Prereq: Good standing either as an advanced (junior or senior) undergraduate or as a graduate student in a) Agricultural Economics, Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Forestry & Natural Resources, Horticulture, Plant & Soil Sciences; or b) another Science or Engineering discipline with consent of the instructor. Students taking this course in the pursuit of the Graduate Certificate on Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy & Water Systems (INFEWS) should have taken the INFEWS course (GS 598) the previous fall semester.
In addition to technical or "hard" skills, recent graduates with science and engineering degrees need - but often lack - "soft" skills, including communication, leadership and teamwork skills. In this course, students will receive training on key transferable skills, this training being integrated with the content covered in the foregoing INFEWS course (GS 598). Specifically, this course will train participants in key skills needed by STEM professionals, including ethics, research, communication, teaching, funding procurement, entrepreneurship, management, teamwork, conflict resolution, mentoring, leadership, and outreach.
In addition to technical or "hard" skills, recent graduates with science and engineering degrees need - but often lack - "soft" skills, including communication, leadership and teamwork skills. In this course, students will receive training on key transferable skills, this training being integrated with the content covered in the foregoing INFEWS course (GS 598). Specifically, this course will train participants in key skills needed by STEM professionals, including ethics, research, communication, teaching, funding procurement, entrepreneurship, management, teamwork, conflict resolution, mentoring, leadership, and outreach.