from the new curriculum are provided, giving an example showingthat students are performing at a higher level of learning with the new curriculum than with theold curriculum. Finally future work for the curriculum is presented.Integrated versus Federated CurriculumThe old flying qualities phase curriculum was a collection of federated short courses that could beshuffled and presented in a way that matched aircraft and instructor availability. The sacrifice tothis system is a synergistic effect that occurs when material is integrated tightly such that topicsare reinforced, keeping threads of learning intact throughout a curriculum. The learning thatoccurred when the curriculum was federated was often described as a “mile wide and an inchdeep
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Redefining Student Preparation for Engineering Leadership Using Model-Based Systems Engineering in an Undergraduate Curriculum University of Michigan George Halow, Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Principal Investigator Maia Herrington, Undergraduate, Computer Engineering and Instructional Aide, Aerospace Engineering Tony Waas, Department Chair and Professor, Aerospace Engineering Siemens Gil Morris, Strategic Project Manager (retired
focuses on how mathematical models are taught in undergraduate engineering science courses and how these models are used in analysis and design. Before CU he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michi- gan and the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 and a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan in 2008.Miss Lyndsay Rose RuaneDennis Akos c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020IntroductionComplex aerospace systems increasingly rely on integrated software to function, resulting in an industrydemand for
Paper ID #33453Migrator Stories in an Aerospace Engineering ProgramDr. Devayan D. Bir, Loras College Prior to teaching at Loras College, Devayan pursued his doctorate in Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University and has worked as a Computer Aided Analyst in India. He earned his B.E. in Aeronautical Engineering, and has been passionate about Aerospace Engineering all his life. Hobbies include playing the guitar, soccer, and photography. Research interests include innovative pedagogies (Active, Flipped, and Online instruction) and applied numerical methods. Devayan has published peer reviewed papers, presented at
AeromechanicsII. AAE 20401 is an aerospace structural mechanics lab course for second-year students wherethey had the opportunity to use the Virtual Lab software. When implementing the Virtual Labs,we characterized the content, assessment, and pedagogy of the course under the BackwardCourse Design Model to identify how the Virtual Lab software could be integrated into thecoursework. After a year of getting feedback on the software from the students and investigatingthe pedagogical approaches on how to use it, we introduced a new format on the use of thevirtual lab in Fall 2019. This paper describes the latest version of the lab course with theintegration of the Virtual Lab software. The curriculum design, presented in this paper, is auseful reference for
part of cornerstone (i.e. first-year) and capstone (i.e. senior-year) design courses. These design courses are often significantand memorable experiences in students’ education where they actually get to design—and maybeeven build and fly—an aerospace vehicle. While the importance of design courses in aerospaceengineering education is clear, they only make up a small part of the curriculum. After studentshave an exciting and engaging first-year design experience, students’ sophomore and junioryears are dominated by core technical subjects such as mechanics of materials, aerodynamics,propulsion, and controls. We define these non-design and non-lab courses (although they mayhave lab components) as engineering science courses. For example, at the
whose students took these international assessments. Nationally, this achievementgap is mirrored in the lower performance of African-Americans and Hispanics students incomparison to White students as seen in both the PISA Report2 and national assessments3. Thereare several reasons cited in literature4-6 for this achievement gap. Some of these reasons are socio-economic status, strength of curriculum and disparity between school districts. In addition to thesestructural challenges, student engagement and motivation play an important role in learning. Thepedagogical approach in the classroom has a strong impact on students’ engagement with thelearning materials. Students’ cognitive engagement with the learning materials increases if theyrecognize
case study provides an in-depth study of the challenges andmilestones faced by the evaluation team. One challenge was understanding the uniqueengineering design-based curriculum. Another challenge was exploring the impact of a pureinquiry-based teaching program. One key milestone reached was creating a participatoryenvironment for the program evaluation. The result was an evaluation regime that was useful tothe rocket program stakeholders. Engineering an Evaluation for a Growing Rocket Program: Lessons LearnedIntroduction Perennially, educators, industrialists, social commentators, and politicians call forscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction that matches anincreasingly multifaceted global economy
