ASME Codes & Standards Online
Learning for Engineering Students
Ken Balkey
Senior Vice President, ASME Standards & Certification Consulting Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
Adjunct Faculty Lecturer, Pitt Nuclear Engineering Program
Jackie Oppenheim
Director, ASME Training and Development
2013 International Mechanical Engineering Education Leadership Summit – San Diego, CA March 16, 2013
Initial Remit: To Develop and Deliver Modules and
Information on ASME Codes & Standards onto
University / College Campuses
Task Force Members
Ken Balkey, University of Pittsburgh Nuclear Engineering Program; Westinghouse Electric Company
Rick Dellinger, American Electric Power Dr. Bruce Harding, Purdue University Lou Hayden, Lafayette College
Dr. Mo Hosni, Kansas State University
Mike Dodge, ASME Training & Development
Jackie Oppenheim, Director, ASME Training & Development Tom Perry, Director, ASME Public Affairs & Outreach-Education
Assessment Based Courses in Engineering Schools
Brief History:
Temperature gauge of type of technical content needed from a sample of professors
-Case studies were welcomed, but understood that they also needed technical expertise to help successful delivery of case study
-Saw that the more complex the materials, the higher the level of expertise needed to deliver the content
Defined the scope of the project
-focus being US-based colleges first with international schools later -defined colleges as both Universities and Community Colleges
-agreed primary target to be programs covering energy related topics Built some training content in the form of ABC eLearning courses
-Developed already in Training & Development (T&D) and easy to distribute to individuals
Kn ow le dge of F acu lty of Cod es an d Stan da rds
Detail and complexity of the materials used
Professor utilizes online Assessment Based Course (ABC) as an assignment for students
Full course with Case Studies to
be incorporated into unit and taught
by professor e.g. Pitt example Professor utilizes PPT presentation modules and pre-recorded lectures to deliver module in class Or Professor incorporates Case Study into class In-class video presentation with Code Expert, and subsequent in-class discussion with professor Local expert presents module with subsequent in-class discussion and Case study
Correlation of Materials and Faculty Knowledge
ASME Standards and Certification –
“Example of Use of Codes and Standards for Students in Mechanical Engineering and Other Fields”
http://go.asme.org/SCStudent
ABC Courses Available (Codes Titles)
ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Accreditation Process
Essentials - A17.6 Standard for Elevator
Suspension, Compensation & Governor Systems Essentials - ASME NOG-1 and ASME NUM-1 Rules for Construction of Single-Failure-Proof Cranes and Cranes
Essentials - B30 Safety Standard Essentials - B31.1 Power Piping Essentials - B31.3 Process Piping
Essentials - B31.8 Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping Systems
Essentials - Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE)
Essentials - BPV Code, Section IV: Heating Boilers Essentials - BPV Code, Section IX: Welding &
Brazing Qualifications
ABC Courses Available (Codes Titles)
Essentials - BPV Section V Nondestructive Examination Essentials - NQA-1 Part 1 – 18 QA Requirements
Essentials - PCC-3 Risk-Based Inspection Essentials - PTC-19.1 Test Uncertainty Essentials - PTC-25 Pressure Relief Devices Essentials - PTC-6 Steam Turbines
Essentials - PVHO-1 Safety Standard for Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy
Essentials - Section III, Division 1, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components Essentials - Section XII Rules for Construction & Continued Service of Transport Tanks
Essentials - Y14.8 - Casting, Forgings and Molded Parts How to Get an N Stamp
Introduction to ASME Standards NQA-1 Practical Application
What’s Happening with the Pilot Program?
Ten Colleges signed up for Pilot program at end of FY12.
-Pilot program was to provide access to some ABC courses to students for use as extra credit or as part of class assignments
Curriculum was currently too stretched or professor transferred to another course University of Kentucky
University of Portland Colorado State University
West Point, COL Grant Crawford University of Puerto Rico
Purdue University
Deferred to later (early 2013) semester Chattanooga State Community College Strathclyde University
Fall Semester
Purdue University Calumet Kansas State University
Kansas State University
1. Last Semester
– Assigned Introduction to Standards course
2. This Semester – applying lessons learned
– Assignment for 90
– Complete & print Certificate
– Adding questions from the modules to end of unit examination to reinforce knowledge
Chattanooga State Community College
Two programs under the Pilot Program and goal is to compare responses before taking next steps.
1. This semester (in progress)
NDE programs in Visual inspection, Radiology and Liquid penetrant/magnetic particle inspection
Introduction to Codes and Standards, BPV Code: Section V
2. Next semester
Codes Standards and Regulations courses
Introduction to Codes and Standards, BPV Code: Section III, NQA-1
Complements the ASME Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) and
Quality Control (QC) Personnel Qualification and Certification Program already underway.
What Else Has Been Happening?
• Have built a software interface which enables T&D to allocate bulk ‘seats’ for colleges to then register their own students
• Taskforce within Standardization and Testing to develop web page to act as central hub for students to become better prepared by understanding the use of Codes and Standards
• Liaison with Board on Pressure Technology Group
• Lou Bialy presentation on A17 Elevator Standards at Pittsburgh (videotaped)
What’s next?
Is there a place for ABC courses in curricula? Need some tangible feedback before making a decision
Still strong demand for Case Studies – how can we develop case studies and incorporate video presentations?
ASME and MOOCs (massive open online courses)….
ASME Education Leadership summit feedback– IAB and ME education leaders recommendations
