HSCI 101
Science, Technology, and Human Values Fall 2013
Division II
Cross-listed SCST 101
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A study of the natures and roles of science and technology in today’s society, and of the problems which technical advances pose for human values. An introduction to science-technology studies. Topics include: scientific creativity, the Two Cultures, the norms and values of science, the Manhattan Project and Big Science, the ethics and social responsibility of science, appropriate technology, technology assessment, and various problems which spring from dependencies engendered by living in a technological society, e.g., computers and privacy, automation and dehumanization, biomedical engineering.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 20
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: two or three short exercises, two papers (3-5 pages and 5-7 pages), and two hour exams
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: first-years and sophomores
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
HSCI 101 Division II SCST 101 Division II

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