Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

teaching certificate for business, and anticipates a master in instructional design and technology in the summer of 2007; both degrees are from Old Dominion University. Page 12.1538.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Basic Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Courses at the Freshman Level to Improve Technology Students Competitiveness in Obtaining Early Academic Career InternshipsAbstract:Many students have the desire to have internships and part-time employment during theiracademic careers. Often students in their freshman and sophomore years in four yearengineering and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Design Graphics

all high school graduates that are female will obtain a similardegree. Less than 15% of all high school graduates have had sufficient rigorous math and science courses that willallow them to be successful in an engineering program3. Because of this current trend in education and students notchoosing engineering as a career, the federal government has placed a major emphasis in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) outreach to K-12 students so that the country can continue to have aready supply of engineers and technologist for the future. Research money has been given out by many federalagencies to research and develop STEM fields, but with little success for the amount of money invested to researchand improve upon STEM

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sang Hoo Oh, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

finished puzzle must depict a clear model of how competencieswork together in an effective professional.Model developers usually develop competency models through a three-step process. First,developers perform a systematic large-scale document analysis in which they gather mainconstructs and performance dimensions of in a professional field. Then, developers gather inputfrom key stakeholders in the profession. These stakeholders include educators and employers toensure that perspectives reflect both professional preparation and career engagement. Theseperspectives are usually gathered via interview, focus group, and/or survey [14]. Finally,competency model developers seek superior performers in a field and, through interview andobservation

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

introductory spatial visualization course. Page 22.1314.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Spatial Visualization Skills: Impact on Confidence in an Engineering CurriculumAbstractSpatial visualization skills have been found to be important in STEM careers, and research hasbeen conducted at a few universities to investigate the impacts of spatial training with STEMstudents. At Michigan Technological University, all engineering freshmen are given the PurdueSpatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R) during orientation. In Fall 2007 and Fall 2008,these

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nandita Biswas, Washington State University; David Torick, Washington State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

and standards but welldimensioned drawings require that a designer is aware of how the part will be created as well. Ourstudents are asked to be good at dimensioning but they lack the context of how to applydimensions. This project addresses the lack of experiences that makes it very challenging for ourstudents to construct the knowledge and make this skill be recalled throughout their career. Thisproject allows us to address the problems through a virtual experience. This work providesMechanical Engineering freshman level students a real life experience of dimensioning andtolerancing in the context of machining. With machining videos that developed in this project,using proper dimensioning and tolerancing technique, students are now able to

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1 - Current Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Rudy Ottway, Murray State University; Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Design Graphics

certifications in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Inventor, Fusion 360, Revit, Maya, and3ds MAX [16]. Autodesk [17] suggests that a certification helps “prove your skill level and canget you hired” or “accelerate your professional development and help enhance your credibilityand career success.” Siemens [18] asserts, “Solid Edge certification enhances the competitiveedge and reputation of both users and organizations, and provides an industry recognizedcredential that both professionals and students can use to enhance their careers.” DassaultSystèmes [19] claims, “earning a SOLIDWORKS Certification can help you get a job, keep ajob, or possibly move up in your current job” and achieving a certification validates competencyand knowledge of the software. One

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2009-2068: CORNERSTONE DESIGN: PRODUCT DISSECTION IN ACOMMON FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND GRAPHICS COURSEThomas Doyle, McMaster University Page 14.371.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Cornerstone Design – Product Dissection in a Common First Year Engineering Design and Graphics CourseAbstractIn the senior year of an engineering program many students will have the opportunity to enroll incourses that offer Capstone engineering design projects [1]. In many engineering students’educational career these are the most interesting and rewarding courses because they offer thestudent the ability to apply the culmination of their education to an

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Torick, Washington State University; Nandita Biswas, Washington State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

careers. Typical uses for PDM include; version control, common component libraries,templates, and design/documentation approval workflows. Nearly all industries and companiesof any size have adopted PDM to decrease the cost of design. However, educational institutionshave not widely implemented PDM into the education of our students.The PDM system we chose to implement is specifically designed for CAD, and thus hasfeedback systems that the students will encounter in the workforce. This feedback allows forefficient drawing markup and direct review and commenting on 3D data. Traditional virtuallearning environments and course management systems are not designed for CAD feedback. Theability to effectively communicate feedback to students is

