scholarly journals Online English Learning for Mechanical Engineering Students during the Pandemic: Challenges and Suggestions

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Yulima Melsipa Lingga ◽  
Karolina
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning System ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
To Come ◽  
Internet Connections

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes to the whole world. This pandemic also has an impact on the learning system in Indonesia. From the previous face-to-face learning to online learning, including for English courses. This study aims to elaborate on what challenges were faced by students during online English learning, and what suggestions were given to face and solve these challenges. The object of this research was the first semester students of Mechanical Engineering at the Tanah Laut State Polytechnic. There were 33 students in the Mechanical Engineering department. By using qualitative research methods from written response data and semi-structured interviews, the results showed that there were challenges in the form of unstable or poor internet connections, sudden power outages, lack of interest in learning, and even running out of internet quota while studying. Students also suggested that each material had a learning video that could be replayed at home. They also suggested giving assignments in the form of direct practice with online interaction so that it was easier to understand and corrected directly by lecturers. Furthermore, they suggested apps for more enjoyable English learning related to a machine or their field. This study provided an overview of the online English learning process for mechanical engineering students during the pandemic. It is hoped that in the future it will be able to come up with better solutions to the existing challenges.

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.

scholarly journals Mechanical Engineering Students Project-Based Learning in OUAS

2022 ◽  
pp. 50-68
Author(s):  
Ville Isoherranen ◽  
Mira Kekkonen
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
To Come ◽  
Local Companies ◽  
Thesis Work

This chapter introduces project-based learning approach which is used in the Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OUAS), School of Engineering and Natural Resources, Mechanical Engineering Department to get local companies to offer project works to mechanical engineering students. The concept is based on organizing a local event or online event for the companies to come to OUAS campus to present their challenges needing engineering students to solve. The companies are then competing, selling, or pitching their problem for engineering students as the engineering students will then individually select the most interesting cases to be solved, and which has linkage to potential summer job and thesis work opportunities if projects are successful. The concept has proven to be successful, and it has been established as traditional event with many companies returning to the pitching event annually to get their industry problems solved by group of motivated engineering students.

A Gear-Chain Based Transmission for the Machine Elements Design Laboratory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Azzouz ◽  
Guy Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Planetary Gear ◽  
Vehicle Performance ◽  
Vehicle Loading ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Variable Transmission ◽  
Machine Elements ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Engine Components

This project describes the collaboration of two instructors, one from the mechanical engineering department and one from the mathematics department with a group of mechanical engineering students to build and analyze a new type of transportation transmission. Current transmissions have torque limitations when working at various vehicle loading conditions. The ideal vehicle transmission is a continuously variable transmission that delivers optimum torque at any loading condition. The motivation for this research project is to design a new transmission that would increase the number of gear ratios using a chain element, and consequentially, increasing the number of available torques to achieve better overall vehicle performance. The new transmission consists of two planetary gears systems linked by a chain. It includes multiple inputs and outputs with the possibility of using one of the outputs to drive other engine components. The system is currently investigated for all possible gear ratios and usable torque configurations. The gear ratios are determined using Willis’s formula for planetary gear systems. All possible gear combinations are investigated and their gear ratios mathematically determined. A prototype was designed and built. It is being automatized, currently.

Using Articulate Virtual Laboratories in Teaching Energy Conversion at the U.S. Naval Academy

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
The United States ◽  
Naval Academy ◽  
United States Naval Academy ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Engineering Department

The Mechanical Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy is currently evaluating a new teaching method which implements the use of a computer software. Utilizing the thermodynamic based software CyclePad, Intelligent Computer Aided Instruction (ICAI) is incorporated in an advanced energy conversion course (EM443) for Mechanical Engineering students. The use of the CyclePad software enhances lectures and aids students in visualization and design.

scholarly journals Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: The Importance of Writing Sentence Headlines

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Alley ◽  
Harry Robertshaw
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Member ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Engineering Designs ◽  
To Come ◽  
Classroom Assignment

Presentation slides are often used for teaching engineering classes, presenting engineering research, and explaining engineering designs. For those presentations in which the presenter desires to communicate and defend results, using a succinct sentence headline for all slides but the title slide has three advantages over relying on a phrase headline. The first is that a sentence headline not only can identify the topic, but also can state an assertion about the topic. Emphasizing the assertions in an engineering presentation is advantageous, because audiences are more inclined to believe an argument if they realize the assertions and sub-assertions. Also, for a presentation that serves as a classroom assignment, having the student write sentence headlines provides a written record for the faculty member of that student’s assertions in the presentation. A second advantage of using sentence headlines, rather than phrase headlines, is that a sentence headline can clarify much more effectively the role of the slide in the presentation. Such a clarification not only helps the audience during the presentation, but also serves the audience reviewing the slides days or weeks later. Yet a third advantage, and perhaps the most important, is that a sentence headline forces the presenter to come to grips with the main purpose of each slide. If the presenter cannot create a sentence headline that states the slide’s main purpose in the presentation, then the presenter should consider cutting that slide from the presentation. For engineering presenters who have used this design, the result has been that significantly fewer slides are presented, thus helping the presenters avoid a frenetic pace, which undermines so many engineering presentations. This paper uses several examples from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech to show these three advantages. The paper also analyzes why faculty and students are reluctant to use sentence headlines. Finally, the paper includes a preliminary assessment on the effectiveness of these sentence headlines in engineering presentations.

scholarly journals Needs Analysis for Informatics Engineering Students as a Basis to Develop Teaching Materials on English for Specific Purposes

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-67
Author(s):  
Kadek Yogi Susana ◽  
Agus Ari Iswara
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Subject

