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Spring 2026 Laboratory Distance Learning Lower DivisionScience
Together, Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) courses create a vertical project track under which students work in multidisciplinary teams on long-term engineering-based design projects. Projects of at least one year in duration are intended to solve real problems that are defined in consultation with customers from not-for-profit community and educational organizations. EPCS courses are open to students from all disciplines; each student contributes expertise in his/her academic discipline. Each team consists of a mix of first-year, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Students are encouraged to participate in an EPICS project for two or more semesters. First-year students participating in EPICS gain insight into the specific project, and more generally, into the design and development process. Under mentorship from upper-level students and instructors, they perform and report upon design tasks consistent with their level of discipline expertise.
Learning Outcomes1Ability to apply material from their discipline to the design of community-based projects.
2Understanding of design as a start-to-finish process.
3Ability to identify and acquire new knowledge as a part of the problem-solving/design process.
4Awareness of the customer.
5Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams and an appreciation for the contributions from individuals from multiple disciplines.
6Ability to communicate effectively with audiences with widely-varying backgrounds.
7Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility.
8Appreciation of the role that their discipline can play in social contexts.
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