Conference Session

OMCED Topics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University; Ronald Yeung, University of California, Berkeley; Spyros Kinnas, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

areas: 1)capstone design projects for undergraduate seniors, 2) summer internships for undergraduates, 3)graduate education, 4) outreach to high school and undergraduate students, 5) specific programenhancements, and 5) career placement efforts.3.1. Capstone Design Projects for Undergraduate SeniorsAs part of the undergraduate ocean engineering program at FAU, senior year students take a twosemester capstone design course where they are tasked with designing an operational system thatthey take from concept development through engineering design, through building of the systemto at-sea testing. The projects are group activities involving teams of students who are tasked toproduce a design that meets a set of pre-specified metrics. The senior