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Spring 2025 Laboratory Preparation Laboratory Distance Learning Upper DivisionStudents implement, test, refine, present, and deliver the capstone project solution proposed in ABE 48400. Team based projects are completed during the semester and documented with a written report, poster presentation, and oral presentations. Projects encompass a broad range of topics within agricultural engineering such as the design of environmental systems, machinery, precision agriculture and robotics, and student design competitions.
Learning Outcomes1Design an environmental and natural resources system or a machine system.
2Write a comprehensive design report and/or project reports for various target audiences.
3Model/prototype and test projects in multidisciplinary teams with consultation available to students from government and industry engineers and marketing personnel.
4Enhance communication skills by presenting project progress and final reports (written and oral) in a formal setting.
5Experience engineering or project management practice with profesionalism and ethical responsibility.