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| EAPS 36000 - Great Issues In Science And Society |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course develops basic skills and knowledge critical to analyze issues of energy use, climate change, and sustainability that incorporate both societal and scientific perspectives. The goal of this course is not to arrive at particular consensus solutions to the problems associated with these issues but instead to foster an informed (through information literacy) debate that will ultimately be waged as solutions are sought. Working in teams the students work throughout the semester to complete a capstone teamwork project and a group presentation. Counts for Great Issues course in College of Science. Typically offered Fall.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Science Department: Dept Erth Atmos & Planetry Sci Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand/interpret the complex issues related to energy (production and use) policy and climate change. 2. Recognize the basic ethical, technological, political, and economic issues influencing the production of renewable and fossil energy. 3. Identify, distinguish, and use credible/factual information sources to establish a defensible viewpoint on these issues. |
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