Design Day Awards
On Design Day, the computer science capstone teams compete for four prestigious awards.
Throughout the morning, each team presents their project to a panel of judges in the Engineering Building on the 3rd floor in Room 3405 .
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 from 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
The panel of judges for the spring of 2017 includes the following people.
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E. J. Dyksen
Senior Manager, Innovation Platforms, IT
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Rich Enbody
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Adam Haas
Global Manager, IT Infrastructure Program Office
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, Michigan -
Wendy Hamilton
President and Chief Executive Officer
TechSmith
Okemos, Michigan -
Louise Hemond-Wilson
Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer
IBM
Somers, New York -
Fred Killeen
Chief Technololgy Officer
General Motors
Detroit, Michigan -
Elizabeth Klee
Chief Information Officer
Urban Science
Detroit, Michigan -
John Marx
Senior Manager, Software Development
Amazon
Detroit, Michigan
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Terry Ledbetter
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Meijer
Grand Rapids, Michigan -
Rob McCurdy
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
David Mysona
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Blackstone Technology Group
San Francisco, California -
Marty Strickler
Vice President of Information Technology
Rose Packing Company
Barrington, Illinois -
Dave Washburn
Executive Director
Michigan State University Foundation
East Lansing, Michigan -
Mark Welscott
Director, Information Systems
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan -
Karen Wrobel
Senior Manager, Manufacturing and PDC Operations
Chrysler LLC
Auburn Hills, Michigan