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A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project‐Oriented Capstone Courses
Author(s) -
Dutson Alan J.,
Todd Robert H.,
Magleby Spencer P.,
Sorensen Carl D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1997.tb00260.x
Subject(s) - capstone , curriculum , engineering education , engineering , engineering management , capstone course , component (thermodynamics) , engineering ethics , engineering design process , computer science , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , psychology , physics , algorithm , thermodynamics
Teaching engineering design through senior project or capstone engineering courses has increased in recent years. The trend toward increasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better prepare graduates for engineering practice. This paper describes the standard practices and current state of capstone design education throughout the country as revealed through a literature search of over 100 papers relating to engineering design courses. Major topics include the development of capstone design courses, course descriptions, project information, details of industrial involvement, and special aspects of team‐oriented design projects. An extensive list of references is provided.