The Texas A&M University Department of Computer Science and Engineering industry capstone program framework includes a process for initiating and approving a project request. See the framework below. Once approved, teams of four to five students from the department are supervised by both faculty and industry mentors.
![The graphic is a breakdown of the steps taken for a project request submitted to the department's industry capstone program.](../_files/_images/_content-images/CSCE-Image-Industry-Capstone-Progam-Framework-19Nov2021.png)
Process to initiate and approve project request:
- Industry submits a project request.
- Request goes through initial review and refining of scope.
- Faculty mentors evaluate and match request with student teams.
- Approval of project request
- Project begins as a collaboration between industry, faculty and student teams, playing different roles.
Project roles:
- Industry
- Sponsor
- Mentor
- Technical subject matter expert and point of contact for the company
- Faculty
- Mentor
- Subject matter expert in specific areas of focus. Examples of focus areas are: data science, cybersecurity, machine learning, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and robotics.
- Student Team
- Developers of innovative solutions