MEIE 4702 — Capstone Design 2
5 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath CENUpath EINUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Continues MEIE 4701. Students are expected to apply engineering principles acquired throughout their undergraduate academic and co-op experiences to the design of a system, component, or process. Each project includes the development and use of design methodology, formulation of design problem statements and specifications, consideration of alternative solutions, feasibility considerations, and detailed system descriptions. Projects include realistic constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, maintenance, aesthetics, ethics, and political and social impact. Students make oral presentations on their results in a series of design reviews. Students document their solutions using a written report that includes an executive summary. A working prototype or simulation, as appropriate, of their solution is required to complete the course.
Prerequisites
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Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 21 | 139 | 168 | 83% | 1.4 |
| Spring 2024 | 18 | 194 | 283 | 69% | 4.9 |
| Fall 2024 | 9 | 139 | 348 | 40% | 23.2 |
| Spring 2025 | 16 | 215 | 421 | 51% | 12.9 |
| Fall 2025 | 11 | 145 | 390 | 37% | 22.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 18 | 195 | 494 | 39% | 16.6 |
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 0% · T 86% · W 14% · Th 0% · F 86%
Common patterns: TF (86% of sections), W (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Michael Allshouse (62% of students) · reviews
- Andrew Gouldstone (38% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Andrew Gouldstone (45% of students) · reviews
- Bridget Smyser (32% of students) · reviews
- Beverly Jaeger-Helton (11% of students) · reviews
- Hugh McManus (11% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (MEIE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All MEIE courses · Plan it at numap.app