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-=====Coaching Overview=====+=====Coaching Expectations=====
  
 Welcome to Capstone! Welcome to Capstone!
  
-We are excited to partner with you this year in Capstone. Brigham Young +Brigham Young University’s Capstone course (Me En/EC En 475 & 476) has gained a reputation as one
-University’s Capstone course (Me En/EC En 475 & 476) has gained a reputation as one+
 of the finest student mentoring experiences of its type in the country. of the finest student mentoring experiences of its type in the country.
 Your role as a Faculty Coach is integral to each student’s educational success Your role as a Faculty Coach is integral to each student’s educational success
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 desirable and transferable product. desirable and transferable product.
  
-As a Capstone coach you are expected to spend about 6 hours per week on average +We hope that this guide is helpful in outlining your responsibilities and 
-in your work as a coach. This guide is provided to help you be an +providing guidelines for your success as a faculty coach. Following this guide, the Coach Reference
-excellent coach.  Following this guide, the Coach Reference+
 lists items alphabetically by topic that we hope provide information lists items alphabetically by topic that we hope provide information
-to help you succeed. +to help you succeed.We look forward to 
-====Principles of Capstone Coaching====+working with you and hope you will enjoy the Capstone course as much as we do.
  
-To help you in your role as a Capstone coach, we have identified five +If you have any suggestions or ideas for improving the course, don’t hesitate 
-principles of Capstone coaching.  These principles are:+to let us know. We want the Capstone program to continually improve and we welcome 
 +your feedback.
  
-===The job of the coach is to mentor the team.===+**//Principles of Capstone Coaching//**
  
-As a Capstone coach, your primary job is to mentor the team and the+To help you in your role as a Capstone coach, we have identified six 
 +principles of Capstone mentoring. These principles include mentoring in teams, during the product development process, with effective teamwork, in completing the project, individually, and through feedback. 
 + 
 +1. __The job of the coach is to mentor the team.__ 
 + 
 + As a Capstone coach, your primary job is to mentor the team and the
 individuals on the team.  Capstone is not primarily about getting the individuals on the team.  Capstone is not primarily about getting the
 project done; it's about helping the students develop traits that project done; it's about helping the students develop traits that
-will help them be influential engineers in the future.  So it's +will help them be influential engineers in the future. Therefore, rather than doing the project yourself, you must
-important that rather than doing the project yourself, you must+
 guide the students to successful completion, which is often much guide the students to successful completion, which is often much
 harder.  But if you take over, the students don't grow. harder.  But if you take over, the students don't grow.
  
-It's also important to understand that the coach role is not a passive+ It's also important to understand that the coach role is not a passive
 bystander.  You are not a supervisor or an observer of the team.  You bystander.  You are not a supervisor or an observer of the team.  You
 must be an active mentor, helping the students develop the hard and must be an active mentor, helping the students develop the hard and
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 team and as individuals. team and as individuals.
  
-  * \ref{refchap:HS} in the Coach Reference provides some general hints about successfully mentoring your team members. +2.__Students need mentoring in the product development process.__
- +
- +
-===Students need mentoring in the product development process.===+
  
 Most students have never seen the product development process in either Most students have never seen the product development process in either
-theory or practice.  You've been chosen as a coach in large part because +theory or practice. By sharing your real world experience, you can bring the academic 
-you've experienced product development in the real world.  You have +subject to life for the students.
-the opportunity to share your practical experience to help the academic +
-subject come alive to the students.+
  
-[[Mentoring in Product Development]] discusses specific actions you can take to mentor students in the product +See [[Mentoring in Product Development]] for specific actions you can take to mentor students in this period.
-development process include:+
  
-  * Facilitate learning in instructional pods (see \ref{refchap:IP} in the Coach Reference). 
-  * Help students to individually apply the Capstone product development process (see \ref{refchap:DPA} in the Coach Reference). 
-  * Use class terminology in mentoring your students.  While this may not be your preferred terminology, it's important to use consistent terminology with all of the students.  You can see a summary of the class terminology in Appendixes A and C of the textbook. 
  
