Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Page 12.1594.2introducing visualization technologies at university locations. 3A number of funding models exist for these visualization centers, both for initial startup andcontinuing support. These models reflect unique local legislative, economic, and educationalfactors: state appropriations, internal institutional funds, one-time economic development funds,sponsorships by technology providers, partnerships (industry, military, and government), andongoing funding through research grants (NSF, NASA, DOD). For example, the Center forVisualization and Virtual Environments in the state of Kentucky (www.vis.uky.edu/) has used acombination of public and private funds to establish their facility.Visualization techniques such as modeling, simulation

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

best understanding of the concepts that were taught and allof the items that will be used to assess the student performance in the class have been submitted.If the course outcomes were assessed during the last week of classes, the students may still beunsure of one or more topics. However, by the day of the final exam, the student should havetheir best grasp of the material.Table 2 summarizes the average of the scores given by the students for Fall 2006. Except for ascore of 2.9, most of the scores are well above 3.0. The student assessments reflect that theyhave a good grasp of how to design and analyze linkages and of the concepts associated withlinkages. The lower scores are associated with the mathematical derivations presented in theclass

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, reflections, sophisticated shading, etc. So why to do a render that is specifically Page 12.392.2intended to be non-photorealistic?Non-photorealistic renderings are commonly used today as architectural drawings done withtraditional media such as watercolor, oil, and markers. These drawings can suggest detailwithout going through the tedious work of creating all of that detail in a modeling application.These drawings can also leave some areas empty and let the viewer’s imagination take over atfilling in any missing detail. This type of render can generate a feeling of being more immersedfrom the viewer since they are filling some of the details

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Hriso, East Tennessee State University; W. Andrew Clark, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

: (423) 979-3158 Fax: (423) 979-3160 Email: Hriso@etsu.edu W. Andrew Clark Associate Professor of Technology East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology Engineering Design Graphics Division Page 12.1203.2 Project Management through Experiential LearningAbstractClassroom-based projects are insufficient, in of themselves, when preparing students forpositions in the digital media field today. David Kolb and Roger Fry argue that effective learningentails the possession of four different abilities: concrete experience, reflective observation,abstract conceptualization and active