Learning Aerospace Design and Manufacturing Processes to Demonstrate ABET Program Objectives

Department. Titled, “Aircraft Advanced Process, ” AT408 is a course in which students are tasked with designing and manufacturing aircraft components. The class is structured as if the students are employees of a company, working for a simulated customer. In groups of three to five, the students are responsible for meeting the needs of the customer by successfully designing and manufacturing a satisfactory aircraft component by the end of the semester. The class is an excellent medium for learning team dynamics, engineering design processes, advanced manufacturing processes and client-to-customer communication processes. The learning outcomes of AT408 have been tailored to fulfill the criteria established by the ABET committee as a component of the Aviation Technology department’s new ABET curriculum. I