Interdisciplinary Senior Design

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Team based projects, primarily from industry. Rigorous application of design processes and methods. Consideration of real-life technical, economic, social, aesthetic, environmental and other constraints. Consideration of several related topics such as creativity, analysis, synthesis, project management, scheduling, time management, engineering ethics, communication, personality types, product safety and liability, copyrights and patents, design for manufacture, economics, and robust engineering. Integration of technical and management knowledge in an open-ended design environment. Oral and written reports. P:Mechanical Engineering Major and 'C-' or better in MECHENG 3230 , MECHENG 3330 , MECHENG 3830 , BME 3030 (BME emphasis students only), and either MECHENG 3720 or BME 3230 . C: MECHENG 4330 , MECHENG 4720 , AND MECHENG 4730 , OR P: Engineering Physics Major and 'C-' or better in ( ENGRPHYS 4010 or ENGRPHYS 4210 ), OR C: Industrial Engineering Major and INDSTENG 4230 and INDSTENG 4430 , OR P: Civil Engineering major and CIVILENG 3020 , CIVILENG 3030 , (CIVILENG 3110 or CIVILENG 3140 ), CIVILENG 3300 , CIVILENG 3530 , CIVILENG 3740 and ENVENG 3340 , OR P: Environmental Engineering major and CIVILENG 3300 , CIVILENG 3740 and ENVENG 3340 , OR P: Electrical Engineering Major and ELECTENG 3020 , ELECTENG 3210 , ELECTENG 3220 , COMPENG 2780 , and at least 12 credits of Professional Electives in EE. Components: Class, Laboratory Prereqs/Coreqs: P: See Course Description Typically Offered: Fall - Spring