Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

work. Some companies sponsored teams toget an advance look at students for future hires. For students without previous experience in atechnical summer job, taking a plant trip and communicating with their sponsor’s engineers wasespecially valuable.Course Logistics 3—Grading and AdvisingThe instructor, team advisors, student peers, and the sponsors gave feedback and were involvedin evaluating the work. Eight advisors worked with the 24 teams. By the end of Step 6, only 10%of the total possible points could be earned. At this stage, students received much feedback andeditorial help on their writing and on using proper formats for the documentation. Individualpoints were earned through the midterm exam, the design journal, and the allocation of