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Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen; Lisa Brown; Mieke Schuurman; Timothy Wheeler; Julio Urbina

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Aerospace

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Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1849: DREAMS TO REALITY: BRINGING "FAR-OUT" BACK INTOAEROSPACE EDUCATIONNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 13.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Dreams to Reality: Bringing “Far out” Back Home to Aerospace Education Through Concept DevelopmentAbstractDespite the harsh realities of the professional workplace, aerospace engineering still lights up theeyes of many. This paper argues that there is a special place for high-risk, ambitious conceptarchitecture and design in the aerospace curriculum. This is essential because of the specialcharacteristics and aptitudes of

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

has over 14 years of experience in applied research and teaching. Dr. Traub is the author of over 45 reviewed journal articles and 10 conference papers. Page 13.693.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 IMPACT OF RAPID PROTOTYPING FACILITIES ON ENGINEERING STUDENT OUTCOMESAbstractEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has formed a reputation for providingundergraduate students with a curriculum which has a strong emphasis on hands-on, applicationbased learning. In an effort to improve this learning environment, the campus has recently addeda Rapid Prototyping Laboratory which

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Bibel, University of North Dakota

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Aerospace

AC 2008-122: EDUCATIONAL USES OF AIRPLANE ACCIDENT REPORTSGeorge Bibel, University of North Dakota Dr.Bibel is a professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1975 from Case Western Reserve University and his M. S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Bibel, a former NASA Summer Faculty member and NASA researcher, joined the UND faculty in 1993 where he developed new courses on engineering disasters

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1297: A “BALLOON SATELLITES” PROJECT COURSEJohn Kuhlman, West Virginia University John Kuhlman is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and his M.S. and B. S. Mechanical Engineering degrees also from CWRU in 1973 and 1970, respectively. His current research interests include spray cooling, reduced gravity fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and applied CFD. He is a course co-instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course project course, and also serves as a course instructor for the WVU Microgravity Research Team project course.G. Michael Palmer, West

Conference Session

General Topics in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Bittle, University of North Texas; Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas

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Aerospace

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Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

defined course outcomes or objectives. While these need to betraced back to program outcomes, you must remember that ABET is about more than simplyshowing course outcomes are being met. You must complete the loop from measuring coursedetails to program outcomes.Developing OutcomesABET has listed specific outcomes for each of the areas for applied science, computing,engineering, and technology. For engineering programs, these are referred to as criteria a-k andare listed as follows:2 (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Swami Karunamoorthy, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

information. The faculty member mayrequire the team to research the library and/or the web to find the latest availableinformation regarding their project. The visual representation of data helps to identifywhere the change is required and it serves as a feedback for continuous improvement ofprogram.In the matured or well developed stage of assessment, in-depth or specifics inperformance criteria are used for evaluation.Performance criteria #1: “Listening to other team members” Specific (A): Number of team meetings Specific (B): Minutes of the meetingPerformance criteria #2: “Sharing the work” Specific (A): Individual contribution Specific (B): Knowledge of other members’ contributionPerformance Criteria #3: “Information

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

andDillinger14 studied students’ perceptions of grading, and their expectations based on those. Theydefined grade inflation as students receiving a grade that exceeds the level of performance in thecourse. They found that “average” students expected “B” or “A”. They identified changes incourse format, grading policies, student evaluations of instructors, and alternatives offered forextra credit and reworking of assignments as factors contributing to grade inflation.From Kennedy15 “At Princeton, it was discovered that some faculty members had, over theirentire careers, given "A" or "A-" course grades to as few as 35 percent of their students ( "asfew"?) while others awarded these grades to as many as 87 percent of their students. In somerequired courses

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

assessment is asfollows (Figure 2).______________________________________________________________________________ Aerospace Engineering - Faculty Assessment: Part IICourse: _______________________ Instructor: __________________ Term:__Spring 2007___Course Objectives:Please list the instructional objectives for this course as stated on the syllabus. For each course objective, state whichdepartmental learning objective it addresses (using numbers I-VIII from Part I) a) Start here. Please refer to each objective with a consecutive letter. You may use numbers for further itemization (e.g., objective b.2).Narrative:Please give a short summary of your experience teaching this course. You may include any items

