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Engineering Design Capstone

MSCI 401/402
Closed
University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Ada Hurst
Continuing Lecturer
(1)
3
Timeline
  • May 18, 2020
    Experience start
  • April 3, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
2/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Ontario, Canada
Any
Any industries
Categories
Information technology Operations Project management
Skills
design problem solving information systems
Student goals and capabilities

Student-consultant groups will address an open-ended engineering design problem your organization faces under the guidance of a faculty member with specific expertise in the problem area. 

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
75 students
Project
200 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Phase 1 – Project Plan: Students will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and prepare a detailed plan for completion of the project.

Phase 2 – Project Execution: Students will work on deliverables outlined in the project plan. Teams will periodically communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks.

Organization representatives will participate and provide feedback to students, their faculty advisor, and the course instructor in structured design review meetings in both Spring 2020 and Winter 2021:

Spring 2019

  • Midterm design review (mid-June 2020)
  • End-of-term design review (end of July 2020)

Winter 2020

  • Beginning-of-term update and plan (mid-January 2021)
  • End-of-term design review (mid-March 2021)
Project timeline
  • May 18, 2020
    Experience start
  • April 3, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Beginning this May, Engineering students in their final year will spend over 800 cumulative hours per team collaborating with you to solve a design problem that your organization faces.

Based on the information that you provide, student-consultant teams will work under the guidance of professors to develop innovative solutions through implementing cutting edge technology and advanced engineering practices.

Past project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • A system that utilizes statistical analysis and optimization techniques to propose the most profitable department layouts for Walmart stores.
  • A decision support tool that optimally assigns nurses, attendants, and clerks in the Emergency Department of Grand River Hospital.
  • A framework for implementation of night-time deliveries in the GTA for Nestlé Canada.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Companies should specify their ability to share information (e.g., needed data) and whether or not an NDA would be required. If data is needed for project completion, it should be made available to the students by early May 2020. Otherwise, the match can not be finalized.

Provide a dedicated contact who will be available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address student’s questions or provide additional information.

Minimum of 8 interactions with the students in-person or remotely (approximately 15 hours over the duration of the project).

The topics proposed should also be relevant to the Management Engineering program.

The client should be invested in the proposed topic in order to provide mutual benefits to all parties involved.