UNIV2350 INTERDISCIPLINARY TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

University 2350: Interdisciplinary Technology and Society is a 3-hour credit course created to help you critically examine the effects of technology on societies. In this course, you will be introduced to ways of assessing technology, and you will examine social, cultural, and environmental consequences of technology. In small groups, you will problem-solve, research, analyze, discuss, and arrive at possible solutions for a broad range of topics related to technology and society.

• Specific topics will vary by instructor, but all sections will
• Develop specific life-long learning skills via study of technology assessment,
  interpersonal sharing, and focused teamwork
• Explore how technology affects your lifestyle, work style, social relationships,
  political activity, and more
• Examine the widespread consequences of technology, positive and negative,
  intended and unintended
• Analyze who the choices about technology are made: Who decides? When?
  Who benefits? Who pays?
• Boost your own technology skills