Table of Contents

 

Self-Study Report..................................................................................................................

 

A.      Background Information..................................................................................................................................

1.        Degree Titles...............................................................................................................................................................

2.        Program Modes..........................................................................................................................................................

3.        Actions to Correct Previous Shortcomings...........................................................................................................

4.        Contact Information...................................................................................................................................................

 

B.      Accreditation Summary......................................................................................................................................

1.        Students.......................................................................................................................................................................

2.        Program Educational Objectives..............................................................................................................................

3.        Program Outcomes and Assessment......................................................................................................................

4.        Professional Component...........................................................................................................................................

5.        Faculty.........................................................................................................................................................................

6.        Facilities.......................................................................................................................................................................

7.        Institutional Support and Financial Resources.....................................................................................................

8.        Program Criteria..........................................................................................................................................................

 

Appendix I – Additional Program Information...................................................

 

A.... Tabular Data for the Program.....................................................................................................................

Table I-1.  Basic-Level Curriculum (Table I-1, Table I-1 continued)...........................................................................

Table I-2.  Course and Section Size Summary................................................................................................................

Table I-3.  Faculty Workload Summary...........................................................................................................................

Table I-4.  Faculty Analysis..............................................................................................................................................

Table I-5.  Program Support Expenditures......................................................................................................................

B.      Course Syllabi...........................................................................................................................................................

C.      Faculty Vitae...............................................................................................................................................................

  1. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

 

Georgia Tech 2001 Fact Book

 

Sample Curriculum

 

Aerospace Digital Library (Curator: Prof. N. Komerath)

 

On-Line Lecture Notes and Assignments for Selected Required Courses

           

AE 1350: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

AE 2020: Low Speed Aerodynamics

AE 2220: Dynamics

        AE 3021: High Speed Aerodynamics

        AE 3051: Experimental Aerodynamics    (Sample oral presentations by students)

        AE 3120: Introduction to Structural Analysis

        AE 3121: Aerospace Structural Analysis

        AE 3145: Undergraduate Structures Laboratory

        AE 3310: Performance of Aerospace Vehicles

        AE 3450: Thermodynamics and Compressible Flow

        AE 3521: Flight Dynamics

        AE 4220: Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity

        AE 4451: Jet and Rocket Propulsion

 

On-Line Lecture Notes and Assignments for Selected Electives

 

        AE 3903:  Airfoil Design    (Sample Student Mid-Term Oral Presentations 1, 2, 3, 4)

        AE 4131:  Introduction to Finite Element Method

        AE 4375:  Fundamentals of Computer-Aided Engineering and Design

        AE 4380:  Astronautics

        AE 4802:  Applied Computational Aerodynamics

        AE 4803:  Introduction to Avionics System Integration

 

School of AE Mission Statement

School of AE Vision Statement

 

School of AE Strategic Plan

School of AE Five Year Lab Plan (Revised: January 2002)

 

Briefing on AE Assessment Practices and Results to the External Advisory Committee on Nov 2001

 

1997 ABET Self-Study Report

 

Comments from the 1997 ABET Review

 

Forms and Documents Used for Advising and Monitoring Students

Undergraduate Handbook

Flow Chart

AE Transfer Credit Policy and Procedures

Co-Op Options Supported by the School of AE

AE Policies and Advice on Registration (Updated every semester)

 

Assessment Instruments

Sample Exit Survey Form (Fall 2000)

Alumni Survey Questionnaire (Spring 2001)

Sample Senior Focus Group Questionnaire (Spring 2001)

 

Assessment Results

Co-Op Employer Survey Results (1998)

Co-Op Employer Survey Results (2002)

 

Alumni Survey Results (1997)

Alumni Survey Results(2000-2001)

 

Annual Assessment Plan (Fall 1999)

Annual Assessment Plan (Fall 2000)

Annual Assessment Plan (Fall 2001)

 

Undergraduate Student Awards and Recognition (1999-2001)

 

Senior Exit Survey Results (Spring 1999)

Senior Exit Survey Results (Students graduating in Fall 1999 and Spring 2000)

Senior Exit Survey (Spring 2001)

 

Sample Student Portfolios

Undergraduate 1997-98 AIAA Design Competition Entry  (Eurpoa Lander- ice probe)

Undergraduate Research on Web-based Life Cycle Cost Model for Spacecraft

Undergraduate and Graduate Students Research Proposal to “ 2000 NASA Means Business Competition”

Georgia Tech Undergraduate Research Entries (1996-2001) on Acoustic Shaping in Microgravity

Undergraduate Research Entries (1997-2002) on Acoustic Control of a Fluid in Microgravity

                Aerial Robotics Competitions (Undergraduate + Graduate teams) Reports for 1999- 2002

                Undergraduate Participation in the Experimental Aerodynamics Group

 

            Selected Scholarships, Research Internships and Fellowships available to AE Undergraduate Students

 

            President’s Scholarship Program (Administered by the Office of Admissions)

            Hope Scholarship (Administered by the Financial Aid Office)

                Out of State Tuition Relief through Academic Common Market (Administered by the Financial Aid Office)

                NSF FAST Scholarship and Mentoring Program  (Administered by Dr. Komerath and Dr. Marilyn Smith of AE)

                Undergraduate Research Internship Programs  (Administered by Graduate division and Dr. Jagoda of AE)