Proceedings
of the ASME
International Mechanical Engineering
Congress
and
Exposition
-2010-
VOLUME 6
Engineering Education
and
Professional Development
presented
at
ASME 2010 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION
NOVEMBER 12-18, 2010
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
ASME
Three
Park
Avenue
*
NewYork, N. Y.
10016
CONTENTS
ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
APPLIED MECHANICS, DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
1
IMECE2010-37121
On
Developing
an
Open
Architecture Four Joints Serial
Manipulator
Paolo Bosetti and Francesco Biral
13
IMECE2010-38646
Efficient Design of Complex Mechatronic Products
Separation-Process in an ATM
Viktor Just, Igor lllg, Tarek Zeineldin, and
Using the Example
of the
Ansgar Trachtler
23
IMECE2010-39136
Implementation of a Laboratory for the Study of Robot Manipulators
Julio C. Correa, Juan A. Ramirez, Elkin A. Taborda, Jorge A. Cock, Manuel A. Gomez,
and Gustavo A. Escobar
DISTANCE/ONLINE LEARNING
31
IMECE2010-37220
A Distributed and Distance Learning
Course "Fluid Flows in Nature"
Joseph A. Schetz
35
IMECE2010-37228
Online Course Design Informed by Students' Epistemic Beliefs: A Case Study of
Thermodynamics Course
Simin Hall, Catherine T. Amelink, Samuel Conn, and Eugene Brown
a
IMECE2010-37613
45
Unified Methodologies, Formats and Outlines in Online Engineering Education
Amir Salemi and Reza N. Jazar
51
IMECE2010-37934
Using
Online Resources for an Advanced Vehicle
Nicole E.
Lambiase, Douglas
J.
Nelson,
Frank
Technology Engineering Competition
J. Falcone, III, Michael A. Wahlstrom, and
Kristen G. De La Rosa
59
IMECE2010-38363
Enhancing
Student Engagement in Engineering Statics With Online Tools
A. K. Howard
65
IMECE2010-39384
Virtual Lab Activities for
Joseph
a
Distance Course in Fluid Power
P. Fuehne
i
v
IMECE2010-39591
Adapting Computer
75
Game
Technology
to
Support Engineering
Laboratories
El-Sayed Aziz, Yizhe Chang, Serdar Tumkor, Sven K. Esche, and Constantin Chassapis
IMECE2010-40938
87
Implementing Effective Low-Cost Laboratory Experiments Into a
Program
Shaphan R. Jernigan, Bill Fortney, Yusef Fahmy, and Gregory
Distance
Engineering
D. Buckner
EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING AND EXPERIMENTAL MODULES
IMECE2010-37204
95
Student-Centered Microsystem and Nanotechnology Courses and Laboratories for
Mechanical Engineering Students
Wei Xue
IMECE2010-37457
101
Experiential Learning for Engineering Technology Students in
Janet Dong and Janak Dave
21st
Century
IMECE2010-37811
Construction and
107
Application
of Mechatronics Automation Laboratory
at
CDHAW of
Tongji University
Ying Yu and Yu Wang
IMECE2010-37968
113
Replacing
Technology Program
a
Power Plant Control Room Simulation
Laboratory
for
an
Engineering
Mark A. Cote
IMECE2010-38425
Laboratory Experiences
121
in Alternative
Energy Systems
and Their
Integration
in a
Green Curriculum
Said
Dini,
Richard B.
Mindek, Jr., Daniel Goodwin,
and Adam Desmarais
IMECE2010 39430
133
Active
Learning in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Case Study: Computer-Based
Interactive Learning in Robotics Classroom
Hamidreza R. Alemohammad and Mohsen Shahini
IMECE2010-40770
141
UNAM's
University-Industry PhD Engineering Program
Marcelo Lopez-Parra, Gustavo Olivares, Alejandro Ramirez-Reivich,
Victor J.
