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Fall 2026 Laboratory Lecture Departmental CreditUpper Division
Students transform their product/process design proposal created in the proposal design course into a requirements-driven, functional product. During design, they employ rigorous R&D criteria and metrics, global quality, safety, and other industry-based standards, tracking and reporting project development using Technology Readiness Level criteria. For deployment and test phases they incorporate human subject certification, protocols, and develop user-test measures using quantitative and qualitative analysis. The course deliverable is a final written report and functional project demonstration/presentation.
Learning Outcomes1Design, construct, deploy, test, and critique a process, product, or service based on customer's fit/form/functional design requirements for technical operations specific to aviation, aerospace, commercial space or similar maintenance and/or technical operations. Use accepted aviation and aerospace criteria to critically assess and measure the final project's technology and mission readiness.
2Demonstrate participative leadership and team collaboration while moving a product/process proposal from conceptual design to functional prototype and test.
3Demonstrate hallmarks of research and engineering design competencies for broadly-defined, problem-based challenges: Assess and reflect on Ethical systems thinking and evaluation in design and test using a standardized Code of Ethics for Engineers (National Society of Professional Engineers); Innovate through problems and failures; Identify and manage variables affecting performance outcomes; Present, discuss, and defend a design functional demonstration and assessment.
4Demonstrate professional-level technical (digital and physical) communication competencies.
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