Capstone Projects

Sample Projects:

• Automotive Engineering Abstract Sample 1 (PDF 96K)
• Automotive Engineering Abstract Sample 2 (PDF 63K)

As part of the M Eng in Automotive degree, each student is required to participate in an industrially relevant capstone project related to automotive industry.

Project Proposal Approval Form (56 kB)

I. Student Responsibilities:

A. Student must submit a proposal that meets the requirements outlined below and has
the following components:

(a) One paragraph executive summary describing the project goals and expected deliverables
(b) Timeline of deliverables
(c) Brief description of industry, company and specific facility at which the project will occur
(d) Description of problem. All team members and their roles must be identified
(e) Project purpose and goals
(f) Project approach and methodologies
(g) Project deliverable
(h) Identify faculty advisor from the list of automotive faculty available in the
InterPro-AUTO office
(i) The project proposal must be first approved by the faculty advisor, then by the AUTO director

B. Upon approval of the project proposal by the AUTO Director the InterPro – Auto
office will inform the student of the registration procedure. The student then needs to register for the course AUTO 503.

C. Student is responsible to meet and communicate with the faculty advisor during the
duration of the project regarding progress updates.

D. Upon completion of the project, student must provide a report signed by the supervisor
and approved by the faculty advisor. The faculty advisor must approve the academic content of this report for the student to receive credit. The report must be 30-50 pages in length. The report format is determined by the Faculty Advisor. A suggested format is given below:

(a) Cover (Company Name, Student Name and participants, Date)
(b) Title Page
(c) Table of Contents
(d) List of Tables/Exhibits
(e) Number of pages to be determined by Faculty advisor
(f) Executive Summary (one page maximum)
(g) Introduction
(h) Body (Detailed situation analysis, description of results, and key
recommendations)
(i) Conclusion
(j) Appendices containing all supporting materials
(k) It is recommended that the student give a final executive presentation to their sponsoring company including the Faculty advisor

In case of reports that may contain proprietary information, the student may need to prepare a version of the report that does not contain such information for the faculty advisor. The text should be double-spaced and supporting materials should be placed in appendices.

II. Employer responsibilities:

• Student must have a supervisor at the company; supervisor's position and
  responsibility must be identified in the proposal.
• Upon completion of the project, student must provide a report signed by the
  supervisor.

III. Faculty advisor responsibilities:

• Evaluate project report
• Provide general guidance to the student

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