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In this course, you will learn about leadership, social responsibility, strategy, finance, project management and people management specifically in the materials science and engineering fields. You will practice writing concise persuasive analyses and action plans and verbally defending your ideas. You will learn the ethical guidelines for the materials science profession, to resolve team conflicts and co-lead self-managed work teams, and determine how materials science supports society’s sustainability goals and the social responsibilities of materials scientists. Our class time will feel like a business meeting, and we will refer to class periods as meetings. When you complete this course, you will be prepared to be a working professional. Your Teaching Team looks forward to seeing you develop into a career engineer, scientist, manager, entrepreneur, professor or other professional over the years.