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Dimensional Tolerances: Back to the Basics
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Devine, K. L. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2012
Students often have difficulty grasping the principles of dimensional tolerances and frequently fail to recognize that dimensioning practice has a significant impact on the tolerance of part features. This observation may be attributed to several factors, not the least of which are changes in prior student education and life experiences and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Experiential Learning, Group Activities
Engineering Graphics Courses in the Light of the National Qualifications Framework
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Gorska, R. A. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2012
In recent years major changes have been introduced into the system of higher education in the common European Higher Educational Area (EHEA). On account of the Bologna Process the EHEA is leading to greater compatibility and comparability of the systems of higher education and is making it easier for learners to be mobile and for institutions to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Blended Learning
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