Online Sustainable Engineering
CEE 181 - Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems
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Overview
Understand the impact of technology on sustainability and society, using relevant historical examples and current issues in the news, and gain insight on the cultural frameworks within which ideas such as sustainability and different technologies are understood and evolve. You’ll also explore emerging technologies from the Industrial Revolution through present day, leading to a future that will be complex and challenging, and in many ways look like science fiction.
View syllabusCourse prerequisites and requirements
To be successful in this course, we recommend English language fluency and computer literacy. We also encourage you to make sure your laptop or desktop computer meets the technical requirements.
Quick facts
Next start date:
Mar. 18, 2025 (8 weeks)
- Credits: 3
- Length: 8 weeks
- Cost: $25 + $400
What you’ll learn
- The importance of technology and technological systems
- The social and environmental implications of design, construction, operation, and management of technology systems
- The critical principles of complexity and complex systems
- How art, cinema, literature, and other cultural products create the ground from which technological systems emerge, and affect the evolutionary paths of technological systems; and how they are in turn affected by those technological systems
- The economic, environmental, social, cultural, philosophic, and religious issues and impacts associated with technology systems and emerging technologies at a broad cultural and geographic level extending across urban, regional, national, and global scales
What to expect in class
Video lectures, readings, writing assignments, discussions, optional live meetings with the instructor, quizzes, and midterm and final exams
Exams and grading
10%
Graded Discussions (7)
10%
Content Mastery (7)
20%
Quizzes (7)
30%
Midterm Exam
30%
Final Exam
Transcript
This course appears on your transcript identically to how it appears on the transcript of an enrolled ASU student who has taken the course on one of ASU’s campuses. Course attendance dates will be listed on your transcript. An on-demand course will appear on your transcript in the session you complete the course.
This course satisfies 3 credit hours toward the SUST: Sustainability General Studies requirement for Arizona State University. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring your credit.
Faculty and course staff
Jason
Bronowitz
Program Chair,
Polytechnic School of Technological Entrepreneurship and Management Programs
Arizona State University
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