Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, and its ability to interact with AutoCAD © files is featured. Otherapplications include management capabilities such as tracking changes, time sequences, andidentifying incompatabilities.Gomez-Rivas and Pincus4 give an overview of a Structural Analysis Design EngineeringTechnology program at The University of Houston-Downtown. This 2002 paper describes thedegree program as a whole, summarizing the various components. Microstation © appears aspart of a junior level course in three-dimensional modeling, which includes other softwarepackages.Kissoff5, in another 2002 paper, reports on the integration of GEOPAK © into a sophomore levelCivil Engineering Design and Graphics class in the Construction Engineering Technologyprogram at The University

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

learning (EL) components in the CGcurriculum. Faculty within a CG degree program would benefit from an understanding of theexperiential learning instructional methodologies to pedagogically develop curriculum for an ELcourse in computer graphics.Generally, employers who hire CG graduates want proof of “real-world” experience and oftenask for a minimum of three years experience in the field. Real world experience, to employers,often includes not only the technical skills but also the “soft skills” of teamwork, appreciation fordiversity, and communication. Traditional classroom learning, as well as traditional classroomsimulations of real-world portfolio projects, may not always fully prepare the learner for the CGwork environment. Conversely

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hussein Abaza, Southern Polytechnic State University; Javier Irizarry, SPSU; Zuhair Itr, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. The students’ response to this teaching method wasoutstanding, and the score of the Students’ Opinion of Instructors’ Survey (SOIS) for this coursewas the highest at the university level.IntroductionComputer Aided Design has become an integral part of any construction project. Traditionalpaper blueprints are quickly becoming too primitive to meet the needs of the current buildingindustry. Architects now share CAD drawings to expedite the design development and reviewcycles in order to increase construction productivity. In addition, researchers suggest that usingCAD increases the students’ creativity and problem solving [3].Familiarity with the development and exchange of CAD drawings is now a necessary skill inmost engineering fields in

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

these traditional graphics courses have a strongbias towards Mechanical Engineering which often resulted in incomplete training for thegraduates1.In the last decade, many schools have integrated the feature-based, parametric solid modelingtechnology into the course curriculum. To encourage the integration, several solid modelingpackages, such as ProEngineer, SolidWorks, CATIA, and UniGraphics, are academically priced.Most books reacted to this technology by adding a chapter or two on this new technology. Somebooks primarily focused their attention on teaching the software with no consideration to the Page 13.1202.2theory. A disjoint approach to

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

technologies andthe actual integration of visualization technologies within curricula. This is not a unique situationin the history of digital technology maturation. Almost every digital technology has gone throughstages culminating in an “island” or “silo” of technology. What has happened after that point hasdetermined, in large part, how imbedded that technology has become in professions, education, Page 13.902.3and society in general. The question is: Are visualization technologies embedded in curricula andif so, how; if visualization technologies are not embedded in curricula, why not. Currently, visualization technologies are at a critical

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

majors, with engineering disciplines representing the majority.The survey was based on the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey (CLASS) andadapted for use in graphic communications. The preliminary analysis of the data will bepresented in this paper along with some interpretation of the results.IntroductionStudent interests and beliefs are integral components of curricular and instructional practices inengineering education. Inventorying student interests and beliefs assists in the creation of logicalinstructional clusters that are appealing to specific student groups1. A mounting body of researchon adult learners suggests that increased learning gains can be attained when instruction ispresented in an appealing manner and is