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Like in the Alice Cooper classic, Schoolā€™s Out, there were no more pencils and no more books for a class of Schulich School of Engineering students at the end of the winter term.

Instead of the usual written tests, the second-year electrical and software engineering students showcased their innovative design projects during a demo day April 21.

Judged by faculty and community members, the projects were a wrap-up for their Integrated Learning Systems (ILS) class.

ā€œOur students have been diligently using their learned knowledge of electrical engineering to develop products that address real-world problems,ā€ says , PhD, who is one of the ILS instructors.

ā€œThe demo day is an opportunity for them to present their innovative ideas, creative solutions and technical skills.ā€

From mobile apps and siren detectors to watering pots and an electronic emotional support cat, the students were proud to see their ideas finally come to life.

ā€œThis is like no other class Iā€™ve ever had,ā€ says Ethan Sallis, who teamed up with Luiz Felipe Gama di Grado and Jayen Hirani to produce HydroHealth, a water bottle with a built-in medication dispenser that runs on an app. ā€œWe really enjoyed being able to get hands-on experience in building something from scratch, and going through the successes and failures to get us to this point today.ā€

Behjat says the ILS project challenge will serve the students well as they continue their education at Schulich, as itā€™s similar to the fourth-year .