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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Traci Kelly

component that takes the theory of the classroom into “real” life. Not evenwell-crafted case studies can bring such reality-based complexities for student (andinstructor) consideration.UW’s General EPICS Program EPICS at the UW provides engineering and design deliverables in acommunity/client-based atmosphere. Based in the College of Engineering, EPICS placesteams of undergraduate and graduate engineering students, as well as students fromacross campus, into a partnership with local community service agencies. Through thisinteraction, teams design and develop long-term engineering projects that meet identifiedagency needs. EPICS has proven to be an asset beyond the classroom or design project level(more on that later). At the college

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

, and civil engineering). During theSpring Semester of 1998, a single overall departmental capstone course was created. The intent wasto provide a true “capstone” experience, where students in each degree program could combine theirskills to achieve the successful completion of a project. The primary objective of the capstoneexperience is to combine all aspects of the planning, design, and construction phases of a project intomeaningful education experience which mimics “real-world” design and construction practices.Students are required to use all of the knowledge and skills that they have acquired throughout theireducational experience to develop the documentation required for actual project construction (designdrawings, cost estimates