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Incorporating project engineering and professional practice into the major design experience
J.L.A. Hughes
- Vol. 3
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In this paper, the authors present a new course, Project Engineering and Professional Practice, which includes topics related to design methods, project management, teaming, engineering economics, ethics, risks, and professional issues.Abstract:
The culminating major design experience is a critical element in students' preparation for professional practice. Large, diverse programs face significant challenges in providing sufficient and appropriate design opportunities that incorporate a wide range of issues and constraints, as required by Engineering Criteria 2000. With the switch from quarters to semesters in 1999, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech introduced a new, major design experience that addresses these limitations. All electrical engineering and computer engineering seniors complete a new course, Project Engineering and Professional Practice, followed by a specialized team-based design project. This new course, using a combination of lectures and interactive recitations, includes topics related to design methods, project management, teaming, engineering economics, ethics, risks, and professional issues. A formal paper and multiple presentations develop communication skills and provide a lead-in to the team project in the follow-on course. This paper describes the new course, emphasizing the unique elements, and summarizes initial assessment results.read more
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A competition-motivated capstone design course: the result of a fifteen-year evolution
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A problem based learning approach for freshman engineering
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TL;DR: The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology began a revision of the freshman engineering curriculum in 1997 as discussed by the authors, which used a project-based learning approach and features student teams to integrate material in general engineering, mathematics, science and English.
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Compassion Practicum: A Capstone Design Experience at the United States Military Academy
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Perspectives on learning in a capstone design course
TL;DR: A new course learning model was developed for the ECE 482-Capstone: Computer System Design as mentioned in this paper, which has been delivered during six semesters, each providing a set of new experiences and an array of lessons learned.