Conference Session

General Topics in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Claudio Campana, University of Hartford

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Aerospace

AC 2008-2138: DESIGN OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE INSPECTION OFBROACHING TOOLDevdas Shetty, University of Hartford Dr. Devdas Shetty is the Dean of the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MichiganClaudio Campana, University of Hartford Claudio Campana is a research engineer at the University of Hartford, CT Page 13.368.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ∋ΗςΛϑΘ ΡΙ ∆ 0ΗΩΚΡΓΡΟΡϑ∴ ΙΡΥ ΩΚΗ ,ΘςΣΗΦΩΛΡΘ ΡΙ %ΥΡ∆ΦΚΛΘϑ 7ΡΡΟ7ΚΛς ΥΗςΗ∆ΥΦΚ Σ∆ΣΗΥ ΚΛϑΚΟΛϑΚΩς ΩΚΗ ΥΗςΞΟΩς ΡΙ ΞΘΓΗΥϑΥ∆ΓΞ∆ΩΗ ςΩΞΓΗΘΩ ΥΗςΗ∆ΥΦΚ ΖΡΥΝ ΩΚ∆Ω Κ∆ςΕΗΗΘ ςΣΡΘςΡΥΗΓ Ε∴ ∆ΗΥΡςΣ∆ΦΗ ΛΘΓΞςΩΥ∴ ,Ω ΓΗΠΡΘςΩΥ∆ΩΗς ∆ ΠΗΩΚΡΓΡΟΡϑ

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; Donald Gray, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1575: “MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH TEAM” (MRT) PROJECTCOURSEJohn Kuhlman, West Virginia University John Kuhlman is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and his M.S. and B. S. Mechanical Engineering degrees also from CWRU in 1973 and 1970, respectively. His current research interests include spray cooling, reduced gravity fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and CFD. He is a course instructor for the WVU Microgravity Research Team project course, and also serves as co-instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course.Donald Gray, West Virginia University Donald D. Gray

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

, Universal Learning Technologies, Boston, MA, 2007.7. Hannigan, T., Koenig, K., Austin, V., Okoro, E., “Shelving the Hardware: Developing Virtual LaboratoryExperiments,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR, June 2005.8. Hannigan, T., Koenig, K., Gassaway, B., Austin, V., “Revision and Translation of Existing Programs as a Toolfor Teaching Computer Data Acquisition and Control Systems Design and Implementation,” Proceedings of the2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.9. Hannigan, T., Koenig, K., Gassaway, B., Austin, V., “Design and Implementation of a Computer DataAcquisition and Control System for a Portable Wind Tunnel as a Benchmark Task in a Senior

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

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Aerospace

engineering program mustdemonstrate that graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering -- TDC participants apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering in the development of the designs to meet NASA requirements (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data -- TDC participants must analyze and interpret data that results from their design trade studies in order to choose from design alternatives (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health

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Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1435: THE PENN STATE STUDENT SPACE PROGRAMS LAB:TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERSSven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University SVEN G. BILÉN is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State. He is the Chief Technologist for Penn State's Center for Space Research Programs and Director of the Student Space Programs Lab. He is member of IEEE, AIAA, AGU, ASEE, URSI, and Sigma Xi.Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University BRIAN SCHRATZ graduated with a B.S in electrical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2006 and is now pursuing an M.S. in electrical engineering at Penn State as a

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

. Page 13.962.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Partnership for Mentoring: The Georgia Tech CSEMS Program At Age SixAbstractThis paper reviews six years of experience from the Computer Science, Engineering andMathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) program funded at the Georgia Institute of Technology bythe National Science Foundation (NSF). The primary feature of this program is the partnershipbetween academic faculty across a large institution, with the Financial Aid department, inmentoring and supporting the students. In completing their education, students are guided toparticipate in activities that broaden their horizons. Other innovative features are a grade pointrequirement profile