5Yr PARTNERSHIPS

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5Yr PARTNERSHIPS

• Industry and AME

Capstone Program
The Hallmark of UG Education
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The Goal

• Strong 5-Year partnerships with industries that
  heavily recruit our graduates
• Win-Win
• Continuous
• Long-term (5-Year)

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Strong 5-Year Partnership

• Long-term Investment
• VP level/Engineering Director Funding Commitment
• Project Managers/Engr. Staff Projects Commitment
  (1-3 projects)
• Industrial Feedback into Education System
• New Capstone Industrial Board (Shakers and
  Movers)
• AME responsive to industrial needs

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Industrial Feedback into Ed System

• Critique/Assessment of Capstone work
• (Strengths and weaknesses)
• SponsorsAdvisorsStudentsJudges
• New Capstone Program Industrial Board
• Annual evaluation and recommendations
• Presentation to Faculty, AME Director, and Engr.
  Dean
• Curriculum Improvement
• Evaluate 5-Year Partnership (in 5th year)

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Capstone Options

• Regular Capstone Program (5K)
• Team of 4-6 seniors
• New Advanced Capstone Program (10K)
• Team of 4-6 seniors
• Graduate student

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Great Recruiting Opportunities
Sponsors are invited to attend Capstone
Presentations of all projects. Sponsors can ask
for students resumes.

• Mid-Term Presentation of All Projects (March)
• Final Presentation of All Projects (April)
• Capstone Poster Design Fair Competition (May)
• Team Presentation to Sponsor (May)

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Student Presentations

• Weekly presentations to advisor
• Several informal presentations to sponsor
• Mid-term Presentation to Capstone Community
  (sponsors invited)
• Final Presentation to Capstone Community
  (sponsors invited)
• Presentation to Industry Team of Judges
• Presentation to Engineering Staff of Sponsor
  (Option recommended)

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Student Written Reports

• Detail Plan of Action to solve project
• Weekly Progress Report
• Mid-term Report (each student writes a minimum of
  5 pages on his/her work)
• Final Report (each student writes a minimum of 10
  pages on his/her work)