Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

a Distributed Implementation of the Entrepreneurial Mindset in an Experimental Projects CapstoneIntroductionCapstone course sequences are notorious for being too much work for too little reward. That isespecially true when the capstone sequence is an experimental projects capstone, requiringstudents to learn new knowledge in the discipline as well as learning about computer simulationand running experimental equipment. As an instructor, the goal is to have the students learn asmuch as possible to better prepare them for their careers as engineers. In addition to the standardknowledge and skillset that entails, another aspect that is vital to their success is their mindset.BackgroundEntrepreneurial MindsetThe Kern Entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4 - Teaching Methodology

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

created, RSECS was becoming a National Academy of EngineeringGrand Challenge Scholars Program (NAE GCSP) school and incorporated that theme into newcourse offerings. Simultaneously, the school was also becoming part of the Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN), and we incorporated many elements of KEEN into the sequenceof courses which stress the Entrepreneurial Mindset and the three C’s, Curiosity, Connections,and Creating Value. Through a series of student surveys during the inaugural years of thiscourse, it was clear that the methods and pedagogies used in this thematic course created anenvironment for non-major students to thrive and become curious about aerospace engineeringand space topics. This paper describes several of the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Tucker Parks, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Timothy Bretl; Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

through collaborations with engineering faculty and staff tobetter understand where students were exposed to design topics as well as how design wastaught.In previous work, we developed an evidence-based human-centered engineering design (HCED)framework [4] that identifies connections between human-centered design processes [3] andmindsets [5], [6] and literature-based engineering design activities [7]. It can also be used toalign these connections with broader frameworks such as ABET’s student learning outcomes [8]and the KEEN entrepreneurial mindset [9].To pilot the framework at the course level, we used it as a tool for iterating materials in arequired 300-level aerospace controls course with the goal of incorporating human-centereddesign

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

]. Available:https://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/javafoil.htm . [Accessed Feb. 27, 2023].[8] M. Hepperle, “JAVAFOIL User’s Guide,” December 22, 2017. [Online]. Available:https://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/javafoil.htm . [Accessed Feb. 27, 2023].[9] KEEN, “The Entrepreneurial Mindset” February, 2022. [Online]. Available:https://engineeringunleashed.com/mindset . [Accessed Feb. 27, 2023].[10] J. D. Anderson, Jr., “Chapter 4, Basic Aerodynamics,” in Introduction to Flight, 8th Edition.New York: McGraw Hill Education, 2012, pp-134-287.[11] J. D. Anderson, Jr., “Chapter 5, Airfoils, Wings, and Other Aerodynamic Shapes,” inIntroduction to Flight, 8th Edition. New York: McGraw Hill Education, 2012, pp-288-440.[12] Ansys, Tutorial 3. Modeling External