Conference Session

CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Howard Ross, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Engineering Design Graphics

responsibility in the context of an engineering graphics class. The goal ofthe project is to cement the course content and assist students early in their school career todecide if engineering is a good choice for them. The project is to reverse engineer, from ageometry perspective, a real assembly of significant complexity. The course has developed overtime to make the project very memorable and successful. Examples of projects includeinstruments, computer systems and peripherals, toys and industrial equipment (Fig. 3). This onesemester course is the student’s only formal engineering graphics training. The topics coveredinclude hand sketching, dimensioning, projections and use of the computer aided design (CAD)package to generate parts, assemblies and

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1: Spatial Visualization

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California at San Diego; Elizabeth Rose Cowan, eGrove Education

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

, especiallyin the area of career and technical education (CTE) or other science, technology, engineering,and mathematics courses such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) that normally have hands-on orlaboratory learning were not simple to convert to a virtual environment [3]. During the initialmove to remote instruction, these courses were challenged with providing access to high-endequipment or computing resources requiring high-speed internet, and they no longer couldbenefit from in-person, close-up demonstrations of proper technique or the opportunity forteachers to ascertain students’ proficiency of the material in real time [4]. There were concernsthat some students might not be receiving quality instruction in these courses, which wouldnegatively

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Page 12.1334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Surface Modeling Techniques for Automotive and Product Design:Autodesk’s recent acquisition of Alias adds the industry leading computer aided industrial designsoftware, Alias Studio Tools, to its’ software arsenal. A practical understanding of thissophisticated surface modeling program is beneficial to engineering graphics students interestedin careers in automotive and consumer product design. The software provides complete NURBSbased curve and surface control, and advanced surface curvature analysis and rebuilding tools.With many tools and technical surfacing techniques the software has a very steep and intenselearning

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Fisher, Montana State University; Kevin Cook, Montana State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

at another university, hasseen deficiencies in the performance of students in the area of graphics utilization later intheir academic careers. For example, the third year students have exhibited difficulties inconceptualizing and utilizing graphical solutions to vector problems in kinematics, andsenior students have struggled with producing quality documentation of their capstonedesign projects. These observed deficiencies may be due in part to the compression ofengineering curricula in years past which has relegated engineering graphics solely to atwo credit first year Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) course, with verylittle follow-up, or use, until the fourth year design projects, during which time thestudents seems to have lost

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

well as for the K-12 Outreach Division. He has also served in various leadership roles in disciplines related to Career and Technical Education. Dr. Clark is recognized as a Distinguished Technology Educator by the International Technology Engineering Education Association. He currently consults to a variety of businesses, educational agencies and organizations. Page 24.982.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Pictorial Visual Rotation Ability of Engineering Design Graphics StudentsAbstractThe ability to rotate visual mental

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathan Delson, UC San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, UC San Diego and eGrove Education Inc.; Jessica Tuazon; Daniel Yang, UC San Diego

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education and retentionof these students in STEM careers. While many first-year college engineering programs and highschools with pre-engineering curriculum have incorporated spatial visualization training intotheir courses, there is no reason why spatial visualization training could not start at elementaryschool. At the older age groups, the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R),which is recognized as a gold standard assessment tool, is used to measure students’ learninggains in their spatial skills. However, it not suitable for elementary school grades. Researchers atthe University of California, San Diego developed an assembly pre- and post- test based upon atimed Lego™ exercise which would

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

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Engineering Design Graphics

test subjects include thosestudents who took ENR 103 and ENR 105 classes over the years (Table 3). Table 3 also includesseveral classes of high school students from Newark Technical Careers Center. These studentswere high school seniors who had already had CAD training in the high school and were takingENR 105 at Essex County College under a scholarship to earn college credit. Table 3 Number of students tested Course Isometric PSVT-R 3D PSVT-R ENR 103 Engineering Graphics 56 36 ENR 105 Applied CAD 31 22 ENR 105 Applied

