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Chen, Angela – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The ability to print a 3-D object may sound like science fiction, but it has been around in some form since the 1980s. Also called rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing, the idea is to take a design from a computer file and forge it into an object, often in flat cross-sections that can be assembled into a larger whole. While the printer on…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Campuses, Intellectual Property
Rouse, Sharon M. – Online Submission, 2012
(Purpose) The purpose of this paper was to examine the issues associated with bringing new technology into the classroom, in particular, the vocational/technical classroom. (Methodology) A new Haas 5 axis vertical Computer Numerical Control machining center was purchased to update the CNC machining curriculum at a community college and the process…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Computer Software, Computers, Educational Technology
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Harris, La Verne Abe; Meyers, Frederick – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2007
Graphical plans for construction of machinery and architecture have evolved over the last 6,000 years beginning from hieroglyphics to drawings on printable media, from the "Golden Age" of engineering graphics to the innovation of computer graphics and prototyping. The evolution of engineering design graphics as a profession has also evolved. Years…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Drafting, Engineering, Educational Technology
Winchip, Susan – 1990
Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and Computer Assisted Manufacturing (CAM) are emerging technologies now being used in home economics and interior design applications. A microcomputer in a computer network system is capable of executing computer graphic functions such as three-dimensional modeling, as well as utilizing office automation packages to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Facilities Management
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Thaller, Manfred – Historical Methods, 1995
Discusses new developments in digitizing manuscripts. Introduces four categories describing level of detail for digital images in historical information systems. These are illustrative, readable, Paleographic quality, and enhanceable. Examines traditional architecture, tagged manuscripts, and approaches to full-text integration. (MJP)
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education
Batt, Rosemary; Christopherson, Susan; Rightor, Ned; Van Jaarsveld, Danielle – 2001
A study was made of the labor market issues facing professionals and employers in the new media industry, an industry that combines elements of computing technology, telecommunications, and content to create products and services that can be used interactively by consumers and business owners. The study was carried out through a Web-based survey…
Descriptors: Adults, College Graduates, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College. – 1995
This document, which is intended for technology educators in Mississippi, outlines a technology discovery course in which a modular instruction approach allows ninth graders to experience various workplace technologies within four career cluster areas: agriculture/natural resources technology, business/marketing technology, health/human services…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Aerospace Industry, Agricultural Occupations, Behavioral Objectives