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Rationale:
North Carolina State University, as a land grant university,
has a mission that stresses the application of science and technology
for the betterment of humankind. It is essential, therefore,
that students be exposed to the vital interactions among science,
technology, society, and the quality of life.
Objectives for
courses in the category of Science, Technology & Society:
Courses fulfilling
the Science, Technology & Society requirement should have
as a central instructional focus the following objectives. To
provide sustained, rigorous, and substantive instruction, efforts
to meet the GER Science, Technology & Society objectives
should be evident across the entire syllabus and be reflected
in course lectures, discussion, readings, projects, assignments,
etc.
Each course in the
Science, Technology & Society category of the GER will provide
instruction and guidance that help students to:
- develop an understanding
of the mutual relationships between science or technology
and societies, including the effects of or the effects on
cultures, values, industries, governments, or other facets
of those societies.
- develop an ability
to critically evaluate information regarding these mutual
relationships, recognizing that the information may come from
a variety of sources and perspectives.
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