MEIE 4701 — Capstone Design 1

1 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CENUpath EINUpath WIusually offered: fall, summertypical days: M/T/W/ThBostonTraditional

Offers the first in a two-course sequence that culminates the student’s education and experience with the design process. Students form teams and are assigned their design project and faculty adviser. Projects can be industrially, departmentally, or externally sponsored. Students are expected to communicate with their faculty adviser, course coordinator, and sponsor using the Internet, teleconferencing, and other electronic methods. Topics include project management, ethics, cost analysis, Internet and library research methods, and engineering codes and standards. Students prepare written reports and make oral presentations. Students are expected to complete a thorough state-of-the-art report on their problem and a problem statement with specifications and requirements.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 2023113914099%1.0
Fall 20231335461%21.0
Summer A 2024218421586%15.5
Summer B 2024114014895%8.0
Fall 20241313686%5.0
Summer A 2025216919885%14.5
Summer B 2025114514898%3.0
Fall 20251263770%11.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 90% · T 100% · W 90% · Th 90% · F 10%

Common patterns: MTWR (90% of sections), TF (10% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

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Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

MEIE 4702

Courses that list MEIE 4701 in their prerequisites.

Links

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