MSE-4085: Senior Capstone Recitation
Description: Topics in engineering professional practice, project planning and reporting, including discussion and presentation of proposals, interim and project reports. Instruction in environmental, social, and economic impacts of engineering; design theory and analysis; ethics, continuous learning, and global issues. Capstone course runs in parallel with faculty-advised Senior Design Laboratory. 4085: Emphasis on project planning and management techniques, teamwork strategies, literature research, and technical communication style. 4086: Continuing development of technical documents, with emphasis on professional communication to various audience formats. Additional focus on broader impacts of technical projects, including social, economic, environmental, ethical, and global contexts. Pre: Senior standing in MSE.
Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 2 credits
Corequisites: MSE-4075 or MSE-4095H for MSE-4085; MSE-4076 or MSE-4096H for MSE-4086. (2H,2C) for MSE-4085. (1H,1C) for MSE-4086.
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 6
Average GPA: 3.47 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 26.65%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Thomas W Staley | 2022 | 44.7% | 48.4% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 3.37 | 4 |
| Christine C Burgoyne | 2024 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.67 | 2 |