This research aims is to find and describe students' needs for ESP and find out students' perceptions of ESP teaching that has been running. This research is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The subject of this research was the first semester students of Informatics Engineering of STMIK STIKOM Indonesia. The data collection was done using online questionnaire on google form application. The data obtained were then classified so that the needs of Informatics Engineering students on English learning can be identified and then be described. The results of this research can be used as a reference for subsequent research, namely syllabus planning and the development of teaching materials of ESP. Referring to students awareness of the importance of speaking skill and the also the need of having grammar lessons as basis for their practical competence, it is a task for ESP lecturer to apply teaching strategies which are interesting, motivating and engaging to cover both areas in equal portion.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING SUGGESTOPEDIA LEARNING METHOD IN DEVELOPING WRITING ABILITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Epigram ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Juvrianto Chrissunday Jakob ◽  
Ahmad Nusi ◽  
Hindri Febri Ana Sari
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
T Test ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Quasi Experimental

ABSTRACT This present research conducted in Civil Engineering Department and reports the implementation of Suggestopedia Learning Method in developing students’ writing ability. The objective of the research was to find out whether or not the first semester of TKJJ Study Program in Civil Engineering Department of Politeknik Negeri Ambon can develop their writing ability through Suggestopedia Learning Method. A quasi-experimental design as a part a quantitative research employed in this study. The dates obtained through the Pretest and Posttest. The sample was using cluster random sampling. Based on the result of observation, it concluded that: The result of the data analysis showed that the teaching through suggestopedia improved significantly the writing ability of the first semester of TKJJ Study Program in Civil Engineering Department of Politeknik Negeri Ambon. It was proved by the mean score on pretest was 47.077 and the posttest was 79.35. In addition, after analyzing the data by using the test formula, the result of t-test value was 3.746 and t-table value 1,684. It means that the t-test value was greater than t-table value it indicated that H1 was accepted and H0 was rejecting. Therefore, the hypothesis of the research is the students’ writing ability that was taught through Suggestopedia Learning Method was better than the students who were taught through conversation method.  

Preparing Mechanical Engineering Students for Product Design Professional Practice Through PBL: Planning and Execution of the Subject “Product Design Methodology”

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Munoz-Guijosa ◽  
A. Di´az-Lantada ◽  
J. Echa´varri ◽  
J. L. Mun˜oz ◽  
E. Chaco´n ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
The Subject

Along with theoretical knowledge acquisition, knowledge application and professional competence acquisition must be important teaching objectives in any engineering subject. This is especially remarkable for subjects aiming the acquisition of product design knowledge, provided that, in actual professional practice, product design is done in multidisciplinary teams, taking into account technical and non-technical criteria, and with tight deadlines and budgets. This work describes the contents and teaching planning and execution for the subject “product design methodology” at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Universidad Polite´cnica de Madrid, aiming for the student acquisition of important professional competences to be used on professional product design practice, such as systematic decision making, global company view, task prioritizing, internal and external entrepreneurship, or teamwork, as well as hard competences such as design procedures, quality or project economics. Student teamwork examples from the problem-based learning (PBL) experience, together with internal and external surveys are shown to check the validity of the proposal.

scholarly journals NEEDS ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noeris Meiristiani ◽  
Yulia Nur Ekawati
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Engineering Study ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
English Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Subject ◽  
Learning English

English subject that is learnt in Mechanical Engineering Study Program is different from English subject learnt in other programs, relating to the aspects of target situation, students’ weaknesses, students’ wishes and their needs. This research aims to find out Mechanical Engineering students’ problems in learning English, students’ needs in learning English and the process of designing syllabus of English subject. This research is case study using qualitative approach. The research participants are 40 students of Mechanical Engineering in third semester, in the academic year of 2017/2018 and two English lecturers who teach in Mechanical Engineering Study Program. The instruments to collect the data are questionnaire, interview and documentation (students’ achievement). Data moreover are reduced, displayed and then conclusions are drawn. The research results show that English subject is needed in Mechanical Engineering department. Students’ needs in learning English related with material aspects of listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. In addition, the materials of mechanical engineering and application letter using English are also needed. Moreover, students’ problems in learning English are students’ lack confidence in mastering English both orally and in written. Students’ weaknesses in mastering pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary make English subject difficult to learn. In addition, they do not get used to reading and writing English texts. From the results, it is then recommended to review and design the syllabus of English for Mechanical Engineering which is suitable with students’ needs and give benefits for students and institution.

User-Centered Design of Course-Based Portfolios for Mechanical Engineering Student Learning

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Guan ◽  
Jessica Yellin ◽  
Jennifer Turns ◽  
Vipin Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Engineering Discipline ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Portfolio Design ◽  
User Centered

One challenge for engineering educators is to design appropriate educational curricula that address both students’ needs and educators’ expectations. It is therefore important for the engineering education community to think about how to include students and faculty into the assignment design process. In this paper we discuss our use of user-centered design (UCD) principles, including early focus on users, empirical measurements, and iteration design, to design course-based portfolio (CBP) assignments for mechanical engineering students. To support the assignment design decisions, we collected early information about mechanical engineering students’ learning needs and educators’ expectations. Based on the design considerations that we identified for portfolio design, the CBP assignment is designed to ask students build a persuasive document and identify the connections between the course and mechanical engineering discipline. We measured our design by piloting the assignment with students and getting feedback from faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department; this feedback reflects the effectiveness of the CBP and leads to design iterations and tradeoffs. We also identified several students’ learning opportunities and formed these opportunities into hypotheses to evaluate the impacts of course-based portfolios on students learning in the next formal study. This research demonstrates a successful practice of using user-centered design principles to design a course-based portfolio assignment for mechanical engineering students.

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