Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits1.5PrerequisiteINDIS 372 with a grade of "C" or better Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course introduces the STEM field from a research writing and hands-on learning perspective. In this course, students will select a particular STEM industry topic and develop a plan for researching and reporting on this topic. Emphasis will be on producing a publication-themed manuscript based on their hands-on research for this topic. Therefore, the principal focus of the lecture portion of this course will be the research writing process. The lab portion of the course is where students will be given an opportunity to apply the research practices outlined in his or her plan through a hands-on experience in the campus Makerspace facilities. Students will use the research writing approach to guide them through the entire process and produce a manuscript potentially worthy of submittal for publication in a peer reviewed journal. This course is not open to students who completed the topic under INDIS 499. 