Definitions of technology; theories of technology/society interaction; innovation and waves of technological change; technology as a system; automation and "post-industrial" society; impact of new technology on work; growth and its limits; alternative technology; energy technology; biotechnology and the Green Revolution; human reproductive technology; information technology; controlling technology; ethical problems in technology.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Notes
- This course may not be offered every year.
Sections
This course will be offered next in
Fall 2006.