Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

regarding campus climate. He also worked with Drs. Lisa Lattuca and Patrick Terenzini on two NSF-funded projects that explore the current state of engineering education. Before beginning his doctoral program, he worked for Residence Life, the Dean of Students, and the College of Engineering at Penn State and for the Office of Admissions and the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research interests include student learning and development, campus climate, technology in higher education, and engineering education.Dr. Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University Patrick Terenzini is Distinguished Professor of higher education and Senior Scientist Emeritus in Penn State’s

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

sick and enfeebled, children and the elderly, all those dispossessedor powerless in our society.Keywords: Engineering ethics, codes of conduct, models of nature, a morally deep worldIntroductionEngineering applies technical knowledge to solve human problems. More completely,engineering is a technological activity that uses professional imagination, judgment,integrity, and intellectual discipline in the application of science, technology,mathematics, and practical experience to design, produce, and operate useful objects orprocesses that meet the needs and desires of a client.1 Today engineering is seen as aprofession which refers specifically to fields that require extensive study and mastery ofspecialized knowledge and a voluntary and abiding

Conference Session

Transfer and Transitions

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Schott, Florida SouthWestern State College; Cynthia Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

Paper ID #25757Engineering Prerequisites at Florida UniversitiesDr. Elizabeth Schott, Florida SouthWestern State College Dr. Elizabeth Schott received a PhD in Industrial Engineering and a MS in Mathematics from New Mexico State University, a MS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a BS in Mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Prior to becoming a Professor in the School of Pure and Applied Sciences at Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW), she served as a Quartermaster officer in the United States Army, where she retired as an Academy and Associate

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, NC State University; Landon Drew LaPorte, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11443Engineering Summer Programs: A Strategic ModelDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, ASEE Fellow, is the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place for K-20 Outreach and a Teaching Associate Professor in the Colleges of Engineering and Education at NC State University. She teaches an Introduction to Engineering class for incoming freshmen in the College and Children Design, Invent, Create, a course for elementary education students that introduces them to engineering design and technology as well as various electrical engineering classes. In 2009 Dr

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

Indiana University at South Bend (1985). He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Indiana (since 1982). As Public Works Director for the City of South Bend for 12 years, and interim transition consultant post-retirement for another 2 years, Gary was responsible for an over 300 person, $65 million per year enterprise and implementation of a $ 40-50 million per year Capital Improvement Program. Gary introduced innovative technology solutions and coached teamwork across silos of the large South Bend organization and fostering numerous creative collaborations. Gary continues to serve as President of Board of Public Works in South Bend which has management oversight for the municipality. Gary previously served as

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Cental Connecticut State University; Steven Joseph Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in academia he worked as Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, and Departmental Head at Kazan Aviation Institute, and Visiting Full Professor at Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering De- partment at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In 2007 he joined CCSU School of Engineering and Technology as an Associate Professor. He taught about 30 undergraduate and graduate courses; was sci- entific advisor of multiple Ph.D. and Dr. of Science Dissertations. Area of research and teaching interests - Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics, Combustion and Heat Transfer. Instrumentation. Performed research projects for Russian and French Aerospace Agencies, NASA, DOE, DOD, and Automotive Company SAAB. Author of 3

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1735: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING ETHICS COURSEDiana Bairaktarova, Purdue University, West Lafayette Diana Bairaktorova is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She hold BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria and an MBA from Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota. She has 7 years of professional experience, working as a Module Design and MMIC Test Engineer at TLC Precision Wafer Technology in Minneapolis, MN and as an Operations Engineer at Napco International in Hopkins, MN.Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Demetra Evangelou is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

Paper ID #8236Global Engineering Competencies and CasesProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and professional practice.Qin Zhu, Purdue

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-5467: A PORTABLE FINITE STATE MACHINE MODULE EX-PERIMENT FOR IN-CLASS USE IN A LECTURE-BASED COURSEDr. Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Bonnie Ferri earned the B.S. in electrical engineering from Notre Dame in 1981, the M.S. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 1984, and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1988. She is currently a professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Affairs in ECE at Georgia Tech.JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 25.89.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Massie Chance, Dublin Institute of Technology ; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #23157A Model for Spurring Organizational Change Based on Faculty ExperiencesWorking Together to Implement Problem-based LearningProf. Shannon Massie Chance, Dublin Institute of Technology Prof. Shannon Chance is a licensed architect with 18 years of experience teaching three major subjects: ar- chitecture (at Virginia Tech and Hampton University, where she was Professor of Architecture), education (at William and Mary University), and engineering (at Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland where she serves as Lecturer in the School of Multidisciplinary Technologies). Alongside teaching, Shannon earned a PhD in

