Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE

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Minorities in Engineering

experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics numerical simulation in particular high-speed aerodynamics/flows with heat transfer phenomena. He earned his Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1991.George Seweryniak, DoE U.S. Department of Energy MICS Program Manager. Page 12.671.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enhancing Minority Engineering Education at AAMU through DoE Sponsored ProjectAbstractThis paper describes our experience in enhancing minority engineering education at AlabamaA&M University through a DOE Sponsored project. Strategies

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Hansberry, Northeastern University; Jennifer Love, Northeastern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

process. 4. Orthographic drawing utilizing the computer, instruments and freehand drawing as required, as these are the most common of all engineering drawings. 5. Auxiliary and sectional views as developed from orthographic drawings. 6. Dimensioning of basic types of engineering drawings including both mechanical and architectural based design drawings. 7. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) design graphics. 8. Pipe design graphics including piping, valves, and fittings. 9. Manufacturing or industrial design graphics including local or regional design problems in aerospace, agricultural, biomedical, chemical, civil, mining, and other specific

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Pauken, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

and a physiology textbook. The course software Blackboard is heavily used in presenting this course. AllPowerPoint lectures are posted online. Many of the lectures have an accompanying online quizas is detailed below. The external links section contains a number of articles from varioussources on MEMS devices, tissue engineering, biosensors, imaging, and sustainability. Thereare also links to websites that discuss these topics. This permits students to be exposed to agreater variety of engineering applications that may be of interest to a subset of the students. The students are from the disciplines of aerospace, mechanical, electrical, chemical, andindustrial engineering and materials science. At this time, civil and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Donaldson, University of Dayton; M Zoghi, University of Dayton

AC 2007-2660: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COURSE ON DESIGN WITH FIBERREINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALSSteven Donaldson, University of DaytonM Zoghi, University of Dayton Page 12.518.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COURSE ON DESIGN WITH FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALSBackgroundFrom the 1960s through the 1990s, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) matrix composite materialswere expensive and considered primarily for applications where extremely high strength, highstiffness, and corrosion resistance justified their high cost (primarily aerospace and defenseindustry needs) [1]. In approximately the last ten years, however, advanced

Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

and doctoral level degrees that are compatible with thetimes to all qualified and capable individuals who are interested in further developing theirtechnical, scientific, professional, and scholastic skills and competencies. The universityoperates with the three-fold function of teaching, research, and extension and other publicservice. Alabama A&M University, a center of excellence, provides an educationalenvironment for the emergence of scholars, scientists, leaders, critical thinkers, and othercontributors to a global society. AAMU is located in Huntsville, Alabama, which is knowninternationally as a center of aerospace and defense technology. Huntsville is considered as aleader in high-tech research, engineering services, information

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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Information Systems

application in many areas such asautomotive/transportation, government/military, medical equipment, telecommunications,avionics/aeronautics, aerospace electronics, office automation, data-communication, industrialautomation, and consumer electronics1. About 98% of all the 32-bit microprocessors currently inuse worldwide are used in embedded systems2. By the year 2010, it is forecasted that 90% of theoverall program code developed will be for embedded computing systems3.The remarkable growth in embedded computing has given rise to a demand for engineers andcomputer scientists with experience in designing and implementing embedded systems.Embedded system design is currently not yet well represented in academic programs. Mostcomputer engineering

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College

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International

education to integrateembedded systems education into their curriculum. The authors did this study to decide whichmodel is the best choice for their students.Embedded Systems EngineeringThe area of Embedded Systems Design has been gaining a tremendous growth in recent years. Amajor aspect of this growth has been the addition of networking technologies and operatingsystems to embedded systems. Embedded systems have application in many areas such asautomotive/transportation, government/military, medical equipment, telecommunications,avionics/aeronautics, aerospace electronics, office automation, data-communication, industrialautomation, and consumer electronics1. About 98% of all the 32-bit microprocessors currently inuse worldwide are used in

Conference Session

Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Fry, Brigham Young University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2007-2106: CONVERGENT/DIVERGENT CREATIVITYRichard Fry, Brigham Young University Richard Fry received his MFA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently Program Chair of Industrial Design in the School of Technology at Brigham Young University where he specializes in Product Design. Previous to entering the education field, he worked professionally in the areas of Appliance, Aerospace, Exhibit, and Home Fitness design. Richard Fry has presented internationally on topics such as design process, web-based industry sponsored projects, and industry support for educational projects

