Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Deborah Hwang; D. Blandford

. Genalo, L., et al. Toying with Technology : Mobile Robots and High School Interns. Proceedings of the 1997ASEE Annual Conference, June 1997.3. Berg, R. & Turbak, F. Wellesley College CS115/PHY115 Robotic Design Studio. URL:www.wellesley.edu/Physics/robots/studio.html4. Kumar, D. & Meeden, L. A Robot Laboratory for Teaching Artificial Intelligence. Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE-98), February, 1998. Also availableat URL: mainline.brynmawr.edu/Robots/ResourceKit/Paper.html5. Kumar, D. & Meeden, L. A Robot Laboratory for Teaching Artificial Intelligence Resource Kit. URL:mainline.brynmawr.edu/Robots/ResourceKit6. Beer, R. Chiel, H. & Drushel, R.. Using Autonomous

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Martin W. Weiser, Eastern Washington University, Engineering and Design Department; Hani S. Saad, Eastern Washington University; Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

design, and biomechanics. Dr. Saad received his high school education in Lebanon. His BS and MS were received from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. The emphasis of his master’s dissertation was on a finite element analysis of a solder joint under thermal loading. Dr. Saad received his PhD from Washington State University in Pullman, WA. His research focused on the energy dissipation function of an abrasive water jet cutting through steel. In addition to this, Dr. Saad has taught a vast number of engineering classes at many institutions and is currently teaching, among other classes, Statics, Strength of Materials, Dynamics and Senior Capstone at Eastern Washington University. Professor Durfee received his BS

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

often aconsequence of our reaction to failures1. Hazard analysis which relies on engineering practiceand judgment to identify, classify, and manage risk has continued to have an important role inforeseeing and preventing critical system failure2, 3 . Failure’s role in engineering; including itsvalue in design, design revisions and failure as a source of engineering judgment has beenstudied4, 5. The continued failure of important complex systems has led to assess the question asto how the systems fail despite everything thought to be necessary in the way of process beingdone6.Several engineering curriculums do offer courses based on either laboratories or case studies tounderstand the importance of failures in design as a teaching aid7, 8, 9, 10

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Luces Faulkenberry

Hilton Hotel, add more people, and an I-web forum forthe group would be very helpful to find our more about what other schools are doing.3. What are some topics that you would like to hear an expert in the area speak on at the nextmeeting? Responses: is anyone providing IPC certification? What software is being used?;electronic fusion control; the same areas; ideas on teaching techniques and setting up laboratoriesand laboratory experiences; and how to organize all area electrical and electronics teachers intoone body with unified ideas and goals.4. Please list an area or two you think the schools represented here could profit by working ontogether. Responses: because of our diversity we could list all of the areas being taught to betterserve

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ram Mohan; Siamack Shirazi; Ovadia Shoham; Mei Zhuang; Marilyn Amey; Krishnamurthy Jayaraman; Keith Wisecarver; George Chase; Ed Evans; Charles Petty; Andre Bernard

from nine laboratories at Michigan State University, The University of Akron, and theUniversity of Tulsa. The objective of the program is to teach undergraduate and graduate studentspractical use of multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD).The impact of multiphase flow research on solving practical engineering problems is an integralpart of the learning experience. Industrial participants in the project provide specific designproblems related to emerging technologies. Specific projects suggested by the industrial sponsorsfor the first cycle are: Performance of a large tank separator (Chevron), Optimization of designand operation of degassing tanks (Dow Chemical), Optimization and Comparison of hydrocycloneshapes (Krebs Engineers), Mixing

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

and Motorolarespectively, with the help of our other industry partners. The design phase of this project wasjust completed and the construction has begun. First level completion is scheduled for October of1998. The teaching factory will be utilized to teach semiconductor-processing classes to ASUEast and CGCC students and those from other institutions on demand. It will also be used as atraining facility for industry employees.CGCC has developed excellent physical and biological sciences laboratories located on theWilliams Campus, for joint use of students from both institutions. CGCC is presently using theexisting microelectronics laboratory on ASU Main to teach their semiconductor-processingcourse that was jointly developed by ASU East and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank T. Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

University in December 2002. His research has been funded by the NSF, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the US Army. He has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s CAREER award, the American Society of Engineer- ing Education (ASEE) Mechanics Division Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnson Jr. Outstanding New Educator Award, the 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Stevens Alumni Association, and the 2006 Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor Award from Stevens.Hong 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

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; F. Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

