Changes

Finally, the last piece to the puzzle is the students. Yale is actively recruiting scientists and engineers in the same way other schools recruit atheletes. The first wave of students were part of the class of 2015, and in 3 short years, the culture at Yale has dramatically changed. The exciting part is that this change is just beginning! We have the tools, and we've just begun using them. Students from all disciplines are excited by the new resources availible to us, and as they learn to take 

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Classes at the Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID) take a fresh perspective on what classroom learning can be. At the introductory level, factual knowledge is supplemented with hands-on experimentation and short-term project work in small groups. At the advanced level, students work on long-term projects in teams while professors act more like coaches than sages. Some courses learn more towards engineering, with a focus on working hardware and prototype testing. Others are more innovation-based, with a focus on sound conceptualization and plans for commercialization. Both require a design process infused with creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration to be successful.