Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Imane Khalil, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

to develop and implement workable, appropriatesolutions [7], and that failures to do so can have consequences for their technologies [8]. Whileability to reflect on the context of engineering solutions is associated with their success in theprofession [9], training students to do this—and doing so in ways that are well-integrated into therest of a course—is by no means easy. As historian Atushi Akera has pointed out, althoughcurrent ABET criteria would ideally be considered a space for supporting educationalinnovation, these criteria are often just another set of requirements that educators must developstrategies to meet [10]. Indeed, ABET’s shift to focus on students as emerging professionals hasvaluable outcomes [11], but includes many

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

#22168Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer-sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to supportengineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach-ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineeringeducation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work-in-Progress: Engineering Identity across the Mechanical Engineering MajorAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University was awarded a National ScienceFoundation RED (Revolutionizing

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trung H. Duong, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Mechanical Engineering

program.According to Kolb [1], students learn best if they are exposed to a four steps/axes learningcycle/spirals, namely, 1- experiencing (concrete experience), 2- watching (reflective observation),3- thinking/modeling (abstract conceptualization), and 4- applying/doing (active experimentation).Various engineering education programs, such as mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, and civilengineering, adopted this learning cycle into their curriculum [2]–[6]. Many educational institutions have implemented robots of some kind, e.g. industrial robotarms, mobile robots, educational robot kits, etc. to support their science and engineering program[2]–[4]. Laboratory exercises and tutorials, educational robotics projects, and open-sourcesoftware and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Brian Sylcott, East Carolina University

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Mechanical Engineering

willdemonstrate an ability to apply engineering concepts to an area of concentrated study, chosenfrom biomedical engineering, bioprocess engineering, electrical engineering, environmentalengineering industrial and systems engineering, or mechanical engineering.” This outcome isheavily assessed in Machine Design using the final exam as the assessment instrument. ECUalso assesses outcomes f and h using reflective writings on readings and research.Outcomes Most Important to the InstructorsIn the survey, instructors were asked to list the five student outcomes that they considered mostimportant. The responses to this question are shown in Table 3. These responses provide asomewhat different picture of course priorities than the course coverage shown in Table

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn R. Gosselin, San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Teammates 2% 20% 78%The results show a much greater spread of answers from students. While students still tend tograde their follow students very high, an average of 10% of students for each rubric elementwere given ratings of “Beginning” or “Developing”, compared to less than 2% using theprevious rubric. The new rubrics provide instructors with more useful information to use whengrading and to share with students when mentoring them for improved teamwork.ConclusionsRevising a program’s existing assessment practices may take a lot of time – developingperformance indicators that accurately reflect the outcome, are measurable, and follow Bloom’sTaxonomy, along with creating grading

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mendez, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

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Mechanical Engineering

response that reflected the student’s good-faith effort to becorrect [25].The final course grade was assigned based on how many assignments earned a passing score andhow many “E” scores were earned on quizzes. Table 2 describes the requirements to earn aparticular base letter grade (A, B, C, etc.). All requirements for a grade had to be met in order toearn that grade. A course grade of “F” was earned if the requirements for a “D” were not met. Agrade checklist was also provided to students to help them track their progress.Table 2: Course Grade Requirements To earn Accomplish the following: this grade: A Earn passing scores on 15 quizzes, including at least 11 "E" scores, AND earn passing scores on project report

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #23465Faculty Perceptions of the Teaching and Learning Experience in Fundamen-tal Mechanical Engineering CoursesMs. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University Michelle Soledad is a PhD candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include faculty development and data-informed reflective practice. Ms. Soledad has degrees in Electrical Engineering (BS, ME) from the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) in Davao City, Philippines, where she continues to be a faculty member of the Electrical Engineering Department. She also served as Department Chair and was

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

assignmentsmay allow for assessments that can reflect a student’s work is a convincing demonstration of ahigher-level of learning (Burrow, et.al, 2001). By mixing voluntary problems that are morecomplex with simpler ones, students who attempt those challenges may feel a stronger sense ofaccomplishment and reward.Anecdotally, it is sometimes the experience of instructors that if a particular task is given as arequirement, (say the analysis of a 10-state process cycle in a thermodynamics course) that theassignment of that task is met with routine boredom. But assign the same task as an extra creditassignment and suddenly the task becomes an exciting challenge. Of course, this isn’t the attitudeof all students in a course, but it does beg the question of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Batson, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

the syllabus. _____ 4. Worked Practice Problems for understanding, not just to complete them. _____ 5. Taught concepts to others. _____ 6. Asked Dr. Batson (in class or in his office) or a tutor for help when needed. _____ Total: _____ Figure 1. Questionnaire 1 completed by students after the first lecture on metacognition.Questionnaire 1 may also be considered an exam wrapper [8]. A commonly stated objective ofexam wrappers is that of personal reflection among the students, and most authors focus on thispurpose. The Center for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University; Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

