Educating for engineering design today - Measuring for excellence tomorrow: The NASA/USRA University Advanced Design Program

Johnson, Vicki S.; Rumbaugh, Barbara A.

doi:10.2514/6.1994-862

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“…The NASA/USRA (Universities Space Research Association) University Advanced Design Program was an excellent example of the impact real problems and support from the "real world" can have on engineering education. 8 Industry research involving faculty and students at universities or summer intern/co-op opportunities for students and faculty (including faculty sabbaticals) are other ways to enhance engineering education. Undergraduate and graduate fellowships supported by industry could also be very beneficial.…”

Section: G Industry/academia Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transforming the Engineering Curriculum: Lessons Learned from a Summer at Boeing

Gorman

Johnson

Ben‐Arieh

et al. 2001

J of Engineering Edu

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The Boeing Corporation conducts an A.D. Welliver summer fellowship program for engineering educators. This article describes the lessons learned by the 1998 summer Fellows. These include increasing emphasis on cost, communications and continuous learning, modifying faculty promotion guidelines to honor collaboration in teaching and research, and collaborating with industry on exit criteria. Eventually, industry has to become a partner in the educational process. The Fellows unanimously agreed that the Welliver Program was a valuable experience.

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Section: G Industry/academia Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transforming the Engineering Curriculum: Lessons Learned from a Summer at Boeing

Gorman

Johnson

Ben‐Arieh

et al. 2001

J of Engineering Edu

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“…The program was established in 1984 in an attempt to address concerns about the lack of design education in aerospace programs at U.S. universities, and was expanded to include aeronautics programs in 1986. 13,14 The USRA ADP had the following objectives (among others):…”

Section: Major Innovation Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decades of Innovation in Aircraft Design Education

Cummings

Hall²,

Sandlin

2009

47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

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Aircraft design has formed the foundation of the aeronautical engineering curriculum at Cal Poly since the inception of the department in 1927. While the focus and approach for teaching aircraft design has changed a great deal over the decades, the importance of the Cal Poly "learn by doing" philosophy has been a constant element. The end result of this decades-long history of innovation and improvement has been the continued success of Cal Poly students in the AIAA design competitions, especially the Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design competition. Details about how the design curriculum has evolved and grown will be discussed, including how non-technical issues have been integrated into the coursework.The details provided should supply insight to students and professional engineers about the aircraft design educational approach at Cal Poly, and hopefully lead to improved design education at other universities.

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“…The problem with this approach has been noted by engineering educators at many universities, and has led to curriculum modifications which introduce group projects in the freshman, 7 sophomore, 8 and senior years. 9 We believe that for the senior design experience to be truly valuable from a team viewpoint, the students must be given team skills earlier in the curriculum and throughout the curriculum.…”

Section: Approach To Team Buildingmentioning

confidence: 99%