Professional EPICS: Engineering Projects in Community Service
General
- Post-graduate
- 100 learners; teams of 5
- 100 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/10 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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June 7, 2021Experience start
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June 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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August 21, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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June 7, 2021Experience start
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June 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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August 21, 2021Experience end
Overview
- Details
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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 will you Get?
Team of 4-6 recent Master Graduates
20 hours per week per graduate
What is your part?
Weekly or every other week meeting with team for progress updates and verification of work
- Learner skills
- Presentations, Planning, Engineering design process, Design reviews, Prototyping, Innovation
- Deliverables
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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 Examples
Professional EPICS has 100 recent Master Graduates across all degrees of engineering at ASU. The program has 15 projects ranging from Machine Learning, AI, designing & implementing solar and water purification systems for Native Americans, designing community centers, investigating mobile application development, and more.
The best projects:
1-3 month deliverables with involvement from client (you).
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.