1. Base The M.Sc On The European System (Best in class, Cranfield)
Two year Master of Science Course in Aircraft Design
Invite graduates from other universities who have good engineering first degrees
Consider one year for aerospace specialist graduates
Introduce the course as an adjunct to CIADI

2. First Year Academic Tuition Assessed by Examination
Specialist aerospace subjects
Stress analysis
Analytical techniques
The finite element method
Experience with commercial packages (PATRAN, NASTRAN)
Engineering design
Basic drafting principles
Computer aided design (CATIA V5)
Component design
Conduct at least one design exercise

3. First Year Academic Tuition Assessed by Examination
Specialist aerospace subjects
Aerodynamics
Fluid dynamics
External loads generation
Structural dynamics
Fatigue analysis
Damage tolerance analysis
Rotor dynamics
Aircraft certification

4. First Year Academic Tuition Assessed by Examination
Specialist aerospace subjects
Avionics and electrics
Systems design
Power-plant design
Materials and processes

5. Second Year Project Tuition Continual Assessment
30% Research project
Invite topics from industry
Project must be finished by mid year
Project graded by academic staff
70% Aircraft project
Pre design and structural design criteria provided by staff

6. Second Year Project Tuition Continual Assessment
Aircraft Project i.e. Regional Jet
Set up a project team of say 20 students
Allow students to select or assign topics
Major structural elements
Fwd Fuselage
Center fuselage
Rear fuselage
Inner wing
Outer wing

7. Second Year Project Tuition Continual Assessment
Major structural elements cont.
Control surfaces
Landing gear
Cockpit design
Avionics
Wiring
Power-plant design
Systems design

8. Second Year Project Tuition Continual Assessment
For each hardware assignment request:
Internal loads
Stress analysis
Design layouts
Weight/cost analysis
Other assignments
Project engineer
Airworthiness engineer
Business case (JMSB)

9. Project Structure As in industry: Involve JMSB MBA Students
Hold weekly project meetings
Discuss interfaces
Develop and work to a schedule
Involve JMSB MBA Students

10. Benefits Of Such A Program
Students learn tools relevant to industry
Students have applied tools in a realistic environment and are filled with confidence
Students learn to work in teams
Students learn to present their work and handle conflicts
Students learn the importance of schedule
Graduates will recognize the industrial environment and hit the ground running upon entering aerospace employment

11. Enablers in the Montreal Region
We already have aerospace specialist under graduate courses in the major universities
Academic staff already have some of the required skills
There is a large pool of retired or soon to retire aerospace engineers in the area who could act as consultants
There are major OEMs in the area who could assist with project definitions