An STS Focus on Design

该奖项是一项计划/试点研究生培训项目，包括一名教员和三名研究生，为期一年，为开发设计方面的科学和技术研究研究生课程奠定基础。STS学者已经认识到技术如何体现文化、社会和政治价值。但他们很少应用这样的观点来指导实际的设计项目。该奖项将允许STS和工程学院教授一门关于设计的跨学科课程，开发一系列关于设计的跨学科课程，并允许三名研究生参与。该项目将探索STS与设计以及校园设计和工业设计相结合的方法。此外，该项目还将探索如何搭建与工程学教师之间的桥梁。研究生的活动不仅包括课堂，还包括到非学术地点的实地工作和一系列的座谈会。

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.