Conference Session

Ocean & Marine Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Brahan, US Coast Guard Academy; Thomas W. Denucci, United States Coast Guard Academy; Jaye Falls, United States Naval Academy; Paul H. Miller, P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy; Peter A. Sousa, United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine Division (OMED)

statistical design methods combined withfundamental naval architecture principles leading to an individual design by the end of the firstsemester. Students then select one of their designs and build it during the spring. Coursegraduates have the option to serve as mentors, teaching aides and course instructors, buildingtheir leadership, technical and communication skills. At the United States Naval Academy(USNA), the fourth-year students build either an off-the-shelf design or one of their own. Thestudents build their boat from construction plans through finishing with decreasing amounts ofguidance from instructors. By the end of the course, students can read plans and determine viableconstruction steps independently and recognize when a design might