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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kim Blair; David W. Miller; David Darmofal; Col. Peter W. Young; Doris Brodeur

Session 2202 Problem-Based Learning in Aerospace Engineering Education Doris R. Brodeur, Peter W. Young, Kim B. Blair Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractProblem-based learning is now a widespread teaching method in disciplines where studentsmust learn to apply knowledge, not just acquire it. In the undergraduate curriculum inAeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, problem-based learning and design-buildexperiences are integrated throughout the program. In an early freshman-year experience,Introduction to Aerospace and Design, students design, build, and fly radio-controlledlighter-than-air (LTA

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Louis Rivest

Multimedia Session 2793 Computer-Aided Design of Aerospace Components Tools and Implementation By Louis Rivest, Professor Department of Automated Production Engineering École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec 1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, Canada, H3C 1K3 louis.rivest@etsmtl.ca, Phone: 514-396-8984, Fax: 514-396-8595IntroductionAfter five years spent at selecting, specifying and implementing digital design tools for a largecivil aircraft manufacturer, the author became an engineering professor three

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Collaborations with Engineering Technology

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Albert Koller

1640 Aerospace Technical Education A Vision of Future Partnerships for Educational Transformation By Albert Koller, D.B.A., CM Executive Director Community Colleges for Innovative Technology TransferAbstractThe recent emphasis on education and infrastructure development for aerospace activitiesby a number of states (e.g., Florida, Texas, Alabama), the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA), and the Department of Defense (DOD) has resulted ininitiatives in workforce training, curriculum development, educational

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Brian Argrow

Session 2793 PROACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE AEROSPACE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM 2000 Brian M. Argrow Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80303-0429Abstract The inception of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Aerospace Engineering Curriculum2000 provided a unique opportunity to introduce the ProActive Philosophy for Teaching andLearning. The curriculum was reformed both in content and teaching

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Scott Eberhardt

Session 2793 Developing WEB-based tools for a General-Education course in Aerospace Scott Eberhardt Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of WashingtonAbstractWEB-based tools have been introduced into a general education engineering class. Thispaper outlines some of the tools used and shows how they impact student learning.Students were surveyed about specific tools and over 92% made use of the tools and 70%claimed that the tools helped them learn. Comments are included from both student andfaculty perspectives, and include a discussion of barriers in using WEB

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Eugene Niemi

Session 2793 Using Model Rocketry to Introduce Students to Aerospace Engineering Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. Mechanical Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA 01854Abstract This paper summarizes five years of experiences with a mini-design module intended todevelop the interest of freshmen in aerospace engineering as a career. Model rocketry was oneof several modules that students participated in during the course Introduction to

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mark Maughmer

Session 2793 The Penn State Sailplane Course Götz Bramesfeld and Mark D. Maughmer The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802AbstractSince 1989, the Department of Aerospace Engineering of The Pennsylvania State University hasoffered a special undergraduate project course that has a strong emphasis on “hands on” designand fabrication. Specifically, a group of approximately twenty-five students, freshmen throughseniors, is involved in the design and construction of high-performance sailplanes. Students canand are expected to enroll in this course for every

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Narayanan Komerath

Session 2793 Involving Students in Engineering the Infrastructure of a Space-Based Economy Narayanan Komerath School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150 Narayanan.Komerath@ae.gatech.eduAbstractMany students enter aerospace engineering with visions of participating in the humanexploration and development of Space. While we wait for national leadership towards granderobjectives, we are using a

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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Smith

Session 2202 Learner Adaptation to Digital Libraries by Engineering Students Narayanan Komerath, Marilyn Smith School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150Digital library: "A managed environment of multimedia materials in digital form, designed for the benefitof its user population, structured to facilitate access to its contents, and equipped with aids to navigatethe global network ... with users and holdings totally distributed, but managed as a coherent whole

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Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Cunningham; D. Joseph Mook

superior engineering programsfor over six years. Dozens of very well prepared European students have studied at both theDaytona Beach and Prescott Campuses through the Global E3 network in recent years;currently, four students from France, Germany and Spain are studying aerospace engineeringat ERAU.Exchange administrators must take great care with the student selection process for studythrough the Global E3 system. Language proficiency, strong grade point averages, andprogram matches are critical prerequisite items. International applicants without transcriptevidence of aeronautical or aerospace studies prior to the exchange should not be approvedfor ERAU, since limited subject knowledge would become a problem in course selection andresearch

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Milton Franke

space: Astronautical Engineering, Space Operations, andAerospace and Information Operations. The three programs are related but each one has uniqueelements to accommodate different Air Force needs. The purpose of each program, programlength, credit hours, common core courses, specialty sequence courses, and electives aredescribed in some detail. The space-related research conducted in the Department ofAeronautics and Astronautics is discussed.Introduction The United States Air Force is a mission-focused, combat-proven, decisive fighting force andits mission is “to defend the United States and protect its interests through aerospace power.”1The foundation of the force is people, and the Air Force is committed to providing education,equipment

