[lead]We invite you to join us and experience the many benefits of the IED program and see how your company can impact the future of engineering.[/lead]
Projects proposed for the IED program should meet a specific need for your company and should involve design, prototyping, and consideration of financial impact. Project categories can include electro-mechanical systems, biomedical systems, aerospace systems, civil/environmental/chemical/manufacturing systems and processes, and application/web/embedded software.
Company involvement includes providing a committed liaison who will be actively available to the students during the 9-month (2-semester) project, along with the full funding of all project costs. The 9-month project team completes the design project starting in late August and concludes in late April.
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Benefits
Benefits of being a sponsor of a design project include:
- Interacting with senior engineering and business students (it’s an 8-month interview)
- Allowing a co-op student to continue their interaction with your company after they return to campus for coursework
- Networking with UT faculty in your technical field
- Pursuing an exploratory project that may pay future dividends
- Exposing students to company brand and culture
- Accessing unique UT labs and facilities
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Expectations
Expectations for sponsors of a design project include:
- Defining Project (Scope of Work) January through May
- Finalizing Project Scope of Work by the last week of June
- Executing project agreement by the last week of July
- Satisfying project invoice by the last week of August
- Hosting a project kickoff with students in early September
- Participating weekly in web, teleconference or face-to-face project meetings
- Hosting a Preliminary Design Review in October
- Traveling to campus for a System Level Design Review in early December
- Attending the college-wide Senior Design Showcase in late April
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