Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Weinstein, Northeastern University; Randy August, Northeastern University; Len Dow, Northeastern University; Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Aerospace

August is an assistant professor in the computer engineering technology unit at Northeastern University. He recently was awarded a grant from the DOE (Project I-Test) for instructing high school teaching in the engineering and technology field. Page 11.38.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill 2006-345 Engineering Technology Division A Description of an Integrated Capstone Senior Design Course with Teams of Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Students Francis A. Di

Conference Session

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

Department Head in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She also serves as Director of the Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors Program. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating preparation in areas, such as mathematics and physics, evaluating engineering identity and its impact on retention, incorporating non-traditional teaching methods into the classroom, and engaging her students with interactive methods.Dr. Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University Darren J. Hartl received his BS in Aerospace Engineering in 2004 and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Stephen Oehler, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

courses can be beneficial in promoting understanding of engineeringprocesses of design and modeling and the roles of science and mathematics in engineering.These initial courses allow for students to gradually become accustomed to science andmathematics concepts in a task-oriented environment.2 In this way, projects motivate and guidethe course content rather than simply supplement the subject matter. Courses in which first-yearengineering students connect practical and technical applications with the standard curriculashow good indications of having a significant impact on student retention rates.3 Similarly,conversion of introductory engineering lecture courses into laboratory classes has had a positiveeffect in further generating student

Conference Session

Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Logan Walker Graves, Los Alamos National Labs; Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Aerospace

the educational value of this project. Not only does it provide an opportunity forinterdisciplinary engineering, it also forces each student to incorporate their piece of the projectinto the larger design and not just look at a single system in an educational vacuum. Learning towork as a part of a larger team in a long term project such as this is invaluable for an engineer’scareer as projects and designs in industry and laboratories are often multiple year collaborationsthat a single semester long class cannot adequately replicate.Aerospace Opportunities in Small Schools (Senior Author Perspective)Small universities and colleges are often limited in their ability to offer meaningful opportunitiesin systems engineering or multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace

Board of Directors in 1996to adopt new standards for accreditation, called Engineering Criteria 2000 or EC2000 whichshifted the basis for accreditation from what was actually being taught in the classroom to whatwas being learned by the students.6 Under Criterion 3, 11 learning outcomes were specified andprograms were required to assess and demonstrate their students’ achievement in each of thoseareas. Among these specified areas was the requirement that students demonstrate “an ability todesign a system, component or process.”7 Universities have adopted capstone design courses toaddress this requirement. Among the modern teaching approaches adopted by some programs isproject based learning (PJBL) which is a student centered approach that

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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Aerospace

disaster. In the Appendix, co-author Hansen20 giveshis comments on the books written about Challenger prior to that time, in particular noting theauthors of Power to Explore17 take a revisionist approach, attempting to exonerate MarshallSpace Flight Center from some of the blame for the Challenger launch decision.Bibliography1. Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Report. (2003) Government Printing Office.http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/caib/html/start.html2. Brocato, J. (2009) Two Ways of Using Case Studies to Teach Ethics. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEEConference. AC 2009-1565.3. Evers, C.T. (2011) A Case Study-based Graduate Course in Engineering Ethics and Professional Responsibility.Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference. AC 2011