An Innovative Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Course Sequence
An Innovative Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Course Sequence
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创新的多学科顶点设计课程序列
DOI：
10.18260/1-2--12579
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发表时间：
2003
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通讯作者：
J. Will
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作者：
D. Tougaw;J. Will
瓦尔帕莱索大学机械工程系和电气与计算机工程系最近将两个顶点设计课程序列合并为一个单一的、多学科的顶点体验，供两个系的所有高年级学生使用。本文概述了所产生的课程的结构，并描述了所产生的好处和挑战。根据多个利益相关者的反馈，两个系于 1999 年决定合并高级设计课程。其中一些校友表示，他们在一个非常多学科的环境中工作，需要了解如何与其他工程学科合作。 2000-2001学年进行了一项试点研究，过去两年所有高年级学生都完成了综合课程。此次课程改革的主要结果是学生完成的项目质量显着提高。自引入多学科序列以来，商业资助的项目数量大幅增加，该课程的学生因其工作质量而获得了国家认可。其他好处包括两个系的教职员工和学生之间更紧密的工作关系，以及改进的多学科团队合作技能的评估结果。详细描述了课程序列的特定方面，例如编写设计要求、虚拟原型制作、物理原型制作、测试和报告。特别考虑了对团队项目的各个成员进行评分的挑战。
The departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Valparaiso University have recently combined their two capstone design course sequences into a single, multidisciplinary capstone experience for all senior students in the two departments. This paper outlines the structure of the courses that resulted and describes the benefits and challenges that resulted. The two departments decided to merge their senior design classes in 1999 based on feedback from several stakeholders. Among these were alumni who reported that they work in a very multidisciplinary environment and need to understand how to work with other engineering disciplines. A pilot study was run during the 2000-2001 academic year, and all seniors in the past two years have completed the integrated program. The primary result of this curriculum change has been a significant increase in the quality of projects that students complete. The number of commercially sponsored projects has increased substantially since the multidisciplinary sequence was introduced, and students in the course have received national recognition for the quality of their work. Additional benefits have included closer working relationships among faculty and students in the two departments and improved assessment results for multidisciplinary teamwork skills. Particular aspects of the course sequence such as writing design requirements, virtual prototyping, physical prototyping, testing, and reporting are described in detail. Special consideration is given to the challenges of grading individual members of a team project.