Program Overview

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering is dedicated to producing the technological leaders of the future. We call our students 'can-do' engineers. We recruit talented students and faculty and provide the conditions for their best work: an innovative curriculum, modern facilities and a unique learning environment that prizes technical rigor, creativity, risk-taking, communications and teamwork. From their first day at Olin, our students learn by tackling open-ended engineering problems — the kind that go far beyond the textbook and call for a considerable amount of creativity and initiative.

SCOPE is the culmination of our project-based curriculum. In SCOPE, our students must complete a year-long authentic engineering challenge sponsored by an established engineering or technology client. This project is funded through an educational grant from the sponsoring client/company. The students are expected to perform according to the best professional practices; the quality of their work is assessed according to high standards. As such, SCOPE prepares students to tackle the stringent demands of global engineering today and tomorrow.

About the Program

The Olin curriculum culminates in the Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE), in which students engage in a significant engineering project under realistic constraints for an actual client. As part of the program,

• A corporate partner supplies a bona fide and challenging engineering problem to the program;
• Olin College provides a world-class student engineering team, a dedicated faculty advisor, and dedicated project space, as well as access to the Olin technology base and an Olin technical expert group;
• The teams work on the project over two semesters (60 hours per week per team);
• The teams present regular progress updates, and provide the sponsor with a bound report at the end of the project;
• A corporate partner agrees to provide financial support, access to corporate, technical and market expertise, hardware and test facilities.

For More Information

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