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

, using CAD with GIS, and using advanced CAD techniques to produceshop drawings. All these learning modules are available for the students online.4. The Fundamentals to Construction course is not dedicated to CAD applications only.This course includes other technical skills such solving orthographic projections problems,assignments in manual drafting of plans and construction details. These assignments are givenconcurrently with the CAD assignments. So, students who need extra help in CAD can work onthe other assignments at home and dedicate more class time for the CAD modules.5. In order to provide a continuous CAD support, a list-serve which includes all theConstruction Management students at East Carolina University was dedicated to

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

, immersing a student in the “real-world” CG work environmentmay not always provide the needed pedagogical structure that will fulfill EL requirements orstandard course and program requirements. Incorporating “soft skills” classes into a CG plan ofstudy can help provide the other component of “real world” skills that employers seek.This paper addresses how experiential learning can be implemented in the CG course or programstructure, which will provide a significant transfer of learning through involvement with real-world projects.IntroductionAn appropriate identification of EL methodologies and criteria needs to be accessible to faculty,as well as, assessment methods for evaluating the EL course. Luckner and Nadler1 defined theEL process in the Book

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Instrumentation Grant) thenacademic faculty was unlikely to have been involved in planning its acquisition orimplementation. • If interested representatives were not involved in the planning of visualization facilities,what have been the ramifications? The generalization can be made that the less a broad representation of interested academicprograms were involved in the planning, the more isolated and less embedded the technologies. • If organized as a center, is there an established mission statement? Are there identifiedoutcomes and methods established to assess them? Several centers had established mission statements. However, outcomes assessment wasunheard of among visualization personnel. All centers were required to participate 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

be both creative and systematic. By being creative, studentscan conceive unique and multiple modeling strategies. Before implementation, students cansystematically evaluate these strategies and select the most appropriate one. This front-endthinking reduces modeling time and results in a robust model.2.1. Identify Modeling SequenceFor an efficient part modeling, a designer must plan the model tree or the sequence of features.Modeling a bird house (see fig. 1) illustrates the power of an effective modeling sequence. Themodeling can be effectively executed by using the steps shown in fig. 2. The design intent in thisparticular task is “the walls extend from the floor to the roof.” This model is an effective one as itcaptures the design intent

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

modules were covered. Experimental Group Comparison GroupWeek (Section 1) (Sections 2 & 3) 1 Pre-testing Pre-testing 2 Module 8 – Surfaces and Solids of Module 1 – Isometric Drawings and Revolution Coded Plans 3 Module 9 – Combining Solids Module 2 – Orthographic Drawings 4 Module 3 – Flat Patterns Inclined and Curved Surfaces 5 Module 1 – Isometric Drawings and Module 3 – Flat Patterns Coded Plans 6 Quiz Quiz 7 Module 2 – Orthographic Drawings Module 4

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Egoitz Sierra Uria, The University of the Basque Country; Mikel Garmendia Mujika, The University of the Basque Country

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

in learning concepts and problem solving. (Maloney 1994) 10.When planning the teaching of specific content and deciding the design of thelearning process through an activity program, it is necessary to define certain aspects.Among these, the intended objectives and the contents, keeping in mind the possibledifficulties that can arise in the assimilation of the content by learners. But at the sametime, it is necessary to define the strategy that will be followed to improve themeaningful learning, defining a logical sequence of activities designed expressly for thelearning process, as well as the type of assessment that will be used to improve andorient the learning.On the other hand, another factor related to the visualization of parts is the

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Study, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

N = 31.00 2.0 6.0 10.0 14.0 18.0 22.0 26.0 30.0 34.0 38.0 42.0 46.0 Table 2. HVDT ResultsDiscussionThe minority subjects in this study and its preceding study tended to have significantly lowerthan average spatial visualization abilities as measured by the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test(PSVT). These abilities however can be developed through instruction9, 10, 11, 12, 1 and it isimportant to consider the differences in learning style when planning instruction, remediationand testing of spatial abilities.Because the use of a variety of remediation activities that specifically included sketching andmanipulation of physical objects led to improved PSVT scores for similar

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Gorska, Cracow University of Technology; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Isometric Item from Lappan TestFigure 13. shows a second original item from the Lappan Test that assesses a student’s understanding of orthographicviews and their relationship to coded plans. Figure 14 shows the same item after it has been modified to conform toengineering graphics conventions. For this type of problem, students are presented with three views of an object and mustidentify which partial coded plan could be used to define the object. Figure 13. Original Orthographic Item from Lappan Test Page 13.1196.82008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-25, 2008

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, the conclusions arevery upbeat, so that the plans are to continue with GEOPAK © as implemented. The authoremphasizes the point that the exposure was a significant and worthwhile accomplishment, even ifproficiency was not achieved.Instructor and QualificationsImplementation of GEOPAK © into ENGR 301 required, of course, an instructor, software, andcomputer lab. The software could be purchased through an education subscription agreementfrom Bentley Systems, Inc.. Adequate computer laboratory facilities existed. Hiring a qualifiedinstructor proved prohibitively expensive. This might not have been the case for a largerengineering program, or one with more financial resources. But for the UT Martin program thisconstituted an obstacle. It was