Report
Research and education in management of large- scale technical programs Semiannual progress report
31 Dec 1969
Abstract
In January 1969, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
approved a grant to Drexel Institute of Technology for research and education
in the management of large-scale technical programs. This report summarizes
the activities of the faculty and students working on this grant. This
team concentrated its efforts on three tasks: (1) development of an interdisciplinary team; (2) development of an educational baseline by and for
the students; (3) investigation into the transfer and management of technology.
An educational baseline was developed by the five Research kssociates
to meet their needs for a program which blends factual knowledge, theory,
and experience into a new approach to education. This plan includes an
action research period, during which the five Research Associates will
function as multidisciplinary team within some urban system. In addition,
a number of new courses were developed to meet specific needs.
Because the Research Associates are to function as a single team, an
ini.Liel task was the molding of the five individual students into a single
• group who could function efficiently as a working organization. The
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approach taken was to emphasize that it is the individuals who must work
together and that they must develop an awareness of their personal impact
on one another.
Initial investigations into the actual transfer of .NASA technology are
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centered on simulation and gaming, and the NASA planning process and configuration management. Two games BUILD and MISPA have been developed which emphasize
€ the decision making and negotiating processes particular to the urban environment. It is anticipated that both these areas of technology will be more
deeply investigarc:d in the next year.
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Details
- Title
- Research and education in management of large- scale technical programs Semiannual progress report
- Creators
- J. A. Orlando - Drexel UniversityA. J. Pennington - Drexel UniversityA. B. Shostak - Drexel University
- Publisher
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Legacy CDMS
- Resource Type
- Report
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology; Culture and Communication [Historical]
- Other Identifier
- 991020705473404721