Open AccessCapstone Design In The Ece Curriculum: Assessing The Quality
Author(s) -
William R. Michalson,
Robert Labonté
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--5907
Subject(s) - capstone , curriculum , session (web analytics) , context (archaeology) , quality (philosophy) , engineering management , plan (archaeology) , computer science , degree program , project based learning , engineering , software engineering , medical education , mathematics education , psychology , world wide web , pedagogy , medicine , paleontology , philosophy , history , archaeology , epistemology , algorithm , biology
Since adopting the WPI-Plan in 1972 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of the degree requirements for undergraduates has been the completion of a Major Qualifying Project. Although this project significantly predates the current ABET requirement for providing students a capstone design experience, as implemented within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, it captures both the spirit and letter of this requirement. The objective of this paper is to provide a brief description of the Major Qualifying Project at WPI and to provide some quantitative data showing the effect of the MQP on Electrical Engineering students over a six year period.
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