Course Details
Course offered Winter 2018
HONORS 221 E: Introduction to Bioengineering Problem Solving: Interplay of Diversity and Ethics (NSc, DIV)
HONORS 221 E: Introduction to Bioengineering Problem Solving: Interplay of Diversity and Ethics (NSc, DIV)
SLN 22202 (View UW registration info »)
Phone: 206-685-9283
Email: dgh5@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
If one of the associated sections, HONORS 221 EA-EE, is closed, you may contact the instructor to ask about overloading the section. Her email is: dgh5@uw.edu.
THIS COURSE IS APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS WITH SCIENCE AND NON-SCIENCE BACKGROUNDS
In the Honors section of this course, we ask students to put their bioengineering knowledge into a social context and reflect on the impact of engineering in society. Through weekly readings and discussions, we will explore the relationships between engineering, ethics, race, gender, disability and sexuality to answer three inter-related questions:
1) How do our cultural ideas about race, gender, disability and sexuality influence engineering knowledge and practice?
2) On the other hand, how does our engineering practice influence our cultural ideas about race, gender, disability and sexuality?
3) How can we use engineering to promote social welfare for all people?