AC 2011-517: PROJECT-BASED RESIDENCY COURSE FOR ONLINEGRADUATE PROGRAMBimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M UniversityDr. F. Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University Dr. Barry Lawrence holds the Leonard and Valerie Bruce Leadership Chair, the Program Director of the Industrial Distribution Program, Director of the Thomas and Joan Read Center, and Director of the Global Supply Chain Laboratory at Texas A&M University. As a faculty member of the Industrial Distribution Program he is involved in graduate, undergraduate, and professional continuing education teaching activities, funded research projects, publications and in- dustry presentations. His teaching activities surround classes in manufacturer/distributor

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel López Gaxiola, Michigan Technological University; Daniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Desheng Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey S. Allen, Michigan Technological University; John T. Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Barry D. Solomon, Michigan Technological University; Jay Scott Meldrum Sr., Michigan Technological University; Thomas F. Edgar, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-959: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY MOD-ULES IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University Jason Keith is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his B.S.ChE from the University of Akron in 1995, and his Ph.D from the University of Notre Dame in 2001. He is the 2008 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness and Educational Scholarship as well as a 2010 inductee into the Michigan Technological University Academy of Teaching Excellence. His current research interests include reactor stability, al- ternative energy, and engineering education. He is active within

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Ruiz; Michael E. Gorman; Phil Weilerstein

provides an overview and profile of twocourses developed under a program which provides support for the development of newapproaches to engaging students with innovation by providing opportunities for thecreation of new products and ventures as part of the educational experience.The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) is an independentinterdisciplinary educational program supported by The Lemelson Foundation to fosterand promote the teaching of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship by facilitatingand supporting collaborative learning structures at colleges and universities nationwide.A major focus of the NCIIA has been engineering education. The two undergraduateengineering programs described here illustrate the

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

instruction in Strength of Materials courses involve explanation of theoryand reinforcement of the underlying concepts through laboratory demonstration and homeworkproblems. Some of the other techniques used to supplement these methods typically focus onvisualization through computer animation. This paper describes an attempt at integration ofthese methods with rapid prototyping as an instructional tool for one section of students in orderto enhance their understanding of concepts. It is anticipated that future students in all sections ofthe Strength of Materials course will experience this improvement to their learning process.Several hands-on experiments were developed to enhance the student’s understanding of theory.Students were given problems

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2395: COLLECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDavid Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. David S. Cochran Managing Partner System Design, LLC. Dr. Cochran is one of the world’s authorities on production and enterprise systems engineering and supply chain techniques and technologies. As an MIT Mechanical Engineering faculty professor (1995-2003), he established the Production System Design (PSD) Laboratory at MIT (1995). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Shingo Prize (1989 and 2002) for manufacturing excellence for his work in the design of effective “lean” systems. He also received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Josephson; Nader Vahdat; K.C. Kwon

materials science Senior Year – process control, senior design project, senior laboratory, technical chemicalengineering electives such as petroleum operationsStudents would learn programming skills during their freshman year and make active use of theirskills in isolated instances throughout the remainder of their undergraduate academic career. Thesenior design project would be the course most likely requiring computer programmingexpertise.During the 1980s and 1990s the computing resources available to chemical engineeringundergraduates expanded dramatically. Universities began requiring that all students have theirown personal computer (Drexel started this practice in 19832). Even those universities that didn’thave this requirement

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Myrna Swanberg; Daniel Solarek; Allen Rioux

Engineering Technology (CSET).This paper is not about the many issues related to teaching an effective distance learning class,rather it is about how to start, grow, and manage a distance-learning program in an engineeringtechnology department with limited departmental and institutional resources.IntroductionThe Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CSET) program began at The University ofToledo in January of 1999. It is a four-year Bachelor of Science degree offered through theDepartment of Engineering Technology, which is one of six academic departments within theCollege of Engineering. The program has been accredited by the Technology AccreditationCommission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 111Market

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright @2024, American Society for Engineering Education 2communication skills are important for engineers and value activities that mimic authenticcommunications they will encounter in industry. 6 And of course, industry continues to shareconcerns about engineering students’ communication readiness for effective employment. 7,8Interventions and Training for Engineers’ Technical Communication AbilitiesThe importance of communication ability is well accepted, and there has been a great deal ofeffort to utilize interventions and unique teaching strategies to teach

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin; Keith Johnson; Craig Leendert

