Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2009-60: DESIGN UNDER ALTERNATIVE INCENTIVES: TEACHINGSTUDENTS THE IMPORTANCE OF FEATURE SELECTION ANDORGANIZATION IN CADMichael Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically, the cost modeling and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

laboratories, and freehand sketching tutorials. The threecomponents run in parallel: lectures introduce new topics; labs develop CAD and solid modelingskills; and tutorials teach technical freehand sketching and visualization skills. While each waseffective, students had some difficulty resolving the connection between each component. Thedissection approach was introduced to tie lecture, laboratory, and tutorial into a cohesive targetto enhance motivation and overall learning.2.2 McMaster Engineering CornerstoneThe McMaster Engineering Cornerstone project uses the dissection/reverse engineeringapproach. Groups are restricted 3 members within the same lab section and the dissectionproduct is assigned based on laboratory day. There are ten lab sections

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

currently president of the International Society for Geometry and Graphics. His research interests include the effects of online instruction for preparing technology education teachers and engineers. Along with teaching courses in engineering graphics, computer-aided design, descriptive geometry, and instructional design, he has conducted CAD and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing workshops for both high school teachers and local industry. Page 14.833.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Large Course Redesign: Revising an Introductory Engineering Graphics Course to

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer McDonald, Daniel Webster College; Alexandra Sobin, Daniel Webster College; Marie Planchard, Massachusetts Bay Community College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

industry and held a variety of management and engineering positions including Beta Test Manager for CAD software at Computervision Corporation and in laboratory robotics at Caliper Life Science. She was founder of the New England SolidWorks Users Group, former Vice-President of the Pro|E New England Users Group and has presented at numerous technical conferences including SolidWorks World, American Society of Engineering Education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summit and resides on the Northeastern University Engineering Advisory Board