Professor, Electrical/Computer Engineering, UAF Earth & Planetary Remote Sensing, UAF Geophys- ical Institute Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration 2009-2012: Director, Air Force Research Laboratory Air Vehicles Directorate 2006-2009: Deputy Director, Air Force Office of Scientific Research 1999-2003: Deputy Head, USAF Academy De- partment of Astronautics 1992-1996: Assistant Professor, USAFA Department of Astronautics 3. PUB- LICATIONS 1. Cunningham, K., M. C. Hatfield, and R. Philemonoff, Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Alaskan Civil Research, 2014 Arctic Technology Conference, 2014 2. Hatfield, M. C., and J. G. Hawkins, Design of an Electronically
Paper ID #15656UAS Design in Active LearningDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Dr. John Monahan, University of Alaska
and experiential learning experiences. Integration of thesetechnologies added an additional dimension to the value of scientific inquiry and shows how toapply scientific knowledge, procedures and mathematics to solve real problems and improve theworld we live in. The curriculum supports the Next Generation Science Standards and containeda strong emphasis on math and science literacy for 21st century learners. Students participating inthe outreach program completed a total of thirty-six (36) to forty (40) hours of hands-onexperience.Hands-on learning was provided through the AEL, a state-of-the-art laboratory that featurescollaborative learning environment and equipped with hardware and software to supportcurriculum enhancement activities. The
and academic success[1], specially of students from underrepresented groups [2]-[5]. Identity is neither a monolithicconstruct nor its development is a one-dimensional process. An individual may have severalintersecting identities such as a personal identity (individual characteristics), social identity (groupcharacteristics, cultural characteristics), and professional identity [6]-[8]. The development ofprofessional identity has been studied in context of various professions such as medicine [8], healthcare [9], pharmacy [10], and higher education [11], [12]. One definition of professional identity is“internalization of the norms of the profession into the individual’s self-image . . . [and] theacquisition of the specific competence in
(UAVs),commonly known as Drones, to spark student interest and provide an experiential learningopportunity (ELO) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Drones,which have become a popular recreational tool among youth, are ideal platforms with enormousscientific value for engaging students in hands-on, inquiry-based learning to develop science andmath skills, thereby focusing on the importance of these skills to succeed in college. The DroneExploration Academy curriculum included at its core the drone design and build, sensor/payload,programming, and piloting to conduct a field-based scientific investigation. The learningactivities were carefully designed to meet the Next Generation Science Standards and the NorthCarolina
conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations” [7].Sustainability principles have been integrated by diverse industries into their operations throughthe combined consideration of environmental protection, community needs, and economicvitality, known as Triple Bottom Line (TBL), for both current and future generations [8].Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) has purposefully broadened the triplebottom line to include operational efficiency. According to ACI-NA, “Airport sustainability, in effect is a holistic approach to managing an airport so as to ensure the integrity of the Economic viability, Operational efficiency, Natural Resource
demonstration (Roadshow-in-a-Box) will complement the outreach programactivities that includes a more in-depth program that invites students from the participatingcounty area to the ECSU campus and its satellite partners for a one-week camps during summer.The camp focuses on NASA STEM curriculum and hands-on learning modules, as well as guestspeakers and field trips in related subject matter. Undergraduate student interns will be used tohelp develop and present the message. As their “near peers,” student presenters can connect withschool audiences in a distinct way. Developing and presenting the message serves an importantpart of the interns’ education as well.Program ImplementationScope and Impact: The program will serve to carry these STEM areas to
received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and an M.S.E. in Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences from Princeton. He has been on the faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State since 1984. His research activities are analytical, experimental, and computational, and generally in the areas of aerodynamics, primarily aircraft and wind turbines, and aircraft design, flight mechanics, and stability and control. He has worked on aircraft designs with a number of companies, and has played a key role in the development of winglets for sailplanes and low-speed aircraft. He is actively involved in the American Institute of Aeronautics and
