A Multidisciplinary Integrated Capstone Design Curriculum for Electrical and Computer Engineering

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PROPOSAL NO.: 0230628PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Goldsman, NeilINSTITUTION NAME: University of Maryland College ParkTITLE: A Multidisciplinary Integrated Capstone Design Curriculum for Electrical and Computer EngineeringAbstractThe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Universityof Maryland at College Park (UMCP) is in the process of planning a major curriculumrevision for its undergraduate program. This planning grant will address the Capstone designprogram, which will be greatly revised to provide a multidisciplinary design experiencefor senior students and to integrate juniors and sophomores into the Capstone experience.The team will assess the outcomes of the Capstone experience to generate data to guide the revision of our curriculum in general.A major objective of the Capstone design courses is for the students to work on adesign project at a professional level. The project makes use of most of the knowledgethat students have acquired in the previous two to three years of the ECE curriculum.Therefore, the outcome of the Capstone design experience should be an excellentindicator of the how well the education process in the ECE Department is preparingstudents for their professional career. A year-to-year assessment of the outcomes of theCapstone design courses will enable us to make continuous improvements in thesophomore, junior, and also the senior year curricula. This being the case, the revision ofthe Capstone program will serve as the engine to drive curriculum revision for the entireECE program.