Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

Central Piedmont Community College. He also has nine years of industrial work experience. Page 14.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Defining the Role of the Faculty Advisor in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes atwo-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work is accomplished in groups,which are assigned a single faculty advisor for the duration of the project.Senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotal evidence, have repeatedly identifiedadvisement of

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Parendo, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

availablespots. All indicators point to a successful educational model. Senior Design Interest 30 25 20 Quantity 15 Projects 10 Proposals 5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 YearBibliography 1. Howe, S. and Wilbarger, J.”National Survey of Engineering Capstone Design Courses”, Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Martin Kane, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Frank Skinner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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company employee must help define and/or guide the work. This section describes activities we use to increase company/student communication and contact.This paper will present observations on each of these topics from the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte's programs. Student outcomes are also identified.1. IntroductionSenior design capstone courses offer engineering students an opportunity to apply the skills theyhave learned throughout their undergraduate education to an applied engineering project in ateam environment. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Engineering hasintegrated a multi-disciplinary senior design program that spans all of the engineeringdepartments. Industry sponsors have been identified and

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; J. Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University

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. Page 14.169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Aligning Goals of Capstone Design, Service Learning and Adapted Physical ActivityAbstractGiven that senior capstone design courses are critical elements in achieving importantundergraduate engineering education outcomes and that universities are increasinglyemphasizing a humanitarian component in institutional-level outcomes, we posit service learningpedagogy is well suited to accomplish both. In this paper, we describe the integration of servicelearning projects into existing senior level mechanical, computer and multidisciplinary seniordesign classes. These projects focus on the design, building and testing of adapted physicalactivity

Conference Session

Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kurt Stephen Stresau, University of Central Florida; Mark W. Steiner, University of Central Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

Capstone teams since 2012. Mr. Stresau has also taught a variety of Aerospace courses for the MAE Department. Prior to joining UCF, Mr. Stresau was a faculty member at Eastern Florida State Col- lege (2006-2012). Mr. Stresau began his industry career in mechanical design and manufacturing (1998), and joined United Space Alliance as an engineer on the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) for the Space Shuttle Program in 2000. In 2004, he transitioned to a senior engineering position in Engineering Integration and Project Management, working with mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, electrical, pyrotechnic, and propul- sion subsystems. Mr. Stresau served in that capacity until the completion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. Mr

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

and the solutions they comeup with into a broader social context.Experiences with Real World Multidisciplinary Design ProblemsThe mission of Rensselaer’s O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory (MDL)is to provide clinical real-world experiences that build confidence in and teach students tointegrate discipline-specific knowledge with practice on challenging design projects. The Page 11.806.3MDL provides a capstone experience intended to prepare engineering students to enterthe workforce. In the past seven years, since the MDL first opened, we have secured anddelivered results on 44 industry-sponsored projects from global companies

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Ordonez, Florida State University; Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do Parana; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Necesio Gomes Costa, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Integration of Capstone Design Experience with the International Exchange ProgramThis work presents an overview of our recent efforts introducing international aspects into thesenior capstone design curriculum. Partly based on our previous experience, we proposed andreceived funding for the integration of international design project collaboration into aninternational exchange program between U.S. and Brazil funded by the U.S. Department ofEducation’s Fund for the Improvement for Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) and theCoordination for Graduate Studies of the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES). Theproposal involves four universities, two from U.S. and two from Brazil and encompasses twomain research areas in aerospace

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J. Kowalski, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

, the twosemesters follow each other directly, with students taking the first semester in late summer,followed immediately by the second semester in the Fall. In the other sequence, the students takethe first semester in early summer, and then spend 6 months on co-op before returning in theSpring to complete the second semester of Capstone. Although these two sequences weredeveloped simply to accommodate student schedules, this fact provides an opportunity todetermine whether the lag between semesters hinders, aids, or has no effect on whether studentsgenerate quality designs and use good project management techniques. Students who take theconsecutive sequence have the advantage of working continually on their design problem for 2terms

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Design in Engineering Education

