Different Methods of Programming for Mechanical Engineering Students: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingli Han ◽  
Chang Duan
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
C Language ◽  
Arduino Microcontroller

Abstract The paper is to present a case study where different methods of programming are utilized by Mechanical Engineering Students to design a device. The objective is to provoke discussion and explore best practices on teaching Mechanical Engineering students the programming aspects. The task is to design a low-cost device that can accurately measure the period of a simple pendulum. Same raw materials, infrared break beam sensor and Arduino microcontroller, are given. But different programming approaches can be undertaken. Option 1 is to use C language and Arduino’s free Integrated Development Environment. Option 2 is to use Simulink with Arduino Support. Student survey is designed based on whether it is intuitive, whether it is easier to debug, etc. Further studies can be conducted to understand the effectiveness of a mixture of these different methods and sequence of exposure to these different methods.

scholarly journals Analisis Kebutuhan: Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Berbasis Padlet di Teknik Mesin Universitas Islam Riau

GERAM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Fauzul Etfita ◽  
Sri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Academic Year

Teaching materials are a set of tools or facilities that contain materials, methods and evaluations used by teachers or lecturers in learning. So far, the teaching materials released by several developers have rarely been in accordance with the needs of Mechanical Engineering students, where some of the teaching materials available still use general English. In this study, in order to compile an appropriate teaching material, researchers have conducted a needs analysis. Needs analysis is a fundamental aspect for English language lecturers for specific purposes (ESP) in identifying information or the main needs of students and investigating areas of student shortages. In line with this statement, this research is a case study design that aims to determine the needs of mechanical engineering students in learning English through Padlet at the Faculty of Engineering in the 2019-2020 academic year. The data in this study were collected from researcher observations, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 40 students and two English language lecturers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The results revealed that speaking and writing are the main focus of English skills in the Mechanical Engineering department and listening along with reading are the next English skills needed than others.

Teaching a Non-Traditional Subject to Mechanical Engineers: A Case Study of Learning Anatomy Using Anatomical Software and Models of Human Joints

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Joint Replacement ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Total Joint Replacement ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Joint Models ◽  
Human Joints ◽  
Human Joint

Bioengineering is a multidisciplinary science which requires mechanical engineering students, who typically have minimal knowledge of medicine, to rapidly gain a thorough understanding of the intricacies of human anatomy as well as of the specialist terminology. Teaching on a bioengineering module in a school of mechanical engineering at a UK university employed a combination of Primal Pictures anatomical software, human joint models, bespoke teaching materials and peer-to-peer learning. This mixture allowed engineering students to quickly construct an understanding of anatomical principles which they used in individual, assessed projects on total joint replacement. Anonymised, written feedback collected from the students over consecutive academic years revealed overwhelmingly positive learning experiences. In addition, assessed projects showed good knowledge of the anatomical descriptions necessary to understand and work with the science of joint replacement.

scholarly journals Scalable Born Digital Ingest Workflows for Limited Resources: A Case Study for First Steps in Digital Preservation

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-13
Author(s):  
Ashlyn Velte ◽  
Olivia M. Wikle
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Digital Material ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Idaho

AbstractThis article seeks to provide an example of a scalable and achievable born digital ingest workflow for cultural heritage institutions of any size, including those with limited funding. Like many small archives, the University of Idaho (U of I) Library Special Collections and Archives (SPEC) has accepted born digital material when it arrives as part of analog collections for the last 20 years. However, the Library has faced numerous challenges similar to those of other small institutions when developing workflows for born digital preservation and ingest. These include lack of funding, systems, and policies. Despite a growing number of resources that support digital preservation work, among current best practices it is difficult to find scalable workflows for institutions with limited staff and funds. By implementing accessible open-source software and prioritizing preservation tasks, U of I Library has developed a low-cost way to implement systems for digital preservation with responsibilities that can be spread out among librarians and archivists with varying technical expertise.

scholarly journals Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Risk Behaviors: A Case Study in Mechanical Engineering Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Gustavo Levandoski ◽  
Luiz Alberto Pilatti ◽  
Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students

Teaching Consumer Product Design to Engineering Students

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridhar S. Condoor ◽  
Heath Doty
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Consumer Product ◽  
Thought Process ◽  
Student Team

Consumer product design blends engineering and industrial design principles, and marketing strategies to bring functional, aesthetic products to market. While competitions motivate a diverse set of students to churn out products/ventures, a systematic approach for tackling consumer product design tasks and case studies that demonstrate the approach greatly benefit a number of students by focusing their design efforts. The paper elaborates such an approach using a case study highlighting the thought process. The case study involves the design of an innovative keychain. While the case study was primarily mechanical engineering in scope addressed by a student team of mechanical engineers, the approach outlined in the paper is generic and can be applied to product designs involving other disciplines.

