Index > Tech. Innovation > 2021-01-26: Syllabus Day
The Professor has multiple years of experience in international environmental policy.
This class will focus on the interplay between technological innovation and public policies.
The government has a responsibility to address important emerging technologies.
Blended Learning - This class meets only once weekly. Half of the learning takes place in-person during this meeting, and the other half takes place asynchronously online. There will be one to two discussion questions online each week.
Prof. will be in Detroit, Michigan next week, and will need to be in quarantine next Tuesday. As a result, next week’s class will be online-only. There may be a Thursday zoom meeting next week. If so, it will be optional.
Class Attendance and participation count for 35% of the final grade. (Participation also includes online discussions)
There will be a take-home exam (roughly 24 hours) on April 1st or 2nd. It will count for 25% of the final grade.
The term project is 40% of the final grade, but is broken into parts:
| Component | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Background Memo | Research into a policy - feedback should be incorporated into the final paper | 10% |
| Final paper | Revision / Expansion on the first paper | 20% |
| Presentation | A presentation of your term project to the class | 10% |
Index > Tech. Innovation > 2021-01-26: Syllabus Day