. She holds BA, MS, and PhD degrees. Page 14.1071.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Start Earlier, Prepare Better: An Engineering Senior Seminar CourseAbstractThis paper describes a seminar course offered to senior engineering students to prepare them fortheir senior design projects and to prepare them for their future professional careers.Most undergraduate curricula, especially in the field of engineering, include senior design as oneof the capstone courses. Successful senior projects demonstrate the knowledge and problem-solving abilities of students as well as

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1995. Page 25.88.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Pilot for Multidisciplinary Capstone Design incorporating a Systems Engineering FrameworkSynopsisIn this paper we discuss a pilot project to develop an approach to multidisciplinary capstonedesign that incorporates a systems engineering (SE) framework which can be a model for broadimplementation. It is a reflection of the growing demand for engineers educated to recognize theoverarching significance of systems engineering approaches for the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katja Holtta-Otto, University Of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Pia Helminen, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK); Kalevi Ekman, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK); Thomas Roemer, University of California-San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

multiple functions in Understanding of PD costs and economy creating a new product (e.g. marketing, finance, industrial design, engineering, production). Ability to work out project plan and schedules, manage resources, manage risks, complete a Ability to coordinate multiple, interdisciplinary project successfully, and communicate and tasks in order to achieve a common objective. document effectively. Reinforcement of specific knowledge from other courses through practice and reflection in an action-oriented setting

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; Daniel Korth; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

integration, optimization and customization of CAx tools, with a second focus in the direct machining of CAD topology. Page 12.1141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 PACE Global Vehicle CollaborationIntroductionCapstone design teams have become an integral part of undergraduate engineering education.Through these programs, students have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in theclassroom to actual design projects. Capstone classes provide distinct benefits to students whoparticipate in them. Students are able to put to use their newly acquired “text-book” designexperience in

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl D. Sorensen, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University

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. Page 25.590.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Evaluation of Design Work and the Achievement of Learning Outcomes in Senior Capstone CoursesAbstractThe two-semester Mechanical Engineering Capstone course at Brigham Young University(BYU) was created in 1990 to help students learn a structured design process and assist them indeveloping design skills for the practice of engineering. Course outcomes were establishedbased on stakeholder input and students receive classroom instruction as well as do projectdesign work on projects provided by industry sponsors. To date more than 575 design and buildprojects have been completed for more than 300 industry project sponsors

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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Design in Engineering Education

the 2006-2007 academic year two MET students proposed, for their“senior project”, to convert an existing Mustang automobile to a rechargeable electric vehicle(REV) for commuter transportation. They derived a great deal of personal satisfaction byworking on a technically complex project.This paper will give a short description of the Mechanical Engineering Technology seniorcapstone design course sequence at University of Cincinnati, the list of pre-requisites of thissequence, and describe the 2006-2007 REV project, providing information about an affordable,efficient and cleaner method for commuter transportation.IntroductionCompleting a senior capstone design project is a graduation requirement for all students in theMechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

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Design in Engineering Education

stage. In the course, these process stages and visual steps are used tostructure and facilitate a semester long, student-directed, teacher-facilitated design project inwhich students are asked to design an innovative, inventive, or inspirational idea. Students arefree to choose a project focus in their area of interest. Students in the Digital Media program tendto choose topics such as: character, product, and game design, and architectural, interior, andenvironmental visualization. Self motivation, individuation, and actualization are pedagogicaldrivers that dramatically improve the students’ work ethic and academic performance.ScopeThe scope of this paper is intended to provide an outline of a design process and to describevisual thinking

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-266: USING INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARDS TO ASSESS CAPSTONEDESIGN COURSESStacy Wilson, Western Kentucky UniversityMark Cambron, Western Kentucky University Page 12.1551.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Industrial Advisory Boards to Assess Capstone Design CoursesAbstractThe electrical engineering program at Western Kentucky University (WKU) was created in 2001with a focus on project-based education. Faculty have developed a series of experiencesthroughout the curriculum to support this mission which culminates in a year long designsequence. In this sequence, students must plan, design, and

