Cultivating the capstone ecosystem to educate the engineer of 2020

• Autores: Susannah Howe
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 34, no. Extra 2 (Parte B), 2018, págs. 653-658
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Capstone design courses often provide authentic learning opportunities and real-world responsibility at the conclusion ofstudents’ undergraduate engineering education, helping prepare them for their career and life trajectories after graduation.Cultivating the broader capstone design ecosystem can further enrich students’ learning, expand student connections, andfacilitate acquisition of the Engineer of 2020 attributes. This paper presents a framework and associated strategies for acapstone design ecosystem that extends across the capstone design course, across the engineering department, across theinstitution, and across the alumni community. The paper discusses implementation of the proposed ecosystem approach asa case study supplemented by student testimonials and survey results from students and alumni regarding impact.Capstone educators are encouraged to try these strategies, in part or in whole, within their own institutions so as to improvecapstone design experiences and better prepare students for engineering in 2020 and beyond.