Capstone design projects in the environment of weak industry-academia interaction

Al-Bahi, Ali M.; Taha, Mahmoud A.; Turkmen, Nedim

doi:10.1109/educon.2014.6826112

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“…The challenging nature of senior projects has inspired many to document this experience as in [2][3][4][5][6]. Most of the characteristics of Senior Projects are covered in [7], in which all possible varieties are listed, such as different assessment methods, objectives of adding a senior project in the academic program plan, and defined deliverables.…”

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“…In [2], the authors reported the design of their SPMS after their shift to outcome-based learning as fulfilment of a requirement of the accreditation systems. Moreover, authors in [3] described a SPMS that supports students in demonstrating their ability to develop projects that have sound designs with respect to their scale and quality. This degree of quality is an accreditation requirement that proved to be challenging to satisfy in an environment that have weak connections with industrial bodies.…”

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Adjustments of Methodology Planning and Assessment Activities of Senior Projects in the Computer Science Program

Fadel¹,

Elrefaei²

2018

IJMECS

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The senior project stage in bachelor's degrees represents an essential milestone in the learning process of a Computer Science (CS) student. The Senior Project Management System (SPMS) plays an important role in refining the quality of the resulting product and improving the learning experience of students. The CS department at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has followed a well-defined system for managing senior projects since 2012. Systems evolve through time in response to encounters that unfold when the system is put to use. The administration of CS senior projects is no exception. In this paper, we present some incremental changes that have been introduced as refinements to the original system. This paper focuses on analyzing the data of the projects conducted during 2015 and 2016 in the Computer Science Department, Girls Main Campus (GMC) branch from the following perspectives: the project plan and deliverables at each milestone, and the provision of constructive mature collective feedback by the evaluating committee. These refinements are called addendums as they are additional steps to the SPMS and each step is monitored by using forms. This paper also describes some practices that support the SPMS along with the rationale behind their application. Evidence for the two addendums have been collected from analysis of the relevant forms. The analysis showed that the students benefited from the flexibility introduced by the milestone addendum as they made use of the new options. In addition, analysis of the forms of the feedback addendum showed that this documentation served as a means to gather the overall collective opinion of the committee members as opposed to the individual assessment of each member. Additional evidence was collected from evaluation committee members, by conducting a questionnaire. It showed that participants do benefit from the discussion promoted by the feedback addendum.

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Adjustments of Methodology Planning and Assessment Activities of Senior Projects in the Computer Science Program

Fadel¹,

Elrefaei²

2018

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“…Combined design-life cycle pedagogical approach Two courses have been used to implement and assess the new combined designlife cycle approach starting Spring 2018, namely, "Introduction to Engineering Design II" and "Nuclear Engineering Senior Design Project." Both courses are projectbased active cooperative design courses [11][12]. Introduction to Engineering Design II is a college core course, which is mandatory for all engineering disciplines.…”

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A Win-Win Strategy to Integrate Sustainability Objectives in Product Design – An Educational Approach

Soliman

Al-Bahi

2018

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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Most existing educational design approaches focus on discipline-specific modules, while those based on a generic product concept rarely target sustainability goals. With the increasing interest in sustainability and education for sustainable development, it is necessary to rethink the product design approaches to target both customer needs and community requirements for sustainability. The main goal of the integral design approach proposed in the present work is to create a broader picture that integrates the design process, life cycle analysis, and the role of each design and life cycle player. A wider management scheme that sets a clear road map of the contribution of all players is introduced. This scheme is based on a win-win strategy between different players to promote mechanisms to enhance sustainability and min-imize risks and socioeconomic footprints.

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Sustainability awareness in engineering curriculum through a proposed teaching and assessment framework

Abd-Elwahed

Al-Bahi

2020

Int J Technol Des Educ

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Capstone design projects in the environment of weak industry-academia interaction

Cited by 5 publications

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Adjustments of Methodology Planning and Assessment Activities of Senior Projects in the Computer Science Program

Adjustments of Methodology Planning and Assessment Activities of Senior Projects in the Computer Science Program

A Win-Win Strategy to Integrate Sustainability Objectives in Product Design – An Educational Approach

Sustainability awareness in engineering curriculum through a proposed teaching and assessment framework

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