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Soda, U.S. Air Force Academy; Gregory Toussaint, U.S. Air Force Academy; Albert Batten, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

recentlyestablished interdisciplinary capstone design experiences. Design experiences involvingstudents of differing engineering disciplines offer the possibility of more complex,meaningful projects and introduce traditional engineering students to the terminology andtechnology of related disciplines. At the same time, the value of undergraduates trainedin the Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Management disciplines has beenrealized both by industry and the Department of Defense. While capstone designexperiences which involve interaction among students schooled in different engineeringand engineering technology disciplines are becoming more common, those which alsoinclude students trained in Systems Engineering and Systems Engineering Managementare

Conference Session

Design for the Environment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dong Young Jang, Seoul National University of Technology; Heewon Lee, Seoul National University of Technology; Sitae Won, Seoul National University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

oriented) themes for graduation projects andinducing students to industry, new approaches of industry-academy cooperation and apractical engineering design education have been created. This paper will explain anddiscuss this newly established engineering design education model, results from the capstonedesign education, and its effects on design education.2. Capstone Design EducationThe level of domestic design technologies reaches only about 50%-70% of the top level ofthe world. When a new design technology is introduced, 5~20% of overall sales must beincreased. 1 The domestic industry is especially lacking in system design technology (46.9%)and materials technology (28.8%). 1 Also, at least 2-3 years of field training and experienceneeded for

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

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Design in Engineering Education

Bioengineering Capstone DesignAbstractStudy abroad course-work presents unique collaboration potential with capstone engineeringdesign, specifically as a source for student projects. Project-based instruction of bioengineeringcapstone design hinges upon engaging the students’ interest and commitment early in the project.Strategies to achieve this level of student commitment can include encouraging student-originated project ideas, seeking projects from real-world external clients in research andindustry, or offering instructor-originated projects orchestrated specifically to elicit studentinterest. Another alternative, soliciting student-originated engineering design projects derivedfrom study abroad courses, allows for practical projects with real

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robb Larson, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education

club-to-coursework relationship occurs inthe interdisciplinary (ME and MET) Capstone Design course. Club-sponsored automotivedesign and build projects are treated essentially as any other industry-sponsored project,with the twist that they are funded primarily by students who are primarily enrolled ineither the ME or MET curriculum. Many of the students fill dual roles: That is, they helpdefine the projects in their role as club members and are then enlisted by courseinstructors to design/build/test the components as members of the design teams working,resulting in a course grade. This scenario has resulted in a level of student involvement in– and enthusiasm for – the engineering education process that has rarely been seen beforeat this

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University

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Design in Engineering Education

theireffectiveness and how the feedback of the assessment is fed back to the studentsto keep them in the assessment loop. These assessments satisfied a-k programoutcomes, benefited the students and provided valuable information to improvethe program. The engineering program had a successful ABET visit in 2005.IntroductionCriterion 4 of ABET 2000 requires that students participate in a major designexperience prior to graduation. Project based senior capstone courses satisfy thiscriterion very well. These senior design projects also have the added advantage ofbeing a great venue to demonstrate the ABET Engineering criterion 3 (a-k)program outcomes.The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and implementation ofthe assessments tools that satisfy

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Design in Engineering Education

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design courses with Strong Industrial ParticipationAbstractThe objective of this paper is to present our findings and experiences in how to use industrialprojects successfully, especially in terms of guidelines for selecting projects and managing themthroughout the course. This paper will convey the impact of the changes to student learning andoverall experience of the faculty involved using industry projects.The goal was to significantly elevate the quality of project work undertaken, and this wasaccomplished by having teams of three or four students working under real world constraints oftime and budget, to produce a product or process that meet client's specifications. The first stepin this

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

ExperienceAbstractThis paper presents some of the challenges, successes, and experiences in designing a new seniorengineering capstone program at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. Senior capstonedesign programs in engineering colleges have evolved over many years and are often modifiedand reinvented to keep up with the needs of both students and external constituencies. HarveyMudd College’s Clinic program is one of the largest and longest-running capstone programs inthe country that relies heavily on industry sponsors to provide real world problems and fundingto execute the projects. For many reasons, and in no small way because of its track record ofsuccess, our own capstone course offering is modeled closely upon the Harvey Mudd