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

with poorly developed andmarginally developed spatial skills. Variables to be examined include: grades in graphics,mathematics, and science courses and retention rates.BackgroundSpatial cognitive skills have been an area of educational research over the past century. In 1964,Smith1 reported that there were at least 84 careers (mostly in the Science, Technology,Engineering and Math (STEM) fields) for which spatial visualization skills play an importantrole. Given the explosion of “new” technical careers since 1964, it is likely that this number ismuch higher today. Others have examined the role of spatial skills in career success. Norman2,found that a person’s spatial skill level was the most significant predictor of success in his/herability

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; John E. Bell, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

low spatial skills.Keywords: spatial reasoning, apps, augmented reality, engineering educationI Background Spatial visualization is the ability to mentally represent and manipulate two-dimensional(2D) and three-dimensional (3D) figures. Spatial skills are often used in STEM careers, such asthose in engineering and medicine, and have been positively correlated with increased grade pointaverages and retention in STEM-related fields, including math, engineering, computerprogramming, and science [1, 2]. Spatial visualization skills are learnable [1, 3, 4], but moststudents do not receive formal instruction in K-12 or at the university level. In addition, a particularlack of exposure to spatial visualization skills may explain why women

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellen Maicher, Purdue University; Marvin Sarapin, Purdue University; James Mohler, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

thisunderstanding, these problems are not yet insurmountable.Curricula, student outcomes, and competencies must be modified to encourage and support theseinternational programs and initiatives. By making appropriate changes to the looking glass withwhich students view their academic careers and the methods by which faculty facilitate thedevelopment of those careers, the outlook should be encouraging. By understanding the strengthsand limitations inherent to the exchange of ideas and practices between two countries of suchbroad distinctions, U.S. institutions of higher education can make the appropriate changes toensure that American education adapts to the 21st century model

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Dana Corrina Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

the exact number ofbricks that form the structure. To do this the viewer must visualize each brick in its 3-Darrangement and count it only once despite the fact that the same brick may show up in morethan one view. The new method was used for over nine years with demonstrated success forstudents with a wide variety of visualization skills. It is intended as a tool to help Engineering,Architecture, and Art students and faculty who want to increase their 3-D visualization skills andimprove their attention to detail.IntroductionPreparing students for successful STEM careers requires a variety of math, science, andengineering courses. Most of these courses, particularly the engineering ones, consider theability to visualize in a 3-D environment

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

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Egoitz, 2005)1.The ability to mentally visualize and manipulate objects and situations is an essentialneed in many jobs and careers. It is estimated that at least 84 majors consider thespatial visualization a fundamental need (Smith, 1964) and in technical jobs, such as thedifferent types of engineering, the abilities to visualize are especially important (Maier,1994)2.The third reason that justifies this study is that educators need to continually analyze andinvestigate their own teaching to be more effective educators (Fernando Hernandez,1992) 3.Previous analysis and current situationThe visualization of parts in the multiview projections system, in other words, theinterpretation of views of an object represented by its technical drawing, is

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Engineering Design Graphics

skills, and toteach the fundamentals of a computer aided design. The students meet the instructor twice aweek in the laboratory during this three-credit-hour semester-long course with each class lastingtwo hours. The course is taught using traditional teaching methods with the introduction tographics concepts and examples in the first hour, and tutoring the homework in the second hour.Students passively absorb the information and work individually to solve the problems. Thelimited class time means that not all students get the immediate help they need. In addition,many of them do not follow up during office or tutoring hours for additional assistance. Since itis early in their university career, they often are not mature enough to admit they are

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Marygrove College

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Engineering Design Graphics

Engineering Graphics course, severalimprovements were implemented. The enhancements to the existing Engineering Graphicscourse are discussed.1. IntroductionFor the past 75 years, Kettering University has provided its students with top quality classroominstruction, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and career-oriented work experience in industry.Kettering offers Bachelors Degree programs in engineering, science, mathematics, andmanagement. Kettering students begin a unique five year cooperative education program in theirfreshmen year by alternating 12-week period of classroom studies with related work experiencein over 600 corporate affiliates. The corporate sponsors of Kettering University students includeover 600 other companies as well as the

Conference Session

Visualization tools, modeling abilities and grading models

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosein Atharifar, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; James Richard Knapp Sr., Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

