About Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems - CEE 181
Understand the impact of technology on sustainability and society, using relevant historical examples and current issues in the news, and gain insight on the cultural frameworks within which ideas such as sustainability and different technologies are understood and evolve.
You’ll also explore emerging technologies from the Industrial Revolution through present day, leading to a future that will be complex and challenging, and in many ways look like science fiction.What you will learn:
- The importance of technology and technological systems in shaping the world and our future
- What issues face technologies companies today and how you might prepare for a career with a tech organization
- The social and environmental implications of design and management of technology systems
- How to identify and explain critical principles of complexity and complex systems
- How art and literature guide technological evolution
- The economic, environmental, and cultural issues arising from emerging technologies
This course satisfies 3 credit hours toward the Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) General Studies requirement for Arizona State University. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring your credit.
Upcoming start dates
| Oct. 12, 2021 | $25 + 400 |
| Mar. 15, 2022 | $25 + 400 |
Credits
3
Length
8 weeks
Faculty and course staff
Dr. Brad Allenby
President’s Professor, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
Professor of Law Director, Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management
Arizona State University
Samuel Markolf
Assistant Research Professor
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Arizona State University
