Title

Integrating university space studies coursework with the launch site work environment

Abstract

This paper describes a new concept in education for the space program at the university level. Under the direction of the University of Central Florida, College of Engineering a program has been developed by the Florida Space Institute to integrate university classroom teaching with the opportunity to experience the `real world' of the space program at the NASA and U.S. Air Force facilities at Cape Canaveral by providing a `Practice Based Education' initiative. Upper level university courses have been initiated to combine classroom teaching with laboratory periods featuring opportunities for students to interact with the actual engineers, equipment, facilities, and the environment of launch site operations. The program integrates professors and students from several universities with the experience of engineers from both government and corporate organizations to bring about an innovative approach to producing a space industry workforce with a head start in the engineering workplace environment.

Publication Date

12-1-1997

Publication Title

Space Congress Proceedings

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0031374610 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0031374610

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