The AE department is considering curriculum changes based on the success of writing in AE classes. While many classes already do utilize writing, we continue to explore ways to improve the experience of our students. One way to do this is to expand the writing further so that it connects even more courses and branches out to connect faculty research projects to these courses. Here are my notes on the proposed philosophy behind AE curriculum reform:
KUAE faculty collaborate closely to enable practical, experiential learning on projects of global significance. The curriculum improves student learning through meaningful connections between disciplinary subjects, enabled through an immense philosophy of design, build, test, and fly. Projects span courses, such that a student may experience maturing a concept and examining a problem from multiple disciplinary vantage points. Curriculum initiatives are sustained by strategic alignment of goals for teaching and research.
