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Prospective Draper Employees
Draper Laboratory encourages
and supports the educational and education-related activities of
its employees. Because the Laboratory’s offerings may be of
interest to prospective Draper employees, they are outlined below.
The programs are organized into degree/for-credit and non-degree/noncredit groupings.
Degree/For-Credit Programs
Tuition assistance is available for programs yielding academic credit
or a degree and is administered by the Benefits Office. Tuition assistance can be used for undergraduate and graduate
courses at accredited institutions.
Gordon Institute
The Gordon Institute
of Tufts University offers a professional, accredited two-year
graduate program designed specifically for working professionals
with technical backgrounds. It integrates the study of humanities
to teach aspects of leadership, morals and ethics, the use of technology,
and decision making. Upon completion, participants receive a master
of science in engineering management degree.
The program is designed to help students integrate advanced technical
knowledge, critical management ability, and strong communication
skills so that they are prepared to make bold decisions, motivate
teams, and drive highly complex, technically challenging projects
from start to finish.
Draper employees must be nominated by their managers in order to
participate in the Gordon Institute program because it involves
restricted responsibilities. Management selects only one employee
every year to participate in the Gordon Institute program.
Distance Learning Programs
Distance learning opportunities are available through the Network
Northeastern instructional program and the University
of Massachusetts, Amherst, Professional Education for Engineering
and Applied Science, both making accessible quality computer
and engineering course work toward degrees or certificates. Network
Northeastern instructional course students participate by watching
classes via streaming. Students can earn a master’s
degree in computer system engineering, electrical and computer engineering,
or information systems. Courses offered by the University of Massachusetts
are offered through CD-ROM and VHS tapes. Students can earn M.S.
in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, or engineering
management.
Taking Day Courses at MIT
Under a special arrangement with MIT, a Draper Technical Staff member
is allowed to take one MIT course per semester as a Special Student
during the day and receive tuition reimbursement. In some circumstances,
these courses may count toward a graduate degree if the student
is accepted later into an MIT graduate degree program as a full-time
student. At some point, all students must become full-time students
to receive an MIT degree. A number of Draper Staff have become Draper
Fellows for a period of time in order to satisfy the MIT residency
requirement. Consult the Education Office for more information.
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Draper Laboratory encourages
and supports the educational and education-related activities of
its employees. Because the Laboratory’s offerings may be of
interest to prospective Draper employees, they are outlined below.
The programs are organized into degree/for-credit and non-degree/noncredit groupings.
Non-Degree/Noncredit Programs
Professional Development Training
On-site training courses are offered to support ongoing professional
growth and development, and their topics range from soft skills,
such as communications and creative thinking, to project management,
computer skills, and technical writing. A library of videotapes
on the training courses is available for Draper employees to borrow.
Employees also are eligible to take training courses in particular
software through MIT’s Information Systems Training Services
and courses in six broad categories of skill development through
MIT’s Training and Professional Development program.
The Education Office coordinates the Monthly Technical Presentation
series, through which invited speakers from academia and research
organizations address Draper Technical Staff on various topics.
Opportunities to Mentor/Advise
Draper employees who are interested in fostering educational development
in students or who are interested in helping to guide the Laboratory’s
research funding activities have several options for doing so. A
sampling is listed below.
Employees can act as thesis advisors to Draper Fellows while they
conduct their thesis research at the Laboratory. Employees can serve
as volunteer advisors to pairs of undergraduate students in MIT’s
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics as they work on required
experimental projects for course sequence 16.62x. Employees who
are interested in Draper’s University-based Research program
can act as “champions” who interact with faculty as
they apply for grants from Draper to fund their on-campus research.
Publications
The Draper
Technology Digest, published annually, presents Draper's
best published papers by Technical Staff members from the previous
calendar year, and it shows the range, quality, and relevance of
the technical work performed at Draper.
The AIAA Journal of
Guidance, Control, and Dynamics is edited at Draper Laboratory.
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