A Multidisciplinary Integrated Capstone Design Curriculum for Electrical and Computer Engineering

提案编号：0230628研究人员：戈德斯曼，尼尔教授名称：马里兰大学学院园区：一个多学科的电气与计算机工程综合顶层设计课程摘要马里兰大学学院园区(UMCP)电气与计算机工程系正在为其本科生计划进行一次主要的课程修订。这项计划拨款将针对Capstone设计课程，该课程将进行大幅修订，为高年级学生提供多学科的设计体验，并将大三和大二学生纳入Capstone体验。该团队将评估Capstone体验的结果，以生成数据来指导我们总体课程的修订。Capstone设计课程的一个主要目标是让学生在专业水平上从事设计项目。该项目利用了学生在过去两到三年的欧洲经委会课程中获得的大部分知识，因此，Capstone设计经验的结果应该是衡量欧洲经委会系教育进程为学生的职业生涯做好准备的一个极好的指标。每年对Capstone设计课程的结果进行评估，将使我们能够在食道课程、初级课程和高年级课程中不断改进。在这种情况下，Capstone方案的修订将成为推动整个欧洲经委会方案课程修订的引擎。

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.