V-Learn-Fact: A New Approach for Teaching Manufacturing and Design to Mechanical Engineering Students

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thenkurussi Kesavadas
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Manufacturing Automation ◽  
Written Comments ◽  
Product Realization ◽  
Better Than

Students in the mechanical engineering curriculum are rarely given opportunities for direct experience in the topics in many areas. This is especially true for the education component of the manufacturing and design curriculums. Some reading and stylized laboratory and group projects often substitute for real experience. In this paper an innovative experiential learning curriculum called Virtual Learning Factory (V-Learn-Fact) is described for teaching manufacturing and design courses. In the V-Learn-Fact curriculum, the entire class takes part in a single large project, which covers product realization from concept to final production stage. V-Learn-Fact was implemented in MAE464/564 – Manufacturing Automation course (senior elective and graduate level course) between 2006–2012. A student survey was carried out to gauge effectiveness of this curriculum. 89% of the students fully or partially agreed that the V-Learn-Fact helped them learn topics in manufacturing automation better than traditional mechanical engineering courses. Written comments also provided interesting insights.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Attainment of Program Outcomes for Courses with and without the Use of Modern Tools

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 06022
Author(s):  
Mark Ovinis ◽  
Saravanan Karuppanan ◽  
Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman ◽  
Puteri Sri Melor ◽  
Mohd Zulhilmi Paiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Knowledge Domain ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Theoretical Concepts

An important consideration in higher education is that graduates meet or exceed the program outcomes (POs). While there exists anecdotal evidence that the use of modern tools i.e. computer modelling and simulation, improve attainment of these outcomes, there is little empirical research available. Where empirical evidence is available, the variables considered would almost certainly have a bearing on the outcomes. In this work, the attainment of the POs by undergraduate engineering students in courses with and without the use of modern tools, based on quantitative data, were compared. It was hypothesized that courses using modern tools would lead to better overall attainment of POs, compared to courses not using these tools. As a case study, the PO attainment of students in the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was considered. Quantitative data obtained through UTP's outcomebased education (OBE) software was used to assess the overall attainment of the POs for all courses for a cohort of 126 Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students class of 2017. It was found that, for the case study considered, the usage of modern tools has led to slightly better attainment of some POs, with slightly poorer attainment in other POs. Specifically, attainment in POs where the cognitive or the knowledge domain is more dominant improved, as the usage of modern tools helped students to understand theoretical concepts better. Attainment in POs were the affective domain is more dominant recorded a slight decrease, and the incorporation of modern tools did not aid in the attainment of these POs. The study is at a preliminary stage and a more detailed study, involving more cohorts, is planned to establish a correlation (if any) between the use of modern tools in higher education and attainment of POs.

scholarly journals MCQ Examinations for Large Number of Students: Design and Grading

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ghazy ◽  
Atef A. ATA
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Technical Ability ◽  
Computer Knowledge ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Engineering Mechanics ◽  
Detailed Computer ◽  
Special Case

In this paper, a proposal for a criterion for designing and implementing MCQ exams in engineering mechanics course is introduced. The special case of a very large number of engineering students in Alexandria University is considered as a case study. In this case, a quick, though accurate and fair, method of evaluating students’ performance is a must especially when using the credit hour system. Full Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) and computer based exams become so common. However, hybrid/subjective or total subjective exams are still in use in some institutions. Even though the process of implementing MCQ exams is well known and mature in humanity courses, in technical courses, sometimes, this process is not straightforward. It may depend on experience as it becomes well established and of minimum time after being applied for many years. In addition, the technical ability of the used software gives instructors more capabilities in analyzing results and establishing a basis for learning statistics. The case of coordinated engineering mechanics course with large number of students is emphasized. A hierarchy of procedures starting from ideas of questions till finishing grading and inputting grades in bulk into online system is formulated. The proposed methodology is of low cost and not so sensitive to technical abilities of software. Also, it doesn’t require instructors with detailed computer knowledge. Finally, it can be used by instructors in other universities as it formulated to be of generic nature.

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