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. Generally taken by students wishing to fulfill the requirements for the minor in the history of science and technology. The principles of adapting scientific and technical information for communication in various media and for a variety of audiences and purposes. TCC 101 or ENWR 110 or instructor permission Readings in scientific and philosophical texts and discussions of the nature of scientific and technological thought.
Students conduct panel discussions on new technologies and their intellectual and social impacts.
TCC 101 or ENWR 110 or instructor permission Readings and discussion of selected works in the classic writings of engineers and scientists from the earliest records to the Renaissance. Surveys advances of technological knowledge through the ages. Explores the ways scientists and inventors think, using concepts, theories, and methods borrowed from several disciplines, but focusing especially on psychology. Topics include experimental simulations of scientific reasoning, a cognitive framework for understanding creativity, and modeling discovery on a computer. Students read and discuss articles and conduct a short research project.