Capstone design projects extend over a period of 16-24 weeks where the students work in groups of approximately 5 members.
The first two the quarters of the course are concept and design phases. At this stage, the students work with a counsellor from the faculty and possible industrial mentor. The students organise their plans and decide with which technology and within which product area their project should be carried out. The field should reflect courses and skills the students have taken part of earlier during his education. Relevant project methods will be applied such as koncept generation, product definition, time planning, resource allocation and thereby associated skills.
During the third implementation quarter, students design and implement a prototype. This will take place in a practical environment that reflects the methods and processes that are used at commercial engineering work. The students have access to special seminars, for example "rapid prototyping" and "production of circuit boards", which gives them the practical skills that are needed to substantiate their designs. The students have weekly meetings with his counsellor and mentors.
In the final part of the course, the students optimise their project technique and develop and evaluate their results in a real evaluation or test environment. In this operational phase of the course, students will work on functionality and quality of their work, collect data if their product obtain the intended results and efficiently communicate the results of their project work through documentation, presentations, demonstrations and, where appropriate, distribution.
During all the parts of the course, the students own technical expertise is the base for continued learning. The technology is put into a larger context in relation to knowledge of other students through joint assignments and cooperations. Strong emphasis is placed at oral and written presentation, and applied technical skills.