Sheppard, K. G., & Nastasi, J. A., & Hole, E., & Russell, P. L. (2011, June), SE CAPSTONE: Implementing a Systems Engineering Framework  For Multidisciplinary Capstone Design  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18937

\bibitem{asee_peer_18937}
  Sheppard, K. G., \& Nastasi, J. A., \& Hole, E., \& Russell, P. L. (2011, June), \emph{SE CAPSTONE: Implementing a Systems Engineering Framework  For Multidisciplinary Capstone Design}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18937

Keith G. Sheppard, John A Nastasi, Eirik Hole, and Peter L. Russell.  "SE CAPSTONE: Implementing a Systems Engineering Framework  For Multidisciplinary Capstone Design".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18937 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_18937}
  Keith G. Sheppard, John A Nastasi, Eirik Hole, and Peter L. Russell.
  "SE CAPSTONE: Implementing a Systems Engineering Framework  For Multidisciplinary Capstone Design".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18937 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

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AB  -        SE CAPSTONE: Implementing a Systems Engineering Framework                 For Multidisciplinary Capstone DesignIn this paper we discuss a pilot project to develop a systems engineering (SE) framework formultidisciplinary capstone design which can be a model for broad implementation. It is part ofan initiative involving 14 institutions (including all the military academies), sponsored by theDOD Systems Engineering Research Center, to incorporate SE in undergraduate capstonedesign. This pilot is the next step in an ongoing initiative to promote systems engineeringprinciples in the core curriculum for all engineering students at the authors’ institution. Afoundation is already provided by systems engineering principles that are currently integrated inan explicit manner into the early freshmen and sophomore design courses.The specific project for the capstone pilot is one in which a large team of 24 was assembled,comprising undergraduate seniors from civil, mechanical, electrical/computer engineering andengineering management, plus graduate students from a Masters program that bridges betweenthe industrial and architectural design domains and the engineering domain. The team hasworked with various stakeholders within the Department of Defense to address a need for anexpeditionary housing system for the military, with a major focus on integrated alternate energysources and associated micro-grid. This has application to both forward operational units and fordisaster relief missions.The SE framework provides a series of workshops through the course of the project to teach SEconcepts in what approximates to a just-in-time mode. The goals that are addressed in the projectare connected directly to primary SE Competency Areas of DOD (SPRDE-SE/PSE).      Understand and appreciate the needs and objectives of key stakeholders including the       operational and life-cycle context of these, and how these shape and set the scope for the       development program      Understanding and appreciation of the notion that the value of a system is largely       embodied in the interaction among its components, and not in the components       themselves.      Understand that a well thought out system design and well managed interface       specifications are critical to successful system integration.      Understand the value of early modeling and inspection to develop a well thought out       system design.      To develop interpersonal and communication skills to successfully work on       interdisciplinary teams.      To develop written and oral communication skills to communicate the essence of both       stakeholder/problem domain as well as solution domain related content.      To better understand the role Systems Engineering plays on larger projects and what       career options Systems Engineering offers.Assessment is applied locally at the authors’ institution and via an external assessor to the overall14-school program, to determine the progress in meeting institutional and consortium goals.Keywords: systems, design, multidisciplinary
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