AATC and Northwest Airlines: A Partnership to Improve Mathematics Education in Aviation Technology Programs

本提案寻求资金支持航空技术课程中数学教育的改进。AATC的合作伙伴是西北航空公司，该公司承诺提供30万美元或更多的实物航空设备和培训辅助设备，以及10万美元的实物人事费用。主要目标有三个：(1)通过与航空电子工程师合作设计、开发、试航和修订三门新课程，加强AATC提供的两门航空技术课程的数学组成部分；(2)让航空技术专业的学生接触到“航空技术人员主要雇主的真实工作场所”；(3)增加妇女和少数民族接受航空技术教育的机会。每一个目标都有两个或更多的目标。联邦政府的支持将帮助该学院在其员工中设立一个新的数学教师职位，以及一个新的文书职位，以便在nsf资助的项目结束后管理合作伙伴关系的后勤工作。

This proposal seeks funding to support improvement of mathematics education in aviation technology programs. AATC's partner is Northwest Airlines which has pledged $300,000 or more of in-kind aviation equipment and training aids and $100,000 of in-kind personnel costs. There are three major goals: (1) strengthening the mathematics component of the two aviation technology programs offered by AATC by the design, development, pilot-testing and revision of three new courses in collaboration with avionics engineers; (2) exposing students in their aviation technology programs to "the real-world workplace of a major employer of aviation technicians"; (3) increasing the opportunities for women and minorities in aviation technical education. Each of these goals has two or more objectives. Federal support will assist the college in creating a new faculty position in mathematics to its staff as well as a new clerical position to manage the logistics of the partnership after the end of the NSF-sponsored project.