Tutorial, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Enforced requisite: course 181DA. 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. Iterations of design. Written documentation in form of thesis documenting results in their societal and technical contexts, and oral presentation/demonstration of final results. Letter grading.