Professional EPICS: Engineering Projects in Community Service
General
- Post-graduate
- 300 learners; teams of 5
- 200 hours per learner
- Dates set by projects
- Learners apply to projects
Preferred companies
- 50 projects wanted
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Social enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise
- Any, Science, Government, Education, Environment, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Categories
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?
Teams of 4-6 recent Master Graduates or current Master students
20 hours per week per student
What is your part?
Weekly meeting with team for progress updates and verification of work
Email: jjschoep@asu.edu
- 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.
Due to students working 20 hours per week, we require at least ONE meeting per week with the team. The best outcomes are if you have a Monday planning meeting and a Friday work review meeting.
Project Examples
Professional EPICS has 300 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:
3-12 month deliverables with involvement from client (you).
Current and previous projects: https://epics.engineering.asu.edu/epics-projects/
Propose a Project: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6Uogh1i0dX2pH2nLgQX73KenKqL201aqor2U-NdqPOyNiZw/viewform
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
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.
Are you available to meet weekly with students to ensure they have action items each week?