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Personal Reflection

When I first came to Penn State I did not intend to spend five years here, however, once I learned about the integrated B.A.E./M.A.E. program this became a clear choice. Upon the completion of my thesis I believe that all of these years have prepared me to start my career in the industry. This was accomplished by utilizing a variety of different skills which I learned through my college career in the Architectural Engineering program. Applying these skills to a real world example was an excellent opportunity which enabled me to understand the feasibility of implementing a variety of alternative systems as well as the research which must be done prior to proposing them. With the help of my advisor as well as the project team for 655 New York Ave, I was able to complete my thesis and am proud of what I accomplished.

CPEP Assessment

The CPEP allowed me to utilize my skills which I have developed throughout my college career as well as enabled me to develop additional skills which would benefit my thesis proposal. Additionally, by maintaining an open information stream with my advisor as well as the project team I was able to increase my overall communication skills. This allowed me to develop new ways of sharing and retrieving information which caused my to be more productive throughout the year. All of the lessons I learned throughout the development of this final thesis have prepared my to start my career after graduation.

ABET Assessment

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Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Daniel Marks. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

This page was last updated on August 30th, 2017 by Daniel Marks

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