NDLI: Evolution of a capstone course: a twenty-year perspective

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Hales, J.L. Pisarski, S.J.
Copyright Year	1998
Description	Author affiliation: Pittsburgh Univ., Johnstown, PA, USA (Hales, J.L.)
Abstract	The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown is a branch campus of the University of Pittsburgh system. Engineering Technology in three departments-civil, electrical, and mechanical-was commenced in the early 1970s. The BSET degree is offered exclusively on the Johnstown campus. Engineering programs are offered in Pittsburgh. With the arrival of the first senior class of Electrical Engineering Technology students, a senior project design course was instituted in the winter of 1975. It was, in general, a positive experience; however, a number of concerns were encountered. One of the most significant was the challenge of developing an idea then designing, building, testing, evaluating, and finally preparing written and oral reports in one semester. Over the years, the course has been modified and improved to permit students to have a more positive and successful experience. After a few years, a one-credit proposal/functional specification course was implemented during the first term of the senior year. This was followed by a three-credit design and implementation course during their final semester. The course objectives have always stated that it was to be 50% technical and 50% communication in nature. The paper describes how the course has developed such that communication is a significant component and why the present course is two credits in each term of the senior year with the course work evenly distributed throughout the year. The communication aspect of the course carries equal weight with the technical contributions.
Starting Page	456
Ending Page	459
File Size	458328
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780347625
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.1998.736892
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-11-04
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Systems engineering and theory Buildings Testing Proposals History Mechanical engineering Curriculum development Organizing Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
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