Technology Dialectics
Constructing Appropriate Technology
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Technology Dialectics
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| Week No. |
Date | Description | Assignment |
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| Pre | 8/28 | No lecture. Meet as a group to discuss SCS Immigration Course
and Lab 1.
[Lab 1, Talk schedule] |
Lab 1, Talk schedule |
| Pre | 9/4 | No lecture. Meet as a group to discuss SCS Immigration Course
and Lab 1.
[Lab 1, Talk schedule] |
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| 1 | 9/11 | The need for contextually appropriate technology;
Interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research and development.
[References: Chapter 1, Lecture 1] |
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| 2 | 9/18 | Preparing oneself for leadership; Disciplinary pride and prejudice;
Assuming responsibility.
[References: Chapter 2, Lecture 2, CS Survey] |
CS Survey |
| 3 | 9/25 |
Traditional views of research and development processes; Scientific writing;
Iterative design; Usability testing.
[References: Chapter 3, Lecture 3, CS Survey, Lab 2] |
Lab 2 |
| 4 | 10/2 |
Relating research process to research practice.
[References: Lecture 4, Lab 3] |
Lab 3 |
| 5 | 10/9 |
The Technology Dialectics Paradigm.
Infusing stakeholder interests into research and development processes.
Constructing "Provably" Appropriate Technology.
[References: Chapter 5, Lecture 5] |
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| 6 | 10/16 |
Looking at the reproducibility and generalizability of your work.
Transdisciplinary plucking.
[References: Chapter 6, Lecture 6] |
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| 7 | 10/23 | Composing academic papers. Crafting a story to tell. Examining student work. | Design Summaries |
| 8 | 10/30 |
Scientific research methods: naturalistic observation,
survey, interview, experimentation.
[References: Chapter 8, Lecture 8] |
Lab 4 |
| 9 | 11/6 |
Organizing multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary stakeholder assessments.
Transdisciplinary plucking; Survey Papers.
Mining for the "best" papers and sources. Conducting risk assessments.
Substantiating claims; Citation; Plagiarism; Extended problem statements.
[References: Chapter 7, Lecture 9] |
Lab 5 |
| 10 | 11/13 |
Quantitative methods of validation, interpretation, and generalization.
[References: Chapter 9, Lecture 10] |
Lab 6 |
| 11 | 11/27 |
Qualitative methods of validation, interpretation, and generalization.
Making the business case. Making the policy and legal case. [References: Chapter 10, Lecture 11] |
Lab 7 |
| 12 | 12/4 |
Constructing "Provably" Appropriate Technology.
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Project Presentations |
| 12/18 | NO Final Exam. Final Paper due. | Final Paper! |
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