A multidisciplinary teamwork project that integrates various components of the curriculum in a comprehensive engineering design and research experience and practice a variety of skills such as introduction to design and applied research, project management, planning, schedules, principle of leadership, teams and teamwork, meeting management, professionalism, concept generation and evaluation, brainstorming, oral presentations, technical writing, reports, proposals.

Course 1: RES-201 Vertically-Integrated Research I (2-credits)

 Prerequisites:

No prerequisites

Course 2: RES-301 Vertically-Integrated Research II (3-credits)

 Prerequisites:

RES-201 and Research Advisor Approval

Course 3: RES-401 Vertically-Integrated Research III (4-credits)

 Prerequisites:

RES-301 and Research Advisor Approval

COURSE STRUCTURE

 Level:

Sophomore and above students (requires advisor endorsement)

 Time Commitment:

3 hours per week per credit

 Assessment:

Letter Graded appears in the Academic Transcript

 Project Type:

Multidisciplinary Project under IRC

 Outcomes:

A report, or journal/conference paper or prototype

 Mentor:

Faculty, Researchers, Postdocs, or Adjunct Faculty