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Project-Focused Redesign of a First-Year Engineering Design Course for CAD and CAM in a Modern Era

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The evolution and widespread presence of advanced computing has created avenues for incorporating more advanced modeling techniques into the classroom at an earlier stage of the engineering educational timeline.Since many students are now already well-versed in using technology in the classroom to enhance technical concepts, it is possible to guide students to more broad and advanced applications of computer aided design.Additionally, with the constant innovation of cheap, accessible rapid prototyping devices, it is now easier than ever to introduce students to manufacturing and prototyping to reinforce concepts and visualize the consequences of their design decisions.However, identifying outdated aspects of the course to be substituted with their modern counterparts can be challenging.In this paper, we describe the decisions made to create a more advanced design environment in an introductory-level engineering design and graphics course without losing critical engineering design foundations.This includes building a project-based curriculum focused on computer aided design of a product with considerations for multiple manufacturing methods, including 3D printing, laser cutting, and injection molding.

Source: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--43971

Authors: Barbara Groh, Christopher Rylander, Michael Cullinan, Dipankar Behera

Institutions: The University of Texas at Austin, American Society For Engineering Education

Language: English

Topic: Engineering Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Architecture

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4391615192