Fall 2017  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Technologies and Society (21295)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
LAW 6037 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/04/2017
Thu 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 55
 
12/05/2017
Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 55
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Legal, public policy, social, economic, and ethical implications of emerging technologies (such as nanotechnology). Perspective of stakeholders (federal agencies, public, industry, environment, international organizations) and public policies. Statutory objectives/regulatory. Diversity of policy problems. Research methodologies. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?fateh002+PA5731+Fall2017
Class Description:

This interdisciplinary course will examine issues at the nexus of law, ethics, public policy,society,and As ES&Ts are both shaping and shaped by a range of social, political, and cultural factors, we will spend considerable time exploring ways in which to conceptualize and study past, present, and future techno-social relationships,systems, and impacts.

Grading:
Based on assignments given. (Look at syllabus for more information on the assignments and grading.)
Exam Format:
No final exam, a final paper is due instead.
Workload:
Workload/assignments are listed in the syllabus with percentages. (Look at syllabus for more information on work load within course.)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21295/1179
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/fateh002_PA5731_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 November 2015

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