Capstone for Minor in Resiliency and Sustainability of Engineering Systems

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

In order to obtain hands-on experience with sustainability and resiliency issues focusing on implementation in a real-world setting, each student will complete a 1-credit capstone experience. Proposed by the student, each capstone experience will be approved by the Director of the Minor. Projects will vary among students, and it is expected that each experience will allow the student to pursue a topic of particular interest to him/her in much more depth than a single course might allow. Each experience will be accompanied by a Capstone Thesis Report. This report will be evaluated and graded by CEEES faculty with input from the student's internship advisor. Examples of suitable activities include: at least one semester or summer of undergraduate research in sustainability and resiliency; a senior level capstone design course involving multi-hazard mitigation with a defined project output relevant to the minor; a summer job or internship within a resiliency and sustainability related organization; independently undertaking a meaningful trip to investigate issues or technologies on resiliency and sustainability; a substantial and relevant experience on sustainable and resilient development shaped through either CSC 33902 - Social Concerns Seminar: Science Policy Ethics: Guiding Science through Regulation of Research and Funding or CSC 33985 - Social Concerns Seminar: Energy, Climate, and Social Change ; or summer internship within a U.S., Chilean, New Zealand or other country state government or research agency, immersed with law and policymakers, industry leaders, regulatory agencies, and/or environmental advocacy groups who discuss their efforts to resolve contemporary issues on sustainable and resilient development. The summer internship options may be paid experiences. The students will earn their capstone credit by submitting and presenting a Capstone Thesis Report on their internship activity after returning to campus.