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Teaching Methodology & Assessment 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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George Frederick Halow, University of Michigan; Maia E. Herrington, University of Michigan; Melanie Spare, Siemens Digital Industries Software; Shannon O'Donnell, Siemens Digital Industries Software; Gilbert Morris, Retired (formerly Siemens)

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our industry partners and the UM Aerospace Industrial Advisory Board in doing this is a priority for us. We stand committed to ensure that our graduates get the best preparation to become successful engineers in the workplace." —Tony Waas, Department Chair, University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering ● “As an industry recruiter, I could tell within the first 5 minutes of an interview, without even looking at the resume, whether someone had robust student project team experience by the way they answered questions, engaged, understood technical work in the broader context of delivering value, in teams, on time and on budget. Unfortunately, those skills were more the exception rather

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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optimal for manned flights.”1 In a 1982 interview, a rangesafety officer stated, “the space shuttle gives the best configuration for a large explosion.”14 In2005, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said of the shuttle, “It was a design which wasextremely aggressive and just barely possible,” and that the shuttle was “inherently flawed.”“When combined, commercial, scientific, and national security payloads would require 50 SpaceShuttle missions per year. This was enough to justify – at least on paper – investing in theShuttle.”1 NASA was so confident in its ability to achieve routine access to space through theshuttle that it planned to phase out of expendable launch vehicles (ELV’s) such as the Atlas,Titan, and Delta rockets. In reality, NASA only

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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competition2,3, although the pool ofqualified people is quite small. Innovation is key to our industry, and our focus here is to developthe capability of our graduates to innovate4,5 in a field that requires depth and intensecomprehension. The applied mathematicians and aerospace engineers who led the remarkableadvances in high speed designs in the latter half of the 20th century are either retired or nearingretirement. Transferring their knowledge base to the upcoming generation is a concern6, becausethe recipient must have the preparation and discipline needed to grasp the knowledge. This putsthe onus teachers to ensure that candidates aspiring to jobs in the leading aerospaceestablishments have firm basic knowledge and personal discipline in this

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tian Tian, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

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andmidterm exams.A summary of challenges facing CBA include: 1) Proctored electronic assessment infrastructures: If a dedicated testing center is used then physical space or at least unused hours in an existing computer lab are needed. Management of the IT infrastructure and accommodation in response to fluctuating period of demand are expected to provide suitable services to students and instructors. 2) Availability of suitable digitized questions: While CBA has been proven to be popular and highly-effective in some disciplines, such as Business, Mathematics and Education, test banks and assessment design for Engineering are in their relative infancy. Research is needed to evaluate the impact on workload of a one-time burden to

Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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1970s lagged the best programs in India, for example, in theuse of computers in undergraduate education. At the same time, U.S. programs were well aheadin dropping requirements2,3 for hands-on skills such as Workshop and Drafting. Early computerexercises in the late 1980s involved programming. As ‘canned software’ such as ‘TKSOLVER’became popular, a debate arose about the value of having students spend time on programmingversus solving engineering problems. The practice of coding entire, standalone programsincluding graphics from a blank sheet of paper, went into decline. Mathematical and graphicaltools facilitated teaching computational techniques, flight control theory and computer-aideddesign. Addition of Space technology and design content

Conference Session

Innovations in Aero Curriculum and Program Level Administration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devayan Debashis Bir, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University

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of evidence- based practices in online learning: A meta-analysis and review of online learning studies. US Department of Education.2. Ruey, S. (2010). A case study of constructivist instructional strategies for adult online learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 41(5), 706-720.3. Maor, D., & Fraser, B. J. (2005). An online questionnaire for evaluating students' and teachers' perceptions of constructivist multimedia learning environments. Research in Science Education, 35(2), 221-244.4. Rovai, A. P. (2004). A constructivist approach to online college learning. The internet and higher Education, 7(2), 79-93.5. Palincsar, A. S. (1998). Social constructivist perspectives on teaching and learning. Annual review of

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Keith W Cunningham; Samuel Vanderwaal; Eyal Saiet, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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involvessupervised team or individual research. In one such effort, a team consisting of one graduate electricalengineer and three mechanical engineers designed an IR camera payload with a color-wheel filtermechanism for a UAS allowing the study and characterization of volcanic plumes and wildfires.Another team of graduating students tackled the development of a specialized UAS sensor that samplesaerosols, such as ash from a fire. Last semester three seniors, two in electrical engineering and anotherin mechanical engineering, integrated this sensor onto a UAS for study of wildfires and volcanicplumes, as well as measurements of air quality and various pollutants. This sensor is being tested thisspring for applicability in measuring airborne residue from

Conference Session

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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have formeda collaboration to develop a new vision of engineering education called the CDIO Approach(www.cdio.org).3 CDIO is designed to deliver the knowledge and skills needed by industry. Itprovides an education stressing engineering fundamentals, set in the context of the Conceiving,Designing, Implementing, and Operating process. The goals of the CDIO approach are toeducate students who are able to: ≠ Master a deeper working knowledge of the technical fundamentals ≠ Lead in the creation and operation of new products, processes, and systems ≠ Understand the importance and strategic impact of research and technological development on societyThe CDIO approach identifies and implements 12 Standards of Effective Practice

