Engineering Design Capstone
Timeline
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April 30, 2019Experience start
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May 30, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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July 11, 2018Midway Check In
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March 31, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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April 30, 2019Experience start
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May 30, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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July 11, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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March 31, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Operations Project managementSkills
problem solving design information systemsStudent-consultant groups will address an open-ended engineering design problem your organization faces under the guidance of a faculty member with specific expertise in the problem area.
Learners
Phase 1 – Project Plan: Students will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.
Phase 2 – Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.
Organization representatives will participate and provide feedback to students, their faculty advisor, and the course instructor in structured design review meetings in both Spring 2019 and Winter 2020:
Spring 2019
- Midterm design review (mid-June 2019)
- End-of-term design review (end of July 2019
Winter 2020
- Midterm design review (early February - 2020)
- End-of-term design review (mid-March 2020)
Project timeline
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April 30, 2019Experience start
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May 30, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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July 11, 2018Midway Check In
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March 31, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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April 30, 2019Experience start
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May 30, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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July 11, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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March 31, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Beginning this May, Engineering students in their final year will spend over 800 cumulative hours per team collaborating with you to solve a design problem that your organization faces.
Based on the information that you provide, student-consultant teams will work under the guidance of professors to develop innovative solutions through implementing cutting edge technology and advanced engineering practices.
Past project examples include, but are not limited to:
- A system that utilizes statistical analysis and optimization techniques to propose the most profitable department layouts for Walmart stores.
- A decision support tool that optimally assigns nurses, attendants, and clerks in the Emergency Department of Grand River Hospital.
- A framework for implementation of night-time deliveries in the GTA for Nestlé Canada.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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April 30, 2019Experience start
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May 30, 2018Project Scope Meeting
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July 11, 2018Midway Check In
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March 31, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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April 30, 2019Experience start
-
May 30, 2018Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
-
July 11, 2018Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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March 31, 2020Experience end