Frequently Asked Questions

How to join an EIC team | How can the EIC help with my senior thesis? | What are EIC projects? |
A reputation for excellence | What courses do I have to take?

How to Join an EIC Team

There are two paths to choose from in joining an EIC Capstone team: you can enroll in ENGR 302 during the Spring semester of your 3rd year and propose a project idea, or join an existing team at the start of your 4th year.

How Can the EIC Help with my Senior Thesis?

The EIC Capstone experience can form the basis for your senior thesis. Many of the EIC assignments and milestones will prepare you for meeting upcoming senior thesis requirements. Additionally, the EIC's emphasis on understanding the context surrounding the problem, whether it be cultural, ecological, political, economic, etc., will prepare you for writing your thesis.

What are EIC Projects?

Your imagination is the only limitation! EIC projects have ranged from a mobile robotic device to provide surveillance data to police SWAT teams, a portable river power generator, water purification devices for African communities, to a car bomb detection system for checkpoints in Iraq.

EIC teams consist of engineering students from across all disciplines within the Engineering School, but may also include students from commerce, nursing, business, education or architecture.

A Reputation for Excellence

EIC teams have won the team category competition in the Undergraduate Research & Design Symposium in 2005 and 2006.

What Courses Do I Have to Take?

ENGR 302 Introduction to Engineering In Context (1) offered in Spring only to 3rd year engineering students. An introduction to the identification, development and solution of problems in realistic contexts. Students originate ideas for EIC capstone projects via a proposal assignment.

ENGR 401 Multidisciplinary Design & Development I (3) offered in Fall semester. Structured, team-based product design and development experience emphasizing applications of engineering to realistic, multidisciplinary problems.

ENGR 402 Multidisciplinary Design & Development II (3) offered in Spring semester. Sequence to ENGR 401: culminates in construction and test of a prototype.