AIAA Continuing Education

COURSE PROFILE FORM

Thank you for your interest in joining the prestigious group of instructors in the AIAA Continuing Education Program. Please refer to the AIAA Professional Development Handbook for Instructors for detailed information and procedures for course approvals and scheduling.

All courses must be first submitted through and approved by an AIAA Technical Committee (TC). This form as well as the TC Recommendation Form must be submitted to the AIAA Professional Member Education Committee (PMEC) for final approval and possible scheduling.

Please note that the information asked for in this document is extremely important for us to evaluate your proposal and promote your course, should it be accepted. Please be as complete as possible. Feel free to attach additional sheets as necessary.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Megan Scheidt

Managing Director, Products & Programs

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20191-4344

Email:

Tel: 703.264.3842

1) Course Title & General Information

A.  Title of Course: ______

B.  Type of Course Deliverable: (circle all those deliverables that can apply to your course)

·  Course at Conference (instructor-led/face to face; only 2 day courses are scheduled)

o  Which AIAA conference(s)? (please refer to www.aiaa.org for a list of AIAA conferences)

·  Standalone Course At Conference (instructor-led/face to face)

·  Home Study Course

·  e-course (webinar, online course)

·  Onsite Course

C.  Course Length: ______

D.  Course Level:

q  Fundamentals

q  Intermediate

q  Advanced

E.  Which AIAA Technical Committee should review your course?

Please refer to Section 4-b of the interest codes. The “TC” indicates an active technical committee

2) Instructor(s) Information

Please provide information for all instructors. Identify the Lead Instructor or Point of Contact. If there are multiple instructors for this course, AIAA will communicate with the Lead Instructor and that person will disseminate relevant information to the other instructors.

A.  Lead Instructor/Point of Contact:

Name
Title
Organization
Address
City/State/Zip
Telephone
FAX
Email

B.  Other Instructors:

Name
Title
Organization
Address
City/State/Zip
Telephone
FAX
Email

In a narrative/paragraph form, please provide a 50-word biography on each instructor. Also please send a complete resume.

3) Course Content Description

A.  In narrative form, please provide a brief synopsis or overview of this course (150 words or less).

B.  In bullet format, please provide learning objectives of the course (no more than 6 bullets)

C.  In an outline format, please provide a detailed outline including subheadings (no more than 30 lines).

4) Course Audience/Market

A.  In narrative form, give a brief paragraph on the audience intended for this course (50 words or less)

B.  Which Professional Interests apply to your Course (see below for codes)?

Primary / Secondary / Tertiary

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

(0100) Economics (TC)

(0105) History (TC)

(0110) Legal Aspects of Aeronautics and Astronautics (TC)

(0115) Management (TC)

(0120) Society & Aerospace Technology (TC)

(0130) Systems Engineering (TC)

(0135) Environmental Assurance/Compliance

(0140) Computer-Aided Enterprise Solutions (TC)

AEROSPACE SCIENCES

(0200) Aeroacoustics (TC)

(0210) Applied Aerodynamics (TC)

(0215) Astrodynamics (TC)

(0220) Atmospheric & Space Environment (TC)

(0225) Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (TC)

(0235) Fluid Dynamics (TC)

(0240) Guidance, Navigation & Control (TC)

(0245) Aerodynamic Measurement Technology (TC)

(0250) Plasmadynamics & Lasers (TC)

(0255) Sounding Rockets

(0265) Thermophysics (TC)

(0270) Remote Sensing & Applications

(0275) Therodynamics

(0280) Computational Fluid Dynamics

(0285) Modeling & Simulation (TC)

(0290) Ground Testing (TC)

(0295) Meshing, Visualization & Computational Environments (TC)

AIRCRAFT & ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS

(0300) Air Transportation Systems (TC)

(0305) Aircraft Design (TC)

(0310) Aircraft Operations (TC)

(0315) Aircraft Safety

(0316) Balloon Technology (TC)

(0320) General Aviation Systems (TC)

(0325) Helicopter Design

(0330) Lighter-Than-Air Systems (TC)

(0335) Unmanned Systems

(0340) V/STOL Aircraft Systems (TC)

(0345) Marine Systems & Technology

(0350) Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

(0355) Hypersonic Systems

(0360) Flight Testing (TC)

(0365) Electronic Equipment Design

(0370) Ground Support Equipment

(0375) Aircraft Maintenance

(0380) Reliability

(0385) Test & Evaluation

(0390) Standards Engineering

(0395) Producibility & Cost Engineering

(0396) Production Engineering

(0397) Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems (TC)