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Engineering Design Graphics

versus designing careers, textbooks forCADD software, CADD taught during the college freshman year, the most effective ways ofteaching/learning CADD, challenges in teaching CADD classes, challenges for CADD users inindustry, and other similar topics. We would like to compare the responses from both academicand industrial professionals and discuss if there is any wide gap in the viewpoints from bothparties on the topics related to the CADD technology. Page 23.1121.2 11. IntroductionRecent economic turmoil has influenced the way engineering is being

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Nail, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Engineering Design Graphics

practical career considerations. Anoverview of the literature reveals that other, similar, courses have been developed. Thebackground and preparation of the instructor is presented, including training and advancepreparation of course materials. The workbook contents, accompanying computer files, and howit was selected is also described. The course content and method of delivery are discussed. Adescription of the scope of the course and how it relates to and supports other courses in theprogram is provided. Scheduling, exams, and grades, are also described. Special circumstancessurrounding the initial offering of the course, including the results of a student survey, arepresented. The course is described in terms of being in an ongoing process of

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Engineering Design Graphics

revisedobjectives required a fundamental shift from a numerical list of minimums (i.e. number of hoursteaching, number of PhD faculty in department, etc.) to an open list of objectives that eachinstitution could then tailor to their specific programs. Institutions are also now required toprovide assessments that “identify, collect, and prepare data to evaluate the achievement ofprogram outcomes and program educational outcomes” (p. 2) [1]. Program education objectivesare the overarching statements that define the career and professional achievements expected ofthe program graduates, and program objectives are the more narrowly defined descriptions ofwhat students are expected to know and be able to do by graduation – the skills, knowledge, andbehaviors

Conference Session

Visualization

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Hartman, Purdue University; Patrick Connolly, Purdue University; Jeffrey Gilger, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

paradigms suggested by Gardner12 and West13.There is a call for better measures of spatial skills and methods for improving spatial ability.While there are a limited number of studies that examine the effect of training on spatial ability,some have proposed that spatial ability has a biological basis; however, individual differences inthe ability are also reflective of environmental input. For instance, Miller and Bertoline14 suggestthat spatial ability develops over periods of time and is related to stages of a person’sdevelopment and various learning environments and types of life experiences. It has beenhypothesized that it is, in part, through these experiences that individuals tend to migrate towardscertain career paths, ultimately influenced

Conference Session

EDGD: Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Graphics Journal and its Selected Metrics of EffectLike the various sports ranking systems, with RPI (rating percentage index) being one of thebetter known, systems and a vocabulary for ranking journals have proliferated. More recentlywith the maturity of computer-assisted analytics and in response to the need for data to prop upclaims of excellence and to promulgate entity prestige, JCR, SJR, SNIP, IF, Eigen, Scopus,Google Scholar, Altmetric, and a plethora of others have found their way into the vocabulary ofresearchers, authors, administrators, and the like. They continue to be bandied about as theirmerits are debated and careers are turned on the various approaches to journal ranking

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

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-381: MEETING STUDENT AND INDUSTRY NEEDS THROUGHEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND SOFT SKILLS STUDY IN COMPUTERGRAPHICSJana Whittington, Purdue University CalumetKim Nankivell, Purdue University CalumetJoy Colwell, Purdue University Calumet Page 13.884.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Meeting Student and Industry Needs through Experiential Learning and Soft Skills Study in Computer GraphicsAbstractStudents in a Computer Graphics (CG) degree program need a variety of “real-world” portfolioprojects and experience before graduation to prepare them for their careers. One way toincorporate “real world” experiences is to use experiential

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Whittington, Purdue University-Calumet; Kim Nankivell, Purdue University-Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University-Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University-Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

more outcomes-basedaccreditation process. ABET is a recognized accreditor of college and university programs intechnology (also in science, computing and engineering). According to ABET, its accreditationis assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards which areestablished by the profession for which it prepares its students. ABET accredits programs only,not degrees, departments or institutions. ABET accreditation, for example, focuses on programeducational objectives which are broad statements that describe the career and professionalaccomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve: these are then linked toprogram outcomes, which describe the units of knowledge or skill which students are