Team Collaboration and Community Engagement

Catalog description

This course takes a team science approach to enhance project-based, cross-disciplinary collaboration. There is an emphasis on small group communication for enhanced collaboration among team members who offer a range of expertise, perspectives, and experiences. Students will work together on a variety of short projects that seek to address community needs, both within Stony Brook University and the broader Long Island community. Each project requires students to answer complex questions, communicate effectively and efficiently in small group settings, and assess their team’s ongoing performance. Through this process students will gain clarity on their own communication styles, and learn key communication skills for effective leaders.