MTSI 500W - Survey of Materials Engineering - Writing

1 credit (Hrs: 1 Lec.)

This course is a writing-intensive course offered to benefit students contemplating a career in scientific or engineering research and technical management. It offers information that many research professionals wish that they had received at the outset of their graduate educations, both to facilitate their studies and to prepare them for career success following graduation. The course will feature: 1) experimental design and project management; 2) guidance on conducting thorough literature and patent searches, properly documenting experimental data, data reduction and critical analysis, and effective presentation; 3) proposal and grant writing, publications, contracts, intellectual property, professional societies and conferences; and 4) information on potential career paths and opportunities, as well as expectations from research supervisors in universities, corporations, national laboratories, and government agencies.

Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate student standing or instructor’s consent. Course offered in the spring semester.