CE 488DCapstone Project - Structural Design

4 credits · Civil Engineering · Penn State

This course consists of a structural design project either selected by the students with approval or assigned by the instructor. C E 488D Capstone Project - Structural Design (4) This course integrates the structural design and construction skills through an application to a project focusing in the construction management area. The course is serves as the capstone of the senior student's education courses. The course C E 488D identifies the student selection of a structural design capstone project. The student works on a team during the course project process. The team will evaluated on different assignments during the project as well the final product. The team will submit a final written report as well make an oral presentation. The SDCET advisory board is invited to participate in the oral participations. The 4 credit hour course is separated into two parts which are taken in two consecutive semesters. The first course offering is for 1 credit to provide the students an overview of the course and an introduction to the project. The course is then repeated for 3 credits the following semester for the project. This is to allow the necessary time for students to complete the project.