Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

-face teams and virtual teams.Materials Available to StudentsAvailable to online and traditional students were the syllabus, Power Point slides, class notes (lectureoutlines), textbook publication website, and Internet resources. The online class was identical to thetraditional class except for the addition of discussion board assignments for the online students.RequirementsTwo tests were scheduled for the class along with homework assignments, small projects and a finaldesign project. As part of their course grade, the online students only were required to post relevantmaterials on the bulletin board weekly. The tests and other work were almost identical in both sessionstaught by the same instructor with minor variations in the exams. The

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Roy T.R. McGrann

lays the foundation for educating students in engineering design. In the course,design education includes methodologies of design, 6 validation of results, and optimization throughproject work.The details of the course, as well as lectures and videos, have been described in a previous paper. 7 Insummary, the learning objectives of the course (as stated in the syllabus) are that the student should: (I) Develop a proficiency in solid modeling using Pro/Engineer, (II) Develop the ability to use Pro/Engineer as a design tool, (III) Be able to perform dynamic simulation using Pro/Mechanism, (IV) Understand the theoretical basis of finite element analysis (FEA) and perform limited, simple analysis with Pro/Mechanica Structure, (V

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vicki V. May

and get students to searchand organize the information for themselves, an exercise that I hope will promote greaterlearning.Class Wiki DescriptionBelow is an introduction to the class notes/wiki that I put on the course syllabus: The textbook has always been a struggle – I have yet to find the perfect textbook to complement this course (someday I’ll find the time to write my own – but then I fear you’ll only be exposed to one perspective). So… through the term we will create our own set of class notes based on lectures, discussions, and outside resources. Everyone in the class will collaborate to create the class notes, which you will be allowed to use for quizzes and the final exam. I am confident that by synthesizing