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Ohio State University; Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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design reviews prepares students for professional practice, enhances achievement ofboth professional development and solution development, and provides valuable exhibits for students’professional portfolios. The authors of this work-in-progress paper seek collaborators for implementingand testing the proposed assessment structure in capstone design courses.IntroductionConsider this scenario: An engineering graduate walks into a job interview and hands the interviewerachievement scores for his or her teamwork, communication, problem solving, project management,ethics and professional responsibility, willingness to take risks, motivation to continue learning, and otherknowledge, skills and abilities important to the employer. The interviewer

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Hannemann, University of Kentucky

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Design in Engineering Education

stillongoing. The author started teaching the class in Spring 2006. Since then each semester between19 and 33 students have been enrolled in the class, forming between five and nine teams.Status before RedesignThe senior design course prior to the redesign was structured as follows: • Each project became its own section of the senior design class. • Individual students or a team of students would work on a project, no rule existed on how many students were a minimum or maximum number for a team. • Each project had a faculty advisor. • The faculty advisor decided what deliverables were necessary for the project; no consistency existed for the whole class on reports or presentations. • The faculty advisor graded the projectThis

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Dutson, Brigham Young University-Idaho

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Design in Engineering Education

summarized as follows: ‚ Provide marketable skills ‚ Provide a significant design experience ‚ Require an appropriate amount of effortIndustry: Industry can be a customer of a capstone course in multiple ways. First, manycapstone projects are sponsored by industry. The capstone course must provide students with thetools and guidance necessary to provide a quality product to their industrial customers. Second,since many students seek employment after graduation, industry becomes an important customeras they hire new graduates. A capstone course should assist in providing students with the skillsthat are valuable to industry. Providing students with marketable skills, therefore, serves theneeds of both students and industry. Customer needs

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

middle school students and to support entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her background is in civil engineering with a focus on structural materials. She holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell.Ms. Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College Sophia Poulos is a 2016 engineering graduate from Smith College. She is interested in structural engineer- ing and has worked on earthquake engineering projects with NEES@UCLA. She is a research assistant on the CDHub 2.0 initiative and innovations in engineering design education at the capstone level. She is pursuing a masters degree in structural engineering at the University of California Davis.Ms. Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering background. Studio 6: Explores technical innovation and how design mediates the impact of new technologies on society and culture. This studio places emphasis on entrepreneurship and the business aspects of bringing a new idea to market. This studio is taught in collaboration with faculty from Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management. Studio 7: This is an engineering capstone design course that immerses students in a real world multidisciplinary design experience in the O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory. The design projects are sponsored by either industry, non-profit, or entrepreneurial interests. The projects are very challenging. Three example

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri; Xiuting Wei, Shandong University of Technology; Lanmei Wang, Shandong University of Technology; Yanfei Zhang, Shandong University of Technology; Wenqiang Yu P.E., Shandong University of Technology; Yufeng Sun, Shandong University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

countries. Capstone design is a good startingplace for faculty collaboration and synchronization, because it reflects and assembles allthe features of the curricula in different educational systems across a large number ofcountries.The authors have many years of combined teaching experience in two differenteducational systems and have launched collaborative and synchronous teaching of acapstone design course in the United States and China since 2010. The same designtopics have been offered to student teams in the two collaborating schools. Based on thestudents’ learning experience and performance in the finished projects, the majordifferences in the two systems are significant. For example, American students putmore effort into creativity, team

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2008 Web-enabled System for Managing Student Applications for a Selective Industry-sponsored Multidisciplinary Capstone Design ProgramAbstractIntegrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) is an institutionalized two-semester industry-sponsored multidisciplinary capstone design option for seniors in engineering, business, andpackaging science at the University of Florida. Preparing for the launch of the IPPD program inthe fall semester requires coordinating with dozens of project sponsors, faculty and staff fromnine academic departments and students from more than 12 disciplines. Obtaining 25 suitablemultidisciplinary industry projects each year is a time consuming activity. So too is the