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Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Falk

concepts.Student enrollmentOne of the successes of this class is that it has attracted a broad cross-section of students fromboth MSE and related disciplines. Students from Chemical Engineering have, in fact, made upthe majority of the students enrolled. In addition, the class has attracted students from AppliedPhysics, Physics, Macromolecular Sciences, Aerospace Engineering and MechanicalEngineering. The breakdown of the enrollment is shown in Figure 1. Two undergraduatestudents have enrolled and successfully completed the coursework. Page 7.1105.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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David W. Miller; Doris Brodeur

ofhands-on exercises where students have the opportunity to manipulate concrete objects andground abstract thought in experience. At the capstone level, a CDIO approach immersesstudents in all aspects of the lifecycle development of an engineering product, exposing them toimportant aspects of systems engineering not always experienced in conventional laboratory anddesign courses. A three-semester course sequence allowed students to develop a concept for asatellite formation flight laboratory for the International Space Station, build a high-fidelityprototype, and operate it for short periods of micro-gravity on NASA’s KC-135. In addition,students experienced stages in the evolution of an aerospace product. This paper details thisthree-semester

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bob Twiggs

demonstrated the it was practical to use small sate llites for such programs. · A real project in space was a good motivation for students. · There was interest from the aerospace industry to have new employees with a practical understanding of the requirements of space projects. · The space projects applied the courses in the master’s degree program for astronautics.Objectives of ProgramThe program at Stanford was initiated in the newly formed Space Systems DevelopmentLaboratory. The program was based on master’s degree students with some carry over into theengineer’s degree and Ph.D. mainly with Aero/Astro students, but also included graduatestudents from EE, ME, Physics and a few undergraduates. The program was for

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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Loc Vu-quoc; David Mikolaitis; Norman Fitz-Coy; R. Keith Stanfill

Session 2142 Maintaining Industry Partnerships in Integrated Product and Process Design Education Norman Fitz-Coy, David W. Mikolaitis, R. Keith Stanfill, Loc Vu-Quoc University of Florida Department of Aerospace, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science / Department of Aerospace, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Science/ Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering / Department of Aerospace, Engineering Mechanics and Engineering ScienceAbstractThe University of Florida Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) faculty have becomeexpert at teaching

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marilyn Smith

Session 2058 A Building-Block Approach to Dynamics Marilyn J. Smith School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150AbstractThe transition from memorization of formulae to the independent thinking required inengineering courses is accomplished via courses typically entitled “Statics” and/or “Dynamics”.These courses, in particular Dynamics, pose a major hurdle for some students who wish tobecome engineers. They are known at many

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

fromprofessional engineering organizations such as the American Society of MechanicalEngineers, the Society for Manufacturing Engineers, the American Institute ofAeronautics and Astronautics.II. Local and Regional ConstituencyAAMU is located in Huntsville, Alabama, a city in the far north central part of the state.This area is an internationally renowned center of expertise for space transportation,advanced missile, and electronic research and development. Some of the major industryand government agencies that are located in the area are Boeing Aerospace Company,Lockheed Martin Aerospace Company, TRW, Northrup Grumman, Chrysler Electronics,NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), the Army Aviation and Missile CommandCenter (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal

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New Programs and Textbooks in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

was initiated. The development and expansion of this new undergraduateprogram and the establishment of a new BME graduate program has been impeded by a numberof factors. To varying degrees, the past and current impediments faced have included: § A limited awareness and support for BME program development at the higher levels of university administration § Competitive pressures in the College of Engineering and the parent department (of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering) resulting in a small BME faculty size and a restricted budget for BME § Limited program visibility and muted student enthusiasm for the programs offered § A small BME graduate programThe need to rapidly achieve

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Assessing Teaching and Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Khalid El Gaidi; Diane H. Soderholm; Doris Brodeur; Dava Newman

Session 3530 Using Portfolios for Exit Assessment in Engineering Programs Doris R. Brodeur Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology is designing a portfolio assessment system to assess students' achievement ofprogram outcomes. In the past three years, the undergraduate aerospace engineeringprogram has embarked upon major curriculum reform initiatives centered on 16 programoutcomes detailed in its CDIO Syllabus. Portfolios will be organized into categoriesreflecting these outcomes. (The 16 CDIO

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Shinn

, communications, telemetry andcommand, launch, and payload. Each subsystem must be sized and materials and hardwareselected, with prices estimated and finally presented to an audience open to the entire community. Some of these subsystems require knowledge of subjects that our students (AE) are onlyintroduced to, such as power and communications.Because our aerospace engineering (AE) students have just a cursory knowledge of some of thesesubsystems, we have opened our design class to electrical engineering (EE) and computerengineering (CE) students and have had great success with interdisciplinary teams sharing theirexpertise. While the EE and CE students have a steep learning curve to understand all thedifferent spacecraft subsystems, they have been

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo; Zhengtao Deng

expertise foradvanced missile, space transportation and electronic research and development. Among theleading industry and government agencies located in this area are NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter, the Army Aviation and Missile Command Center (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal TestingCenter, The Boeing Company, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin Aerospace and manyothers associated with high-tech. endeavors. These industries and government agencies requirelarge numbers of highly trained engineers, both in the areas of manufacturing and propulsion.In 1997, the Mechanical Engineering program at AAMU was created as the results of the legaldesegregation law suit resolution in the civil case CV 83-M-1676. To respond what is importantaround north Alabama, the

