, students reflected on their own experience and three mainthemes emerged from their responses: creativity in user-centered design, time management, andcommunication/collaboration. Students learned or improved on being more creative in user-centered design, having effective time management, and learning the importance ofcommunication and collaboration. These skills are a necessity in the workplace of today, validatingthe use of this project experience to better prepare engineering students for life after graduation.AcknowledgmentThe authors would like to acknowledge support and guidance from the Purdue ProfessionalDevelopment Opportunity for Engineering Instructors, Dr. Katey Shirey of eduKatey LLC as wellas the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering