Entire List

 

Section			Description	Fall	Winter
	100	Biomedical Devices and Orthopedic Implants	Investigate and analyze an orthopedic implant or medical device and design it to be better	x	x
	150	A River Runs Through It	Design a habitat restoration solution for a local stream with building and testing of prototypes		x
	150	Drinking Water Quality	Research and measure contaminants in drinking water sources, and choose an effective device for removal	x
	200	Robots, Sensors, and Smart Water	Learn how to address the world’s biggest water challenges through sensors, data, and autonomous technologies	x
	200	Design in the Real World	Design, build, and test a first-generation prototype for a new product or process for solving a problem to improve quality of life		x
	250	Microprocessors and Toys: An Introduction to Computing Systems	Propose, design, build, and demonstrate your own microprocessor-based educational toy		x
	300	Food Science and Engineering	Recreate a popular food product, and work with a local or national food company on an industry-relevant case study	x
	400 & 410	Self-Driving Cars, Drones, and Beyond: An Intro to Autonomous Electronic Systems	Learn, develop, and implement key functionalities in autonomous electronic systems to manage sensing, data acquisition and processing, and motion control	x	x
		Solar Energy and Self-Powered Wireless Systems	Design, build, and test a wirelessly networked product that is self-powered by solar cells		x
	450	Green Engineering – Harnessing the Wind	Design a renewable wind energy system to power a north campus community demonstration project		x
	500	Biotechnology, Human Values, and The Engineer	Conduct an investigative study for a real client (the University of Michigan School of Medicine) to design a test capable of detecting a disease before the onset of symptoms	x
	500	Engineering Composites	Design, build, and test composite materials to meet design challenges		x
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	600	Underwater Vehicle Design	Design, build, and test a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that is fast and highly maneuverable underwater, driven by a video game controller-type control box of your own design	x	x
	650	Gaming for the Greater Good	Design a video game for a child with a cognitive or physical disability	x
	700	Introduction to Aerospace Engineering	Design a Venetian, High-Altitude-Earth, Martian, or Titan surveillance airship, and design, build, and fly a terrestrial model	x	x
	800	Urban Mobility	Design a new product to improve mobility on campus	x
	850	Engineering Biological Systems	Design, build, and test a novel process to produce a biotechnological or biopharmaceutical product		x
	950	Electronics for Atmospheric and Space Measurements	Design, build, test, and deploy atmospheric and remote sensing instruments on a high-latitude weather balloon		x