Senior Design Project

Catalog description

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. Open to graduating seniors only. Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Class Prereqs/Coreqs: P: "C-" or better in MECHENG 3230 , MECHENG 3330 , MECHENG 3830 , BME 3030 (BME emphasis students only), and either MECHENG 3720 or BME 3230 . Must be in a degree granting program; C: MECHENG 4330 , MECHENG 4720 , and MECHENG 4730 Typically Offered: Fall - Spring