Computer Science
Awards
On Design Day, the computer science capstone teams compete for four prestigious awards.
- Auto-Owners Exposition Award
- Chrysler Praxis Award
- TechSmith Screencast Award
- Urban Science Sigma Award
Throughout the morning, each team presents their project to a panel of judges in MSU Union, Lake Ontario Room.
Visitors are welcome to attend.
The schedule of presentations is given on the Computer Science and Engineering Schedule page.
Auto-Owners Exposition Award
CSE 498 capstone teams present their projects on Design Day in a variety of ways. Teams create and set up an exhibit where they demonstrate their projects and answer questions from Design Day attendees, which include corporate clients, families, friends, faculty, and students, along with hundreds of local middle and high school students. In addition, as part of the award competition, teams give a formal presentation to a panel of corporate judges.
The CSE capstone team with the best overall Design Day performance is honored with the Auto-Owners Exposition Award, which is sponsored by Auto-Owners Insurance of Lansing, Michigan.
Team Meijer
ITS Products and Services Request System
Matt Packowski, Austin McCarty, Andrew Thielking
Presented by Scott Lake and Bob Buchanan of Auto-Owners Insurance
Chrysler Praxis Award
One of the hallmarks of CSE 498 capstone projects is that of praxis, the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice. Teams apply a wide variety of information technologies to produce solutions to complex problems in areas such as business, engineering, computing, and science.
The CSE capstone team that engineers the software system that is the most technically challenging is recognized with the Chrysler Praxis Award, which is sponsored by Chrysler LLC of Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Team Motorola
Enhanced Program Guides for Mobile Devices
Andrew Rossow, Drew Hanlon, Tim Aubel, Brian Gripe
Presented by Karen Wrobel of Chrysler
TechSmith Screencast Award
Each CSE 498 capstone team produces a video that describes and demonstrates their software product. Starting with a storyboard and a script, teams use Camtasia Studio to synthesize screen recordings, video, audio and other multimedia to produce their project videos.
And the TechSmith Screencast Award goes to…the CSE capstone team with the best project video. The award is sponsored by the creators of Camtasia Studio, TechSmith of Okemos, Michigan.
Team Medtronic
Medtronic Wellness Portal
Zach Riggle, Joe Heldt, Chris Van Wiemeersch, Vu Bui
Presented by Dean Craven of TechSmith
Urban Science Sigma Award
The CSE 498 experience represents the capstone of the educational career of each computer science major. An intense semester of teamwork produces impressive deliverables that include a formal project plan, formal presentations, software, documentation, user manuals, a video, and Design Day participation. The resulting sum, the Capstone Experience, is much greater than the parts.
The capstone team that delivers the best overall capstone experience is recognized with the Urban Science Sigma Award, which is sponsored by Urban Science of Detroit, Michigan.
Team GE Aviation
Super Synoptics
Adam Breece, Shawn Henry Adams, Nick Rafalski
Presented by Randy Berlin of Urban Science
Design Day Panel of Judges
- Scott Carney – Sparrow Health Center, Lansing, Michigan
- Rich Enbody – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Louise Hemond-Wilson – IBM, Somers, New York
- Kevin Ohl – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Damian Winslow – Dow, Saginaw, Michigan
- Adam Haas – Ford Motor Company, Gurgon, India & Dearborn, Michigan
- David Della Vedova – GE Energy, Fairfield, Connecticut
- Vandy Johnson – Medtronic, Fridley, Minnesota
- Marty Strickler – Rose Packing Company, Barrington, Illinois
- Karen Wrobel – Chrysler, Auburn Hills, Michigan