Classroom Instruction

Fall Camp - Early September
The first two weeks of Fall semester, students participate in Fall Bootcamp. During this time, students receive their project assignments and receive concentrated instruction to get them started on the project.

September-April
While the focus of the Capstone course is the sponsored project, students also attend several classroom discussions each semester. Led by a faculty instructor, these discussions center around the principles of product design and development and are not specific to any technical challenges. Each topic is carefully curated to enhance the students' understanding of bigger picture engineering considerations and how those apply to the team's project.

Topics covered during classroom instruction include:

Working in Diverse Teams
Design Decision Cycle and Design Drivers
Design Divergence and Prototyping
Design Details and Design Deployment
Design Stages - Opportunity Development
Design Stages - Concept Development
Inclusivity and Adaptability
Test Procedures and Standards
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Design Stages - Subsystem Engineering
Process Customization
Risk/FMEA
Design Stages - System Refinement