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #8130Learning to Innovate Across Disciplines: A Case Study on Three Team ProjectExperiencesMr. Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hrushikesh Godbole, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shun Takai, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #43602Board 366: Relationship Between Team-Building Activities and CapstoneTeam Performance and Student ExperienceHrushikesh Godbole, Rochester Institute of Technology Hrushikesh Godbole holds an undergraduate degree in Production Engineering and a masters degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He is currently a graduate student at Rochester Institute of Technology pursuing a PhD in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Prior to starting the PhD program, he has gained five years of industry experience developing new products in the smart lighting industry performing various roles including product management

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-2001: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLASSROOM LEARNINGAND ONLINE LEARNING ON MEDICAL IMAGING WITH COMPUTERLAB EXERCISESHong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Hong Man joined the faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens in January 2000. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in December 1999. Dr. Man is currently an associate professor in the department of ECE. He is serving as the director of the undergraduate Computer Engineering program, and the director of the Visual Information Envi- ronment Laboratory at Stevens. His research interests have been in image and video processing, medical imaging, data analysis and pattern recognition

Conference Session

First-Generation Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, First Generation

solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered

Conference Session

Programs that Serve Industry & Academia

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Carol Popovich, Corporate member, Microchip Technology Inc.; John McGrane, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Microchip Technology Inc., coordinating their University Program, with a focus on encouraging schools and universities to teach course work based on Microchip's architecture, thus preparing students to become the engineers of tomorrow.John McGrane, Microchip Technology Inc. John Magrane is the Technical Training Manager, America for Microchip Technology Inc. in which he manages live customer training programs thought the America. He has twenty-five years experience in the electronics field in positions that include hardware and software design, manufacturing and test management and field applications engineering management

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Maher, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University; John Kevern, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Kathleen O'Shea

adults in transition: Linking Schlossberg’s theory with practice in a diverse world. New York: Springer.Asgari, S., Trajkovic, J., Rahmani, M., Zhang, W., Lo, R. C., & Sciortino, A. (2021). An observational study of engineering online education during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One, 16(4), e0250041.Baltà-Salvador, R., Olmedo-Torre, N., Peña, M., & Renta-Davids, A. I. (2021). Academic and emotional effects of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic on engineering students. Education and information technologies, 26(6), 7407-7434.Chierichetti, M. (2020, November). Understanding the role that non-academic factors play on students’ experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 IFEES World

Conference Session

Potpourri - Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Sandra English, Cleveland State University; Hannah Rosen, Cleveland State University; Anette M. Karlsson, Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Veterans

Invisible Key actor in Diversity Planning Efforts in Higher Education," Planning for Higher Education Journal, V44N4 July-September {kjfnbvnbvbv{ 2016 [online]. Available www.scup.org/phe. [Accessed Nov. 8, 2017] • [3] The National Academies Press, "Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads," [online]. Available http://nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12984. [Accessed Nov. 8, 2017]Contact InformationSandra English, Sr. ManagerCenter for Engineering Experiential Learnings.l.english@csuohio.eduAnnette Karlsson, Dean for Washkewicz College of Engineeringa.karlsson@csuohio.eduHannah Rosen, Coordinator Engineering Student Programs

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helga Alexander, Keithley Instruments Inc

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

important in today’s technology-driven global economy.Engineers with a background in metrology will perform better in their chosen careers asdesigners of tomorrow’s measurement equipment because they know the needs of theircustomers, maybe better than the customers themselves. Unfortunately, many test equipmentpurchasers do not know what type of calibration they need until the day they get audited and findthat they do not comply with their industry’s standards. By understanding internationalmetrology requirements, engineers will choose calibration methods that are acceptedinternationally, and they will save their companies money by saving redesign, rework, orrecalibration costs. These knowledgeable engineers add value for which their companies

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell R. Barton; Robert P. Smith; José L. Zayas; Craig A. Nowack

York,1995.17. Urban, Glen L., and John R. Hauser, Design and Marketing of New Products, Prentice Hall,Englewood Cliffs, N. J., 1993.Biographical InformationROBERT P. SMITH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering completed his Ph.D.at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management in 1992. He joined the University of Washington IndustrialEngineering Department after a post-doctoral fellowship at the Cranfield Institute of Technology in the U.K. Hisresearch and teaching are in the area of engineering design management. He is a registered professional engineer.RUSSELL R. BARTON is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and ManufacturingEngineering at Penn State. His research and teaching are in process and

Conference Session

Career Development for Engineering Professionals

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

each year were surveyed. Participants were also asked for their CEE preferencessuch as which types of courses (technical, management, EH&S, legal, other) they would prefermore of and what was their preferred delivery format (face to face, hybrid, online). Thisinformation should be invaluable to those developing curricula and designing and deliveringcontinuing professional development for engineers.IntroductionThe need for CEE has been well-documented [1]. Continuing education is critical for workingengineers because of the breadth of processes and equipment they design and use and because ofrapid changes in technology [2]. For example, plant engineers take courses to learn how tooperate different types of equipment specific to their

