Project 2020

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach FL

Investigators

Abstract

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230000 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Brady, Tim INSTITUTION NAME: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University TITLE: Project 2020 Abstract Project 2020, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) engineering curriculum initiative, is a nine-month planning grant the primary goal of which is to create a curriculum development demonstrator inspired by the Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) methodology used in the aerospace industry (Boeing), and adapted to the university environment. A team composed of members from education and industry will collaborate to achieve the goals. This grant is the first step in achieving a larger vision defined by these sequential goals: (1) create a curriculum development methodology inspired by the Electronic Performance System used in the aerospace industry (Boeing), and adapted to the university environment, the objective of this planning grant; (2) bring together appropriate cross- discipline faculty to use the EPSS methodology for development of a curriculum component such as a course or a semester of courses as a demonstration project; (3) use the same faculty to conduct a one-semester demonstration project with university engineering and technology students; (4) measure, assess, and compare the student achievement and satisfaction of the demonstration group at various intervals to that of a control group of students engaged in the traditional curriculum using outcomes-based methodologies; (5) measure, assess, and compare faculty performance, workload and satisfaction in both groups at various intervals; (6) evaluate the results of the demonstration project and prepare a report; (7) share the results through workshops and other media with other universities to encourage and support demonstration and collaborative projects at those universities; and (8) implement the curriculum concepts on a large scale across the university and between campuses within the university.