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Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nazmun Nahar, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; John Devitry, Utah State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

in society. Her other dream is to pursue a career as a gynecologist and make women’s health a priority, especially, in the under- developed countries. As for now, she is pursuing her BA in Biology and MA in science education. She is the recipient of the Robert Noyce STEMELL scholarship for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to English Language Learners.Mr. Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education Benjamin Call graduated with his Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Em- phasis) in 2006 from Utah State University. After eight years with NAVAIR, he has returned to pursue a PhD in Engineering Education. He is funded by the Presidential

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karthik Sukumar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zheng Zhou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James L. Mohler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Purdue University, West Lafayette Zheng Zhou is currently a Ph.D candidate in Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette. His research interests include educational interactive system design, serious game design, information visualization, and spatial ability research. Zhou received both Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Media Technology and Art from Harbin Institute of Technology, China.Dr. James L. Mohler, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. James L. Mohler is Associate Dean o the Graduate School and Professor of Computer Graphics Tech- nology (CGT) at Purdue University. Dr. Mohler began his academic career in 1992 and was promoted to professor in 2009. He has served in

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College

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Engineering Design Graphics

skill for communication throughgraphics. It has been defined as “the ability to mentally imagine, understand, rotate, andmanipulate geometric objects” (1-3). Spatial skills are very important for a large variety ofcareers. In 1964 Smith 4) identified at least 84 career areas for which spatial skills are important.Studies have also shown that spatial visualization skills are a strong predictor of the success andconfidence of engineering students (5-9). A 2010 report on the role of women in STEM fieldsidentifies spatial visualization skills as important for the success of women students in STEM-related fields (10). The report also presents findings that women and underrepresented minoritiesin STEM have comparatively lower spatial visualization

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel P. Kelly, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Kevin Gregory Sutton, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

faculty represented the majority (93%) of respondentscovering all degree levels (Baccalaureate – 93%, Masters – 84.5%, and Doctoral – 34.5%).Instructional areas included engineering (5%), technology (19%), engineering technology (10%),engineering and technology teacher education (32%), design (10%), and education (7%).Building construction management, business, sustainability, and career and technical educationare also represented instructional areas in the data set. Tenured or tenure-track professorscomprised 89% of the respondents. Thirty percent of respondents report greater than 30 years ofteaching experience with all other respondents distributed consistently from 4-30 years ofteaching experience. When asked if they have flipped a classroom

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Design Graphics

1Question: Course best aspectInteresting and allowed for creativityLearning to effectively use CAD was very helpful and I think it will help me a lotin my future careers. It was nice to be allowed to be creative with choosing whatwe wanted to model and make it our own.The individual project was a great way to learnworking on your own designs for the TestsIts a fun creative courseThe creativity and freedom with design optionsindividual projectsThe assignments given were open ended and allowed the students to be creative.This allowed for greater understanding of key concepts and enthusiasm in thecourse.The best aspect for me was that the individual project and the group project gaveme a creative outlet.Open ended CAD projectsThe best aspect of this

Conference Session

CAD Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dongdong Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Deniz Eseryel, North Carolina State University; Uzair Nadeem, Prairie View A&M University; Atiq Islam, Prairie View A&M University; T Fulya Eyupoglu, North Carolina State University; Tianyun Yuan, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

, students in theexperimental groups completed the screencast exercises more than once.Study Context The project was implemented in a freshman "Mechanical Engineering Drawing" course thatwas offered in Mechanical Engineering Department. The course has been designed to teachstudents CAD modeling skills using Siemens NX and prepare them for their future career indesign and manufacturing. Students and instructors met for three hours every week for thiscourse. The present project was launched in Fall 2014 and it has been implemented since then(i.e., Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015). Students in the control groups received thetraditional instruction where the instructor made the screencast tutorials. Students in theexperimental groups were

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilhelm Alex Friess, University of Maine; Eric L. Martin, University of Maine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #14596Improvements in Student Spatial Visualization in an Introductory Engineer-ing Graphics Course using Open-ended Design Projects Supported by 3-DPrinted ManipulativesDr. Alex Friess, University of Maine Dr. Friess holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1997), and currently is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the University of Maine (since 2012). Previously he has spent 5 years in Dubai as inaugural faculty of RIT Dubai and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. Dr. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting