Professional EPICS: Engineering Projects in Community Service
General
- Post-graduate
- 12 learners; teams of 6
- 50 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 2/5 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Any
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 27, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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December 13, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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October 12, 2020Experience start
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October 27, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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December 13, 2020Experience 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 is your part?
Twice a semester, community mentors will work with the team through meetings, phone calls and/or email to help advance the project.
- 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
EPICS@ASU has approximately 60 projects per semester ranging from water purification systems, solar panel systems, interactive exhibits at the local zoo, museums, and science centers and many more. We have students from freshman to PhD covering all engineering fields, so if it is an engineering project, we have the students and the expertise to solve the problem. All projects are continuous and do not end with the semester, we transition new members on to the team each semester with the average project being delivered in 3 semesters.
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.