Tutorial, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Limited to seniors. Research by individuals or small teams under supervision of faculty mentor, leading to composition and presentation of honors thesis. Study of fundamentals of modern research and development: project conception, planning, development and testing; design iteration cycle; research and data documentation standards; how to read technical literature. Planning, execution, and documentation of original open-ended research/development project. Study of research fundamentals, conception of project plan, and first iteration of design such as experiment, simulation, algorithm, or hardware artifact, each with testing and validation plan. Written documentation of design with oral presentation. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 181DB).