CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN: A SMALL ENGINEERING PROGRAM EXPERIENCE

摘要

This paper presents the author's experience in the development and coordination of capstone senior design at a small engineering program. The mechanical engineering program at Purdue University, Fort Wayne is relatively small and only undergraduate. The capstone senior design in the mechanical engineering program at Purdue University, Fort Wayne has gone through several modifications and upgrades over the last few years. Before these changes, the capstone senior design at our program was criticised by the ABET accrediting teams and was cited as weak. Because of this the faculty developed and implemented a new approach and new guidelines to strengthen the capstone senior design. This effort resulted in a much stronger capstone senior design and the mechanical engineering program was commended and praised in this area.