Gonzalez-Villela, and Vicente Borja
IMECE2010-40980
Current Educational Issues in Mechanical
149
Engineering Programs
G. Nazari and H. R. Hamidzadeh
V
FLUID MECHANICS, HEAT TRANSFER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
IMECE2010-37001
155
Thermo/Fluids Curriculum
Arnir Jokar and
Development in
a
New Mechanical
Engineering Program
Stephen Solovitz
IMECE2010-37960
163
Simplified Approaches for Solar Energy Modeling
Mohammad H. Naraghi
and
Tracking
IMECE2010-38218
Approach
Khaled
to
171
Designing
Solar Concentrator for Small Scale Remote Power
a
Metwally, Lamyaa A. El-Gabry,
Application
and Ahmed Makhiouf
IMECE2010-38285
179
A Green Heat Transfer
Design Project
to Introduce Globalization and
Society
Awareness
Shirley Fleischmann, Mehmet Sozen, and Wael Mokhtar
IMECE2010-39226
Guided Inquiry
187
Learning
in
a
Thermodynamics Class
Brandon S. Field
IMECE2010-39975
193
Consistency Considerations for Integrated Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Instruction
Daisie D. Boettner and
Bobby G. Crawford
IM EC E2010-39980
Instrumentation
199
for Performance Measurements of Heat
Pumps With
Commercial
Desuperheaters
Emin Yilmaz
209
IMECE2010-40050
Uncertainty
of Thrust Prediction for
a
Small Demonstration Turbojet
H. Perez-Bianco and D. Kunkel
217
IMECE2010-40312
Teaching the Concept of Bernoulli Equation Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
Afshin Goharzadeh, Arman Molki, Liang Wang, Peter Rodgers, and
Shirinivas
Bojanampati
INFLUENTIAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION
TRANSFORMATION
223
IMECE2010-37023
Engineering Ethics:
A
Necessary
Attribute for
Engineers
in
Papua New Guinea
J. Pumwa
IMECE2010-37085
A Model to Facilitate
233
Undergraduate Engineering Research
Varghese Panthalookaran
yi
IMECE2010-37183
239
Modeling, Control and Application of Piezoelectric Actuators
Hui-Ru Shih and Wilbur L Walters
IMECE2010-38997
What
249
Engineering Designers
Leave Behind:
Developing
a
Cognitive Coding Scheme
for
Student Design Journals
Sophoria Westmoreland and Linda C. Schmidt
257
IMECE2010-40195
The Stories Statistics Don't Tell:
Using
Qualitative Data to Enhance
Findings
About
Student Learning
Tanya
M. Vernon
IMECE2010-40966
265
The Role of the Mechanical
Engineer in the Present Energetic Context
M. D. Duran and E. A. Rincon
INNOVATIONS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IMECE2010-37456
Industry-University
An
271
Collaboration
Janak Dave and Janet
Experience
on a
Senior
Project
Dong
IN1ECE2010-37534
275
A
Comprehensive Electrical Engineering Program Adapting
and Assuring the Continuation for Retention Plan
an
Active Teaching Methods
Samir M. Shariff
IMECE2010-37600
Mechanical
279
Engineering Curriculum Review by QFD Methodology: A Case Study
M. A, Satter, M. R. Satter, and J, Pumwa
IMECE2010-37652
285
Developing Students as Higher-Order Thinkers: Analysing Student Performance Against
Levels of Cognitive Demand in a Material Science Course
Z. Simpson, N. Janse van Rensburg, and M. van Ryneveld
IMECE2010-37769
Using LEGOs
Derek
293
to Teach Product
Design and Team-Based CAD Modeling
Yip-Hoi and Jeff Newcomer
IMECE2010-38743
Integrating Mechatronics Into
Joseph P. Fuehne
303
an
Engineering Technology Curriculum
IMECE2010-38902
of Robotics Competition Into
Implementation
Sung-Hwan Joo
309
a
Freshman Levei Course
vii
IMECE2010-39132
315
Developing a System Approach for the Engineering Technology
Joseph P. Fuehne, Martin Stockmann, and David Webb
Classroom
IMECE2010-39207
321
On the Utilization of Web-Based Collaboration Tools by Student
Michael Koch, Irem Y. Turner, and Richard J. Schulte
Design Teams
IM EC E2010-40051
331
Experience in Teaching Turbomachinery Using Advanced Dedicated Software
H. Perez-Bianco, A. Rigg, and L Moroz
IMECE2010-40768
339
Software Agent-Monitored Tutorials Enabling Collaborative Learning in Computer-Aided
Design
and
Analysis
J. L. Beuth, C. P. Rose, and R. Kumar
IM EC E2010-40964
Developing
Innovative
347
Teaching
Materials That Use Molecular Simulations in
Engineering
Thermodynamics
W. John Dartnall and John Reizes
INNOVATIVE CURRICULA
IMECE2010-37921
357
Hands-On Graduate Courses in Lean Manufacturing (LM)
Emphasizing Green and Total
Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Geoffrey J. Peter
IMECE2010-38331
367
Teaching Design Methodologies
Across
Engineering Disciplines
Cameron J. Turner
IMECE2010-38967
377
The Boiler Tech Challenge: A Fun Competition and
Recruiting
Tool for
Engineering
Technology Programs
Joseph P. Fuehne, Julie Phillips, and Anji McKinney
IMECE2010-38992
A Novel
Undergraduate
387
Combustion
Teaching Approach Using
Three-Dimensional
Combustion Surfaces
Michael David Costarell
IMECE2010-39049
Problem Based
395
in
Materials Science Course in the
Introducing
Learning
Undergraduate
Engineering Curriculum
Holly Henry, David H. Jonassen, Robert A. Winholtz, and Sanjeev K. Khanna
a
IMECE2010-39270
405
Using Team-Based Learning to Improve Learning and the Student Experience
Mechanical Design Course
Peter M. Ostafichuk, H. F. Machiel Van der Loos, and James Sibley
in
a
IMECE2010-39612
413
The
Conceptual Speed-Bump: Losing Potential STEM Students in the Transition From
Elementary School to Middle School
Bruce Floersheim and Jonathan Johnston
IMECE2010-39622
Initial Results From
an
Simin Hall, William
425
Review of Trust Research
Interdisciplinary
McQuay, and Kenneth S. Ball
1MECE2010-40447
435
Teaching of Multimode Heat Transfer Through Laboratory Experiments
Peter Rodgers, Shirinivas Bojanampati, Valerie Eveloy, Afshin Goharzadeh, and
Arman Molki
IMECE2010-40514
443
Engineering Education Through Degree-Long Project: A
Learning Approach
Jay Kim, Teik Lim, Randall Allemang, and Bob Rost
New
Project
451
IMECE2010-40613
Assessment of the
Based
Efficacy of Learning Modules
on FEM
Instruction
Jacob Harnack, X. J. Xin, Liang-Wu Cai, and Malcolm Panthaki
1MECE2010-40982
461
Project-Oriented Learning of Mechanical Engineering Design
Daniel Koutny, David Palousek, and Jan Brandejs
Author Index
469
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