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2 Attributes for Naval Engineering Cooperative Research Organizations
2 Attributes for Naval Engineering Cooperative Research Organizations
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First, there must be a steady flow of students into the naval architecture and engi neering education pipeline; second, there must be a highly qualified and ca pable faculty to educate them; and third, there must be opportunities for continuing education for practitioners in the field. Finally, in terms of the scope of education and training for new graduates and practicing profes sionals, there is the need to approach ship design, development, and pro duction/construction from the "total ship" point of view in order to meet the challenges of the future Navy.
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1-4. Foster the development of "total ship engineers." The effectiveness of various organizational approaches in meeting these objectives depends on how well that approach performs in terms of a num ber of the key attributes that are embodied in the achievement of each ob jective.
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Raising public awareness and understanding is a broad challenge faced by all the en gineering disciplines. Naval engineering professionals need to communicate the complex and interesting technical challenges in ship design and produc tion in order to recruit undergraduate majors.
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Through involvement in international professional meetings and research conferences, a research organization can be in an excellent position to foster contacts and relationships with foreign in stitutions with naval engineering programs to develop study- and work-abroad experiences for students. Objective 1-2: Retain Existing and Attract New Faculty The following attributes support this objective: · Guarantee commitment of sponsors to research, including robustness and continuity of research funding.
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Some organizations place high value on the individual author, while others encourage teaming and multiple authors. A research organization will enhance faculty retention if it is aligned with the institu tional rewards systems and provides faculty with incentives for participa tion in research that contributes to achieving tenure, promotions, and salary increases.
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If a research organization facilitates appropriate faculty consulting opportuni ties, faculty retention will be enhanced. Objective 1-3: Provide Continuing Education and Training The following attributes support this objective: · Involve professional community in merit review of R&D projects.
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Objective 1-4: Foster "Total Ship Engineers" The following attributes support this objective: · Encourage "total ship design" in the curriculum. · Strive for synthesis of multidisciplinary knowledge.
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The following are the key attributes of a research organization that will contribute to the development of total ship engineers. An effective naval engineering research organization must be adept at forming and managing multidisciplinary research teams that can integrate focused research into advanced total ship concepts.
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Likewise, the projects and programs of a naval engineering research organization should incorporate the same consideration of the production and operational aspects of im plementing research results and new technologies in advanced total ship systems. GOAL 2: REVITALIZE NAVAL ENGINEERING AND IMPROVE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION The United States has a critical need to support more creative new naval en gineering research, to develop higher-performing and more cost-effective new ship designs, and to accomplish more innovative total ship system en gineering.
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2-3. Ensure research useful to ship design.
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Objective 2-2: Promote Innovation The following attributes support this objective: · Flexibility of funding (fast response and limited bureaucratic require ments) , · Tolerance for risk, · Incentives and rewards for new ideas and approaches, · Opportunities to learn from other fields, · Promotion of change, and · Stimulation of design leadership.
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Therefore, a practical approach to encouraging innovation is to rec ognize each event, even though it may be small, and encourage it to grow. Research programs are typically targeted to achieve results within par ticular disciplines.
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It is the Navy's and the naval engineering commu nity's challenge to stimulate design leaders and allow them the opportunity to overcome the innate challenges of the bureaucracy. Objective 2-3: Ensure Research Useful to Ship Design The following attributes support this objective: · Promote shared decision making and resource allocation by stake holders.
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To achieve this goal, the research projects should be managed to make the resulting technology, knowledge, and data directly support advanced ship design through the research, development, engineer ing, and design chain. In ONR's vision of National Challenge Initiative, in novative ships are strongly endorsed.
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2000. Naval Engineering -- A National Naval Obligation.
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