McNeill, Nathan John

Research

keywords

engineering education

Publications

selected publications

journal article
- Mapping Engineering Students' Learning Outcomes From International Experiences: Designing an Instrument to Measure Attainment of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes. IEEE Transactions on Education. 108-118. 2019
- Academic Problem-Solving and Students’ identities as engineers. Qualitative Report: an online journal dedicated to qualitative research since 1990. 2017
- Undergraduate Students' Beliefs about Engineering Problem Solving. Journal of Engineering Education. 560-584. 2016
- GlobalHUB. International Journal of Web Portals. 1-13. 2014
- Reconceptualizing and decentering think-aloud methodology in qualitative research. Qualitative Research. 735-753. 2013

Teaching

courses taught

CVEN 4837 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
Supervised study of special topics of interest to students under instructor guidance.
ECEN 2010 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Examines a special topic in Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.
ECEN 2370 - Embedded Software Engineering
Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
Introduces digital system design, including system software and hardware building blocks, and system software-hardware integration. Emphasizes hands-on system development and debugging. Uses mainstream electronic system design platforms, featuring ARM processors, embedded and mobile computing platforms, using the C programming language.
ECEN 3003 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
ECEN 3004 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022

ECEN 4620 - Capstone Lab, Part 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
Hands-on laboratory experience for teams in the systematic proposal, design, build integration, test and documentation of an electronic/computer based system. Results will be a reliably operating, stand-alone analog/digital system, with publication quality technical documentation. Department enforced prerequisite: advanced analog core courses.

MCEN 2000 - Mechanical Engineering as a Profession
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Provides an introduction to the profession of mechanical engineering. Specific topics addressed include career fields and roles relevant to mechanical engineering, internship search skills, professional communication, workplace culture, and current events/ethics topics relevant to the field. Course format may include additional evening/weekend activities.

MCEN 3012 - Thermodynamics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2023
Explores fundamental concepts and basic theory, including first and second laws of thermodynamics, properties, states, thermodynamic functions and cycles. Degree credit not granted for this course and GEEN 3852 or AREN 2110.

MCEN 3032 - Thermodynamics 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Offers advanced topics and applications for thermal system design and analysis. Topics include thermodynamics of state, entropy, thermodynamic cycles and reacting and nonreacting mixtures. Provides application to power generation, refrigeration and HVAC with conventional and advanced technologies. Most assignments are design oriented.

MCEN 3047 - Data Analysis and Experimental Methods
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
Learn to plan and carry out experiments and analyze the results. Topics covered include measurement fundamentals, design of experiments, elementary statistics and uncertainty analysis. Topics in statistics include probability, error propagation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, linear regression, one- and two-factor ANOVA and time series analysis. Formerly MCEN 3037. Degree credit not granted for this course and GEEN 3853.

MCEN 4026 - Manufacturing Processes and Systems
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Examines manufacturing processes for metals and polymers, as well as manufacturing systems that integrate these processes. Lecture topics include shape forming, machining, joining, assembling, casting, process integration, statistical process control, total quality management, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and electronic packaging. Examines real-world manufacturing operations and applications through guest speakers and examples.

MCEN 4045 - Mechanical Engineering Design Project 1
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020
First part of a two-course capstone design experience in mechanical engineering. Covers problem definition, determining design requirements, alternative design concepts, engineering analysis, proof-of-concept prototype and CAD drawings. Students make several oral design reviews, a final design presentation, and prepare a written report. IDEN-BSIDE students are not required to complete MCEN 2000, MCEN 3022, MCEN 3030 or MCEN 4026 but have additional prerequisites of GEEN 1400, 2400 and 3400.

MCEN 4085 - Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Second part of a two-course capstone design experience in mechanical engineering. Includes refinement of prototype, design optimization, fabrication, testing, and evaluation. Students orally present the final design and prepare a written report and operation manual for the product. GEEN-BS and GEEN-BSEPL students are not required to complete MCEN 4026.

MCEN 4228 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. May be repeated up to 15 credit hours. Same as MCEN 5228.

MCEN 5228 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2019
Subject matter to be selected from topics of current interest. May be repeated up to 30 credit hours.

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