Design Day Awards
On Design Day, the computer science capstone teams compete for four prestigious awards.
Throughout the morning, each capstone team gives a formal presentation to a panel of judges in the Lake Ontario Room, which is on the third floor in the Union. Visitors are welcome to attend. The schedule of presentations is given on the Design Day Schedule page.
CSE 498 capstone teams present their projects on Design Day in a variety of ways. Teams create and set up an exhibit where they demonstrate their projects and answer questions for Design Day attendees, which include corporate clients, families, friends, faculty, and students, along with hundreds of local middle and high school students. In addition, as part of the award competition, teams give a formal presentation to a panel of corporate judges.
The CSE capstone team with the best overall Design Day performance is honored with the
One of the hallmarks of CSE 498 capstone projects is that of praxis, the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice. Teams apply a wide variety of information technologies to produce solutions to complex problems in areas such as business, engineering, computing, and science.
The CSE capstone team that engineers the software system that is the most technically challenging is recognized with the
Each CSE 498 capstone team produces a video that describes and demonstrates their software product. Starting with a storyboard and a script, teams use Camtasia Studio to synthesize screen recordings, video, audio and other multimedia to produce their project videos.
And the TechSmith Screencast Award goes to...the CSE capstone team with the best project video. The award is sponsored by the creators of Camtasia Studio, TechSmith of Okemos, Michigan.
The CSE 498 experience represents the capstone of the educational career of each computer science major. An intense semester of teamwork produces impressive deliverables that include a formal project plan, formal presentations, software, documentation, user manuals, a video, and Design Day participation. The resulting sum, the Capstone Experience, is much greater than the parts.
The capstone team that delivers the best overall capstone experience is recognized with the
Design Day Panel of Judges
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Ryan Abbott
Co-Founder
Loudpixel and Science Exchange
Lansing, Michigan and Palo Alto, California -
Greg Davidson
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Urban Science
Detroit, Michigan -
Mike Drazan
Vice President, Contractor Business and CIO
The Toro Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota -
Rich Enbody
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Adam Haas
Application Technology Manager
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, Michigan -
Louise Hemond-Wilson
Executive Consultant
IBM
Somers, New York
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Vandy Johnson
Business Consultant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Kevin Ohl
Academic Specialist, Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Jim Schumacher
Vice President, Information Systems and Technology
Auto-Owners Insurance Company
Lansing, Michigan -
Marty Strickler
Director of Information Systems
Rose Packing Company
Barrington, Illinois -
Karen Wrobel
Senior Manager
Chrysler LLC
Auburn Hills, Michigan