Conference Session

Approaches to Emerging Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Phillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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and their relationship with major courses taught, in one form or another, atany university or college supporting a space engineering or physics program. In Table 1.1 ourcourse level is indicated, as appropriate, by degree plan year, e.g. “3” indicates a Junior-levelclass.The intention of this paper is to stimulate the usage of problem solving techniques which canraise the awareness of space debris and give interesting, realistic examples for the classroom.Section 3 contains a non-exhaustive list of examples which illustrate that the field of space debrisis very complex and interdisciplinary requiring, as it does, an integrated understanding ofdynamics, mathematics and statistics, design best practices, the space environment, and evenspace

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Benjamin T. Pipenberg, The Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Jared Grasser, The Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Van Wert, The Pennsylvania State University

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Paper ID #12399The Role of Radio-Controlled Model Airplanes in the Education of AerospaceEngineersDr. Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Kathy Jackson is a Senior Research Associate at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. In this position, she promotes Penn State’s commitment to enriching teaching and learning. Dr. Jackson works in all aspects of education including faculty development, instructional design, engineering education, learner support, and evaluation.Dr. Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Maughmer

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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California Institute of Technology (GALCIT). (Note: in 1961 GALCIT was renamedthe Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory, keeping the acronym intact.) Stanford’s drivingforce in aeronautics research was Dr. William Durand. Durand managed to get Stanfordto build a wind tunnel suitable for testing propellers. As a result, some of the mostsignificant work for the NACA was being performed at Stanford. Stanford asked for$330,000 and received $195,000 which was funded simultaneously with Caltech so theschools would not compete for students if one received funds before the other. The University of Michigan was selected because of its advanced program inaeronautics. Aeronautics was its own department in 1916 and they were the first toaward degrees in

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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comments received by the students at their Undergraduate Research Opportunities posterpresentation are very revealing. The experienced viewers who came through commended the aptstrategy of using the ideal area distribution as a way to estimate minimum wave drag, and thenarguing that aircraft designers would come very close to this in the eventual design. They alsocommended the students for their success in “proving” that there is indeed a new market forsupersonic airliners, and strongly encouraged them to go forward, since they (the viewersincluding some former pilots of supersonic aircraft) were eager to see the age of supersonicairliners come alive. In sharp contrast, the “judges” who were mostly graduate students inengineering, proved to be

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles

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professor at Texas A&M - Commerce before joining the Aviation Technology department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007 as an Associate Professor. She is a Co-PI on the FAA Center of Excellence for gen- eral aviation research known as PEGASAS and is Associate Head for Graduate Programs. Her research interests are aviation sustainability, data driven process improvement, and aviation education.Dr. Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles Yilin Feng is an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. Her research interest is in airport simulation, operation, management, and aviation education

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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arenecessary. In this manner, the process owner ensures that the process improvements remain inplace.PFMEA in Capstone ProjectsPFMEA is used in AT497 Applied Research Project as one standard method to assess risk ofalternate designs for processes. AT497 is a 3 semester credit hour course with 2 hours of lectureand 3 hours of lab each week, and is taught in the spring semester. In the previous fall semester,the students form teams and prepare project proposals in AT496 Applied Research Proposal, aone semester credit hour course. The project proposals follow an outline shown in Table 1. Executive summary Table of Contents (with a page-numbered outline) – I. Introduction – II

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University; Lorenzo D. Baber, Loyola University, Chicago ; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University

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thousand employees worldwide. The participants were invited by receivingan email attached with a recruitment flyer and personal connections of two researchers in theteam, who were graduate students at the Department of Aerospace Engineering. Thequalifications to be interviewed were 1) having an engineering undergraduate degree, 2)being employed in an A&D organization since graduation, 3) having less than two years of 5full-time work experience. All the participants have been compensated with a gift card worth99.99 dollars from a shopping website. For the sake of confidentiality and privacy protection,all participants will be referenced using

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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Paper ID #15279Understanding ”Failure” is an OptionDr. Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University Dr. Burley is a professor of educational psychology. His research focus includes college access, diversity, and resilience in youth. Recently he has served as the evaluator for multiple STEM projects.Mr. Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University I am currently a second year PhD student in educational psychology. I spent 2 years teaching environ- mental science, chemistry and biology to high school students in Kansas City through Teach For America. My interests lie with designing educational initiatives that highlight the

Conference Session

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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operator of the airplaneMontieth went on to point out that “it is the airplane designer for whom the course inAeronautical Engineering must be prepared. First of all, he must know enough of the work ofthe research man to be able to summarize this work and convert the results to terms which can beused directly in practical airplane design. He must know enough of the shop methods tounderstand how his designs are to be built. He should, if possible, get as much time in the air ashe can, either as a pilot or as an intelligent passenger. The lack of any of these bits of experienceis something of a handicap.” 21The Wind Tunnel Years The years from the mid-1930s until 1960 can best be characterized as the Kirsten WindTunnel years. Although the