SYDE 362Design Testing, Validation, and Verification

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Systems Design Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Engineering design project course where students work in small groups applying the principles of engineering problem solving and design, with a focus on testing and design evaluation, and an introduction to benchmark testing and applied design optimization. Student projects will provide hands-on experience with design verification, validation, and performance measurement and analysis using engineering tools.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3B
- Enrolled in H-Systems Design Engineering

Antirequisites

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- BME362 - Biomedical Engineering Design Workshop 1 (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4356	0 / 110	M 13:30–15:20
LEC 701	1849	65 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
LAB 101	4462	0 / 110	W 13:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

65% liked it75% easy56% useful

From 26 ratings and 7 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Borland gets a lot of hate because hes not that great at engaging the class even though he tries. As a person who attends class, I will stick up for him and say he taugh this class well. Just be careful with formatting on the STAT tests, content is easy but his form is what kills your marks.

May 2026 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
Waste of a course - didn't learn a thing. Prof was nice, but this course should honestly not exist.

Apr 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW Flow Remove this
a 40% stats midterm in a non-stats focused course was not the greatest. We had 3 term group projects that were pretty enjoyable. Very good reinforcing class of good design skills, bridged with applying good statistical analysis to your designs.

Apr 2023 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
Changed the format of the course this year, spends more time on stats analysis, but the book used and course conflicts with some of the stats presented in UCD (SYDE 348). Came in expecting to start doing some stuff for FYDP, and spent the term making a bunch of 3D printed projects, I'm not mad about it, it just wasn't what I expected.

Jul 2019 · liked itOn UW Flow Remove this
Design courses are dependent on Prof. This year was Kofman. Surprisingly wasn't a total shit-show, but it still had its share of stupid moments.

Apr 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW Flow Remove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention SYDE 362, March 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2022

Apr 26, 2022 Undergrad courses I've taken tier list (details in comments) 161 points, 13 comments

u/MindTheGap9: “… - SYDE362 - I had to go back and look at my notes for this course because I remember nothing. Now that I'm looking at it I have wifi reflector trauma. No. Stop. - ECON290 - About average ECON course. Probably harder if you haven't had like 4 calculus courses by now. …”

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Winter 2015

Mar 25, 2015 If you could go back in time, would you still choose UW? 11 points, 61 comments

“If yes, would you choose the same program?”

u/Victawr: “Yes but not SYDE.”

u/Victawr: “… I think its maybe due to the current design class I'm taking, SYDE 362, which is like the main component of SYDE. …”