Paper ID #43866Entrepreneurial Minded Learning in a Core Junior-Level Mechanical VibrationsCourseDr. Bo Yu, Utah Valley University Bo Yu is an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the Utah Valley University. His teaching interests are in the area of system dynamics, vibrations, and controls.Dr. Anne-marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Anne-Marie Lerner is an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Her professional interests include inclusive in-class and out-of-class supports, investigating effective teaching pedagogy for remote delivDr. Mike
Paper ID #38548Design of Entrepreneurially Minded (EM) Effective Learning Strategiesfor Engineering Students: Course Structure, Grading Rubrics, SyllabusDesign, and In-Class Mini Labs for Student Motivation and LearningDr. Muzammil Arshad, Texas A&M University Dr. Muzammil Arshad earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology, and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan.Dr. Rebecca R. Romatoski, St. Ambrose University Dr. Romatoski earned their PhD in Nuclear Science and Engineering
Paper ID #42315Reflections on Integrating MATLAB Grader across a Mechanical EngineeringCurriculumDr. Patrick M Comiskey, Milwaukee School of Engineering Patrick Comiskey is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received his B.S. from that institution and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, both in mechanical engineering. His teaching and research interests are in the area of transport phenomena and engineering education.Dr. Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Milwaukee School of Engineering Prabhakar Venkateswaran is an Associate Professor of Mechanical
.” ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Utilizing Active Learning to Replace Traditional Homework in Undergraduate Engineering MajorsAbstract:The internet and social media are growing significantly at a rapid pace, making it harder forinstructors to provide effective learning and authentic assessment of courses using only thetraditional textbook. The future of undergraduate engineering majors is in danger of extinction asthe creativity of students’ minds and the experience of hands-on projects are fading in theshadow of outdated textbooks and repetitive theoretical assignments. As hands-on laboratoriesimprove academic performance and increase student success, they need to be updated to servetoday’s world
guidelines for applying problem solving skills andserves as a roadmap for integrating troubleshooting into academic curriculums. Table II. Framework for Teaching Troubleshooting Skills Elements Phases Tools/Methods for Teaching 1. Identification - System Diagrams Understanding the 2. Comprehension - Product Manuals Problem - Flow Charts - Mind Maps - Reverse Engineering Exercises 3. Data Collection - Product Manuals
Paper ID #44307Developing a Learning Innovation for an Undergraduate Mechanical EngineeringCourse through Faculty, Engineer, and Student CollaborationDr. Sean Lyle Gestson, University of Portland Sean Gestson graduated from the University of Portland (UP) in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and received his M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering with a research emphasis in engineering education from Oregon State University (OSU). During his time at OSU, Sean taught multiple undergraduate engineering courses including, geotechnical engineering, highway design, surveying, and senior capstone design. His
Paper ID #43071Sustainability-focused Digital Case Studies: Enhancing Engineering EducationDeepika Ganesh, University of Michigan Deepika is a second year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, School for the Environment and Sustainability. She specializes in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and is curious about informal education spaces, especially outdoor and digital spaces, and their role in contextual learning environments. Her most recent projects include program evaluation for the Next-Gen Scholars program aimed at first generation and underrepresented masters students in her department, and studying
supervision of Massimo Banzi [1]. The goal of this platform was to providean affordable electronic platform with a low learning curve that could be used by students in orout of a classroom [2]. In 2010, the Arduino UNO came onto the scene and sparked widespreadadoption in many universities across the world. Based on data from Google Scholar, there hasbeen an exponential growth in the number of papers with Arduino, Education, and Engineeringas keywords over the last twenty years (Fig. 1). Since modern engineering problems usually include electrical components, developing aworking understanding and comfort with microprocessors, sensors, and actuators is necessary fortoday’s mechanical engineers [3]. With this in mind, the Mechanical Engineering
mbiswas@uttyler.edu 1 psundaravadivel@uttyler.edu2, and aadityakhanal@uttyler.edu3,AbstractEngineering professionals are expected to conduct various methods of communication when theyenter the workforce. Video presentations are emerging as a preferred mode of communication formarketing and employment processes. However, such communication is uncommon for project-based learning (PBL) assignments in engineering education. Engineering professionals areexpected to bring some level of entrepreneurial-minded learning (EML) skills to solve social orcultural problems with responses rather than solutions. Moreover, the latest industry trend showsthe incorporation of video presentations to showcase and pitch entrepreneurial endeavors.However, such
Paper ID #38567Quarter to Semester Transition: Lessons Learned from a MechanicalEngineering CaseDr. Amanda C. Emberley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Emberley is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity, San Luis Obispo. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Quarter to Semester Transition: Lessons Learned from a Mechanical Engineering CaseOverview During the fall of 2021, our university was mandated to make the transition from ourhistorical quarter-based system to a semester-based system, effective starting the
student’s perspective, “Honestly, no, I had no idea what engineering was, I was just like, ‘Okay, math and science school; we got it,’ and then like somehow that just kind of became synonymous with engineer-, with that definition. They’re like, ‘Oh you can be an engineer,’ I’m like, ‘Okay, I guess so?’ And I only really got a feel for what I’d be doing [after I got] up here....I don’t know what it [engineering] is.” (p. 12, [12])This frame of mind is pervasive among students in their first year of a program. However, there is alsoevidence to suggest that students still do not understand the nature of engineering practice upongraduating from an engineering program, especially when their engineering design
