables—Isn’t it Time?, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference& Exposition, paper 2001-2266.2Maixner, M.R., and Havener, G., Thermal Fluids Systems Engineering at the United States Air ForceAcademy, 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, paper 2004-2266.3 Maixner, M.R., Interactive Graphic Depiction of Working Fluid Thermal Properties Using Spreadsheets

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

50o in its rocking motion. Figure 5ConclusionThe project significantly helped students understand the abstract concepts in dynamics.This was reflected in the result of the follow up exam. Majority of the students exhibiteda very thorough understanding of Lagrange’s equations. Students enjoyed the animationpart of the project and built their models in the shop. The author received positivefeedback from the students regarding this exercise.Bibliography 1. Erdman, Arthur G., Sanders, George N., “Mechanism Design Analysis and Synthesis” Prentice Hall, 2001.2. Crespo da Silva, M. R.M., “Intermediate Dynamics”, McGraw Hills, 2004.3. Erdman, Arthur G, “Three and Four Precision Point Kinematics

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elvin Shields, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Monolingual and Bilingual Classrooms,” Creativity Research Journal, Vol. 14, Issue 3-4, pp. 373-386.6. Ghosh, S., 2003, “Triggering Creativity in Science and Engineering: Reflection as a Catalyst,” Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Vol. 38, Issue 3-4, pp. 255-275.7. Hopper, C., 2007, Practicing College Learning Strategies, Houghton Mifflin (http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/hd/hemis.html).8. Kim, J. and Michael, W.B.., 1995, “The Relationship of Creativity Measures to School Achievement and to Preferred Learning and Thinking Style in a Sample of Korean High School Students,” Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 55, Issue 1, pp. 60-74.9. Moehrle, M.G., 2005, “How Combinations of TRIZ Tools Are Used

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University; Harold Evensen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

was partially funded by the NSF Engineering EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875 entitled “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching BasicCore STEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation The authors are grateful forthe support obtained from NSF to further engineering education.References 1. Avitabile, P., Pennell, S., White, J.R., “An Interwoven Multisemester Dynanic Systems Project To Integrate Stem Material", Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Paper 2005

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Transport Equation : the first law and then the second law as more of thesame. In a previous paper Foley (2005) describes a method of introducing the first law usingthe Reynolds Transport equation. Briefly a generic property B is considered with respectto a general ‘catch all’ control volume. (See Figure 1.)DB •B ? - Â B% net _ gen - Â (m% b) net _ in …….(1)Dt •tNote that the summation signs have been used instead of the integral sign to reflect thatmost of the problems in an introduction to thermodynamics course involve discreteinputs, outputs etc. While not to the ‘purists’ satisfaction it has worked well with studentswho later ‘ramp up’ to functional, continuous type inputs with little difficulty

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

mathematical procedures taught in a typical Numerical Methods course. Coupledwith other improvements, the effect of the problem-centered approach improved studentsatisfaction and student examination performance in the course.Acknowledgments - This material is based upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation under Grant#0341468, and the Research for Undergraduates Program in the USFCollege of Engineering. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The research problem used in the paper was funded at University of SouthFlorida by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) under contract#B-C008 (1998

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York; Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

%), exams (25%)and final group presentation and report (21%).Traditionally exams are used as the main assessment tool to evaluate a student’s progress.However, since most of, if not all, students tend to prepare for an exam seriously only a few daysbefore the exam, their learning usually is sporadic and the hastily acquired knowledge may beeasily forgotten after the exam. Hence, two exams, each counts as 12.5% toward the coursegrade, are held in the course to test students’ accumulated knowledge in the middle and at the Page 12.216.4end of the semester. On the other hand, in order to reflect the new grade distribution system, thecurrent course

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

!! • Students identify, find, and use appropriate resources (this and previous point are usually “staged” or “progressively disclosed”) • Students work in permanent groups • Learning is active, integrated, cumulative, and connected Page 23.698.6Figure (3) shows the generalized PBL process Problem Description Present solution to Idea Generation – problem and Reflection What do we know? Assumptions Integrate information

Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Eric Judd EIT, University of Central Oklahoma; Brock Philip Ring; Andrew Wayne Henderson, University of Central Oklahoma; Grant M Armstrong

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

%) -18% (80%)Improvements occurred in the areas of properties, mass conservation, and energy conservation. A slightdrop occurred in the second law conceptual understanding and a larger drop in understanding of work. Inthe case of work, the students averaged an 80% initially and it makes up a small number of questions.Qualitative observations were that as reflected in Table 2, students worked more on homework and in amore much more timely fashion than observed in the past. The one-on-one interactions helped better dealwith issues in problem-solving, including the issue of how students approached problems. This appearsto be indicated in the improvement in the Final Exam scores. In addition, the instructor interactions toenhance student performance

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

manufacturing capacity of the MME facilities, and incorporates a hands-onexperience of both undergraduate and graduate students.Our changes impact students throughout the curriculum. First year students work in teams ofthree to design a small projectile launching device equivalent to a child’s toy. Teams workthrough innovation and design processes of problem identification, goal setting, research,prototyping, evaluation, and reflection. Labs during the quarter provide students skills in solidmodeling and projectile motion and design documentation, but the final project requires them tosynthesize these lessons into a single product. Students design the device virtually inSolidWorks, evaluating assembly issues of contact interference and can conduct

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia; Carolyn Labun, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

.”“The assignments and tutorials were helpful in that they provided many practice problems.”“Group size for project is almost too big, as we are only working on one design with 5 people sometimesI was left with no work to do.”“I previously had mentioned that I felt the assignments were more important than the project inunderstanding the course content. However, I feel there were parts of the project that I found to be verypractical.”“Tutorials that reflect examination questions and show a complete step by step approach to solutions.”These comments revealed two key factors affecting the rating of the project. The first factorrelates to time management issues. Third-year engineering students typically take 6 courses perterm, with transfer students

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B.K. Hodge, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

presents the real and nominal cost per gallon of motor gasolinefrom 1978 to 2008. In real dollars gasoline was $2.25/gallon in 1980, a price not reached againuntil 2004. As of the springl of 2010 , gasoline is just over $2.50/gallon, reflecting the rapidincrease since 2004. Indeed, only after 2000 has the rate of increase of the price of gasoline Page 15.527.10exceeded that of inflation. The argument could be made that in 1998, the inflation-adjusted priceof gasoline was cheaper than it had ever been! During the prosperous years, relative to inflation,gasoline prices declined. No wonder that conservation, higher gas mileage vehicles, andalternative

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patricia Iglesias Victoria, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); John D. Wellin, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the measurements necessary to validate a hypothesis, and Page 24.520.2examine the uncertainty and repeatability of the experimental data. The name of the course waschanged from Thermal Fluids Lab I, to Engineering Measurements Laboratory to reflect thisadditional focus. The enhancements to Engineering Measurements Lab provide more extensivepreparation for higher-level courses where students are responsible for modeling a physicalsystem, designing an experimental test facility, and comparing empirical and theoretical results.Technical communication skills are often cited as one of the most desirable hiring criteria forgraduates of engineering