Engineering Design Graphic Journal (ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education)
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Adaptive Comparative Judgment for Polytechnic Transformation: Assessment across the Curriculum
Get PDFThe authors are investigating potential applications of adaptive comparative judgment (ACJ) across numerous environments and learning scenarios within the Purdue Polytechnic Institute as part of Purdue’s efforts to transform the undergraduate learning experience. Six courses or program areas were selectedfor the study, involving a wide variation in subjects, subject matter, and assessment artifacts. The authors anticipate that positive results from these pilot studies will encourage broader and deeper applications of ACJ in the Purdue Polytechnic, across Purdue University, and in other academic institutions. Results from these scenarios will be disseminated in future conferences and scholarly journals
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Integrating Creative Thinking and Innovation into a Graphical Communications Course
Get PDFNationwide, leaders in business and industry have increasingly acknowledged the importance of entre¬preneurship. Several areas of the country showcase the importance of entrepreneurship such as Silicon Valley in California where a large number of start-up companies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are located. To meet the needs of business and industry, institutions of higher educa¬tion prepare students for future employment by offering rigorous and relevant coursework in areas such as entrepreneurship. Collegiate faculty and staff can use fundamental engineering courses to instill an en¬trepreneurial mindset – a set of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that drive innovation – in their students. This paper will explore an open-ended team project within a freshman-level engineering graphics course in which instructors encourage an entrepreneurial mindset in students. The goal of the course project is to develop engineering students’ critical thinking and innovation skills while preparing them for their future professions. An end-of-semester course-wide poster competition allowed students to practice teamwork as well as innovative thinking and communication skills
Message from the Chair - "Many 'Drops' of Service"
No full textAt the time of this writing, we have just finished the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. What a great time we had! The Engineering Design Graphics technical sessions were (as always) informative, professional, and enlightening. There were presentations on teaching CAD for advanced modeling tasks, utilizing online teaching resources, augmented reality, spatial ability, and visualization skills, among others. It was refreshing to see two significant presentations on sketching/freehand drawing, and the continued recognition of the importance of this skill set in the design and problem solving processes. Reflecting the overall emphasis of being on the cutting edge, the presentations, example, and discussion on distance education in graphics instruction were impressive. Of course, there were executive committee and division business meetings to discuss the structure and bylaws of the division – items that will impact the future of who we are and what we do. We continued the discussion on a potential name change for the division, and will have more feedback as we wrap up that item before the end of the year. The new Division Chair, Tim Sexton, will be a great leader, and it promises to be an exciting year for us under his tenure! The awards banquet was outstanding. Frank Croft, Mike Stewart, and Jim Leach truly did an outstanding job in getting the conference program and venues established. The highlight of the conference for me was the banquet awards presentations. Our Distinguished Service Award recipient was Ron Paré, and he presented a very interesting and moving look back at some of the luminaries who helped establish and lead the Division through the past decades. His presentation caused me to pause and reflect on my insignificant contribution to the Division over the past decade – surely a small ‘drop’ in a large ocean of dedicated service by so many! As I pondered on this awhile longer though, the thought occurred to me that every great ocean is made up of uncounted millions of small drops. As I looked around me at the banquet, I saw, even in that small setting, individuals who have contributed many, many ‘drops’ of service over the years in many Division positions, on many committees, and in classrooms and laboratories around the world. It was quite an inspiring moment! As I close my time as Division Chair, I want to thank all of you for your efforts and commitment to the Engineering Design Graphics Division. In my humble opinion, there is not a division in the entire ASEE organization that can hold a candle to the EDGD for dedicated members – you are the best! Thank you for your support! Pat Connoll
Message from the Editor
No full textHow do we know whether we're teaching what we should be teaching and teaching it the way it should be taught? The second half of this questions is something that all of ask ourselves on a regular basis as we teach our classes. Every once in a while, we have the opportunity to ask ourselves the first half of this question. "Have we designed a course or sources that provides the right blend of technology, conceptual knowledge, and skill development to prepare our students to be successful when they graduates?" This issue of the Journal provides three articles to help us think about what we should be teaching and how we should evaluate its effectiveness. Sorby's article continues the reporting on the development of an innovative course in spatial visualization that has been in development since 1993. This article reminds us that course development is never a one-shot affair but, rather, a process of continuous quality improvement. Clark's article reports on an animation course that has been under development for five years. While many institutions do not have the luxury of offering courses outside of mainstream engineering graphics, articles such as these provide insight into the many facets of technical engineering graphics and ways in which new approaches to the topic might be implemented. Once a new course has been developed and taught, Colwell, Whittington, and Higley's article provides methods for assessing both the success of the course and, just as importantly, how well the course fits into the overall structure of your curriculum. You should be receiving ballots for Division officer elections soon in the mail. Please support your Division by completing and mailing the ballot
Message from the Editor - Welcome to the New Normal
No full textOn Aug 24, 2009, the online-only Engineering Design Graphics Journal (the Journal) was launched (see http://www.edgj.org) following an eighteen month self-study. The self-study began Feb 2, 2008 when the then Engineering Design Graphics Division Executive Committee Chair, Kathryn Holliday-Darr, issued a challenge in response to division member concerns and complaints: “…make suggestions on how to fix the problem”. One of the major concerns was for the sustainability of the Journal. Following the Feb 2, 2008 challenge, an online dialogue took place among division members regarding the immediate future of the Journal. During the division’s 2008 annual conference, a five member ad-hoc committee was formed to look into the various options for publishing an online-only journal. At the division’s 63rd annual mid-year conference, La Verne Abe Harris, the journal’s editor and the division’s director of publications, proposed adoption of Open Journal Systems (OJS) as the means for publishing the Journal based on recommendations by the five member ad-hoc committee. By the division’s 2009 annual conference, and because of support provided by East Carolina University and the availability of a graduate assistant, an OJS online-journal test site had been launched and six issues of the journal, including the two most recent issues, volume 73 numbers 1 and 2, had been posted. At the conference, I assumed responsibility as the division’s director of publications and editor of the Journal. During the division’s 64th mid-year conference, in addition to reporting that the journal had been officially launched following secession of testing, it was reported that a total of 27 issues of the journal had been posted. Prior to the publication of volume 73, all issues of the Journal were printed and physically mailed to those entitled to issues. As well, and up through the last issue published, volume 73 number 2, all manuscripts were submitted as attachments to an email message and the editorial process was handled by means of emailing attachments: a rather cumbersome process at the very least. Key to the successful production of any journal in transition includes ensuring authors can continue negotiating the submission, editorial, and publication process; reviewers can continue evaluating manuscripts; and editors can continue working with authors and reviewers with relative ease. For this reason, the Journal is presently pursuing a blended approach to publishing the journal. A successful transition will involve getting authors and reviewers trained and acclimated to the new normal of the fully online process. A year will be set aside to complete this transition. That is, for the next year or so, the Journal will continue accepting manuscripts the old fashion way and reviewers will continue receiving manuscripts for review the old fashion way. However, authors and reviewers will be encouraged to use the system. Delivery of the Journal however will be online. During this one year period, it’s anticipated that authors and reviewers will transition to the new normal. I look forward to working with the members of the division, encourage authors to check out our site and submit their manuscripts, and welcome inputs that will help us succeed in this endeavor. Your willingness to negotiate the new normal will ensure our success
