TCC 101 Explores the development of flight from the earliest historical records of peoples' interest in flying through the achievements of the space age. Emphasizes the social and cultural impacts of flight, advances in technology, and the significance of the contribution of individuals. Guest lectures, film showings, visits to aviation museums, and student reports and projects supplement regular classroom lecture and discussion. TCC 101 Explores the history of space flight, from peoples' earliest interest in rockets through the most recent developments in aerospace technology. TCC 101 A study of the impacts of nineteenth-century American industrial development on the community, the worker, and engineering.
Students make oral and written presentations, write short papers, and a research paper.
TCC 101 Examines the ways technical and non-technical professionals attribute worth to an idea, action, or object. Equal time is spent on lectures, student-led discussions of the readings, and student oral presentations. Short papers and a major research project on a particular denomination's or congregation's attitudes toward technology-related issues. TCC 101 Surveys the technological, business, and economic history of the U. S. from the 1860s to the 1980s. TCC 101 and six credits of general education electives Specific topics vary.