1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Programs | ||
1999 - 2000 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | ||
Carleton University |
460 Steacie Building
Telephone: 520-4483
Fax: 520-4389
Chair, Peeter Kruus (Technology, Society, Environmental Studies and Chemistry)
Members
B. Burns (Industrial Design), J. Carson (Library), D. Deugo (Computer Science), S. Ferris (Economics), B. Jarosz (Physics), W. Lawson (Business), W. Parker (Environmental Engineering), J. Taylor (History)
Professor
Peeter Kruus, B.Sc. (Toronto), Lic.Tech. (Denmark), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Satya Brink (Human Resources Development Canada) John Buschek (Publisher) R.W. Morrison (Natural Resources Canada) C.G. Widstrand (Consultant)
J. Buschek, B.S. (Syracuse), Ph.D. (Wisconsin) J. Carson, B.A. (Bishop's), B.A. (Ottawa), M.A. (Western Ontario), M.L.S. (Western Ontario) R.W. Morrison, B.Eng. (McGill), Ph.D. (Paris)
It is becoming increasingly apparent that:
1. The future of the Western societies depends on their ability to cope with the complex problems resulting from the interactions of Technology, Society and the Environment (TSE).
2. The effectiveness of the democratic political process is contingent upon the perception and comprehension of these phenomena by the electorate.
3. Because of the complexity and the wide range of the problems involved, their understanding cannot be gained through specialized education in traditional disciplines. A multidisciplinary approach is required.
The multidisciplinary courses listed below, offered under the direction of the TSE Studies Committee, seek to fulfil this need. They are designed to provide students from all faculties with a solid basis for understanding the major problems of industrialized society, and with firsthand appreciation through research project work, of the complexities involved. The TSE courses are open to all students beyond the First year; these courses are especially recommended for students at the Third- and Fourth-year levels. Students enrolled in three-year programs, however, who would like to take these courses are encouraged to take TSE 59.300 in the Second year.
Students may also submit a coherent pattern of courses in TSE Studies for a B.A. or B.A.(Honours) in Directed Interdisciplinary Studies, in accordance with the procedures described for this degree in the Calendar, p. 237. Assistance in planning such a pattern is available from members of the TSE Committee.
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 1999-2000, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.
Ethical issues in introducing technology; historical review of technology and human development; effects on society of medical and communications technologies; automation and its effects on society, especially work; impact of technology on international affairs, especially through multinational enterprises. Guest lectures.
Precludes additional credit for Technology, Society, Environment 59.300 and 59.350*.
Prerequisites: At least Second-year standing.
Lectures and workshops three hours per week.
History of energy use by humans; utilization of renewable energy sources; energy and agriculture; energy and mineral resources; options for electricity generation; nuclear energy; risks of accidents in large systems, e.g. nuclear plants, hydro dams. Guest lectures.
Prerequisites: At least Second-year standing.
Lectures and workshops three hours per week.
Ethical issues involving technology; effects on society of automation, medical and communications technologies; technology and international affairs; energy use by humans; renewable energy sources; energy in agriculture and mineral extraction; electricity generation; nuclear energy; accidents in large systems, e.g. nuclear plants and hydro dams. Guest lecturers. Lectures in common with 59.301* and 59.302*.
Precludes additional credit for Technology, Society, Environment 59.301*, and 59.300.
Prerequisites: At least Second-year standing.
Lectures three hours per week for both terms.
Examines the complex practice of evaluating technology's impact on society and the environment; risk analysis; cost-benefit analysis; technology regulation; retrospective project assessment; necessary aspects of assessment and assessment examples. Guest lecturers.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or equivalent.
Lectures and workshops three hours a week.
Methods used for forecasting technological and social changes; factors involved in such change. Guest lecturers.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or equivalent.
Lectures and workshops three hours a week.
Technological and social innovation, especially in Canada: historical examples; the relation of innovation to economic development; analysis of the steps involved; effect on employment; impediments and incentives. Guest lecturers.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or equivalent.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
Investigation of the human and social impacts of electronic information and communication on our working, educational, and personal lives from various disciplinary perspectives; problem issues and competing values in the creation, manipulation, dissemination, and control of information are identified; resolution initiatives encouraged. Guest lecturers.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or equivalent.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
Explores the relationship between technology, employment and the individual; work organizations; employment restructuring; rural/urban split; the impact of information technologies; demographic impacts and globalization; Canadian issues and public policy explored. Guest lecturers.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or equivalent.
Lectures and workshops three hours a week.
Life cycle analysis of products and processes, from resource extraction through design and use to waste management or recycling; social and environmental implications of product design and use; how we value material objects and the environment; consumerism; evolution of design. Guest lectures.
Prerequisite: Third-year standing or equivalent.
Lectures and workshops three hours a week.
Other courses related to the TSE area offered by various departments and schools within the University are listed for the convenience of students. Detailed course descriptions are given under the appropriate faculty or department. Please note that all prerequisite conditions prescribed for these courses must be met.
Architecture
76.105*, 76.302*, 76.318*, 76.319*, 76.423*, 76.424*, 77.101*, 77.135*, 77.300*, 78.340*, 78.350*
Biology
61.192*, 61.216*, 61.391*, 61.331*, 61.430*, 61.431*
Chemistry
65.100, 65.103*, 65.280*, 65.370*, 65.380*, 65.480*
Classics
13.235
Earth Sciences
67.105, 67.238*
Economics
43.100, 43.363*, 43.385*, 43.386*
Engineering
82.433*, 82.334*, 82.440*, 82.495*
English Language and Literature
18.207
Film Studies
19.333
Geography
45.102*, 45.211*, 45.220*, 45.230*, 45.231*, 45.320*, 45.329*, 45.330*, 45.336*, 45.351*, 45.404*, 45.426*, 45.430*, 45.433*, 45.434*, 45.445*
History
24.221, 24.234, 24.254, 24.329*, 24.421
Journalism
28.352*
Law
51.205, 51.323*, 51.325*, 51.352*, 51.358*, 51.380*, 51.493*, 51.494C*
Mass Communication
27.305*, 27.342*, 27.343*, 27.410*, 27.450*, 27.451*
Philosophy
32.184*, 32.284*, 32.332*, 32.351
Physics
75.101*, 75.102*, 75.291*
Political Science
47.306*, 47.319*, 47.341*, 47.342*, 47.346*, 47.367*, 47.402*, 47.403*, 47.508*
Psychology
49.101*, 49.102*, 49.210*, 49.220*, 49.270*, 49.311*, 49.313*, 49.345*, 49.372*, 49.405*
Science
60.101*, 60.102*, 60.201*, 60.202*
Sociology and Anthropology
54.275*, 53.251*, 56.253*, 53.254*, 53.260*, 54.333*, 54.335*, 53.339*, 53.346*, 53.351*, 56.360, 53.424*, 53.440*, 53.380, 53.451*