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Winter 2026
Winter 2026
Weeks 1-3
Introduction to the Course and Projects, and Team Formation
Introduction to the Course and Projects, and Team Formation
Week 1: Project introductions and overview of design criteria by project mentors
Week 2: Capstone and engineering design process discussion
Week 3: Teams are formed and assigned to projects
Key milestone: Project personnel and team management plan
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Week 4
Project Mentor and Industry Professionals Days
Project Mentor and Industry Professionals Days
Week 4: Project mentors and industry professionals hold Q&A sessions related to the projects, e.g., design considerations, project scope, discipline-specific help with respect to design alternatives and project objectives.
Key milestone: Preliminary work on project scope
Weeks 5-8
Communication, Professional Development, and Technical Help Sessions
Communication, Professional Development, and Technical Help Sessions
Week 5: Communicating through drawings and project design work
Week 6: Discipline-specific help sessions
Week 7: Communicating through presentations and project scope
Week 8: Individual engineering design process work
Key milestones: Project scope, individual design process draft, and design drawings
Weeks 9-10
Design Proposal Presentations
Design Proposal Presentations
Week 9: Practice presentations
Week 10: Design proposal presentations to industry panels
Key milestones: Individual and group design drawings, design proposal presentations
Spring 2026
Spring 2026
Week 1
Course Overview and Panel Feedback
Course Overview and Panel Feedback
Week 1: Review panel feedback and discuss plans for spring term
Week 2
Project, Design Document Review
Project, Design Document Review
Week 2: Feedback, assistance with design drawings and other project documents from our industry partners
Key milestones: Individual design report draft and updated project scope
Weeks 3-5
Help Sessions and Engineering Ethics
Help Sessions and Engineering Ethics
Week 3: Discipline-specific help sessions
Week 4: Engineering ethics
Week 5: Discipline-specific help sessions
Key milestones: Individual design report and design drawings
Weeks 6-9
Construction Engineering Management (CEM) Collaboration, Professional Development, and Presentation Prep
Construction Engineering Management (CEM) Collaboration, Professional Development, and Presentation Prep
Week 6: CEM (value engineering, scheduling, estimating) discussion, EXPO preparation
Week 7: Project design work and professional development
Week 8: Practice presentations
Week 9: Project design work, group design report
Key milestones: Group design report, EXPO poster, and design drawings
Weeks 10-11
Final Design Presentations and Awards Ceremony
Final Design Presentations and Awards Ceremony
Week 10: Final design presentations to industry panels
Week 11: Capstone Celebration, Awards
Key milestones: Final design presentation, group design drawings, and Engineering EXPO poster presentation
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