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John M. Mativo, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, he investigates best ways to expand cutting edge technologies to the workforce. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Critical Thinking in Manufacturing Engineering Education AbstractAccording to A.B. Steyn, engineering education cannot be solely based on memorization andtechnical calculation. It is imperative that the engineering students develop critical thinking skillsfor better understanding and reasoning of problems they may face professionally in the future.Critical thinking is the process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/orevaluating information obtained by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering.ResultsThough parents were invited to participate in the study if they taught engineering to theirchildren, a majority (88%) stated that they don’t do such explicitly. “We've made comments in passing or in conversation, but we haven't really had an explicit conversation yet about what it means to be an engineer.” “We didn't really make a conscious effort to do that [teach engineering].”Instead the parents mentioned that they wanted their children exposed to broaderconcepts such as science and technology. They didn’t necessarily want to limit theirchild’s learning to engineering concepts. “I wouldn't say [I've exposed him] engineering directly, but more via science and technology.” “I wasn't trying to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Carr

problems that require them to integrate multiple academic areas in order to reach a solution. Engineering case studies are used where appropriate."Engineering Design and Communications" (GEN ENG 106-1,2 plusENGLISH 106-1,2) This two-quarter course combines developing enhanced skills in writing with doing design, as one of the hallmark intellectual skills common to everybody who is an effective engineer. The central activity in each of the two quarters is the development, to the level of a full prototype, of a new technology that somebody wants. Students do these projects in teams of 4±1. Instruction is done jointly by faculty from McCormick and the Weinberg College of Arts and Science's Writing

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-3218: ELICITING STUDENTS’ INTERPRETATIONS OF ENGI-NEERING REPRESENTATIONSDr. Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry is an Assistant Professor in the College of Technology and Innovation, Department of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned a B.S. in materials science engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in chemistry and engineering education respectively. His research interests include student conceptions, engineering epistemological beliefs, self-efficacy, and service-learning.Dr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Ann F. McKenna is Chair of the Department of Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dominic Halsmer

2004-473 Electronic Portfolio for Assessment of Engineering Dominic M. Halsmer, PhD, PE, Professor, Chair Engineering and Physics Department Oral Roberts University 7777 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74171 918-495-6935 dhalsmer@oru.eduAbstractIn an effort to continuously improve the quality of education in the general engineering programat Oral Roberts University, a new tool known as Electronic Portfolio or e-Portfolio has beenimplemented as the primary data

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry O'Connor; Dan Dimitriu

Session 2004-1266 GETTING AN EDGE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Jerry O’Connor, Dan G. Dimitriu Physics, Engineering, and Architecture Department San Antonio CollegeThis paper is based on a work in progress, sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation,that was initiated to address the need for more college graduates who are prepared for careers inengineering, science, and technology related fields. The work involves a new program that wasdesigned to increase high school students’ awareness of and sustain their interest in the study ofengineering and to provide them with the knowledge, skills

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Chaloupka; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

Febiger, Philadelphia, PA 1996.6. Adams, Gene, Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual, W.C.B. McGraw Hill, NY, 1998.7. Cameron, J.R., J.G. Skofronick, and R.M. Grant, Physics of the Body, 2nd edition, Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI, 1999.8. Ruch, T.C. and H.D. Patton (eds.), Physiology and Biophysics, 19th edition, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pa 1965.Biographical Information Stephanie Farrell is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. She received herB.S. in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania, her MS in 1992 from Stevens Institute of Technology, and herPh.D. in 1996 from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Rowan in September, 1998, she was afaculty member in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sutharin Pathomvanich; Fazil Najafi

an educational and occupational Page 6.644.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationrequirement in the globally interdependent world [2]. Most foreign students are attracted touniversities in the United States because of their prestige, advancement in technologies, and theEnglish language used in the classroom environment. Since most students learn English as aforeign language in their schools, it is natural that they will attend those institutions that offer thestudy abroad program.In the

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-1455: OBSERVATIONS FROM AN ENGINEERING WRITINGPROJECTMicah Hale, University of Arkansas Dr. Hale is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include concrete materials and structural concrete design.Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas Richard A. Coffman is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering (geotechnical emphasis) at the Uni- versity of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rick received his bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2002, his masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, and his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2009. Rick

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Ray; John Farris

organization is outlined. Additionally, examples oflecture and laboratory sessions are included.1.0 IntroductionEngineering graphics courses have been a cornerstone of most engineering programs in theUnited States for several decades. Over the past few years much attention has been focused onthe paradigm shift from teaching 2D drafting skills to 3D solid modeling in first-year engineeringcurriculums1,2. With the advent of 3D solid modeling software such as Mechanical Desktop,Pro/E, and Solidworks, more schools are integrating this approach in their engineering graphicscourses3 . Another reason for the transition is the demand from industry that their engineersunderstand such technology. Such an approach allows schools to integrate engineering design