What is the relationship between information, information technology, and culture? How do we acquire, organize and share our understandings of the world? How has this been done differently in different time periods and in different cultural contexts? Through an analysis of a broad spectrum of information technologies, from the printing press and early maps, to telephone, television, computers and the internet, the goal of this course is to come to a deeper, more critical understanding of these questions and their answers. Offered fall term. This course is cross listed as ITEC-1210. A student cannot take both courses for credit. 4 credit hours

Technology Will IT increase prosperity? For whom? What role should governments play in IT development? Do corporations have new responsibilities in the Information Era? What about IT professionals? This course explores the issues, the arguments, and the working solutions. The first section examines macro indicators and trends. The second section examines the microeconomics and politics of specific arenas--the software industry, the automated work place, telemedicine, television. The last section explores opportunities for improving society using IT. (Cross listed as ITEC-1220. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and ITEC-1220.) Spring term annually. 4 credit hours

Studio I The first design studio in the Product Design and Innovation Program introduces students to general design through a series of short projects. The projects stress creative thinking and invention, observation and perception, communication and visualization, sketching, photography, model-making, and especially open-ended exploration. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours

and Social Science Studies 4 credit hours

An introduction to a variety of ways to study the environment, especially science and technology studies, environmental science, and environmental engineering. Case studies and projects emphasize the cooperation of disciplines in addressing local and global environmental issues such as PCBs in the Hudson River, acid rain in the Adirondacks, and population growth. (Cross listed as IENV- 2100. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and IENV-2100.) Spring term annually. 4 credit hours

Studio III This studio design course focuses on an enriched sense of problem definition through an emphasis on the reach and interconnectedness of technology, and the conditionality of design selection criteria. Its design exercises, readings, and discussion press beyond marginal substitutions toward a broadened sense of possibility from, for example, "hypercars" and human-powered homes to small-scale local agriculture and extreme ecological living systems. Prerequisite: PDI I or PDI II or permission of instructor. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours

and Social Science Studies 4 credit hours

This is an individually tailored reading course in which the student does readings and also completes an internship- type field project for the minor in cross-cultural studies of science and technology. The goal is to provide students with immersion in a multicultural milieu involving science and technology issues. Projects include student exchange programs, co-op placement, public service internships, community service, and other individually tailored projects subject to adviser approval. Students are expected to write up a description of their field project that integrates their field experience with the readings. Prerequisite: completion of other course requirements for the minor. Offered on demand. 3 credit hours

and Society An undergraduate honors-style seminar examining inter- actions between technology and modern society. Particular attention will be given to the historical origins and contemporary contexts of technological change in America, especially the Hudson/ Mohawk region of New York. The specific topic of the seminar will change each year, coordinated with visiting lecturers and other schol- arly events, publicized during the fall term. This course cannot be used towards the H&SS depth requirement. Prerequisite: any 2000-level STS course and permission of instructor. Spring term annually. 4 credit hours

and Social Science Studies 3 credit hours

and Social Science Studies 3 credit hours