Thank you for your interest in supporting student projects in connection with the Learning Factory. As a result of your support and involvement, undergraduate students at The Pennsylvania State University (the "University") working through the Learning Factory will be engaged on a project based on your input and support. Real world projects such as the one you are supporting significantly enhance student learning experiences. In return for your support and participation, the University will provide you with a copy of the project results, including as appropriate, any data, analysis, hardware and/or software (the "Student Project Results"), provided you agree with and acknowledge the following terms.

1. Student Project Results provided shall be used solely for your own internal review and analysis. Any and all rights to the Student Project Results, including all Intellectual Property Rights, if any, shall remain the rights of the individual student participants as appropriate under the law regarding rights to and ownership of intellectual property unless there is a separate written agreement addressing the ownership of intellectual property. Prior to any commercial use or subsequent transfer of any Student Project Results, you must obtain the appropriate rights from the respective owners. For more information concerning the individual rights holders, please contact the Director of the Berks Learning Factory, Ed Sauer ([email protected] or 610-396-6364).

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2. STUDENT PROJECT RESULTS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY AS TO FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. All student projects are performed by University students and are not subject to peer review or independent verification of results. You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless University, its agents, employees, students and volunteers for any and all harm, loss, liability, claims or damages which may arise from your use of the Student Project Results in whatever manner or form.

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3. The Student Project Results are not the work of the University and any references either internally or to third parties shall clearly identify the source of the Student Project Results as an undergraduate student project performed at the University without subsequent independent evaluation. Publication of any aspect of the Student Project Results must be approved in writing by the author(s) and must contain appropriate references as to the source and development of the published information.

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Project Information

Request for Proposal
Department

Project Timeline and Sponsor Commitment

1. The Freshmen Client Driven Engineering Design Project Cycle is 7 weeks. Sponsors are required to visit the campus for a kickoff meeting at the beginning of the project cycle and at the end to judge the project deliverables. During the project cycle, the sponsor will interact with a faculty member to answer student questions and may host a site visit for the students.

2. The Senior Capstone Project Cycle is 2 semesters/34 weeks. Sponsors are required to visit the campus 3 times per semester to meet with their student team for review meetings of milestones. The last scheduled meeting is a review of the product demonstration. During the project cycle, the sponsor will interact with their project team in between review meetings.

3. Independent Project timelines and sponsor commitments vary.

Budget Information

1. Sponsor a freshman client-driven project ($1500). The budget is typically used for site visit(s) and the procurement of specialized equipment and materials, associated with the project.

2. Sponsor a senior capstone project ($3000). Student teams are provided a working budget of $2500 to cover direct expenses. The remainder covers overhead expenses of the participating departments and their facilities (public events, supplies, equipment replacement, teaching assistant wages, etc.).

3. Sponsor an independent design research project (varies)

This project requires students to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement
An additional $500 donation is requested for the NDA
Read the Confidential Information Disclosure Agreement
This project requires students to sign an Intellectual Property Agreement
An additional $500 donation is requested for the IP Agreement
Read the Intellectual Property Agreement
Because this is a tax-deductible charitable contribution, no guarantees can be made on project outcomes, other than "Best Effort". Additional funds will be required from the sponsor for projects that exceed the working budget (ie: specialized equipment, other unique project expenses).