Insights on Science and Technology for Society (INSCITES)

(99)拟议的项目“科学技术为社会服务洞察”(INSCITES)将由来自理工系、政治系、经济系和历史系的本科生和研究生教学学者组成团队。这些团队正在开发和教授一系列模块化的通识教育课程，重点是创新技术的科学、经济学和社会学，这些技术是我们日常生活中固有的一部分。科学素养被放在社会使用和影响的广泛背景下。新课程将科学和工程与人文学科结合起来。新课程包括三种不同的教学模式：(1)基于指定阅读材料的讲座和讨论，教授创新的历史和社会背景；(2)在动手实验室部分探索创新的科学原理和技术实施，使学生能够以小组形式开展实践活动；(3)学生对正在探索创新的传播及其社会影响，他们将界定与新技术产生的社会实践有关的主题；健康和安全问题，以及经济和法律后果。

(99) The proposed project, Insights on Science and Technology for Society (INSCITES), are forming teams of undergraduate and graduate Student Teaching Scholars from departments of science, engineering, political science, economics and history. These teams are developing and teaching a series of modular, general education courses that focus on the science, economics and sociology of innovative technologies that are an intrinsic part of our everyday life. Scientific literacy is being placed within the broad context of societal usage and impact. The new courses are integrating science and engineering with humanities disciplines. The new courses include three different teaching and learning modalities: (1) historical and social context of the innovation are being taught with lectures and discussion based on assigned readings; (2) scientific principles and technological implementations of the innovation are being explored in a hands-on laboratory component, enabling the students to work in small groups to conduct practical activities; and (3) diffusion of the innovation and its social impacts are being explored by student pairs who will define topics related to the social practices resulting from the new technology; health and safety issues, and economic and legal consequences.