Capstone Course in an Integrated Engineering Curriculum |
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Authors: | S. Rod Jenkins James B. Pocock Patrick D. Zuraski Ronald B. Meade Zane W. Mitchell Jodi J. Farrington |
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Affiliation: | 1Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO?80840. 2Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO?80840. 3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO?80840. 4Project Manager, Design Studios West Inc., Denver, CO?80202.
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Abstract: | The Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy has developed a capstone senior level integration experience that blends technical aspects of an engineering design with construction and realistic issues of modern society. Technical designs accomplished by the students, prior to taking the capstone course, form the technical basis of the capstone design experience. The students review the technical design and prepare the project for construction through incorporating engineering standards and considering realistic issues. Issues considered include economy, constructability, and environmental aspects, as well as ethical, health and safety constraints. The students prepare a final design report and make an oral presentation to an interdisciplinary panel of engineering faculty. This capstone course is the culmination of a total integration experience, which includes a hands-on field engineering course, and two years of a rigorous engineering design curriculum. |
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Keywords: | Engineering education Air Force Curricula Construction management |
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