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Using Peer Mentoring to Enhance Student Experience and Increase Retention in Mechanical Engineering

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2000

Nicolas is a senior in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Utah. He is the peer mentoring coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as well as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Ergonomics and Safety Lab. His current area of research involves designing and integrating control systems on recreational equipment for high-level spinal cord injury patients. Nicolas' senior design project is the Rodent Tracker; a mechatronics solution for managing wiring harnesses of laboratory rodents in large-scale obstacle courses.

Development of a Mentorship Program in Engineering and Engineering Technology

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2015

Dr. Chang is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. He has spent the last 21 years in teaching industrial and manufacturing engineering programs. He earned his MSIE, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington. His research interests include robotic applications, manufacturing automation, Design for Assembly (DFA), and Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) applications. He was a vice president of Southern Minnesota APICS (2009-2012

Teaching a Senior-Level Mechatronics Course in Mechanical Engineering

This paper discusses our common experiences teaching two similar mechatronics courses as senior-level electives offered in departments of mechanical and industrial engineer- ing. Both courses foster an integrated, multidisciplinary, systems-level approach for the design of a physical device or system process, in contrast to the sequential application of mechanical, electrical and computer design techniques. Engineering skills and state-of-the-art technologies are balanced to create a design-oriented course with theoretical content and practical applications. In addition to lecture, there is heavy reliance on simulation studies, in-class demonstrations, project-based assignments, and "case studies" that emphasize multidisciplinary system approaches for design. These approaches have been well received by the mix of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and biomedical engineering students enrolled. Our course philosophy, approach and implementation are outlined the ...

Mentoring Incoming Freshmnn Stem Engineering Students By Senior Engineering Students

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

For a month in the summer of 2008, six incoming freshmen STEM students (mentees) were mentored by two senior undergraduate engineering students (mentors) in a robotics based project. The project focused on the "ground-up" realization of a swarm robot prototype. It differed from most entry-level robotics projects in scope. Instead of using preassembled and pretested robotics components, the students were asked, as a team, to design their own mechanical and electrical systems under the supervision of the senior engineering student mentors. The mentees appeared to be divided as to how they felt about the program. Two students expressed that the program was difficult and were uninterested in the team environment. The other four were much more eager to be engaged in an experience like this, and worked hard to help it succeed. Since the summer program, they have been engaged with the mentors, their fellow classmates, and have had an increased confidence in their abilities to handle an engineering program. These students are currently continuing this project as undergraduate research assistants under the mentorship of the senior engineering students. The mentors expressed that they also benefitted from this program. They gained valuable experience in project and group management. They also increased their in-depth understanding of the mechanical and electrical systems through providing technical support to the incoming freshman students.

A Unique Learning System for Engineering: Technology of the Human Body!

2002

The human body is an exquisite combination of interacting systems which can be analyzed using multidisciplinary engineering principles. We have developed a series of handson modules that introduce freshman engineering students to chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering principles through application to the human body. Students are engaged in the scientific discovery process as they explore the engineering systems within the human body using exciting hands-on "reverse engineering" methods. The modules explore respiration, metabolism, pulmonary mechanics, the cardiovascular system, work and power, electrical signals, biomechanics, and mechanics of materials. Through the investigation of these systems, students learn basic concepts of mass and energy balances; fluid flow; work, energy, and efficiency; forces and levers; material strength and stresses; and electrical signal processing. This paper describes each module and includes an outline of the relevant measurements, calculations, and engineering principles.

Peer-mentoring through the Biomedical Engineering Design Curriculum

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

received her B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015. She served as Chair of the Biomedical Student Advisory Committee (BSAC) in 2015. Mr. Reed T. Bjork, University of Wisconsin-Madison Fifth year senior studying Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison specializing in cellular and tissue engineering. Current chair of the Biomedical Student Advisory Committee (BSAC). Tasnia Tabassum, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tasnia Tabassum is a third-year biomedical engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is pursuing the healthcare systems and cellular tissue engineering specializations of biomedical engineering and also has interests in global health. This year, she is on UW-Madison's Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) board as the Counseling and Resources for Undergraduates in Science and Engineering (CRUISE) Chair.

The Development Of A Mechanical Engineering Freshman Program

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings

is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University Department of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches undergraduate courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics and computational tools. He also teaches a senior-level undergraduate international design project course and has taught graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He received his BSME and MSME degrees from

Hands-on Biomechanics Lab for Undergraduate Universities

2012

This paper discusses the development of a biomechanics lab course suitable for use at undergraduate engineering institutions who wish to expand their elective offerings or move towards developing a bioengineering degree program. The labs are designed to be low cost and feasible in a teaching environment with groups of students rotating through stationary lab setups. The biomechanics course at the University of Portland has nine labs. The six stationary labs are 1) Gait Force Profile Analysis, 2) Basketball Freethrow Arm Angle Analysis, 3) Biomechanical Arm Muscle Analysis, 4) Muscle Fatigue Analysis, 5) Occupational Biomechanics Glove Fatigue Analysis, and 6) Breathing, Heart Rate, and Knee Motion Analysis. The three labs performed as a class are 7) Sprint Acceleration and Terminal Velocity Analysis, 8) Auto Collision Analysis, and 9) Orthopaedic Implant Mechanical Testing. The remainder of this paper is a detailed description of each lab, its learning objectives, and how it was imp...