the 126th ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, 2019.[11] J. Rohde, L. Musselman, B. Benedict, D. Verdin, A. Godwin, A. Kirn, L. Benson, and G.Potvin, “Design Experiences, Engineering Identity, and Belongingness in Early Career Electricaland Computer Engineering Students,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 62, pp. 165-172,2019.[12] H. Darabi, E. Douzali, F. Karim, S. Harford, and H. Johnson, “Life after University forEngineering Graduates ASEE,” in Proceedings of the 124th ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017.[13] C. Carroll, S. Sell, and M. Sabick, “Introduction to Entrepreneurial-minded Learning forFaculty of Foundational STEM Courses Using the KEEN Framework,” in Proceedings of the126th ASEE Annual
interviews. Wehope to extend this research to beyond just the sole context of automotive engineering.Discussion and ImplicationsThe down-selecting from students’ interests in automotive engineering from the start of theircollege experience to graduation is a curious phenomenon. It might be that there are discoveriesof ancillary interests, work for OEM or parts manufacturers within the same applied plan. Itmight be that the paucity of automotive engineering companies geographically stifle possibleprofessional development for students as future engineers.How might we further expose students to a multiplicity of possible future careers and industries?There may very be additional interventions or mindful efforts to bring automotive engineeringcompanies
Paper ID #38161Board 134: The HapConnect: Teaching about Haptics and Inclusive Designwith Modular, Wearable TechnologyMr. Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis UniversityDr. Jennifer Lynne Tennison, Saint Louis University Dr. Jen L. Tennison received her B.Sc. in Psychology (emphasis: cognitive science) from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2014 and her Ph.D. in Engineering (emphasis: mechanical engineering) from Saint Louis University in 2021. Her research interests span across human-machine interaction, human- computer interaction, engineering education, and game development.Dr. Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Saint Louis University
Paper ID #38322The use of 3D printed media to improve the accessibility of engineeringeducational materialsDr. Gergely Sirokman, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand Gergely (Greg) Sirokman is an engineering content developer at zyBooks, a Wiley brand. He earned a BS in chemistry from Brandeis University, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from MIT. He was a Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology for 14 years, with particular interests in renewable energy and gamification of education. He now works on creating and improving statistics and engineering content for zyBooks’ online interactive textbooks, and has developed a keen
/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs -2020-2021/ (accessed Nov. 02, 2021).2. N. A. of Engineering and N. A. of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004. doi: 10.17226/10999.3. ASEE, “Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering: Phase 1 Synthesizing and Integrating Industry Perspectives,” ASEE, 1, May 2013. Accessed: Oct. 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://tuee.asee.org/phase-i/report/4. Y. Moghaddam, H. Demirkan, and J. Spohrer, T-Shaped Professionals: Adaptive Innovators. Hampton, NJ: Business Expert Press, 2018.5. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Paper ID #41299Work In Progress: Addressing the Great Debate on Best Control Platformsin Mechanical EngineeringDr. Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University Dr. Funke received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2017. He is currently an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is the new founding Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences at Merrimack College (MA). Previously, she spent 13 years at the University of New Haven (CT) where her last role included four years as Assistant
as an individual agent [18], [21], [22]. Students exist in theworld of the classroom [18], [22], build emerging engineering identity [23], and bring their priorlives and understandings with them into the problem solving process. As each of these facetsfluctuates in a student’s mind, epistemic agency may appear to move between several sources.Something does not have to be an epistemic agent to be treated as if it were one. In the late1980s, Daniel Dennett described the intentional stance: when a person interprets an inanimateobject as having wants and beliefs [24]. Through the intentional stance, students can treatproblems as epistemic agents in the problem solving process. But why might they do this? In theculture of the classroom, students
, professionalorganizations, and engineering ethics. Planned Strategies for the CAM program: CAM scholarmeetings will include career and graduate school preparedness topics every year (with theassistance of the Career and Internship Center) so that the students are prepared at all academiclevels. E-portfolios will be created with applications for internships, jobs, and graduate schoolsin mind.5. Current Academic Tutoring. In addition to general academic tutoring available through theUniversity, the CET offers tutoring specific to engineering in lower-level classes at theEngineering Tutoring Lab. Tutors are advanced upper-level students. CAM scholarship recipientswill receive tutoring as needed. Planned Strategies for the CAM program: Additional tutors willbe hired
. (2012, June), Towards an “Adaptive Concept Map”: Creating an Expert-Generated Concept Map of an Engineering Statics Curriculum Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2—22122 [3] Starns, G., & Hagge, M. (2009, June), Quantifying Learning Through The Use Of Mind Maps And Concept Maps Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas. 10.18260/1- 2—4982 [4] Novak, J. D., & Cañas, A. J. (2006). The Origins of the Concept Mapping Tool and the Continuing Evolution of the Tool. Information Visualization, 5(3), 175- 184. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.ivs.9500126 [5
