ClassInfo - Fall 2018 Writing Studies Classes

Fall 2018 | WRIT 3152W Section 001: Writing on Issues of Science and Technology (18139)

Instructor(s): Molly Kessler
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, East Bank

Lind Hall 325
Enrollment Status:: Closed (24 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Spring 2025
(Tentative) Fall 2024
(Tentative) Spring 2024
(Tentative) Fall 2023
(Tentative) Spring 2023
(Tentative) Fall 2022
(Tentative) Spring 2022
(Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Read books/articles, discuss, and write about major issues in science/technology. Possible topics: DNA and human genome. Animal/human interaction. Global warming; Alternative energies; Animal/human cloning and stem-cell research. Vaccines from Smallpox to AIDS. Why civilizations collapse.
Class Description:: Ethical, social, and political challenges created by science/technology. Analyzes persuasion strategies through which experts, political decision-makers, and citizens meet these challenges. Bioscience controversies such as cloning, organ transplantation. Controversies over pollution, ozone depletion.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18139/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 10 December 2008

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