scholarly journals The Development Of Integrated Professional Skills In Aerospace Engineering Through Problem Based Learning In Design Projects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik De Graaff ◽  
Gillian Saunders-Smits
Keyword(s):  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Design Projects

USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayse Liz das Graças Conceição ◽  
Cristiana Fernandes de Muÿlder ◽  
Ericson Marquiere Reis Silva ◽  
Deise Kinsk Reis Silva
Keyword(s):  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Business Professional

Relations Between Design Activities and Interactional Characteristics in Novice-Expert Design Consultations: ‘What’ is Done ‘How’

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fleur Deken ◽  
Maaike S. Kleinsmann ◽  
Marco Aurisicchio ◽  
Rob B. Bracewell ◽  
Kristina Lauche
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Expert Consultation ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
Coding Schemes ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Resolution Level ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Fine Resolution

This study investigated processes in novice–expert consultation meetings in an organizational context to identify ‘what’ is done ‘how’ by novices and expert in consultation discourses. A conceptual model was developed for studying novice–expert design discourses at a fine-resolution level. An empirical study was performed at Rolls-Royce Aerospace Engineering. In total 7 audio-records were captured of meetings between trainees (novices) and expert designers, which occurred over the course of 3 trainee teams’ design projects. Relations were investigated between two coding schemes, namely the activity coding scheme and the conversational flow coding scheme. It was found that certain activities in the meeting were more often performed by either novices or experts, whereas other activities were more often performed collaboratively. Based on the results, implications for design engineering practitioners were derived and suggestions for further research are provided.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning for Engineering Curriculum

2010 ◽  
pp. 333-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.I. Rojas ◽  
X. Prats ◽  
A. Montlaur ◽  
M. Valero ◽  
E. García-Berro
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Small Model

The main purpose of this case is to describe the process by which an initially limited-range practical experience, within the frame of a given course in an aerospace engineering degree, might be expanded to become the mother-course itself. Particularly, the practical experience is a Model Rocket Workshop (MRW), where students design, simulate, build, test and launch a small model rocket. The workshop is a Problem Based Learning (PBL) experience that covers a wide spectrum of educational aspects, ranging from theoretical disciplines, such as fluid dynamics and rocket dynamics, to topics more related to experimental work and hardware utilization like the certification of the rockets, as well as the rocket altitude measurements. Students get rapidly involved in the project, and acquire several practical and transversal abilities, while developing a solid knowledge of the physics underlying aerospace engineering. The case study shows some problems and improvements, academic results and lessons learned from the PBL approach. Finally, a series of new ideas related to MRW and to the course it belongs to are presented. The objective is to expand the MRW so that it embraces the totality of the activities that constitute this mother-course. As a consequence, the former would then become a new course entirely based on PBL. The strategy aims at enabling an optimum transition from conventional learning to PBL.

scholarly journals Problem Based Learning In Aerospace Engineering Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Blair ◽  
David W. Miller ◽  
David Darmofal ◽  
Col. Peter W. Young ◽  
Doris Brodeur
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Aerospace Engineering

scholarly journals TOWARDS EFFECTIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN STREAM AT QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Strong
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Multidisciplinary Design ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Practical Design ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Queen's University ◽  
Design Skills

Professional engineers in industry not only have to work frequently with those from other disciplines and professions, but often have to develop working skills and knowledge beyond their original discipline due to the requirements of their employment. Similarly, engineering design skills are also important attributes for professional engineers, particularly those working in product, process or system development. Surveys continue to suggest that industry perceives most engineering graduates, although technically competent, have minimal practical design skills, and lack the complimentary professional skills that are required for working successfully in the shared workplace. In an effort to address the need for both multidisciplinary and design engineering skills, a multidisciplinary design stream is under development at Queen’s University. Beginning with a course designed to develop a broad range of fundamental engineering design knowledge, professional skills and attitudes, the stream will continue to enhance the student’s capability through a full year experience working on industry based design projects in multidisciplinary teams. The first elective offering of the design engineering fundamentals course attracted students from nine of ten disciplines. The project phase of the stream will be first offered in 2005-2006 to those students completing the fundamentals course. This paper will therefore discuss the multidisciplinary design stream as a work in progress.

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