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Prescott

Department

Aerospace Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

1-2014

Abstract/Description

Project teams, a mainstay in industry practice, are being employed in many capstone design courses. This paper examines industry models for teams and their application to a specific capstone design course. Following Katzenbach and Smith’s basics of high performing teams, teams are formed based on individuals skills. The team is made accountable and committed both as a group and as individuals through the structure and format of the course. The course structure is then planned so that teams progress through Tuckman’s development stages of forming, storming, norming and performing, during their two semester capstone design project.

Publication Title

International Journal of Engineering Education

Publisher

Tempus Publications

Additional Information

Dr. Scott was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

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