Purposes and Expectations

Goals

To develop an informed appreciation of the problematic character of the relations between science, technology, and society

Objectives

After taking this course, students should be able

• to give an account of the development of STS relationships 
• to give an account of the interdisciplinary STS studies field as a scholarly activity
•  to compare and contrast different approaches to the analysis of STS relationships
• to critically assess different assumptions (including their own) about relations between science, technology, and society.