Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-978: USING BASIC COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGNCOURSES AT THE FRESHMAN LEVEL TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS COMPETITIVENESS IN OBTAINING EARLY ACADEMIC CAREERINTERNSHIPSAnthony Dean, Old Dominion UniversityMoustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion UniversityJulie Moustafa, Old Dominion University Julie Moustafa is an instructional technology specialist with the Center for Learning Technologies at Old Dominion University. A former high school technology teacher, Mrs. Moustafa specializes in instructional technology and design for instructors teaching in areas of technology application. Mrs. Moustafa holds a bachelor of science in business administration, human resources management, a Virginia state

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Dorribo-Camba, East Tennessee State University; Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

arepossible variations to create different types of walk cycles. The results have been used toimplement and develop a learning tool to assist students in the creation of animated walk cycles.This paper is reporting on the methods used to create a practical computer-assisted tool to showand teach students how walk cycles get affected by different parameters without having to learnevery facet of their complicated 3D animation applications. The results can also be applied tomany different areas of visualization, such as architectural and virtual reality environments,where human or bipedal models are involved.The NeedStudents learning to animate a bipedal walking animation are faced with the necessity of doingseveral things, successfully, at the same

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-2791: A REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE USING LINKAGES TO TEACHDESIGN, ANALYSIS, CAD AND TECHNICAL WRITINGJames Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Dr. Sherwood joined the University in 1993. He worked for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft and BF Goodrich as a structural engineer before entering academia. He is currently Director of the Baseball Research Center and Co-Director of the Advanced Composite Materials and Textiles Laboratory. His scholarly interests include constitutive modeling, mechanical behavior of materials with emphasis on composites, finite element methods with emphasis on high speed impact, sports engineering with emphasis on baseball and innovative teaching methods in

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

honorary for professions in technology. He has been recognized as Outstanding Professor of Industrial Technology by the National Association of Industrial Technology, Teacher of the Year by Arizona State University’s Polytechnic Campus, and Distinguished Technology Alumni by Purdue University. Professor Duff joined the faculty at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus in 1997 and currently teaches a variety of courses including modeling, animation, illustration, and technical publishing. He has received the Oppenheimer Award and The Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Design Graphics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education for his technical and

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Frederick Meyers, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

andpublished a text based on his lectures.vThe United States Military Academy (USMA) became a pioneering center for graphics in theUnited States. Christian Zoeller brought engineering drawing classes to the Academy in 1807.Another faculty member of the USMA, Claude Crozet, introduced descriptive geometry to theAcademy in 1816. By 1821 he translated Monge’s work into English. Crozet is also creditedwith introducing the blackboard and chalk for the teaching of graphics.5 Other authors continuedwritings in English in the 19th century.Two major improvements stimulated graphics in America in the latter half of the 19th century:the Alteneder family established a factory in Philadelphia for manufacturing drawing instrumentsand blueprinting was introduced at

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

with certificates in web design and electronic publishing.Due to the tremendous growth in the CGT program over the last six years, the program hasbegun to explore the Distance Education (DE) and hybrid course option to address the growingneeds for classroom and laboratory space. PUC currently uses WebCT Vista as its coursemanagement software. The CGT program has already been using Vista for supplemental supportfor its traditional classes.DiscussionBecause of its rapid growth, the CGT program has embraced online and hybrid coursedevelopment to alleviate some of the resource restrictions caused by this growth. The offering ofonline courses will assist in the freeing up the classroom space, which is currently at a criticalshortage.For purposes of

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Onyancha, University of New Hampshire; Erick Towle, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Design Graphics

) test, which was developed to assess the selfconfidence of students related to spatial tasks, see Kinsey et al11 for details. These web-basedtests consisted of three dimensional representations of different objects in both solid and nohidden line representations. The web-based software recorded the radio button the studentselected for each of the test questions. To ensure anonymity, an encrypted universityidentification code was used as opposed to the student’s name for data analysis purposes. The tests were administered to 86 freshmen mechanical engineering students in CEPSwho were enrolled in ME 441 Engineering Graphics during the fall semester of 2006. Thiscourse consisted of three 1-hour lectures and a one 2-hour laboratory meeting