Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Redekopp, University of Southern California; Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California; Allan Weber, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Therese Wilbur, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

marketing and engineeringstudents were more engaged, creative, took greater initiative, and expressed greater satisfactionwith both courses. The engineering capstone design course saw an increase in fully functional,completed projects than in previous semesters while marketing students expressed a deeperownership over the marketing concepts that were taught. Additionally, the metric’s results fromthe course provided valuable information that is aligned to the “soft skill” outcomes required byABET6.With our second offering in spring 2009, we have integrated the art and design course as ourthird partner and are implementing the approach outlined in earlier sections. With joint courseschedules and more time designated for group meetings during class