Anderson, Indiana
April 9, 2022
April 9, 2022
April 9, 2022
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10.18260/1-2--42139
https://peer.asee.org/42139
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Dr. Che worked in the industry for over ten years, including eight years with General Motors in Michigan. He had taught at Geneva College in Pennsylvania, Anderson University in Indiana, Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio, and Bryan College in Tennessee. He is currently Professor and Engineering Program Director at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. His research interests include CAD/CAM/CAE, automotive engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality control, mechanical design, engineering mechanics and engineering education. He is a member of ASEE and ASME.
Traditionally, engineering labs are conducted in such a way that students are given well-defined descriptions and/or procedures and the emphasis is on data collection and analysis. Since ABET student outcome “6” specifically requires students to develop capability to design experiments, a hands-on mini-lab/project activity was developed in the context of a Machine Component Design course to address this need. Students were required to design and conduct an experiment that would verify the impact theory they just learned in the lecture portion of the class. Only very general guidelines were given in the lab descriptions, giving students significant freedom to design their own lab. The lab/project is team-based. Students showed great enthusiasm and reported with excitement what they've learned. Student teams presented their work in class and submitted a written report. Student learning outcome assessment results are shared. Keywords: Bending impact testing; impact factor; design of experiment
Che, D. C. (2022, April), The Development of a Hands-on Impact Testing Lab/Mini-Project in the Context of Machine Component Design Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference , Anderson, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--42139
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