Community-engaged, Interdisciplinary Team-based Design Projects

Catalog description

Community-engaged, interdisciplinary, team-based design projects under faculty guidance and with professional mentorship as appropriate. In order to enroll, a student must already be part of an approved project team. Teams will schedule weekly meetings together. Project activities will vary depending on the nature and status of the project, and may include needs finding and problem definition research, technical design, prototyping and testing, implementation and validation, etc. Engagement with a community partner (customer) is expected. Projects may be long term, possibly preceding and extending beyond the engagement time of individual students. Team members will have individual roles and responsibilities. The course is 1 credit, but may be repeated up to 3 credits. Students in all disciplines are welcome. Projects may involve international partnerships, but travel is not mandatory. Counts as a Local & Global Engagement course.