Professional Course Module
T&E 4220 – Integrated Systems Final Project 
(4 Credits)


Course Description
   This module allows the student to apply the knowledge that he/she has obtained from the Professional Systems Course of Instruction. Working in teams, the student will be tasked to evaluate an integrated system against a mission requirement. The student will be tasked to write an Operational Requirements Document (ORD) from a tasking provided by the instructor. From that ORD the student team will produce a formal Test Plan. The Test Plan will be critiqued by the school staff during a formal Test Review Board/Safety Review Board (TRB/SRB). The team will be provided with three flights, not to exceed 6.0 hours of flight time to complete the evaluation. A formal Oral Report and Written Test Plan are required to complete this tasking.

Pre-requisites
   T&E 4201, 4202, 4203, 4204, 4206, 4207, 4208

Texts and Reference Materials
   Materials provided during the pre-requisite courses

Anticipated Student Learning Objectives
   This module represents the final examination of the students’ ability to conduct a thorough evaluation of an integrated suite measured against a known requirement.

Sequence of Instruction
   Generation of the Operational Requirements Document
   Flight Plan and Test Card Preparation
   Test Hazard Analysis
   Flight Brief
   Conduct of flight, including data collection
   Debrief
   Analysis
   Oral Report

Instructional Methodology
   Hands-on operation and conduct of the test

Process of Evaluation
   Instructor critiques and grading of each phase of the exercise

Note
   This Module is satisfied by completion of either T&E 4213 or T&E 4217


 


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