ECE 411 Industry Design Processes

Prepare students for ECE 412 Senior Project Development I and ECE 412 Senior Project Development II classes. Topics covered include: design documentation standards; building and managing effective teams; product development steps; developing and presenting project proposals; the design process; project scheduling and management; intellectual property, non-disclosure agreements, and professional ethics; design for X, design for manufacturing, design for the environment; contemporary issues in engineering; lifelong learning. Class consists of lectures and a small team-based term project.