Students assist the faculty in teaching by conducting recitation or laboratory sections that supplement a lecture course. The student receives regularly scheduled supervision from the faculty instructor. May be used as an open elective only and repeated once.
Prerequisites: Senior standing as an undergraduate major within the college; a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all Stony Brook courses and the grade of B in the course in which the student is to assist; permission of department
Fall and spring, 3 credits
ESG 487
Cooperative Research in Technological Solutions
An independent research course in which students apply principles of engineering design, technological problem solving, mathematical analysis, computer-assisted engineering, and effective teamwork and communication to develop solutions for a need in a governmental, educational, non-profit, or community organization in a multidisciplinary setting.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; an abstract of the project; permission of instructor
Fall and spring, 0-3 credits
ESM 488
Cooperative Industrial Practice
A design engineering course oriented toward both research/development and manufacturing technology. Students work in actual industrial programs carried out cooperatively with companies established as university incubators or with regionally located organizations. Supervised by a committee of faculty and industry representatives to which students report.
Prerequisite: Permission of department
Fall and spring, 3 credits
ESM 499
Research in Materials Science
An independent research project with faculty supervision. Permission to register requires a B average in all engineering courses and the agreement of a faculty member to supervise the research. May be repeated, but only three credits of research electives (AMS 487, CSE 487, ESE 499, ESM 499, ESC 499, EST 499, ISE 487) may be counted toward technical elective requirements.
