Identifying Alternate Resources and Adjusting Expectations for Senior Design Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020

Authors

Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

1-2021

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Biomedical Engineering Education

Source ISSN

2730-5937

Abstract

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic required capstone design course instructors to transition to online learning. Student project teams were denied access to resources needed to construct and test prototypes scheduled to be delivered to project sponsors and clients at the end of the semester. Face-to-face collaboration was replaced with virtual team meetings. At Marquette University, efforts to identify (1) barriers to completing projects, (2) potential alternate prototyping resources, (3) adjustments to expectations of teams, and (4) changes to course deliverable requirements were completed. The results of these activities, the thought process used to guide students through the search for alternate resources, and final outcomes of student projects along with a discussion of what was learned from this experience are presented.

Comments

Accepted version. Biomedical Engineering Education, Vol. 1 (January 2021): 25-30. DOI. © 2021 Springer. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Goldberg, Jay R., "Identifying Alternate Resources and Adjusting Expectations for Senior Design Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020" (2021). Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 623.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bioengin_fac/623