Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

by much of their academic experience in the classroom. The link betweentheory and practice may be spoken, but it is seldom experienced, for many of our students. Itis well known that all education9 is deficient that does not present a proper balance betweenexperience and reflection, and this type of imbalance is especially unfortunate when it occursin technical fields. As shrinking budgets put increasing pressure on undergraduate laboratory education, and as agreater percentage of students enter the curriculum without practical experience in mechanicsor a familiarity with tools and tooling, there is a strong need to expose aerospace engineeringstudents to these realities of the aviation workplace, a workplace that traditionally has

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Durham, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

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