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Ii / International Engineering Education I - Poster Session / International Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Webert Lovencin, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

, NSBE, and Chi Epsilon. Address: Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering University of Florida P.O. Box 116580 Gainesville, FL 32611 Telephone: (352) 392-9537 ext. 1493 Fax: (352) 392-3394 E-mail: el@grove.ufl.eduFazil Najafi, University of FloridaNick Safai, Salt Lake City College DR. NICK M. SAFAI: Professor Nick M. Safai is the Chair of the Engineering Department (which consists of 9 engineering sub-departments: Bioengineering, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Material Science, Environmental, Manufacturing and Computer Engineering). He received from Princeton University his Ph.D. in Engineering, MS in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, MSE in Civil

Conference Session

Back to Basics in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Martinazzi, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Brian Houston, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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Mechanics

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He received his B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests include engineering economics, management and leadership development. He has worked as project engineer for Armstrong World Industries, does engineering management and leadership consulting work and presents seminars on effectiveness and leadership at both the individual and corporate levels. He is Colonel (Ret) in United States Marine Corps Reserves. Page 11.646.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Barnes, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Engineering and Public Policy

. The ideal case is one where the professors both know each other and have Page 11.173.3 complimentary areas of expertise that fit into a single course and the schedules match. Kurt Maute in our aerospace department has run a course with his colleague in Munich in advanced aircraft design. In this course there were three design teams one of which included students in both countries. Coordination problems and learning how to work together took some time and made the international team somewhat slower. However, the students were uniformly positive about the experience and the next time it is tried this coming fall some of the

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnan Javed, University of Florida/Boyle Engineering; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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Civil Engineering

students are : Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and EngineeringScience, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Civil and Coastal Engineering,Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Electrical and ComputerEngineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering(BSISE/ENM, BSISE/MBA), Materials Science and Engineering, and Nuclear andRadiological Engineering.4. DiscussionAlthough the system of graduate education in the United States is one of the best in theworld for training scientists and engineers, it has lately come under attack for itsinflexibility and for turning out a steady stream, if not a flood, of academic researchersduring a time when government support of research is dwindling and the demand for

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

. In developing this course, we looked at the structure of several other courses beingoffered elsewhere, of which there are currently only a handful. Many of these were being taughtat the graduate level. To ensure that students from various backgrounds had the knowledgeneeded, we reviewed many topics with respect to how they relate to SDR as well as coveredmany topics that would be new to students. Table 1 provides a listing of the topics covered inthe course.Table 1 SDR course topics 1. Introduction to software-defined radio SDR system overview; classes of software radios; historical trends; overview of commercial, military, and aerospace applications 2. Review of telecommunication concepts and systems Transmission; bandwidth; up

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mathews, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

isapproximately 16,000 students. The Bagley College of Engineering enrolls approximately 2,300students, 1,700 of which are undergraduates. The College awards approximately 370 B.S.degrees per year through ten engineering programs (aerospace, biological, chemical, civil,computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical, software, and computer science). Demographically,approximately 12 percent of the Bagley College of Engineering undergraduates are African-American and 18 percent are female. Also, the Bagley College of Engineering ranks in the top 10percent among U.S. colleges of engineering in research expenditures (~$50M).MSU’s cooperative education program is one of the largest in the nation and recently celebratedits 50th anniversary and its 10,000th co-op

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology and Society Problem Solving / Strategies Page 12.1397.4 Engineering in Context: Electrical Engineering / Technology Engineering in Context: Computer Engineering / Technology Solid Modeling & Analysis Engineering in Context: Biomedical Engineering / Life Science Technology Co-operative Education Engineering in Context: Aerospace Engineering / Technology Engineering tools Engineering in Context: Chemical Engineering / Chemical Technology Engineering in Context: Software EngineeringThe collaborators recognized that a survey style course can lack coherence and excitement. Inorder to avoid this lack

