Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1: Instructional

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dawn Laux, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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successful (when done well) methods of presenting complex and largedata sets to general audiences (Tufte, 1997; Smiciklas, 2012; Lankow, Ritchie, & Crooks, 2012).An ongoing proliferation of multimedia communication also means that visual literacy skillscontinue to grow more and more valuable for students and college graduates, and teaching theseskills is becoming important to multiple academic disciplines. Teaching visual literacy willideally help students to interpret the mass of visual media they encounter as young people, and inturn help them to apply and extend those critical skills within their future careers. Kibar andAkkoyunlu (2014) have discussed the use of infographics as a tool for teaching visual literacyskills. They found that

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3: Spatial Visualization

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yuqi Yao, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chi-Hsien Yen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sanorita Dey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Helen Wauck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brian Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Angela Wolters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Wai-Tat Fu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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great potential to lower the cost of evaluation and training. First, the automaticgrading feature can provide immediate feedback to the student, and the instructor can moreeasily manage multiple exercises to a wide range of students to make the training process moreefficient. A more efficient evaluation process enables the early assessment of visuospatial skills,which facilitate the identification of students with potentially inadequate visuospatial skills(Yoon, 2008). Early intervention can then be introduced to train their visuospatial skills, suchthat they will not become a barrier for them to pursue their career in engineering. Moreover,early assessments can provide information to better customize the course flowcharts for students.For

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2: Instructional

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Myela A. Paige, Georgia Institute of Technology; Katherine Fu, Georgia Institute of Technology

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one of the only effective forms of communication and measurement standards acrossengineering disciplines in manufacturing, making critical to industry. GD&T is widely used inmanufacturing and allows design engineers to research and refine the functionality,interchangeability, quality, and standardization of parts, thus eliminating waste and contributingto corporate profitability [3]. At Georgia Institute of Technology, we have found that manyemployers recommend that students learn GD&T during their undergraduate career so they areready to implement their skills during internships, co-ops, and their fulltime jobs. GD&T is achallenging subject to which many students have had little previous exposure. Even highlyqualified students

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3: Spatial Visualization

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Luis Genaro Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha

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reports are a very small set of the work that has been conducted in the field, thecomplete set of works indicate the interest in having appropriate materials for improvement ofspatial visualization skills, perhaps given the reports that such skills are a significant factorpredicting success in technological programs [Sorby, 2005]. Visualization skills competency isnowadays being used for career advising, identification of potential success or need for additionalacademic preparation, and even as an admission factor.BackgroundIn most engineering and technology degrees students are required to have a course in technicalgraphics. There is variety of contents and approaches being used nowadays, with the most typicaloffering being a first-year course

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3: Spatial Visualization

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agata K. Dean, Colorado School of Mines

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class.In order to underscore the explicit connections between spatial skills and other undergraduateengineering courses, careers and industries, a team based research project was introduced in Fall2016. The reasoning behind this addition was to encourage students to look more deeply at someclass, field, or hobby they were interested in, and explore the connections between that topic andspatial thinking. The students then report their findings to their classmates in the form of a finalteam project presentation. Less formally, the hope was that students who had this deeperunderstanding of the benefits of spatial skills instruction would then become ambassadors toother students, encouraging them to take the class to better prepare them for