Insights on Science and Technology for Society (INSCITES)

(99)拟议的项目，对科学和技术的社会（INSCITES）的见解，正在形成本科生和研究生教学学者从科学，工程，政治学，经济学和历史系的团队。这些团队正在开发和教授一系列模块化的通识教育课程，重点关注创新技术的科学，经济学和社会学，这些技术是我们日常生活的内在组成部分。科学素养被置于社会使用和影响的广泛背景下。新课程将理工科与人文学科相结合。新课程包括三种不同的教学和学习模式：（1）创新的历史和社会背景，通过讲座和基于指定阅读的讨论进行教学;（2）创新的科学原理和技术实现在实践实验室中进行探索，使学生能够在小组中开展实践活动;以及（3）创新的传播及其社会影响正在由学生对进行探索，他们将定义与新技术产生的社会实践有关的主题;健康和安全问题，以及经济和法律的后果。

(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.