Collaborative Research: Assessing the Effect of Contextual Exercises on Student Adoption of Expert CAD Modeling Techniques

这一工程教育研究项目旨在了解专家如何在计算机辅助设计(CAD)中建立工程产品和系统的模型。通过借鉴设计和使用CAD工具的行业专业知识，该项目将研究如何向学生传授可在CAD平台之间轻松迁移的CAD技能，从而帮助创建一支更有效的工程工作队伍。该项目的更广泛的意义和重要性源于这样一个事实，即计算机辅助设计在许多工程学科中是一项基本技能，学生应成为这些学科的CAD专家。该项目还邀请了一家以少数族裔为主的机构的学生，以确保这些发现可以广泛应用于各种工程项目。该项目与NSF的战略目标重叠，即通过培养一支具有新能力和专业知识的工程队伍来改造边境。此外，NSF为社会创新的目标是通过支持创新学习系统的发展而实现的。

This engineering education research project seeks to understand how experts model engineered products and system in computer aided design (CAD). By drawing from expertise from industry that both design and uses CAD tools, the project will investigate how to teach students CAD skills that can readily transfer between CAD platforms, thus helping create a more effective engineering workforce.The broader significance and importance of this project stems from the fact that computer aided design is a fundamental skill in many engineering disciplines, where students are expected to become CAD experts. The project also engages students from a predominately minority institution in order to make sure the findings can be broadly applied across a wide spectrum of engineering programs. This project overlaps with NSF's strategic goals of transforming the frontiers through preparation of an engineering workforce with new capabilities and expertise. Additionally NSF's goal of innovating for society is enabled by supporting the development of innovative learning systems.