Lillian Reyad
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Reyad’s innovative teaching idea, “STREAM Capstone Project,” focuses on introducing students to engineering design and the New Product Introduction (NPI) process through involvement in a startup company aimed at producing a functioning prototype of a product. In addition to learning about a wide variety of topics that are vital to the success of the NPI process, students are expected to meet certain benchmarks and report their progress on a bi-weekly basis. Through this project-based approach, Reyad intends to challenge students to apply previously-learned concepts, capitalize on their strengths and contribute to the production of a working prototype, in hopes of exposing them to a wide range of careers and helping them develop confidence in their abilities.