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 fall of 2018 includes the following people as well as “players to be named later.”
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Bob Dyksen
Senior Consultant
Evolutio
Indianapolis, Indiana -
E. J. Dyksen
Assistant Director, Innovation Platforms, MSU IT
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Rich Enbody
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Dave Giordano
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Technology Services Group
Chicago, Illinois -
Adam Haas
Manager, IT Manufacturing
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, Michigan -
Elizabeth Klee
Chief Information Officer
Urban Science
Detroit, Michigan -
Terry Ledbetter
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Meijer
Grand Rapids, Michigan -
John Marx
Senior Manager, Software Development
Amazon
Detroit, Michigan -
Ben Maxim
Associate Vice President, Programming & Development
MSU Federal Credit Union
East Lansing, Michigan
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Rob McCurdy
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
David Norris
Chief Technical Officer
TechSmith
Okemos, Michigan -
Matt Olmsted
Associate Director, Enterprise Architecture
Dow
Midland, Michigan -
Mike Ply
Director, Digial Development
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan -
Laura Vetter
Co-Founder and Chief Technologist
Evolutio
Indianapolis, Indiana -
Justin Walker
Co-Founder
Surge Solutions
Rochester Hills, Michigan -
Frank Weith
Director, Connected & Mobility Systems
Volkswagen Group of America
Auburn Hills, Michigan -
Laura Williams
Senior Manager, IT Project Management Office
Herman Miller
Zeeland, Michigan