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Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Rose Stroud, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Isaac Emmanuel Sabat, Texas A&M University; Kelly K. Dray, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

AerospaceAbstractIncreasing the number and diversity of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) graduates is important to our country’s continued economic growth and is an area ofnational interest as this need continues to rise. In addition to the number of STEM graduates isthe need for graduates to work effectively on teams. Diversity within engineering groups has beenshown to positively impact a team’s body of knowledge on a given topic, as well as improve thatgroup’s creativity, ethical decision-making, and ability to function as a cohesive unit. Aerospaceengineering is unique in that traditional methods of attracting more students from diversebackgrounds have been less effective than in other STEM fields, and average percentages forminority

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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

research confer- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic in August 2016. In addition, he has been named as one of 14 ence in Cesk´ Jhumki Basu Scholars by the NARST’s Equity and Ethics Committee in 2014. He is the first and only individual from his native country and Texas Tech University to have received this prestigious award. Fur- thermore, he was a recipient of the Texas Tech University President’s Excellence in Diversity & Equity award in 2014 and was the only graduate student to have received the award, which was granted based on outstanding activities and projects that contribute to a better understanding of equity and diversity issues within Engineering Education. Additional projects involvement

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

time. One finds oneself quickly backed into arguing that medical students are highly motivated and disciplined, and their selection process and expectations of work ethic are extreme. One looks elsewhere to rationalize a laid-back learning approach.3. Closer to an engineering education, flight schools impart the education and training required to become a pilot, within a few weeks of very intensive learning10. There is no evidence that pilots trained in such an environment are any less safe than those who take a long time to train. Combat pilot training programs take this to extremes. Again, flight instruction is different from engineering education in that less of the theoretical background needs to be understood. However

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Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Aerospace

]. These replace the prior (a)-(k) student learningoutcomes. 1) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics 2) an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3) an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal

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Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Michael C. Loui, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

C. Loui, Purdue University - West Lafayette Michael C. Loui is the Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue Univer- sity. He was previously Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and engineering education research. He serves as Editor of Journal of Engineering Education and as a member of the editorial boards of College Teaching and Accountabil- ity in Research. He is a Carnegie Scholar and an IEEE Fellow. Professor Loui was Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Illinois from 1996 to 2000. He directed

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

graduate in December 2016 with both degrees and is looking forward to securing a teaching position within a research university and continuing his in-depth research on Engineering Ed- ucation. He is one of two scholarships awarded by NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teach- ing) to attend the ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) summer research confer- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic in August 2016. In addition, he has been named as one of 14 ence in Cesk´ Jhumki Basu Scholars by the NARST’s Equity and Ethics Committee in 2014. He is the first and only individual from his native country and Texas Tech University to have received this prestigious award. Fur- thermore

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

for Developing Strategies for Employee Retention," Journal of Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics, vol. 12, no. 2, 2015. [2] X. Wang, H. Wang, H. Wang, L. Zhang and X. Cao, "Constructing a decision support system for management of employee turnover risk," The Journal of Information Technology and Management, vol. 12, pp. 187-196, 2011. [3] X. Wang, L. Wang, X. Xu and P. Ji, "Identifying employee turnover risks using modified quality function deployment," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, vol. 31, pp. 398-404, 2014. [4] C. Tschopp, G. Grote and M. Gerber, "How career orientation shapes the job

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

, where hard skills refers to math and science aspects of theeducation and soft skills refers to professional abilities. The soft skills include “functioning onmultidisciplinary teams; understanding professional and ethical responsibility; ability tocommunicate effectively; the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions within a global, economic, environmental, and social context; recognition of the needfor and an ability to engage in lifelong learning; and a knowledge of contemporary issues”9.Flight testing research involves most aspects of aerospace engineering education: aircraft design,composite structures, flight dynamics, flight simulation, propulsion, and system engineering toname a few. Furthermore, flight