Copyright ©2023, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 455Thus, opensource textbooks can be adapted to fit an instructor’s version of the course, and OERscan be incorporated in such adaptations.This work in progress paper describes redesigning three E/ET CAD courses with OER materials.The instructors who teach the courses are involved in this OER project and will implement OERsupported courses in Spring 2023. Use of free and open course materials will eliminate the costand access barrier in the first day of the class leveling the playing field for all students. OERbased CAD courses will send a positive signal to the students that the professor and

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Eric Granlund; Sohail Anwar

. This manuscript describes the instructional approach used to teach this project-based capstone engineering design course. Detailed information regarding the activities conducted in MET 210W is provided. Finally, the assessment techniques used in this course are described.IntroductionThe engineering education community has shown increasing interest in project-basedlearning approaches. The benefits of project-based learning include enhanced studentparticipation in the learning process, enhanced communication skills, addressing of awider set of learning styles, and the promotion of critical thinking.1 The authors feel thatthe use of engineering design and analysis projects provide students with a wider contextto the material

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

M. A. Karim P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE, M.ASEE, University of West Florida

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

., “The Role of Attendance in Student Engagement in Engineering Education,” J. Eng. Educ., 2020.[5] S. Kumar et al., “Attendance and Performance in Laboratory Courses: A Case Study in Environmental Engineering,” J. Eng. Technol., 2019.[6] M. Davis et al., “Impact of Hybrid Course Delivery on Student Attendance in Engineering Programs,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., 2021.[7] T. Robinson et al., “Teaching Quality vs. Attendance: Which Has a Greater Impact on Student Performance?,” J. High. Educ. Res., 2022.[8] M. A. Karim, “Hybrid and Online Synchronous Delivery of Environmental Engineering During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study on Perception, Attitude, and Assessment,” Eur. J. STEM Educ., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 01–11, Feb. 2021.[9

Conference Session

Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cody Mann, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Hanegmon; Anthony Venditto; Katherine Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Frankie Wood-Black; Liz Cox; Michelle Soledad, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Paper ID #36767Building Partnerships to Bridge the Transfer Gap andIncrease Student SuccessCody Mann (Director of Bell Program Operations and Facilitators)Andrew HanegmonMichelle Soledad (Assistant Professor) Michelle Soledad is an Assistant Professor in the Iron Range Engineering - Bell Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She holds degrees in Electrical Engineering (BS, MEngg) from the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, Philippines, and in Engineering Education (Ph.D.) from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include teaching and learning experiences in fundamental engineering courses, and data

Conference Session

Technical Session 4 - Paper 1: Valuable Professional Learning and Development Activities for Black STEM Postdoctoral Scholars

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Tammy Michelle McCoy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Kathryn Joan Watson, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Kathryn Elizabeth Starkey, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

began working as Co-PI on another NSF-funded study to reduce barriers in the hiring of underrepresented racial minority faculty in data science and data engineering fields.Dr. Tammy Michelle McCoy, Georgia Institute of Technology Tammy M. McCoy is the TA Development and Future Faculty Specialist for the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this capacity, she works closely with graduate students and postdoctoral scholars interested in pursuing careers in college teaching through teaching assistant (TA) training and support, academic career development programs, and training and certification in college teaching. Specifically, she teaches courses and facilitates workshops to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Kaitlyn Pigeon, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs

, engineeringstudents who have not yet bridged the gap between general writing and engineering writing areat a disadvantage when writing emails and reports, especially when employers compare thewriting of those students with the writing of engineering interns who have bridged the gap.During the first two years of study, courses such as first-year design, first-year seminar, andmeasurements laboratory are in a position to help students learn to write as an engineer. Onechallenge, though, is that many engineering and science professors in those courses struggle toteach writing principles—even when the writing is in their own discipline [8]. The struggle arisesboth from time constraints and lack of experience teaching such principles. Given that challenge,this

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown; Arturo Fuentes; Bob Freeman

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. The challenge in engineering education is to take advantage of the positiveeffects and understand and deal with the negative effects.The authors have been actively using technology to enhance engineering education and haveobserved that students often develop an expectation that learning should be easy and primarilythe responsibility of the teacher. Students, however, that make use of the new teaching tools (on-line lecture notes, simulation and modeling programs, etc.) achieve greater academic successthan would otherwise have been attainable. It is clear that students who achieve academicsuccess are the students who really learned. But who are the students that are learning in thisnew technically advanced learning environment? The authors

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Haughery, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Amy L. Kaleita, Iowa State University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

–596, 2003.[13] J. McLurkin, J. Rykowski, M. John, Q. Kaseman, and A. J. Lynch, “Using multi-robot systems for engineering education: Teaching and outreach with large numbers of an advanced, low-cost robot,” Education, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 24–33, 2013.[14] Z. Nedic, A. Nafalski, and J. Machotka, “Motivational project-based laboratory for a common first year electrical engineering course,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 379–392, 2010.[15] G. Troni and A. Abusleme, “Introduction to microbots: a hands-on, contest-driven, interdisciplinary course on mobile robot design in a developing country,” International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, vol. 50, no

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in K-12 and the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University; Martha Grover, Georgia Institute of Technology; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Robert has received over 4.4 million in external funding for educational and technical research projects. Robert’s dedication to teaching has been rewarded by receiving several educational awards including the 2006 Chester F. Carlson, 2002 Robert G. Quinn Award, 1999 Ray W. Fahien Award, 1998 Dow Outstand- ing New Faculty Award, the 2001, 1999 and 1998 Joseph J. Martin Awards, and four teaching awards. Robert is one of the founding professors of the chemical engineering program at Rowan University.Prof. Martha Grover, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is also the Director of

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12036Evaluation of RepRap 3D Printer Workshops in K-12 STEMDr. John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University As Associate Professor for Mechanical Engineering Technology since 2006 at Michigan Technological University, Dr. Irwin teaches courses in Product Design & Development, FEA and CAE Applications, Parametric Modeling, and Computer Aided Manufacturing. Research interests include STEM education, where as PI for Improving Teacher Quality grants (2010 & 2013) he has developed and implemented professional development courses for K-12 science teachers to implement inquiry-based learning while

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Steven David Wood, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

-305. 11. Sanchez, K., Magana, A. J., Sederberg, D., Richards, G., Jones, G., & Tan, H. (2013). Investigating the Impact of Visuohaptic Simulations for Conceptual Understanding in Electricity and Magnetism. Paper presented at the 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA. 12. Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Salkind, G. W., Bolyard, J., & Suh, J. M. (2013). Effective choices and practices: Knowledgeable and experienced teachers' uses of manipulatives to teach mathematics. Online Journal of Education Research, 2(2), 18-3313. Olympiou, G., & Zacharia, Z. C. (2012). Blending physical and virtual manipulatives: An effort to improve students' conceptual understanding through science laboratory

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

, technology, and health (ESTH). Oerther earned his B.A. in biological sciences and his B.S. in environmental health engineering from Northwestern University (1995), and he earned his M.S. (1998) in environmental health engineering and his Ph.D. (2002) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has completed postgraduate coursework in Microbial Ecology from the Marine Biology Laboratory, Environmental Health from the University of Cincinnati, Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University, and Public Administration from Indiana University, Bloomington. Oerther is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE, DC, MO, and OH). He is Board Certified in Environmental Engineer- ing (BCEE) by the American Academy of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Laura Bradbury, Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto

AC 2007-2268: STUDENT CURRICULUM MAPPING: A MORE AUTHENTICWAY OF EXAMINING AND EVALUATING CURRICULUMLisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey is the Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engineering Science. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the continuous improvement of the design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and implementation of teaching and learning initiatives and innovations. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto). Lisa holds a Masters in Curriculum Studies and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw

laboratory redesign or updating as frequently as yearly. The attendant financialcosts and time invested by the faculty to provide well-designed laboratory experiences canbecome overwhelming. For example, in teaching a class related to modern computer operatingsystems involving, say the Windows and Linux operating systems, it is probable that at least oneof them will go through significant changes as often as once per year, particularly if the varioustools that are used to work with them are also considered. Updating lab configurations to reflectthese changes requires changing lab computer software, and possibly hardware too.In this changing environment it is highly desirable to explore paradigms of thought andmethodologies which enable technology

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schweitzer; John Klegka

, industry accepted CAD packages. This relationship makes it easy to use themid-level CAD package as an instructional tool toward teaching the industry standard CADpackage. The instructor is still faced, however, with the task of selecting the appropriatesoftware. This paper will describe a process for selecting an optimum package from among avariety of contenders. It will also explore the use of Parametric Technologies Corporation’s(PTC) Pro/Desktop as a stepping-stone for the use of PTC’s Pro/Engineer.IntroductionIn the past few years computers have begun to dominate the Engineering Design Graphic (EDG)curriculums. The hand drawing tools of the past are rapidly being discarded in favor of 3-D solidmodeling software. A survey of EDG professional