0 or 3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Recitation
This course is part of the Ideas to Innovation (I2I) Project course sequence, which forms the core of the ECE Project Track MS program. In this sequence of courses, students transform ideas and concepts into innovations, including improved components, systems or processes. Building from topics suggested by faculty, companies, prior I2I teams and inventions helps focus the projects on current and relevant problems. Students analyze the competitive landscape and define required performance for their designs, which allows them to identify the novelty as well as key challenges which must be met. The I2I team project is comparable in scope and rigor to a 6-credit MS thesis but is focused on design rather than research. In addition to building technical depth in current technology areas, the project definition, design and reporting phases serve as the vehicles for developing communication, project management and other professional skills. Ideas to Innovation Project-2 focuses on the team-based design project and includes i) detailed and final design of a component/system/approach, ii) development of prototype or other relevant demonstration to "de-risk" key challenges associated with the proposed approach and iii) characterization/benchmarking of the prototype. Assignments will include formal design reviews.
Learning Outcomes1Conduct an advanced engineering design, develop a working prototype of a system, and quantify the performance of a prototype.
2Develop appropriate technical and non-technical documentation of an engineering design and prototype.
3Generate and present design reviews and demonstrations.
4Participate in and manage aspects of a project team.
Restrictions
GPA by professor
made by Purdue students.