Aerospace-Focused Multidisciplinary Project-Based Introductory Engineering Course

Abstract – Introduction to Engineering (EGR 101) is a multidisciplinary, project-based, two-semester-hour course for first-time students in all the engineering disciplines at the Daytona Beach campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU–DB). The goals of EGR 101 are to introduce students to the multidisciplinary nature of engineering practice in the aerospace fields, to motivate students to succeed in engineering at ERAU–DB, and to facilitate students ’ development as engineers. EGR 101 incorporates and emphasizes interrelate