Abstract: A strong emphasis on active learning, integration of hands-on activities, and design projects into course curriculum have been shown to significantly enhance and deepen understanding of concepts in the course. Many higher education institutions across the United States are increasingly incorporating three-dimensional (3D) printing technology into their course curriculum to nurture their students’ creativity. 3D printing is a manufacturing method in which solid 3D objects are printed layer by layer from raw materials. This article presents our efforts to integrate 3D printing technology into our pre-engineering and physics courses at University of North Georgia (UNG) Gainesville campus. UNG is a regional multi-campus university and premier senior military college positioned in the fastest-growing region of Georgia, USA. Pre-engineering and physics students from the UNG Gainesville campus took part in a semester long design project that utilized 3D printing technologies. Most of the students who took part in this design projects had no or limited experience with both Computer-Aided Design (CAD) modeling as well as 3D printing technology. But despite having limited prior experience, all student indicated a relatively high interest in learning more about 3D printing technology.

Keywords: CAD Modelling, Design Projects, 3D Printing.

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2020.7910