Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Roller, Purdue University Calumet; James Higley, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Design Graphics

8 weeks Introduction to rapid 1 week prototyping Introduction to finite 2 weeks element analysis Introduction to CAM 2 weeks Design project 2 weeks Table II - Topics in CGT 351 Topic Allotted Time History of Multimedia 1 week Complex Multimedia 4 weeks Project Design Interface Design

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, areview of the graphics and CAD books reveals that modeling is characterized as a verysystematic process with definitive outcome. In our pedagogy for teaching solid modeling,students explore and design mundane as well as novel objects as a part of open-ended projects.While the use of open-ended projects is not novel, our emphasis is on being creative andsystematic. While technology and value are not discussed in detail, the need for style isemphasized in the course. The students build upon the existing designs by morphing them tocreate new ones. During this process, creativity and exploration play a crucial role in theoutcome. The students are highly motivated as they model objects that interest them. In theprocess, they not only master the solid

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

learning (EL) components in the CGcurriculum. Faculty within a CG degree program would benefit from an understanding of theexperiential learning instructional methodologies to pedagogically develop curriculum for an ELcourse in computer graphics.Generally, employers who hire CG graduates want proof of “real-world” experience and oftenask for a minimum of three years experience in the field. Real world experience, to employers,often includes not only the technical skills but also the “soft skills” of teamwork, appreciation fordiversity, and communication. Traditional classroom learning, as well as traditional classroomsimulations of real-world portfolio projects, may not always fully prepare the learner for the CGwork environment. Conversely

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

-styletheaters. This is done to increase the interest in the technologies and to attract additional funding.This type of center has minimal impact on academic programs other than as a passive technologyintroduction. The visualization tool-user model. This model stresses using visualization tools to solvediscipline-specific problems. In this case, the technology needs to be relatively transparent,meaning that a significant technical staff is required to insulate faculty and students from thenuances and vagaries of the tools. This model is characterized by faculty and staff usingvisualization tools in research, projects, and classroom activities and can have a significantimpact on curricula and programs. A by-product of the tool-user model is that the

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer McDonald, Daniel Webster College; Sonja Crowder, Daniel Webster College; Christopher McInnis, Daniel Webster College; Stavros Yanakis, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College; David Kaplan, Daniel Webster College; Michael D'Ambra, Harvard Medical School

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Engineering Design Graphics

components of the system communicate with each other.Solid modeling was used to prove the concept of the physical system and optimize theconfiguration. In this phase of the project, hands-free imagery was achieved to be used by anoperator completing central vessel catheterization.The hands-free system provides the operator with the ability to use medical imaging to moreeasily and accurately find central vessels in clinical applications, and initiates the infrastructurefor future, fully automated catheterization which will be required for autonomous surgicalprojects such as the DARPA Trauma Pod Concept1. Another research group at the University ofWashington has been working on a remote, telerobotic operating room for use in militaryapplications

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

Page 13.427.2industrial internship, a senior capstone design project, and passing the National Council ofEngineering Examiners (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE). The 128 semestercredit hours derive from general education (50 hours), engineering core (51 hours), andengineering concentration (27 hours) requirements. The engineering concentration requirement isunique for each discipline. Thus, the courses that make up this requirement identify the disciplineof the degree candidate.Civil Discipline ConcentrationThe engineering core courses are listed in Table 1. Note the very first course in the list, ENGR101 Engineering Graphics. Historically, this course was the place where manual drafting, ormechanical drawing, was introduced

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hussein Abaza, Southern Polytechnic State University; Javier Irizarry, SPSU; Zuhair Itr, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. The students’ response to this teaching method wasoutstanding, and the score of the Students’ Opinion of Instructors’ Survey (SOIS) for this coursewas the highest at the university level.IntroductionComputer Aided Design has become an integral part of any construction project. Traditionalpaper blueprints are quickly becoming too primitive to meet the needs of the current buildingindustry. Architects now share CAD drawings to expedite the design development and reviewcycles in order to increase construction productivity. In addition, researchers suggest that usingCAD increases the students’ creativity and problem solving [3].Familiarity with the development and exchange of CAD drawings is now a necessary skill inmost engineering fields in

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

spatial skills and invite them to take an optional 1-credit course to helpdevelop these skills. This class meets for 1.5 hours once a week for 14 weeks. Thetopics covered in this class include: isometric drawing, orthographic projections, flatpatterns, 3-D rotations, object reflections and planes of symmetry, cutting planes,surfaces and solids of revolution, and combining solids. Topics are listed in the orderthat was thought to develop 3-D spatial skills and in the order they have beentraditionally covered in this class.In the past we have noticed that 1) some students have a difficult time jumping right intoisometric sketching and 2) that by the end of the semester students seem bored, especiallywhen coving the topics of surfaces and solids of

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Gorska, Cracow University of Technology; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

was 0.64 which is within the acceptable rangefor test reliability.TEST OF SPATIAL IMAGINATION (TPS)The “Test of Space Imagination” was developed by Zuzana Juščáková from the Technical University of Košice(Slovakia) as part of a VEGA project (No 1/1407/04), granted by the Slovak Ministry of Education in 2004. TPS wasdeveloped based on an earlier TPP test (a testing instrument that was used as a measure of spatial ability of engineeringstudents at a number of Slovak, Polish, and Czech Schools). The test consists of three distinct parts: Subtest 1, Subtest 2and Subtest 3. Each of the parts of the test consists of 10 items. Solution times are 13 minutes for Subtest 1 and Subtest 2,and 8 minutes for Subtest 3. In the TPS test, the component of

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

contact and lack of communitybuilding opportunities as reasons why they eventually left the program 1,2.In this current pilot project, we were interested in exploring how a hybrid offering of ourintroductory engineering graphics course might constructively address instructional efficiency,learning flexibility, and student engagement concerns while still delivering an instructionallyeffective course. This initial exploration is part of our ongoing instructional design study lookingat leveraging best-in-class technologies and instructional strategies for effective graphics Page 13.602.2instruction.MethodologyFor this study, three laptop sections of

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