Kazimir Karwowski

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to become future leaders. Engineering leadership is an emerging innovation in both education and practice and our course will prepare students to being their development journey toward this goal. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 100 if student has credit for ENGI 140/ENGI 218.

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to become future leaders. Engineering leadership is an emerging innovation in both education and practice and our course will prepare students to being their development journey toward this end. This is the second half of the initial RCEL leadership course. Recommended Prerequisite(s): RCEL 100 is recommended for Leadership Certificate candidates Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 200 if student has credit for ENGI 140/ENGI 218.

RCEL 241 is an applied practicum and internship course that provides guided career and professional development for engineering students in a real-world industrial, academic, research, or other professional context. It prepares students to assimilate quickly and to exceed employer expectations during their internships. This course offers variable credit (0 or 1 credit). If you choose to take the course for 1 credit, you must indicate your intent with the instructor upon registration. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 241 if student has credit for ENGI 241. Repeatable for Credit.

The purpose of this course is to prepare students for engineering leadership and followership roles in engineering contexts. This course is required for our school’s certificate engineering leadership and includes a focus on practical skills and how these skills can be learned, developed, and applied in team situations. Recommended Prerequisite(s): For Leadership Certificate candidates, RCEL 200 recommended Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 300 if student has credit for ENGI 219/ENGI 315.

This course will focus on identifying the value proposition a potential venture has for a specific customer segment, and who those customers are and why. Students will be forced to “get out of the building” and interview potential customers to help refine their assumptions based on data. The goal is to help the teams create a scalable and repeatable business model for their venture. Cross-list: RCEL 540. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 440 if student has credit for RCEL 540.

RCEL 450 combines project management and a practicum experience allowing students to practice leadership skills in an applied context utilizing a project. During the semester, each student will serve in a primary leadership capacity for a project. In addition to facilitating the project management of the project, each student will participate in an individualized action learning based model of leadership. Recommended Prerequisite(s): For Leadership Certificate candidates, RCEL 200 recommended Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 450 if student has credit for ENGI 317.

This course will focus on identifying the value proposition a potential venture has for a specific customer segment, and who those customers are and why. Students will be forced to “get out of the building” and interview potential customers to help refine their assumptions based on data. The goal is to help the teams create a scalable and repeatable business model for their venture. Cross-list: RCEL 440. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RCEL 540 if student has credit for RCEL 440.

RCEL 541 is an applied practicum and internship course that provides guided career and professional development for engineering students in a real-world industrial, academic, research, or other professional context. RCEL 541 prepares students to assimilate quickly and to exceed employer expectations during their internships. Students will develop a functional awareness of the vision, mission, strategy, and objectives of the organization, such that they may identify how their interests and skills align with the needs and culture of the company.