本课程独特的教学方法由下面的这篇论文来解释和分析:
Murman, Earll M.,John-Paul Clarke, andR. John Hansman.“飞机与空中交通运输系统工程课程” ，《第24届国际航空科技会议(ICAS) 2004》 (PDF)
论文纲要
过去五年中， 针对航空宇航工程系的策略规划，麻省理工学院已经开始拓展飞机和空运系统方面的课程。 在这篇论文中， 新规划出来的研究所课程和学科，将会以这些系统化的知识深度模式来呈现。 课程内容着眼于技术，生命周期和社会方面上， 特别是它们之间的相互关系。论文中也考虑到了教学内容和教学方法上所面对的挑战。并说明从这些提供的课程中所能学习的知识。
The unique pedagogy of this course is explained and assessed in the following paper:
Murman, Earll M.,John-Paul Clarke, andR. John Hansman. "Aircraft and Air Transportation Systems Engineering Curriculumat MIT." 24th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), 2004. (PDF)
Paper Abstract
In the past five years, the curriculum in aircraft and air transportation systems at MIT has been expanded in response to strategic planning imperatives in Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In this paper, graduate programs and subjects that have been developed are presented within the context of a general framework characterizing the intellectual dimensions of these systems area. Technical, lifecycle and social aspects are addressed, and in particular the interrelationships between them. Both content and pedagogy challenges are considered. Lessons learned from offering these subjects are reported.