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

to otherdisciplines like law, arts, music, management, teacher education, or any other fields that havemade extensive use of cases for professional training.Teaching with cases often involves several challenges for the instructor. These includediagnosing technical problems and formulating solution strategies, making engineering andmanagement decisions taking into account technical, economic, and social and psychologicalconsiderations, and confronting ethical dilemmas [6]. The instructor needs to either have lots ofexperience or they can invite aerospace engineers from the industry to give seminars and presentcases. The instructor can then have students analyze the cases. The cases need to be authentic,and may also be drawn from stories in

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. Ward, Cedarville University; Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D Voss, Taylor University; Jeff F Dailey; William A Bauson, Taylor University; Bill Chapman, Taylor University

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Aerospace

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History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

, thermodynamics, solid mechanics, fluids, and propulsion in a single course.The concept was to combine the material to emphasize the systems nature of aerospaceengineering. With this integrated approach to presenting the material, it became a naturalfit for the ABET 2000 requirements on social impact, ethics and economics. In responseto industry concerns that engineering students were becoming applied physicists insteadof engineers, MIT revamped its undergraduate curriculum. The result of a two-yearoverhaul was the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) educational initiative.Emphasis is towards hands-on learning. Unified Engineering is still a key part of thecurriculum, but most core classes have added hands-on labs. Through the years, MIT

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Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Aerospace

demonstrate how aerospace exploration and research transcends national boundaries;• Address economic, historical, ethical, and social perspectives;• Use appropriate technologies such as modeling, simulation, and distance learning to enhance aerospace education learning experiences and investigations;• Present a balance of aeronautics, space exploration, and robotics by offering a relevant context for learning and integrating STEM core content knowledge.UAF has attempted to incorporate as many of these concepts into our fledgling aerospace courses,aerospace minor, and design team experiences as possible. This is accomplished through the useof student teams to investigate research topics, individual student-led course material presentationsand

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University; David Bridges, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

problem-solving skills and proficiency in the use of techniques andtools that implement these skills.3. Develop design skills and integrate design throughout the curriculum.4. Develop proficiency in written, oral, and graphic communication.5. Introduce and develop an appreciation for the arts, humanities, and social sciences.6. Promote engineering ethics, personal integrity and responsibility, and professionalism.7. Develop teamwork and leadership skills.8. Instill a commitment to lifelong learning.The aerospace engineering program is accredited under the EC 2000 criteria by the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.The crux of changes to this long-standing program of aerospace engineering

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

as “it aids in teaching the skills that [students] willneed in the workplace.” 52 Providing a narrative in the form of a case study gives the teams someguidance on how to “communicate and work in teams, and especially to act ethically andcreatively.” 52 While this statement was focused on engineering activities, the case study providesscenarios of “what would you do if you were in that situation?,” and gives opportunities toexplore more realistic, complicated, real-life situations.Extending the application of the procedure The teaching strategy presented above has illustrated three major activities: (1) Reading thenarrative, (2) Analyzing the reading, and (3) Discussing the analysis within a design team. Theteaching strategy can be

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Aerospace

contribute to understanding. It isappropriate to set aeronautical education in the context of aerospace product development forseveral reasons. First, it is what our graduates will do when they graduate. It culturally preparesthem for the activities of engineering, and excites them by satisfying their desire to perform theroles of an engineer. Secondly, it aids in teaching the skills that they will need in the workplace.If we are to teach students to communicate and work in teams, and especially to act ethically andcreatively, it is far easier to impart this understanding while working on authentic engineeringactivities. Finally, and most subtly, learning in context better supports the learning of the criticalaeronautics core competencies

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History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

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Aerospace

working for grades and notknowledge. “Everyone is secretly trying to get a grade from the course, even though he disputesthe fact.” Kirsten believed that the grading system was an unfortunate part of “mass production”in education.24 In 1943 Kirsten was interviewed for an article in which he said “Specialized educationhas put American youth into a groove, beyond which they are unable to see. We have been soanxious to teach our students everything from A to Z in their chosen field, the average pupil isgraduated without any personal philosophy, with little appreciation of the delicate balances andsymphonies of nature’s forces, an ignorance of the fundamental ethics of the good life and acomplete disregard for that which is not in his text

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace