MET 480Senior Capstone
Career and professional topics; development of year-long senior project with industry. MET 480 Senior Capstone (1) Senior Capstone is a required course for senior-level students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (METBD) baccalaureate degree program. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the practices associated with managing an industrial-based project. Student teams begin working on a capstone project. Project definition, specification development, scheduling, engineering constraints, and budgeting of both time and money are discussed. Other issues of career development are presented, such as interviewing, resume preparation, and career opportunities. Ethical issues related to the discipline are discussed. Engineering economy, OSHA, and safety are introduced.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “IET 216 and MET 210W and MET 306 and ( ME 300 or MET 330 ) Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: MET 415 and MET 470”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 4 · Fall (1 program).
Required in (1)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S. (Behrend)
Courses that list MET 480 as a prerequisite (1)
- MET 485 Senior Industrial Project