Freshman Senior Collaboration In A Capstone Design Course
John Hochstein, William S. Janna
Abstract
An innovative capstone design course titled "Design of Fluid Thermal Systems," involves groups of seniors working on various semester-long design projects. Groups are composed of 3, 4 or 5 members that bid competitively on various projects. Once projects are awarded, freshmen enrolled in the "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering" course are assigned to work with the senior design teams. The senior teams function like small consulting companies that employ co-operative education students; e.g., the freshmen.
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