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2022 CIEC

Authors

Joseph Untener; Philip Appiah-Kubi

. BackgroundABET [1] requires engineering technology baccalaureate degree programs to “provide acapstone or integrating experience that develops student competencies in applying both technicaland non-technical skills in solving problems.” In fulfilling this mandate, many institutions offer aone or two-semester culminating capstone project for seniors where they work with a projectsponsor to produce the desired deliverable. Capstone projects provide a great experientiallearning opportunity for students to own the project and their learning while applying the desiredtechnical and non-technical skills to solve problems [2]. Team capstone projects provideengineering technology programs a unique opportunity to assess the 1 – 5 student outcomes [3].For example

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Alok Verma; Nima Fathi; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Donna Lang

learning (PBL)modules, issues related to implementation, and results from student and teacher workshops.1. IntroductionThe concept of the “Blue Economy” is gaining traction among government, industry, andnonprofit sectors as an organizing principle that captures the interplay between economic,social, political, and ecological sustainability of the oceans. The World Bank defines the blueeconomy as “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods,and jobs and ocean ecosystems health” [1]. Based on the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development analysis, the global Blue Economy is projected to double in size to$3 trillion by 2030, including solid growth in emerging sectors such as alternative energy

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2022 CIEC

Authors

Afshin Zahraee

progress presentation halfway through the semester, as studentsinform a committee of three faculty members within the department on parts of the projectcomplete along with plans for the final weeks of the semester, so students can learn if they are onthe right path. This also allows students to receive feedback from more faculty members. Fromthere, students prepare their final presentations and present findings to the committee at the endof the final semester of their college career. The reports have to be formatted in IEEE style andpresentations are given using PowerPoint. A rubric explains the evaluation of the capstoneproject in which points are assigned on a scale of 1-100 for the various categories shown inFigure 1