An STS Focus on Design

该奖项是一个规划/试点研究生培训项目，涉及一名教师和三名研究生一年，为设计科学和技术研究生课程的发展奠定基础。 STS学者已经认识到技术如何体现文化，社会和政治价值观。 但他们很少应用这些观点来指导实际的设计项目。该奖项将允许涉及STS和工程教师的跨学科设计课程的教学，一系列跨学科设计课程的开发，以及三名研究生的参与。 该项目将探索如何将STS与设计，以及校园设计和工业设计相结合。此外，该项目还将探索与工程学院建立桥梁的方法。研究生的活动不仅包括课程，还包括非学术地点的实地考察和一系列座谈会。

This award is a planning/pilot graduate training project to involve one faculty member and three graduate students for one year in laying the groundwork for the development of a science and technology studies graduate program in design. STS scholars have recognized how technologies embody cultural, social and political values. But seldom have they applied such perspectives that inform actual design projects. The award will allow for the teaching of an interdisciplinary course on design involving STS and Engineering faculty, the development of a series of interdisciplinary courses on design, and the participation of three graduate students. The project will explore ways to integrate STS and design, as well as on-campus design and industry design. Moreoever, the project will explore ways of building bridges to engineering faculty. Activities for graduate students will not only involve classes, but also field work to non-academic sites and a colloquium series.