Mission Statement

To produce high quality, adaptable, systems oriented aerospace engineers who will contribute to the advancement of aerospace engineering and related disciplines; to advance the state-of-the-art and educate graduate students by conducting research in the classical aerospace areas such as aerodynamics, astrodynamics, flight dynamics and control, structures and propulsion, incorporating new innovations such as adaptive aerostructures, integrated aerospace vehicle design, wireless communication and digital simulation.

Program Educational Objectives

The Educational Objectives of the Aerospace Engineering Program are:

  1. to provide our new graduates with the necessary analytical and communication skills either to pursue graduate study or to enter the aerospace workforce directly;
  2. to provide our alumni with an appreciation of the necessity to adapt, through life-long learning, to  both the constantly changing needs and demands of society and to their evolving personal career goals.

These objectives are published on our web site ABET Self-Study Report Aerospace Engineering 2003-2004 Edition along with the alumni questionnaire.

Program Outcomes

The AE faculty have adopted the ABET program outcomes a-k of Criterion 3 plus an additional outcome, unique to aerospace engineering.

"The students must demonstrate a basic knowledge in aerodynamics, structures/materials, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics and propulsion."

Program outcomes and educational objectives are necessarily related. The following table indicates which outcomes directly affect the achievement of our educational objectives.

Relationship of Educational Objectives to Program Outcomes.

Outcomes

Educational Objectives

 

1

2

  • a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering appropriate to aerospace engineering

x

  
  • b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data

x

  
  • c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

x

  
  • d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams

x

  
  • e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

x

  
  • f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

x

  
  • g) an ability to communicate effectively

x

x

  • h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering in a societal context

x

x

  • i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to, engage in life-long learning
 

x

  • j) a knowledge of contemporary issues

x

x

  • k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

x

x

  • l) the students must demonstrate a basic knowledge in aerodynamics, structures / materials, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, and propulsion

x

  

 

ABET Self-Study Report for Review of Aerospace Engineering Program