successful initial ABET accreditation review. He received multiple research grants, he coordinated the campus-wide Research Fellows programs, and his dedication to teaching was recognized through the UIndy Teacher of the Year nomination in 2023. In the classroom, Saqib likes to challenge his students to tackle real-world engineering problems. He likes to use innovative pedagogical techniques and Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning (EML) to facilitate student learning. Beyond the classroom, he has a passion for mentoring students and helping them achieve their educational and professional goals. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using Concept Maps in an Undergraduate Heat
., Bodnar, C. A., Carnasciali, M. I., Cruz, J., Dillon, H. E., Kecskemety, K. M., and miskioglu, Elif, 2021, “Refining an Entrepreneurial Mindset Master Concept Map through Multi-Institutional Collaboration,” 9th Research in Engineering Education Symposium and 32nd Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference (REES AAEE 2021).[10] Martine, M. M., Mahoney, L. X., Sunbury, C. M., Schneider, J. A., Hixson, C., and Bodnar, C. A., 2019, “Concept Maps as an Assessment Tool for Evaluating Students’ Perception of Entrepreneurial Mind-Set.”[11] Davies, M., 2011, “Concept Mapping, Mind Mapping and Argument Mapping: What Are the Differences and Do They Matter?,” High. Educ., 62(3), pp. 279–301.[12
that are notmultiple-choice but require a calculated answer. Mehrabian et al. [3, 4] discussed how shouldfaculty design online exams for students studying in engineering and technology related fieldswithout sacrificing the educational quality and exam security and also provided facultyexperiences on the topic. They presented following important recommendations to prepareonline-open book-open mind approach exams: the students should be tested more on theconcepts rather than the material that can be plagiarized easily and selecting random sets ofquestions from a pool of questions for each student. For the second part, more questions shouldbe setup in the learning management system so that the system can randomized the exam foreach student. Pohl
' scores onthe Entrepreneurial Minded Learning Assessment (ESEMA) surveys underscore the potential ofthese pedagogical approaches to augment both theoretical understanding and practical skills.However, the challenges encountered, such as the need for iterative prototyping and adjustmentsto project requirements, highlight the complexities inherent in implementing innovative teachingmethods.The implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning(EML) in foundational mechanical engineering courses, specifically Statics and Dynamics, hasyielded promising results. Despite the challenges presented by the traditional emphasis ontheoretical knowledge, the integration of PBL and EML has provided students with practical
Paper ID #43267A Comparative Study on the Role of Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Assignmentsand Project-based Learning on Student Performance in an UndergraduateFluid Mechanics CourseDr. Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University Dr. Arkasama Bandyopadhyay is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU). She previously earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests span the areas of distributed energy
, students areencouraged to make educated decisions quickly without deliberating too much. This helpsthem to shift their focus from the perfect solution, to an ideal solution that is based oninformed compromise.Students typically work in groups of fours. Rationale for groupings change but is eitherrandomised, or as in recent years, students have been grouped together based on theirprevious design peer-assessments, i.e. like-minded individuals are grouped together. After theinitial briefing session, a team-building exercise is held so that the students can start to get toknow each other. Previously, a pub-style quiz has been used with Imperial College Londontrivia, engineering trivia, and trivia relating to staff in the Department. Staff also engage
Paper ID #38123Developing an open textbook on introductory thermodynamicsDr. Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Dr. Claire Yu Yan is an associate professor of teaching in the School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Okanagan. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China and Ph.D. degree from the University of Strathclyde, UK. At UBC, Dr. Yan teaches core engineering courses in the field of thermofluids, such as thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, fluid machinery, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). Over the
Paper ID #44081Exo Arm-An EMG Based Orthotic PrototypeMr. Matthew Paul Yoder, Wentworth Institute of Technology Matthew Yoder is a 2023 graduate from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently specialized in medical devices, working full time as a Mechanical Engineer at Lexington Medical where he is working on innovative surgical equipment.Dr. Ilie Talpasanu, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ilie Talpasanu: Ilie Talpasanu received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas in Arlington. He is Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, where he coordinated
developadvanced manufacturing research and a rapid prototyping-based teaching laboratory, materialextrusion and material jetting-based AM machines were acquired. The overall goal of thisinitiative is to support design and manufacturing-based educational activities and createopportunities to engage undergraduate students in research. However, there were no such formalcourse offerings on the AM that would allow students to learn and engage in the full spectrum ofthe AM process such as 3D design with optimization in mind to hands-on experience inmanufacturing and testing of these designs. In Spring 2023, a senior elective on AM was offeredfor the first time in the Mechanical Engineering Program. In order to fulfill the growing demandfor a skilled workforce
Paper ID #41240Using Artificial Intelligence Case Studies in a Thermodynamics CourseDr. Karen Supan, Norwich University Karen Supan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University. She teaches courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and renewable energy. Dr. Supan has research interests in degradation kinetics of biomass materials, microgrid development for cold regions, and implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering classrooms. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using