Technology and Society
EGR 277/SOC 277/HIS 277
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Technology and society are unthinkable without each other, each provides the means and framework in which the other develops. To explore this dynamic, this course investigates a wide array of questions on the interaction between technology, society, politics, and economics, emphasizing the themes such as innovation and regulation, risk and failure, ethics and expertise. Specific topics covered include nuclear power and disasters, green energy, the development and regulation of the Internet, medical expertise and controversy, intellectual property, the financial crisis, and the electric power grid.
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Section L01
- Type: Lecture
- Section: L01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 120
- Capacity: 130
- Class Number: 42407
- Schedule: MW 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Frist Campus Center 302
Section P01
- Type: Precept
- Section: P01
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 15
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42408
- Schedule: W 01:30 PM-02:20 PM - Friend Center 109
Section P02
- Type: Precept
- Section: P02
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 14
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42409
- Schedule: W 02:30 PM-03:20 PM - Friend Center 108
Section P03
- Type: Precept
- Section: P03
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 9
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42410
- Schedule: W 07:30 PM-08:20 PM - Friend Center 112
Section P04
- Type: Precept
- Section: P04
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 16
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42411
- Schedule: Th 02:30 PM-03:20 PM - Friend Center 110
Section P05
- Type: Precept
- Section: P05
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 15
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42412
- Schedule: Th 03:30 PM-04:20 PM - Friend Center 110
Section P06
- Type: Precept
- Section: P06
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 17
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42413
- Schedule: F 11:00 AM-11:50 AM - Friend Center 005
Section P07
- Type: Precept
- Section: P07
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 7
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 43432
- Schedule: W 02:30 PM-03:20 PM - Friend Center 112
Section P08
- Type: Precept
- Section: P08
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 16
- Capacity: 17
- Class Number: 42414
- Schedule: W 01:30 PM-02:20 PM - Friend Center 112
Section P09
- Type: Precept
- Section: P09
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 11
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 43433
- Schedule: Th 07:30 PM-08:20 PM - Friend Center 112
Section P99
- Type: Precept
- Section: P99
- Status: C
- Enrollment: 0
- Capacity: 0
- Class Number: 43004