DocumentCode :
2817019
Title :
Work in progress-blown away on the very first day-measuring outcomes for statics & mechanics of materials
Author :
Oppliger, Doug ; Hertel, Jim
Author_Institution :
Michigan Technol. Univ., Houghton, MI, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
20-23 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
In an effort to measure desired outcomes of our "statics and mechanics of materials" course, a trial is being conducted where students are given a relatively complex problem on the first day of class and then given the same problem on the final exam. The problem in this research involves the structure of a cantilever boat dock. To determine the change in understanding during the course, both problems are graded using a rubric to gage the levels of understanding relative to five tasks: 1) identify the likely failure location, 2) identify the different load types, 3) combine the effects of multiple loadings, 4) calculate the stresses within the structure, 5) calculate the safety factor. Results will also be compared to the previous semester (Fall 2003) where the same problem was given on the final exam but not discussed earlier in the course. A further objective of this work is to stimulate curiosity by challenging students to solve a combined statics and mechanics problem.
Keywords :
educational courses; statics; stress analysis; work in progress; cantilever boat dock; mechanics of materials; outcomes assessment; safety factor calculation; statics; stress calculation; students; work in progress; Area measurement; Boats; Engineering students; Gain measurement; Instruments; Mechanical variables measurement; Safety; Strain measurement; Stress measurement; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8552-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2004.1408577
Filename :
1408577
Link To Document :
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