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

(0400) Aerospace Electronics

(0405) Aerospace Maintenance

(0410) Intelligent Systems (TC)

(0420) Information & Command & Control Systems (TC)

(0425) Communications Systems (TC)

(0430) Computer Systems (TC)

(0435) Digital Avionics Systems (TC)

(0440) Sensor Systems (TC)

(0445) Software Systems (TC)

(0450) Support Systems

(0455) System Effectiveness & Safety

(0460) Space Logistics

(0465) Micro/Nanotechnology

PROPULSION & ENERGY

(0500) Aerospace Power Systems (TC)

(0510) Electric Propulsion (TC)

(0515) Liquid Propulsion (TC)

(0520) Propellants and Combustion (TC)

(0525) Solid Rockets (TC)

(0530) Terrestrial Energy Systems (TC)

(0535) Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (TC)

(0540) Hybrid Rockets (TC)

(0545) Energetic Components & Systems (TC)

(0550) Gas Turbine Engines (TC)

(0555) High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion (TC)

(0560) Air Breathing Propulsion Systems Integration (TC)

SPACE & MISSILE

(0600) Life Sciences & Systems (TC)

(0605) Missiles Systems (TC)

(0610) Space Operations & Support

(0615) Microgravity & Space Processes (TC)

(0620) Space Systems (TC)

(0625) Space Transportation (TC)

(0630) Space Sciences & Astronomy

(0635) Space Automation & Robotics (TC)

(0640) Weapon Systems Effectiveness (TC)

(0645) Human Factors Engineering

(0650) Satellite Design, Integration & Test

(0655) Launch Operations

(0660) Laser Technology

(0665) Space Tethers (TC)

(0670) Space Colonization (TC)

(0675) Space Tourism

(0680) Terraforming

(0685) Space Resources (TC)

(0690) Space Architecture (TC)

(0695) Space Logistics (TC)

Aerospace Design & Structures

(0701) Survivability (TC)

(0705) Design Engineering (TC)

(0710) Design Technology

(0735) Materials (TC)

(0745) Structural Dynamics (TC)

(0750) Structures (TC)

(0755) Adaptive/Smart Structures (TC)

(0760) Radar Absorbing Materials & Structures

(0770) Non-Deterministic Approaches (TC)

(0775) Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (TC)

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C.  What other technical societies, companies, government agencies, conferences attendee lists, requests for reprints, departmental or company mailing lists, etc. would likely find your course relevant to their members’/companies’ areas of interest. (please list)

D.  Can you provide mailing lists?

E.  List any other courses being offered that, to your knowledge, are similar to this course or that you think may compete with the course. (List their titles, and instructors.)

5) Course Content Life Cycle/Relevance

What is the likely development process and expected life cycle of this course?

Please provide a brief summary of the life cycle and trend of this topic.

6) Course Materials

A.  Is there a textbook recommended with your course?

If so, provide author, title list price and publisher as well as any purchase discounts that AIAA could obtain in conjunction with this course. (Textbooks are not included in the course registration fee and can be purchased by the student)

B.  Are there any computer software recommendations for this course?

If so, please give full information. Have you designed any software programs to accompany your course? If so, please describe as fully as possible.

C.  Are there any other recommendations, other than course notes, that students will need to complete the course?

7) Testimonials

We use testimonials, or endorsements, from qualified, eminent individuals for promotional use. These endorsements are solicited by you, and are important to attract potential students. Please provide us with their names, titles, business affiliations, addresses, and telephone numbers.

8) Originality & ITAR Compliant

A.  Clearance

The accompanying notes/handouts, books, and/or lecture materials are UNCLASSIFIED (for public release) and have been cleared for release by the appropriate agencies, company, or government. The course materials have been determined to be in the public domain as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation.

B.  No-Infringement Statement

Please make unambiguous the copyright status of any published material, course notes, or handouts, by signing the following affidavit assuring us that it contains no copyright-infringing material.

The published material, course notes, or handouts are represented as original work by the instructor(s). No portion of the material is covered by a prior copyright or for any portion that may be copyrighted; the author has obtained permission for its use.

The instructor owns the course materials and contents.

C.  AIAA Instructor Agreement

I have read the AIAA Professional Development Handbook and will comply with the contents of the Handbook and to the processes and procedures set forth by the AIAA Board of Directors and the AIAA Professional Member Education Committee.

9) Signature of Lead Instructor

Sign and return form to Megan Scheidt via email at .

Signature

Name

Date

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