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

vectors, and then matrices. An initiative tointroduce MATLAB to students in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department (MAE)at University of Florida was undertaken, and the effectiveness of several different formats for andtiming in the curriculum was evaluated.4 It was discovered that “low risk” courses (e.g. a coursethat is not perceived as a “weed-out” course) that relate directly to students’ other coursework arebetter received by students.The course that we have developed differs from previous MATLAB courses found in the literaturein several ways. First, it is a one credit-hour course rather than all or part of a three credit-hourcourse and thus covers significantly less content than courses found in the literature. Secondly,it is

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Women in Engineering

workforce statistics. Figure 2: Percent of Women in U.S. WorkforceThe statistics for Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, which are the twolargest engineering programs at Embry Riddle, have a significant fewer female studentthan male students, as shown in figure 3. These values, 10% female and 5% femalerespectively, are below the national average for female participation in these programs. Figure 3: Percent of Women in U.S. Engineering WorkforceAs shown by figure 4, Embry Riddle has a large engineering population and low overallfemale population. As a private institution, only degree programs that fit within themission of the university are offered. Some degree programs, such as communications,that

Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Chandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #6156Evaluating the ”Impacts” Section of the Engineering Self-Efficacy, Interest,and Perception SurveyDr. Cameron Denson, North Carolina State UniversityChandra Y Austin Ph.D, Auburn UniversityDr. Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University Dr. Christine Hailey is a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Mechan- ical and Aerospace Engineering. Her teaching responsibilities include Thermodynamics I and the Women in Engineering Seminar. She is the Principal Investigator of an NSF-funded project entitled ”The Influ- ence of MESA Activities on Underrepresented Students.” The Math

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Matos, Clayton State University; Tamara Pearson, Clayton State University

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Mathematics

Paper ID #7565Improving Student Understanding and Efficiency through Technology Use inthe Differential Equations ClassroomDr. Catherine Matos, Clayton State University Dr. Catherine Matos is currently an associate professor of Mathematics at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. She also serves as the Coordinator of Clayton State’s Dual Degree and Regents’ En- gineering Transfer Programs with Georgia Tech. She received her bachelor’s of Aerospace Engineering degree from Georgia Tech in 1994 and a Ph.D. in 2001. She recently completed a term serving as State Director for Georgia for the Southeastern Section of the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Jonathan P. Ruffley

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First-Year Programs

Consulting. She was previously the Director of Women in Engineering Program at Ohio State and the Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Miami University. She mostly recently held the position of Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State where she taught a wide variety of engineering courses in First Year Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In the last several years, she has received four teaching awards including the 2013 Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Engineering Innovation and the Charles E. MacQuigg Award for Outstanding Teaching.Mr. Jonathan P Ruffley

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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Engineering Management

achieve the cost utilized in thepreparation of the quote. The solution to the problem would be to perform a formal cost-risk analysis. The formalcost-risk analysis would require that probability distributions be developed for each step of theprocess, developing correlations among these distributions, and sum the distributions statisticallyusually via the Monte Carlo simulation process. This would be a very expensive undertakingand may be cost effective for the aerospace and defense contractors, but it would not be costeffective to most medium and small businesses. A simplified model was developed by Stephen Book for those who want the benefits of acost-risk analysis, but cannot afford the cost or time to perform a formal cost risk

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mazyar Aram, California State University Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

majority of theworkforce for the aerospace industry in the San Fernando Valley, which highlights the necessityof incorporating the latest topics such as green engineering into the curriculum of the College ofEngineering.5.Bibliography(2008, May 22). Retrieved from USAToday: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/environment/2008-05-20-green- companies_N.htm(2013). Retrieved from Institute for Sustainability: www.csunsustainability.orgSustainable Engineering. (2013). Retrieved from http://csunsustainability.org/curriculum/sustainable-engineering/Lele. (2009). Getting serious about Green manufacturing. Frost and Sullivan.Northridge, C. S. (2012).Sandy Glatt, R. H. (2009). Energy Efficiency as a Resource: Midwest area

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

, and Robotics. His current area of research is development of cost estimationmodels for non-traditional manufacturing processes and Implementation of LEAN principles to lowvolume high variety environments like ship building and aerospace. Alok Verma has co-edited theproceedings of the International Conference on CAD/CAM & Robotics for which he was the generalchairman. He is active in ASME, ASEE and SME.JAMES HUGHES Jim is Manager, Training with The Apprentice School of Northrop Grumman Newport News.He is responsible for academics and administration for the 650-student program. The Apprentice Schoolprovides education and training in skilled trades, design disciplines, and production planning.Apprentices complete a four- or five-year

