Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Sanders, Kettering University; Mark Thompson, Kettering University; Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University; Lucy King, Kettering University; Michael Lindquist, Kettering University

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

teaches courses in the areas of electronic design and automotive electronic systems and has served as course coordinator for EE senior design project for several years.Mohamed El-Sayed, Kettering University MOHAMED El-SAYED, Ph. D. is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University and has been teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He teaches Machine Design, Automotive Design, Design Optimization, Mechanics, and Nonlinear Finite Element analysis. He is a consultant for several engineering corporations and has over fifty research papers on multidisciplinary Design optimization.Lucy King, Kettering University LUCY KING, Ph. D. has been a professor in

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Fernandez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

approaches used for very successful capstone projects that have been completed bycomputer science students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC) are presented.Challenges associated with the software products are presented as well as solutions that use industrygrade software development support tools for the entire life cycle. The capstone course experience cantruly be the capstone of a student’s education, while also having a beneficial impact on the community.Conflict of Mindsets: Traditional Versus EngagingThe author has several years of experience developing and managing the development of systems formany organizations, and can attest to the existence of a certain mindset among CS professionals7. Evenwhile teaching software