Title :
Teaching engineering project management: A case study - The USAF Test Pilot School
Author :
Dickerson, Mark C. ; Johnston, Ron
Author_Institution :
USAF Test Pilot Sch., USA
Abstract :
The authors describe a program designed to provide hands-on project management experience as part of a rigourous academic curriculum. This is the USAF Test Pilot School “Graduate Exercise”. It is specifically designed to prepare the students for project management responsibilities, enhancing their ability to apply engineering methods to complex problems
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; management education; project engineering; teaching; USA; USAF Test Pilot School; academic curriculum; case study; complex problems; courses; education; engineering methods; engineering project management; students; Aerospace control; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft navigation; Aircraft propulsion; Computer aided software engineering; Costs; Education; Performance evaluation; Project management; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1482-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1993.405405
