Directed Study and Research
- Offered: Contact department for information
- Prerequisites: Junior standing and department permission.
- Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
This course investigates the positive and negative impacts of technology on society, including society’s response to new technology. Compelling ethical issues are examined, in engineering, public safety and health, athletic performance enhancement, weapons technology, privacy and surveillance, the Internet, and forensic technology.
Techniques of teaching applied to individual, group and class instruction in industrial education. Includes organization of the school shop with special application to its function in the total school program.
Notes: May not be applied toward any non-teaching major or minor.The objective of this course is to examine and analyze issues related to women and gender in modern science and technology. It will utilize active participation and a hands-on environment to bridge several different venues of study regarding women’s issues in science and technology. By raising consciousness of the issues facing women in scientific and technological fields, it will also serve to better prepare students for the workplace.