takeaway from the junior-level course comes in a personal reflection of thestudent’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (also known as a SWOT analysis).The discussion in this particular module begins with an analysis of skills (personal strengths) thatare valued by potential future employers [12]. Then, the focus shifts to a discussion on whyidentifying strengths alone is insufficient when considering what the students can offer futureemployers. The SWOT analysis is meant to imbue a stronger understanding of the externalfactors in students’ lives that can help, or perhaps hinder, them in the future.In the senior year course, the focus is on professional development: students revisit their careerplans, study ethics, learn responsible

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Walelign Messele Nikshi, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

keepin mind that these are only proof-of-concept prototypes that don’t reflect all the details of thefinal product envisioned by the teams. The left-hand image in Figure 6 shows a concept with asmall camera that works with a receiver for Android phones. The students turned the cameraon/off using the PS3 controller in the hardware kit. The design also had a projectile launcher(adapted from a toy) that fired a single projectile in the hood. The projectile launcher wascontrolled using a servo.The right-hand image in Figure 6 shows a concept that used a track-type design for locomotion.This team ran into some issues with power consumption (they chose motors that required morecurrent than the hardware stack could supply). Like the first team, this

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Juan Abelló P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

because we expect there will be limited problemscreated in these topic areas compared to the more fundamental topic areas. In the future, theymay be expanded or sub-divided as needed.Keywords strategySearchable keywords can be added to each WeBWorK problem header, and may reflect aspectsof the problem beyond the subject-chapter-section terms. Because the exact keywords candepend on the specific content of the question, we did not attempt to create a comprehensive list,but rather to provide some suggestions for how they might be organized.We suggest that the keyword list could be developed like a faceted taxonomy. A facetedtaxonomy is a “controlled vocabulary that is divided into multiple sub-sets”3. They are oftenfound on e-commerce sites, where

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

properly Work Results are correct. results are incorrect. described and results are incorrect. Conclusions All results match. Some information is Conclusions are Convergence with respect missing. Results have a vague. to the increment in the larger error than expected. Student doesn’t number of DOF was reflect understanding identified. Describe of the topics covered advantages and in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

learningexperiences and not increase anxiety and competition [3]. Low-stakes and high-stakes writing areforms of assessment that can provide information about student learning beyond traditionalexams [3]. Low-stakes writing is generally informal and likely to be ungraded or informallygraded. Examples of low-stakes writing include in-class reflections of reading or homework,journals, or discussion boards. Some benefits of low-stakes writing provide students anopportunity to put topics in their own language, allows students to focus on the content, andprovide students the opportunity to practice before a high-stakes writing assignment [3].High-stakes writing assignments are used for assessment and are a factor into the course grade.Some examples of high-stakes

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; Todd Letcher, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

groups came up with designs that reflected the importance ofdesigning to reduce the conduction thermal resistance by including a large amount of tube area.Because the effectiveness of fins is quite low with low conductivity fin material, most of the heatexchangers were designed with few, if any, fins. Fins were, in fact, included as much to providesupport for the tubes while printing (because support material was not allowed) as for heattransfer enhancement.This project was one of three design projects the students worked on in this course during thesemester. The instructor observed the students seemed to be more excited working on this projectdue to the competition aspect of the project. Students also requested that the instructor create

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

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Diversity

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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

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Diversity

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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 Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

cultural approach, Upper SaddleRiver, N.J. Pearson Prentice Hall.18 Reifman, A., J.J. Arnett, and M.J. Colwell (2007) Emerging adulthood: Theory, assessment, andapplication. Journal of Youth Development. 2(1).19 "Epistemology." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2018.20 Kroll, B.M. (1992), Teaching hearts and minds: College students reflect on the Vietnam war inliterature, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.21 Felder, R.M. and R. Brent (2005) Understanding student differences. Journal of EngineeringEducation. 94(1): p. 57-72.22 Wise, J.C., S.H. Lee, T. Litzinger, R.M. Marra, and B. Palmer (2004) A report on a four-yearlongitudinal study of intellectual development of engineering undergraduates. Journal of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

as line, rectangle, and textbox primitivesfrom PyGame. Note that the process in the example is isometric, or constant volume. Thediagram reflects this fact in that the position of the piston has not risen or fallen. As the problemparameters change, that affects not only the data values shown in the figure but also the positionof the piston accordingly.Figure 7: Formatted output of problem descriptionAs was mentioned previously, rarely does automatically generated text not require some amountof human intervention in the form of additional post-processing to correct grammar mistakes, topossibly correct formatting, or to add a human flair or poetry to otherwise mechanical prose.Conclusions and Recommendations for Future WorkThe method outlined

