396: Senior Project in Materials Science and Engineering
To be taken in two consecutive quarters. Independent basic or applied research project, conceived and performed under the direction of a department faculty member. Prerequisite: senior standing in materials science program.
At the conclusion of the course students will be able to:
- Understand the basis for making ethical decisions in the practice of science and engineering.
- Formulate a research plan and workflow to address specific needs of a project. Document the plan, needs and constraints, and the engineering standards that will apply.
- Execute the research plan, apply engineering standards, analyze results, and report on interim progress, both in oral reports and written documentation.
- Write a review of the literature relevant to their research topic.
- Give effective oral and written reports of ongoing and completed work to an audience of peers educated in materials science and engineering, but not specialists in the sub-topic.
- Write a research report that analyzes the results and places them in the context of the field.