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hannah Collins; Byron Newberry; Ira Lockwood

interest include structural analysis, thermal stress, linear and nonlinear oscillations, andengineering design.HANNAH COLLINSHannah Collins is a recent graduate from Oklahoma Christian University with her degree in MechanicalEngineering. She is most interested in the area of machine design and is currently pursuing a career in research anddevelopment.IRA LOCKWOODIra Lockwood is a senior at Oklahoma Christian University majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Bible andMinistry. He is interested in designing products for the automotive or aerospace industry, especially in areas ofvibration analysis or aerodynamic design. Page 8.220.8

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Economy

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda

, aerospace, and importer) to five sets offinancial statistics. This helps drive home the notion that there are no absolutes, each company’sratios must fit the characteristics of their business and must be compared with like companies.An alternative to these materials is a financial accounting tutorial developed for engineeringstudents at Stevens Institute in New Jersey. It includes seven sessions which cover the gamut ofaccounting basics and logic through financial statement analysis and comparative ratios. It shouldgenerate learning interest as it is interactive but it focuses upon “how to do it”, with littleemphasis on “why we do it”.A more satisfying way to communicate accounting concepts and why they are important can bedeveloped through the

Conference Session

Student Issues - Present & Post Graduate

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holcombe

Basics: The skills employers want,” American Society for Training and Development and the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1988BiographyMichael L. HolcombeMichael currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at Purdue’s South Bend campus. He has anMSEE from Montana State University at Bozeman, Montana and a BSEE from the University of Florida atGainesville. He has 15+ years of teaching experience at the college/university level as well as 18+ years ofindustrial experience in aerospace, manufacturing, biomedical instrumentation, process control andenvironmental recovery. He teaches linear electronics and industrial control in the bachelors program

Conference Session

Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

, M. Roe, E. Jenkins, B. (June, 2005). AC-2005-1526 The Florida Advanced Technology Education Regional Center for Manufacturing Education. Proceeding of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Portland, Oregon. 7. Lin, Jonathon, 2006. Mastercam X Mill and Solids. Ann Arbor, MI: Scholar International Publishing Corporation. 8. Jeppson, J. (2000). Aerospace Manufacturing: Making HSM Work. Manufacturing Engineering, Available online: http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/Find-articles. 9. Heidari, F. (June, 2010). AC2010-412 Study of CAD/CAM/CNC integration in South Texas Technical Colleges. Proceeding of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Louisville, Kentucky. 10. Heidari, F. (June, 2009

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh V. Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Manufacturing

failures decreasing  increasing  constant  <1 =1 >1 Infant mortality Useful life Wearout TimeFigure 4. Bath-Tub Curve of Failure Rates Through a Typical Life Cycle of a Product3.Current State of Teaching ReliabilityDue to the increasing need for engineering graduates to know and apply reliability theory, thereare currently numerous colleges teaching reliability primarily in mechanical, aerospace,industrial, electrical, systems, computer, structural and chemical engineering disciplines

Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Materials

on design, performance, and simulated cost, and prizes, along with certificates ofcompletion, were awarded at a final celebratory lunch for student participants, their families, andcamp volunteers.Figure  1.    Students  fabricating    (left)  and  assembling  (right)  model  rockets.  To begin the project, students were presented with a basic introduction to composites, includingterms like matrix and reinforcing phase, and an explanation of how composites haverevolutionized many fields, including sports, transportation, and aerospace, with many specificexamples. Students were also given an introduction to basic model rocketry, including the partsof a rocket, flight stages, and motors. In predetermined teams of three or four, students

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

some additionalreading). The boundary conditions for the short courses are demanding. Theparticipants are senior engineers from a number of major aerospace and communicationscompanies. The courses aim to extend the application skills to improve the jobcapabilities of the immediate next generation of engineering leaders. The emphasis of a Page 15.327.5short course and a typical academic course is shown schematically in figure 4: Figure 4. Representation of added skills in coursesThe incentives to meet user expectations in the CPD courses are strong; if a course doesnot meet the goals as defined by the participants, its delivery