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ET Student Design Teams

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2002 Annual Conference

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Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

students with diverse backgrounds from across the university.A typical design team includes students majoring in Aerospace Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance Management, AviationScience, as well as students from the College of Arts and Science majoring in non-technical/non-engineering fields.Aside from the obvious challenges of design, analysis, fabrication and flight, the team is exposedto another real-world challenge to engineering design, working in a multidiscipline design team.Students participating on the team may have dramatically differing educational and practicalbackgrounds. The methods and manners in which each individual approaches a team challenge,whether engineering, application

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

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Haitham Logman; Ronald Barr; Cynthia Finley; Michael Hagenberger

. Specifically, he focuses on applyingMonte Carlo techniques to simulate sensors fusion and decision-making for freeway incidents detection. Page 7.1046.8 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationPEGGY RIJKEN is a doctoral candidate in petroleum engineering and geosystems engineering. She investigatessubcritical fracture growth in naturally fractured reservoirs using an experimental setup and numerical model.PABLO BUENO is a doctoral candidate in aerospace engineering. His research focuses

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Voon; F.C. Lai; Chean Chin Ngo

Session 2526 A Web-Based Measurement Lab for Thermal Sciences C. C. Ngo, M. J.-F. Voon, and F. C. Lai School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019AbstractThis paper presents how multimedia technology can be implemented over the web to enhance thelearning experience of students at the University of Oklahoma in a measurement lab for thermalsciences. A web-based module has been developed to present course materials in dynamic andinteractive ways. This courseware not only

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Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

, engineering appears less and less attractive as a career path for manyqualified students.The new face of job insecurityA few decades ago, during the years of major defense system spending in the UnitedStates, the aerospace industry was characterized as an unstable job market for engineers.Major aerospace companies would compete for very large government contracts, andwould build up technical staffs to prepare preliminary designs and to show readiness tocarry out the work if selected as the prime contractor. Once a purchase decision wasmade by the procurement agency, the losing bidders would quickly shed the employeesinvolved in preparing the losing bid. But the winning bidder, needing to staff up to carryout the contract, generally provided

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2002 Annual Conference

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Chean Chin Ngo; Feng Chyuan Lai

Session 1433 Web-Based Thermodynamics Tables Wizard C. C. Ngo and F. C. Lai School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019AbstractIn the study of Thermodynamics, looking up thermodynamics properties from tables has been anessential skill that students need to acquire. Since more higher education institutions are nowoffering online courses or Web-teaching, the challenge that one faces is how to make use of themultimedia technology to teach students to use

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Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

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Edward Greitzer; Diane H. Soderholm; David Darmofal; Doris Brodeur

solvable by relying solely on equations, reveal common difficultieswith the concepts, and have several plausible answers based on typical studentmisunderstandings. 5-6 This paper describes current progress at MIT in the developmentand use of concept maps and concept questions in aerospace engineering.IntroductionThe Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) is engaged in a number of educational initiatives to reform itseducational programs. To achieve its program goals, the department has designed acurriculum that parallels the context of the life cycle of an engineering system, i.e., theConception, Design, Implementation, and Operation (CDIO) of engineering systemsshapes the content, scope, and

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Dianne DeTurris

reusable first stagebooster rockets. The design for the vehicle originated from industry, and NASA supports theindustry proposal by funding the university for small scale construction and flight testing. Thestudents interact with both groups for direction and technical advice, which creates a tremendousamount of learning opportunities and motivation for the team. The project is organized as anextracurricular club activity that is purely voluntary and made up of students in severalengineering disciplines. The students gain practical knowledge and real world research experiencein a team-oriented systems engineering environment, all before completing their bachelors degree.IntroductionThe Aerospace Engineering Department at Cal Poly State University

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mary Vollaro

knowledge, ask questions, and ‘see’ the implementation of the processesand equipment.Table 1. Local manufacturing businesses hosting field trips and company information Host Company Course Topics Manufacturing Type of Business Location from Syllabus Processes on Site American Saw and Conventional Conventional Saw blades; Manufacturing, Co. material removal machining (milling) large lot sizes East Longmeadow, MA processes; joining heat treating; and welding O-A Conventional Precision, Aerospace

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Goodwine; Steven Skaar; Robert Nelson; Mihir Sen; James Mason; Stephen Batill

Report by the Teaching,Learning, and Technology Roundtable Presented to Provost Nathan Hatch an the Campus Community,Spring 2000.3. Brockman, J., Bernstein, G., et.al., “From Bits to Chips: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum inMicroelectronic Circuit Design,” National Science Foundation Grant CDA97-12921, 8/97-7/00.4. Frechtling, J. and Sharp, L. ,“User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations,” NSF Division ofResearch, Evaluation, and Communications, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF 97-153,National Science Foundation, 1997.5. Bloom, B.S., "Taxonomy of educational objectives, Book 1, Cognitive Domain" Longman, New York,1984.STEPHEN BATILLProfessor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean for Educational