Hannah Van Opstal
Student, Systems Design Engineering
I think getting case study experience is the first step in really helping students see all the possibilities and everything they can accomplish.
Waterloo Cases in Design Engineering (WCDE) develops case studies to illustrate course concepts using real engineering experiences. A key source of case study material is student work term reports, and we rely on work report markers to recommend specific work reports for consideration. We have a rigorous case development process which respects the intellectual property of both students and their employers. After a report is recommended, we will contact first the student and then their employer, and also cannot consider confidential reports.
Recommendation using the work report marking form
Most Departments have modified their work report marking form to simplify the recommendation process. If you feel that a work report should be considered for conversion to a case study, simply check the box at the bottom of the form: Recommend that this report be submitted to Waterloo Cases in Design Engineering at uwaterloo.ca/engineering-cases. Currently, Mechanical and Mechatronics, Chemical, Electrical and Computer, and Civil Engineering Departments have modified their marking forms. WCDE staff will collect information for all recommended work reports and contact the student.
Recommendation using the recommendation letter
For other departments, WCDE has prepared a letter for markers. If you feel that a work report would be considered for conversion to a case study, print this letter, write the student's name and fill in your own, and insert it into the marked work report. WCDE staff will collect information for all recommended work reports and contact the student.
Hannah Van Opstal
Student, Systems Design Engineering
I think getting case study experience is the first step in really helping students see all the possibilities and everything they can accomplish.
Contact Waterloo Cases in Design Engineering
Steve Lambert
Tel: (519) 888-4728
Email: steve@uwaterloo.ca
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