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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2009-971: A PROJECT-ORIENTED, TEAM-BASED LEARNING APPROACHEdgar An, Florida Atlantic UniversityManhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University Page 14.93.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Project-Oriented, Team-Based Learning Approach Edgar An, Manhar Dhanak Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University Abstract – This paper presents our outreach efforts in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. The main theme of the outreach effort is “project-oriented, team-based” learning philosophy, which goes beyond the typical “cookie-cutter hands-on” ideas in that there is an overall

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University; Ronald Yeung, University of California, Berkeley; Spyros Kinnas, University of Texas, Austin

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Ocean and Marine

Austin, who have developedpredictive tools for the design and matching of propulsion systems. FAU maintains closecollaboration with the Center for Innovative Ship Design, NSWC-CD (CISD) in directing seniorstudent design projects and through internship participation.The education and training activities associated with the program, specific to ship design andnaval engineering, has involved (i) assignment of pertinent senior design projects requiringdesigning, building and testing of ship systems, (ii) summer internships at CISD and relatedindustry that provide practical training and motivation in support of the NNRNE program, (iii)graduate courses, theses and dissertations, (iv) program enhancements, (v) outreach to highschool and undergraduate

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Simpson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Ocean and Marine

apply their knowledge of ship structures andto practice design, the student design teams are tasked to design and build a barge from sheetaluminum with the goal to carry 120 pounds of weight. The weight is restricted to a 9 inch by 12inch hopper to create a more or less concentrated load. The students must carefully plan the useof their limited material just as any ship builder does, and they must also apply their knowledgeof ship hydrostatics and stability. The barges are tested in a tank of water and the studentsreceive credit for the amount of weight they are able to carry without structural failure, sinking,or capsizing. For the past two years, corresponding to their senior project to design anicebreaker, the students have also been tasked