EST 516 - Science for Society I

This is part one of an interdisciplinary course sequence (1 credit each) is designed for students in computer science (CS) and students of technology and society (DTS). Students taking this course will enhance their abilities to critically think and build awareness for science and technology (ST) and their societal aspects. They will learn strategies for assessing important questions such as: what should I focus my efforts on, where are societal needs, what policies are required or can be taken advantage of, how can I possibly influence policy, and finally, what are the dangers when developing new ST. To teach these topics the course takes a practical approach. The first section of the sequence examines historical science and technology successes and failures. Then, in the second section, teams composed of students from both the CS and DTS departments conduct case studies of existing ST or design and implement new ST under the perspectives of the course.

1 credit

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)