But how do you go through 3 years of higher education, and not pick up a few ideas along the way. The classes before yours had the same requirements. Certainly, you would see what other students have done, and are doing. Do something similar or improved. Take a different approach, or a simpler/cheaper way to do it. What kind of response do these people truely expect to 'I need a project' request. They don't post any requirements or restrictions, seldom any direction as to any specfic area of interest. Or even what some of the other students are working on (can't have the entire class turn in the same project). Are expected to just start regurgitating suggests and schematics, just to be told its being done already?
Personally, I have my own projects in the works, some I wouldn't mind sharing, some may have a commercial value (briefly, I'm sure...), but I don't have a lot of spare time (except this week, vacation).