Risks: Prospects for Technology and Democracy in the New Millennium
Faculty:
Fall Quarter | Winter Quarter |
Case study of technology | Organizations and Tech/and the workplace |
History of technology | Risk Analysis |
Democracy | Technology and the natural world |
Practice of Science and Technology | |
Philosphy of Science issues | |
Statistics: How Many People Can The Earth Support? | Technology as force or agent |
Technology as social practice | |
Field Trips (Fall; dates tentative) | Field Trip (winter): |
Bonneville Dam (October 29) | Hanford Reservation |
Boeing Assembly Plant, Everett (November 16) |
Fall Quarter Credit Equivalencies:
4 credits Introduction to English Compostision*
4 credits Introduction to Political Science*
4 credits Introduction to Science and Technology Studies*
4 credits Introduction to Computing and Quantitative Methods
*These 12 credits are mandatory
III. Readings and Films and Workshops
Readings: Several books and articles will be required reading each quarter.
Books:
Articles:
Workshops: The program will include workshops on statistics, writing, presentations, computer skills (word processing, Web Use, Web design), case studies and exercises.
Student Program Planning: Students will help to plan several aspects of the program, including: Challenge program design and planning; potlucks; Boeing field trip transportation and food.
IV. Expectations and Learning goals
Faculty Expectations of Students: We expect all students to participate fully in all aspects of the program, thoroughly prepare for each class meeting (which includes completing the assigned readings), and complete all assignments on time. We expect students to notify your seminar leader if you are unable to make a class session. More than two absences will place your credit in jeopardy. Late assignments will be read only under extraordinary circumstances and then only with advance notice. If you anticipate any delay in handling in a particular assignment, discuss this with your seminar leader in advance. You will also be expected to complete a self- evaluation and a faculty evaluation. Each student will be expected to have a campus e-mail account.
Time and Effort: Remember that if you are taking a full load (16 Quarter Hours), your college work is a FULL-TIME job (at least as we define full-time in this country). You should expect to spend at least 2 hours out of class for every hour you spend in class. Allocate your time accordingly.
Writing and Plagiarism: Evergreen emphasizes wiring throughout its curriculum. This quarter we will ask you to complete a variety of writing assignments. Papers must be typed and paginated and turned in on hard copy or (if necessary_ e-mailed to your seminar leader. One of our expectation is that students will use a proper citation system to document the sources of their facts and quotations, and that they will correctly cite such facts and quotations. Plagiarism, "to take ideas, writings, etc., from another and pass them off as one's own" (Webster's New World Dictionary, 3RD College Ed., 1988, 1031) constitutes grounds for denial of credit. Be certain to give others credit when you use their quotes or ideas by using proper citations. A workshop early in the quarter will address plagiarism issues in detail.
Learning Goals: This quarter we have several goals that we want everyone to attain, These include both relatively broad outcomes, and specific aspects of the course of the course content. These are as follows: A. General Goals:
Students will improve their skills, knowledge, and abilities in several areas, including their: ability to participate effectively in seminar; writing skills; quantitative reasoning; critical thinking; research skills; ability to read and analyze complex material; commitment to learning material that may make them uncomfortable; ability to make use of particular technologies (such as using the Web for research); and their ability to "read" a film.
B. Content Goals:
Faculty expectations:
Required reading for Fall Quarter:
Films: Koyannisquatsi, Sleeper, Pi, Twelve Angry Men, Lerenzo's Oil
Students can expect faculty to be:
1:00-3:00
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11:00 -1:00 Lecture (L3500) *(Lunch Break)* 2:00 - 5:00 Seminar/Film (LH 03) |
11:00 - 1:00 Computer Lab- GCC | 10:00-12:00
2:30 - 4:30
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No Class Sessions |
VII. Tentative Week-by-Week Schedule
Week 1. | Sept. 28 Program Introduction Film:Koyannisquatsi |
Sept. 29 GCC: 1:00 pm |
Sept. 30 Workshop A: Library Research Seminar: Pollan Article |
Week 2. October 4 Seminar Reading: Mechanization Takes Command, Introduction and pgs. 46-127. |
Oct. 5 Lecture: What is Technology? Film: Sleeper |
Oct. 6 GCC: 1:00pm Computer Lab: Word Processing using Word |
Oct. 7 Workshop: Writing and Rhetoric Seminar: Mechanization Takes Command, pgs. 169- 246; 628- 712 (optional) Weekly Paper Due |
Week 3. October 11 Seminar Reading: On Democracy, Parts I and II (pgs. 1 - 144) |
Oct. 12 Lecture: Democracy Film: Twelve Angry Men |
Oct. 13 GCC: 1:00 pm |
Oct. 14 Workshop: Writing Workshop II Seminar: On Democracy, parts III and IV (pgs. 145 - 199) |
Week 4. October 18 Seminar Reading Understanding Scientific Reasoning Preface, Part 1 (pgs 1 - 118); Keller, Intro., Chapters 2, 4, 8 |
Oct. 19 Lecture: Philosophy of Science Film: Lorenzo's Oil |
Oct. 20 11am Computer Lab: Web graphics- Mac Lab |
Oct. 21 Workshop: Research Design Seminar: Economics and the Philosophy of Science, Part I (pgs. 3 - 88) |
Week 5. October 25 Seminar Reading Cohen, Ch. 14; article on the BPA |
Oct. 26 Lecture: Dams and the West Film: Blade Runner |
Oct. 27 11am Computer Lab: Web graphics- Mac Lab |
Oct. 28 Workshop: Editing Seminar: The Double Helix |
Week 6. November 1 Seminar Snow Crash |
Nov. 2 Lecture: Fiction and Technology: Guest Lecture No Film: faculty meetings with students Weekly paper due |
Nov. 3 11am Computer Lab: Web graphics- Mac Lab |
Nov. 4 No class sessions |
Week 7. November 8 Seminar How Many People... Chapters 1 - 6, 8, 9 Sections of final paper due (summary and list of sources) |
Nov. 9 Lecture: How Many People Can the Earth Support? Film: TBAWeekly paper due |
Nov. 10 11am Computer Lab: Web Authoring GCC |
Nov. 11 Workshop: Estimation Seminar: How Many People... Chapters 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18 |
Week 8. November 15 Seminar Article on Boeing |
Nov. 16 Lecture: The WTO; Presentation skills Film: Pi |
Nov. 10 Field Trip to Boeing |
Nov. 11 Workshop: Probability I Seminar: Living Downstream, Chapters 8 to 12 |
Thanksgiving 21 - 28 Thanksgiving Break | |||
Week 9. November 29 Seminar Technopoly, Pgs. 1 106 |
Nov. 30 Open |
Dec. 1 Open |
Dec. 2 Workshop: Probability II Seminar: Technopoly, Pgs. 107 to 199; Cohen article |
Week 10. December 6 Seminar Final Paper Due |
Dec. 7 Student Presentations |
Dec. 8
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Dec. 9 Student Presentations |
December 13 - 17 Evaluation |