CSE498, Collaborative Design, Fall 2011
Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University

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.

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Auto-Owners Exposition Award

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 Auto-Owners Exposition Award, which is sponsored by Auto-Owners Insurance of Lansing, Michigan.

Team Spectrum Health

Log Monitoring Compliance

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MSU Team Members
William D. Seeger, Bath, Michigan
Wayne Stiles, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Collin Lotus, East Lansing, Michigan
Kathryn Bonnen, Austin, Texas

Presented by
Bob Buchanan and Jim Schumacher of Auto-Owners

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Chrysler Praxis Award

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 Chrysler Praxis Award, which is sponsored by Chrysler Group, LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Team Motorola Mobility

Synchronized Program Content Delivery

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MSU Team Members
Paul J. Detkowski, Lake Orion, Michigan
Tareq Musleh, Livonia, Michigan
Timothy Belcher, Plymouth, Michigan

Presented by
Karen Wrobel of Chrysler

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TechSmith Screencast Award

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.

Team GE Aviation

NextGen Aircraft Taxi Assistance

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MSU Team Members
Johnathan Richter, Dewitt, Michigan
Jacob Walker, Lake in the Hills, Illinois
Jason Cepela, Canton, Michigan
Mitchell Thelen, Fowler, Michigan

Presented by
Dean Craven of TechSmith

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Urban Science Sigma Award

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 Urban Science Sigma Award, which is sponsored by Urban Science of Detroit, Michigan.

Team Ford

Ford Qwikboard

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MSU Team Members
William S. White Jr., Ferndale, Michigan
Danh Tran, Warren, Michigan
Jin Hou, Guang Dong, China
Luke Davis, Mason, Michigan

Presented by
Greg Davidson and Matt Bejin of Urban Science

Design Day Panel of Judges

  • 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

  • Vandy Johnson

    Business Consultant
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
     

  • 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