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

evaluations usingCATME; (3) surveys during the CP experience; and (4) surveys in post-requisite courses. Thecomparison of these assessments provides cross-sectional and semi-longitudinal results. Notexplicitly indicated here are other forms of formative and summative assessment including:retention; grades; teaching evaluations; student and professor reflections. As students worked to complete the milestones previously highlighted in Table 3, thecompleted assignments were assessed by the instructor in a timely manner, and numerousopportunities were given for students to receive verbal and written feedback, inside and outsideof class. In most cases students’ work indicated increasing understanding of thermodynamics,enhanced capabilities of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Mechanical Engineering

results in lower performance averages by students compared to PSVT:R problems forthis population. It is expected, based on Reusch et al.’s results [22], that there is a higherdifficulty level on the MCT problems used. This, in turn, may have been reflected by themoderate increase in EDA when we consider dividing this value by the time expended on theMCT problem-set as can be estimated from the two Figure 3 graphs (e.g., 0.05microSiemens/minute for MCT). The preliminary results of this pilot study corroborate thesefindings by suggesting a higher normalized arousal (or mean range-corrected EDA/timed event)found in these types of problems compared to PSVT:R (0.13 microSiemens/minute) and Staticsproblems (0.01 microSiemens/minute) (Figure 3).Parallel

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivier Putzeys P.E., University of Maine; Masoud Rais-Rohani P.E., University of Maine; Serge Raymond Maalouf, University of Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

little trouble with Word and PowerPoint, but many students struggledinitially with Excel and Mathematica.The students were generally familiar with PowerPoint (PP) which was reflected through theirassignment results using this software. The first PP task was assigned using a set templateprovided to the students. The most common source of grade penalty was failure to use/follow theassigned template. This might seem a minor issue, but the students were admonished that thevalue of following the explicit instructions should not be underestimated in the success inEngineering College or any other career path.Most students had previous experience using Word. However, it is essential to note that moststudents were already accustomed to using Word for the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Anne Wingate, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen M. Feigh, Georgia Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

stated as a reason for leaving engineering; the difficultyof the material was often compounded by attitudes and quality of instruction. Tyson [7]considers “Academic Integration” as a key factor in degree attainment, with academicintegration reflected in a sequence of classes- Physics I and II and Calculus I, II, and III.Zhang, et al. [8] considered the relative importance of 20 core science and math coursestaken by engineering majors, finding that grades in only 6 of them were significantpredictors of retention. It is interesting that the course that they found to have the highestpredictive value was General Chemistry 1 Lab, which is not a subject strongly associatedwith advanced topics in mechanical engineering. Indeed, one of the major

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Throughout most of the projectFollowing the questions above, the students were also asked about their team dynamics: s. To what extent did you work as a team?Answers were provided in five scales: 1. Almost never 2. Rarely 3. Sometimes 4. Often 5. Almost alwaysDirect assessment about students’ technical learning was conducted using a PBL rubric that theinstructors used to grade their design reports. This score indicates the quality of their design andhow much actually they satisfied their customer. Sometimes there is a discrepancy between howmuch the students believe they learned and how much the instructor determines they learned.One of the contributing factors is that the students’ perspective reflected from the survey aboveis

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex C. Szatmary, King's College

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Mechanical Engineering

inundergraduate engineering programs. However, reported survey results depend on how questionsare asked and how results are interpreted. Outcomes involving design of experiments, theNavier-Stokes equations, static equilibrium in 3D, and teamwork could be assessed to someextent on the FE, but they are not; is this a reflection of the consensus of faculty surveyed or aconsequence of the survey process? How do we confirm that the content and emphasis of the FEreflects the opinions of the surveyed faculty members? Additionally, how are the specificationstranslated into questions? How is the handbook developed? Is it involved in determining examcontent? What do the numbers on the subject matter reports even mean?The FE might be reliable but it is not

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Jose Antonio Riofrio, Quinnipiac University; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

analysis techniques. (level: analysis) 3 Model and test virtual circuits. (level: application and analysis) 4 Construct and test circuits on a bread board. (level: application and analysis) 5 Design, construct and test a multi-output DC power supply circuit. (level: synthesis) 6 Analyze a basic AC circuit using mathematics and circuit analysis techniques. (level: analysis) 7 Analyze AC/DC motors and generators. (level: analysis)`The ABET outcomes associated with the CLOs are listed below. Note that these will have to beupdated to reflect the ABET changes that will go into effect for the 2019-20 accreditation cycle.(a) Ability to apply knowledge of math, science