Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo A. Bueno, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

the drawing sets as measured by the higher scoresin their capstone assignment.BackgroundThis research attempts to investigate the difficulty in the adaptation of open-ended design Page 24.906.2problems in the Graphical Communication Curriculum. This is done with the use of a personaldesign project in which all design decisions are left to the student. This encourages a higherlevel of involvement and brings to the forefront the need to be accurate in the use of properdimensioning. This is a reasonable assumption given that the student is now aware that they aretrying to communicate their own idea and not attempting to replicate a problem

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark E. Snyder, Illinois Institute of Technology; Matthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

techniques and software may be more effective inincreasing spatial abilities.Finding an effective approach to improve spatial ability is considered an important research andpedagogical imperative for the profession of engineering. Research by Charyton et.al., (2011)10explored the relationship between spatial visualization and creativity in engineering design tasksand found convergent validity between assessments for creativity and the Purdue SpatialVisualization Test-Rotations; this infers that improving spatial abilities may improve studentcreativity which, in turn, may help students meet today’s engineering challenges. Seminal workby Sheppard et.al., (2009)11 in Educating Engineers, Designing for the Future of the Field founddesign projects that

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

/  Students undertake an individually driven capstone project Spring  The focus of this project centers around innovations that will contribute towards the development of graphical capability and the promotion of graphical subjects in high schools Semester** Teaching practice placement takes place in Year 2 - Spring Semester & Year 4 - Autumn Semester Page 24.654.7Although the main focus of this paper is on the philosophy and nature of graphics atUniversity of Limerick, it is also important to consider the treatment of