You will apply the things you are learning throughout the semester to the Disney Matterhorn ride. In teams, you will identify and analyze the system hazards, design safety features for the ride, design a human-computer interface, model your designs (using a state-machine language), and perform hazard analyses on the models.
[For graduate students only] While graduate students learn a lot of things in graduate school, they often never get the chance to learn how to write a research grant proposal. Also, the papers you do write are turned in and then graded while the process you will go through in the future is that you will get feedback (reviews) and usually will be required to rewrite and improve. Finally, learning how to improve your writing is a critical skill for success in a research career. You will write a short proposal (10-15 pages, which is the length allowed at most agencies) in which you will propose some type of research on a topic related to the class. Instructions on the format to be used will be provided. You will turn in the proposal and then it will be returned with written comments. If you are satisfied with your grade at this point, then you can stop. Otherwise, you can rewrite and respond to the comments in a second draft. You may go through the process a maximum of three times (three versions total). Comments provided and grading will be based on both content and writing style (both of which count heavily when people read and evaluate grant proposals and research papers).