PLTT 298 — Internship/Cooperative Education or Final Project: 3 Credits (3 Lab)
(Sp) This course gives the student a minimum of 150 hours of guided/mentored experience in a local professional or cooperative education setting. It provides monitored experience working with photonics devices, test and measurement equipment, processes and other industry partners. The student may fulfill course obligations through one of two avenues. Through industry employment, the students may obtain work-hour requirements while gaining requisite training. If this option is selected, the student must submit to industry mentor feedback to Gallatin College instructors and must also complete an end of course report as defined by the student's instructor. Alternately, the student may elect to do a final project outside of any employment obligation. In this scenario, an industry or academic mentor will be identified to work with the student on defining and implementing a final project utilizing industry relevant equipment. Here too, an end of course report as defined by the student's instructor will be required to satisfy course requirements Repeatable up to 5 credits.
Prerequisites: PLTT 101, PLTT 201, ETEC 101, ETEC 106, ETEC 250