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2023 CIEC

Authors

Sabah Abro; Ken Cook

delivery method is far from being traditional.With over 30 patents and almost 50 years of industrial and academic experience, the courseinstructor, who is also the developer of the course, uses an industrial approach to project andteam selection. The professor impersonates the role of a CEO of an international corporation andtreats the students as technical employees from different operating divisions to discuss orintroduce technical or business projects.Professionals (students) are brought together to develop new or innovative products to maketheir divisions sustainable and profitable. It is very important to establish the entrepreneurialmindset by the CEO/professor that fosters teamwork with a free spirit of brainstorming.Projects are selected

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

year.The team members and faulty staff have been graciously awarded with several design-specificawards. Some of these design awards include: Design Achievement Award, OutstandingWorkmanship Award, placing in the top 10 overall, Sprint Award, Placed First in Solar Slalom,Visual Presentation Award, Sportsmanship Award, Outstanding Electrical System DesignAward, placed third and fourth in Best Technical Report and Technical Display, OutstandingDrive Train Design, and Outstanding Hull Design Award [6]. The MTSU Solar Boat project haswon over 30 awards, which give a great sense of pride for the program members. These studentscontinue to work hard and dedicate many hours to this project [6].3. Materials Chosen1. Hull: The Middle Tennessee State