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Professional EPICS: Engineering Projects in Community Service

FSE404
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Arizona State University (ASU)
Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Jared Schoepf
Jared Schoepf
Associate Teaching Professor
(16)
5
Timeline
  • October 12, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 27, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 13, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
2/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Product or service launch
Skills
presentations planning engineering design process design reviews prototyping innovation
Learner goals and capabilities

Why EPICS?

Community organizations need technical expertise. Engineering students need practical, hands-on experience before entering the workforce.

Through EPICS, multidisciplinary teams of recently graduated master engineering students use their technical skills and innovative ideas to design and implement solutions for organizations in our community and around the world.

How does it work?

EPICS teams tackle all stages of the innovation process, from feasibility and planning through design and implementation. The expectation that their designs will be deployed and used provides a compelling learning environment.

Organizations gain valuable help that might otherwise be impossible to afford, furthering your efforts without detracting from the mission.

What is your part?

Twice a semester, community mentors will work with the team through meetings, phone calls and/or email to help advance the project.

Learners

Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
12 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 6
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Detailed schematics, iterative prototyping, design review presentations, and detailed design document.

Students in the Professional EPICS program average up to 20 hours per week on the project.

Project timeline
  • October 12, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 27, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 13, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

EPICS@ASU has approximately 60 projects per semester ranging from water purification systems, solar panel systems, interactive exhibits at the local zoo, museums, and science centers and many more. We have students from freshman to PhD covering all engineering fields, so if it is an engineering project, we have the students and the expertise to solve the problem. All projects are continuous and do not end with the semester, we transition new members on to the team each semester with the average project being delivered in 3 semesters.

Current and previous projects: https://epics.engineering.asu.edu/fse-404-projects/

Additional company criteria

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

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

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.