STS 2760 - Technology and Policy: Where Intent Meets Process

Effective Start Date: 10/01/2015
In this course, we will explore four case studies illustrative of the potential disharmony between intent and process. In each case, the action is a public policy initiative with scientific or technological dimensions, where good intentions either led to unwelcome collateral consequences, or the process of implementation failed to fulfill the intent of the policy.

Credits: 3