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Course Experiences That Promote and Inhibit Human-Centered Design
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Elizabeth A. Sanders; Molly H. Goldstein; Justin L. Hess – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
Engineers contribute to large-scale socio-technical challenges, and human-centered design offers a design thinking approach that helps engineers develop a thorough understanding of the socio-technical effects of their design work. Thus, effective strategies for assessing and teaching human-centered design are needed. This study aimed to identify…
Descriptors: Course Content, Human Factors Engineering, Student Experience, Instructional Design
Spatial Ability Improvement and Curriculum Content
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Connolly, Patrick E. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2009
There has been a significant history of research on spatial ability and visualization improvement and related curriculum content presented by members of the Engineering Design Graphics Division over the past decade. Recently, interest in this topic has again been heightened thanks to the work of several division members on research such as the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Visualization, Spatial Ability, Engineering Education
A Curriculum Model: Engineering Design Graphics Course Updates Based on Industrial and Academic Institution Requirements
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Meznarich, R. A.; Shava, R. C.; Lightner, S. L. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2009
Engineering design graphics courses taught in colleges or universities should provide and equip students preparing for employment with the basic occupational graphics skill competences required by engineering and technology disciplines. Academic institutions should introduce and include topics that cover the newer and more efficient graphics…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Drafting, Technology Education, College Instruction
A Longitudinal Evaluative Study of Student Difficulties with Engineering Graphics
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Potter, Charles; Van Der Merwe, Errol; Kaufman, Wendy; Delacour, Julie – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2006
We have previously reported in this journal that spatial ability influences academic performance in engineering. We have also reported that spatial ability is trainable, and can be increased through instruction focused on using perception and mental imagery in three-dimensional representation. In this article, we present the results of a…
Descriptors: Imagery, Academic Achievement, Course Content, Program Effectiveness
Drafting the Basics
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Lamb, Carol M.; Kurtanich, David G. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2007
This paper outlines the work in progress undertaken by the School of Engineering Technology faculty to identify, assess, and develop a course to address the depth and breadth of drafting/plan preparation and plan reading skills required by the various engineering technology programs offered at Youngstown State University. The methodology used to…
Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Engineering, Student Evaluation, Science Tests
A Survey of Former Drafting & Engineering Design Technology Students. Summary Findings of Respondents District-Wide.
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Glyer-Culver, Betty – 2002
In fall 2001 staff of the Los Rios Community College District Office of Institutional Research collaborated with occupational deans, academic deans, and faculty to develop and administer a survey of former Drafting and Engineering Design Technology students. The survey was designed to determine how well courses had met the needs of former drafting…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Course Content, Drafting