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Engineering Design Center
Center Director: Larry Klingenberg (EDCemail@sfsu.edu)
- Purpose:
- To enhance engineering education through university work on industry/government sponsored engineering projects
- Related School Objectives:
- Liaison with professional community
- Emphasis on practical, industry oriented education
- Collaborative relationships with government/industry
- Creation of Centers of Excellence
- Concept
- Companies/Agencies sponsor a project
- Student team assigned project as academic course
- faculty and sponsor co-direct
- Team renders periodic reports
- Deliverables can be:
- Study
- Model
- Software
- Conceptual Design
- Test Program
- Prototype Model
- Complexity of project dictates faculty involvement
- Fee covers faculty time and student overtime
- Benefits of EDC Projects
- Students:
- Hands-on, real engineering work
- Credit and improved education
- Communication/teamwork skills
- School of Engineering:
- Improved contact with industry
- Access to new technologies
- Increased visibility
- Sponsors:
- Access to faculty experts
- Cost effective solutions to problems
- Recognition for support to education
- Recruiting opportunities
- Projects
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San Francisco State University
School of Engineering
1600 Holloway Avenue, SCI 163
San Francisco, California 94132
Phone (415) 338-1174 Fax (415) 338-0525
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