across the globe. I needsomeone who can present their designs with confidence. I need people who can communicate.”Intentionally integrating students into industrial projects with authentic customers allows for amore realistic experience with teaming, communication, and design, and offers a more realisticsimulation of the job market to come. Few such courses exist in academia [12], and many that doare limited in participation [13]. This project-based, industry-focused course in which studentswork on authentic projects and meet industry-defined criteria allows students to have directexperience with engineering design and an authentic need for effective written and verbalcommunication – even if students don’t work on designs of technical
that need further developmentand maturation. During the program period, the students work on sensor and processor selectionand integration, algorithm development, flight testing, data collection, data processing, andvalidation. The students are highly encouraged to present their work during student andprofessional conferences. All this provides an intensive research environment where thestudents learn, by means of hands-on learning, state-of-the-art in UAV technologies. Thestudents also attend weekly research seminars held at Cal Poly Pomona. Often times, theundergraduate students work with graduate students. The students attend a weekly meeting withthe research supervisor.The projects usually address or try to address the problems that the
disengagement from the instructorand course material. To increase student engagement and provide an enriched learningenvironment that combines practical experiences with theoretical knowledge, an alternativeapproach to a flipped classroom was explored. With a senior and graduate mix of 28 students,roles in the Flight Vehicle Performance (FVP) course were partially flipped, as students wereasked to take ownership of their learning through two main efforts. First, integration of theMerlin Flight Simulator early in the course built off of previous use to provide a practicalexposure to the course material, even before it was presented in class. Second, the students wererequired to prepare lectures that cumulatively covered around 25% of the core course
Aerospace Engineering in 2009, both from Texas A&M University. He currently holds an Assistant Professor position at Texas A&M in his home department, and his work bridges the topics of advanced multifunctional material systems and their integration into aerospace platforms. After over three years as a Research Assistant Professor at Texas A&M, Dr. Hartl accepted joint appointments working at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and Aerospace Systems Directorate. At Texas A&M, Dr. Hartl maintains a large and active research team consisting of graduate, undergraduate, and postdoctoral researchers. Darren has over 17 years of experience working with shape
Paper ID #25143Student-Led Aerospace Design Team ExperiencesDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Dawson Lewandoski
Paper ID #29480Drone Construction and Racing for PreCollege StudentsDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Dr. Catherine F
developthe non-technical soft skills needed by professional engineers. Case studies employing technicalmemos, mock conferences, and fictional funding calls demonstrate the applicability of novelassessment approaches to ABET learning objectives related to communication and life-longlearning, as well as general competencies needed for an interdisciplinary global engineer. Thesenovel approaches to assessment retain the ability to measure apparent technical competencewhile introducing the students to a broad range of communication methods and approaches thatmay not otherwise be included in an engineering curriculum. By using forms of communicationsynergistic with industry practices the students are exposed to more realistic engineeringexperiences and
process of newly hired employeeslearning the necessary behaviors, attitudes, and required skills and knowledge for achieving arole in an organization [1]-[4]. As its outcomes linked to employee job performance andretention [4]-[6], new employees' proactive or motivated behaviors in the socializationprocess [7]-[9] have been explored and defined by many scholars. According to previousstudies, new employees' proactive behaviors affect short-term outcomes in the socializationprocess, such as better understanding their roles and jobs, mastering the required knowledgeand skills, and getting socially integrated into the workgroup [6], [8], [10]. In addition, theirproactive behaviors also affect long-term outcomes such as job satisfaction and job
skillset by expanding the Aerospace Club has given me a new perspective on team productivity and planning. Forging hard skills with classes and projects has encouraged a respect for the right-way to do things, in the process greatly increasing my efficiency and capabilities.Dr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University
will help guide thisoverview. Firstly, aerospace engineers are often engaged in the design of large scale complexengineered systems, and design involves an individual’s technical competency integrated into ateam of specialists and generalists. For example, a team of propulsion engineers in an enginecompany may coordinate and communicate with a team of propulsion integration engineers in anairframe company, and those integration engineers are simultaneously coordinating with aircraftperformance engineers and the flight test team. Secondly, because of complexity of the systemsand specialty of the engineer, an engineer’s experience is unique. For example, a propulsionengineer in a propulsion company may have a very different experience from a