K2-201

ISU SUMMER SESSION PROGRAM (SSP)

Course Description

The ISU Summer Session Program (SSP) is an intensive 2-month program offering an interdisciplinary curriclulum in a unique international setting. The program opens the participant to broad new perspectives on the world’d space activities and applications, and is designed to prepare the professional to work effectively in today’s global space environment.

The curiculum includes core lectures to ensure a basic grounding in all relevant disciplines, specialized lectures and theme days on contemporary issues and recent developments, workshops with hands-on experience, case studies to develop skills in specific areas, and a design project where participants learn to work together in collaborative, international teams. Also included in the program are numerous guest lectures from distinguished space experts and leaders from more than 30 countries including astronauts and cosmonauts, CEO’s and managers of leading space companies, policy makers from leading government space agencies, and specialists from all space related endeavors.

While academically rigorous, the SSP also provides a uniquely rich human experience. Not only do students discover the culture of the host city and country, but the social events and cultural nights held during the session help them learn about and appreciate the culture of their colleagues.

The course will cover the following topics:

Space and its applications

C Earth observations, including remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems

C Earth-oriented space applications, including telecommunications and Global Positioning Systems.

C space physical sciences, including astronomy, the planets and solar-terrestrial physics

C space life sciences

C space resources and processing under microgravity

Management and social sciences

C business, finance and management of space programs

C marketing

C law and policy (international and national) related to space activities

C risk analysis

Engineering, systems and technologies

C space mission planning and system architecture

C launch vehicles and transportation systems

C payload and spacecraft design

C orbital mechanics

C ground segment design process

Participant Learning Objectives

Participants will:

C acquire a good basic knowledge of all disciplines related to space applications, technical and non-technical.

C learn to communicate and work effectively with other specialists, across disciplines and from other countries and cultures

C learn team building and group problem solving in an international team

C understand the broad range of issues involved in space and its applications from the perspective of different national priorities and agendas

C establish a working relationship with a world-wide network of leading space professionals from industry, government, research centers, and academia

 

Focus

This course is appropriate for program managers, managerial with technical emphasis, international project team members.

Training Dates

July 3-Sep 2, 2000

Location

Valparaiso, Chile