-=== Students need mentoring in effective teamwork.===+3. __Students need mentoring in effective teamwork.__
  
 Students have worked on teams, but still need mentoring in how to Students have worked on teams, but still need mentoring in how to
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 provide teamwork mentoring. provide teamwork mentoring.
  
-[[Mentoring in Teamwork]] discusses materials that may be helpful in providing teamwork mentoring including:+[[Mentoring in Teamwork]] discusses materials that may be helpful in providing teamwork mentoring.
  
-  * \ref{refchap:TTS} in the Capstone Reference discusses the Tuckman stages of team development. +  
-  * \ref{refchap:TME} in the Capstone Reference discusses five areas of team member effectiveness. +4. __Students need mentoring in completing the project.__
-  * \ref{refchap:TM} in the Coach Reference provides some specific suggestions for helping develop strong teams. +
- +
-===Students need mentoring in completing the project===+
  
 Students are used to having specific questions that they answer on their homework Students are used to having specific questions that they answer on their homework
 and having specific tasks assigned for them to complete in labs.  In contrast, and having specific tasks assigned for them to complete in labs.  In contrast,
-on their project, they have to decide what needs to be done and how it should+on their project, they must decide what needs to be done and how it should
 be reported.  Therefore, they'll need your help to mentor them to successful project be reported.  Therefore, they'll need your help to mentor them to successful project
 completion.   completion.  
  
-[[Mentoring in Project Completion]] discusses how you might mentor students to help them complete the project.  Items that may help in your mentoring include:+[[Mentoring in Project Completion]] discusses how you might mentor students to help them complete the project.
  
-  *\ref{refchap:MP} in the Coach Reference provides some suggestions for how you can mentor the team in scoping and completing the project. 
-  *\ref{refchap:MC} in the Coach Reference provides some suggestions for helping your team effectively convey the results of their product development work. 
-  *\ref{refchap:SI} in the Coach Reference gives some ideas on how you can work with the sponsor to help the students find success on the project. 
  
-===Students need individual mentoring=== +5. __Students need individual mentoring.__
-Students are working hard to develop as individuals and engineers.  Nevertheless, they have many things they struggle with.  As their Capstone coach, you are in an ideal place to provide individual mentoring relative to their professional development.  **[[Individual Mentoring]]** provides some help for this important role.+
  
 +Students are working hard to develop as individuals and engineers. As such, they have many things with which they struggle.  As their Capstone coach, you are in an ideal place to provide individual mentoring relative to their professional development.
  
 +[[Individual Mentoring]] provides some help for this important role.
  
-===Students need candid and helpful feedback.=== 
  
-Students are learning tremendously as they work in Capstone.  The growth that +6. __Students need candid and helpful feedback.__ 
-they will have during the year is really quite surprising to most of us, even when+ 
 +Students are learning tremendously as they work in Capstone.  The growth 
 +they have during the year surprises most of us, even when
 we've seen it over and over.  An important part of helping them to grow is we've seen it over and over.  An important part of helping them to grow is
-providing candid and helpful feedback.  This feedback should include discussing +providing candid and helpful feedback. This feedback should include discussing 
-both their strengths and areas where they can improve.  It should include feedback +both their strengths and areas where they can improve on both the project work and individual characteristics.  
-on both the project work and individual characteristics that help or hinder their +
-work.  +
  
-[[Feedback]] discusses your formal and informal role in providing feedback to team members.  Materials that can help you provide effective feedback include the following:+[[Feedback]] discusses your formal and informal role in providing feedback to team members.  
  
-  *\ref{refchap:SF} in the Coach Reference discusses the mechanisms we have for coaches providing feedback. 
-  *\ref{refchap:TME} in the Capstone Reference discusses areas of team member effectiveness. 
-  *The Design Skills chapter in the textbook describes skills that team members can bring to the project.  These skills may provide opportunities for giving helpful feedback to your team members. 
  
-====Conclusion==== 
  
-We hope that this guide is helpful in outlining your responsibilities and 
-providing guidelines for your success as a faculty coach. We look forward to 
-working with you and hope you will enjoy the Capstone course as much as we do. 
- 
-If you have any suggestions or ideas for improving the course, don’t hesitate 
-to let us know. We want the Capstone program to continually improve and welcome 
-your feedback. 
  
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