In the advanced topics studio, students are responsible for applying their skills to complete design work by building and/or deploying independent projects. The proposed projects include work on fashion week outfits, an extension to a web-based laser cutter queueing system that will estimate production times based on a 2D CAD model, and a modular tablet-driven 3D printing station.

The students will also deepen their programming skills through a daily programming class which will cover the fundamentals of Java programming with a mixture of lectures and hands-on programming exercises.