The Electrical Engineering Study Program at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) has held the Capstone Project Expo 2023, where 25 of the students' best innovative works were exhibited. The event took place in the Engineering Faculty Hall, 6th Floor of the UMM GKB Building on Friday (14/7).
Some of the innovative works on display include Soc batteries for energy-saving DC microgrid systems, Robonet which helps doctor's assistants, DC motor speed control systems, power inverters to change DC to AC, PLTMH simulators, as well as automatic health detection tools for chickens, etc.
Head of the Electrical Engineering Study Program, Mr. Khusnul Hidayat, ST., MT., explained that the Capstone Design Project is a requirement for national and international accreditation. The UMM Electrical Engineering Study Program is trying hard to implement this activity so that it can immediately get international accreditation. This aim is to improve the quality of study programs and gain recognition from accreditation institutions at both national and international levels.
The Capstone Design Project is a culminating course that involves a combination of four courses. Students are asked to create innovative works based on summaries of several of these courses. The work should be at a minimum a prototype, as simulations do not always cover all aspects of the tool. The hope is that with this Capstone Design Project program, Electrical Engineering students will care more about the environment and produce real solutions to industrial and societal problems.
Khusnul hopes that students will become more skilled and innovative through this program so that their work can benefit society. Assessment of works is carried out based on attitude, knowledge, and innovation, and has gone through a product test the day before the expo event.
Capstone Project Expo 2023 participants are 8th-semester students who have successfully passed the product test. For them, the resulting innovation is part of the final assignment assessment, so they are not required to write a thesis. One of the participants, M. Iqbal Choirul, expressed his happiness at being able to participate in this activity, especially because his innovative work freed him from writing a thesis. Together with three friends, Iqbal created a tool to detect sick chickens to overcome health problems on chicken farms.
