Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

student evaluations of how the organization of thecourse relates to the success in achieving the course outcomes.BackgroundEngineering education has evolved from concentrating on teaching engineering sciencefundamentals to teaching students how to apply these fundamentals to design systems for realunstructured engineering problems. Teaching techniques should challenge, educate and promoteinnovative thinking from students. The lecture-based format of teaching which typicallypredominates in engineering education may not be the most effective manner to achieve thesegoals1,2. Constructivist learning theory asserts that knowledge is not simply transmitted fromteacher to student, but must be actively constructed by the mind of the learner through

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

engineering design graphics, the truebottom line is the communication of a design – the graphics and visualization.xxiiiDr. Raul Herrera of The Ohio State University acknowledges that the value of CAD applicationsin industry and academia is not to be questioned. His concern is that the student remains"focused on training their minds to improve their visualization skills and on applying graphicalsolutions to engineering problems."xxivHand-drawn sketching is a skill that is often undervalued by students who are eager to learn thelatest "sexy" graphic application. Riddle believes that hand sketching is a significant skill inengineering design graphics.23 He states: We have a woeful lack of tools that are of real help in the "napkin space" stages of

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Irwin, Michigan Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

occur.Embedded design projects focus on the notion of the learner constructing new ideas orconcepts based upon their current and/or past knowledge, which encourages students toconstruct principles by themselves. The task of the teacher is to translate the informationinto a format appropriate to the learners’ state of mind and organize the materials in aspiral manner, (Bruner, 1966) 1. The spiral manner in which these materials aresequenced are achieved through revisiting the capabilities of the computer graphicssoftware to model, analyze and document engineering projects during the introduction,intermediate and advanced courses.Pedagogical ChallengesOf course the most difficult aspect of embedding a CAD or CAM project that involvesdesign into an

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Noorani, Loyola Marymount University; Louis Rodriguez, Loyola Marymount University; Michael Givens, Loyola Marymount University; Drew Christensen, Loyola Marymount University; Joe Foyos, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-67: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A FRESHMAN COMPUTERGRAPHICS COURSERafiqul Noorani, Loyola Marymount UniversityLouis Rodriguez, Loyola Marymount UniversityMichael Givens, Loyola Marymount UniversityDrew Christensen, Loyola Marymount UniversityJoe Foyos, Loyola Marymount University Page 12.1194.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Project-Based Learning in a Freshman Computer Graphics CourseAbstractThis paper describes project-based learning in a freshman engineering course entitled,Engineering Graphics and Design at Loyola Marymount University. The major courserequirement is to design and build a solid model of a real

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-3093: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN CAPSTONE DESIGNEdward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University Dr. Edward Lumsdaine is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Special Professor of Business, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nottingham (England). For many years he was management consultant at Ford Motor Company and in the last few years helped to develop and direct a high-tech education and training program in the use of design and data management tools. In 1994 he received the ASEE Chester F. Carlson award for innovation in engineering education. He has co-authored several books and teaches classes and