ASU Free Online Course on Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems

Arizona State University 

Arizona State University is currently offering free online course on Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems. This 3 credit hour course satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) general studies requirement at Arizona State University.


In this free online course, applicant will explore how social, technological, and sustainable systems are interacting to create the modern world, and how applicant can use that knowledge to create a better one in this credit-eligible course. The course will start on August 18, 2016.
Course At A Glance

Length: 8 weeks

Effort: 18 hours per week

Subject: Engineering

Institution: Arizona State University and ed
Price: Free

Certificate Available: Yes. Add a Verified Certificate for $49

Session: Course starts on August 18, 2016

Providers’ Details

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About This Course

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.

This 3 credit hour course satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) general studies requirement at Arizona State University. This course may satisfy a general education requirement at other institutions; however, 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 the credit.

Why Take This Course?

This is a free online course. This MOOC will be offered with Video Transcripts in English. Applicants can get a verified certificate.

Learning Outcomes

-The importance of technology and technological systems in shaping the world and our future
-What issues face technologies companies today and how you might prepare for a career with a tech organization
-The social and environmental implications of design and management of technology systems
-How to dentify and explain critical principles of complexity and complex systems
-How art and literature guide technological evolution
-The economic, environmental, and cultural issues arising from emerging technologies

Instructors

Dr. Brad Allenby
Dr. Brad Allenby President’s Professor, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Professor of Law Director, Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management Braden R. Allenby is currently Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics, President’s Professor of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, and Professor of Law, at Arizona State University.

Requirements

-Learner must enroll in the Verified Certificate option to be eligible for credit upon completion of the course.
-Learner must abide to all course and academic integrity policies throughout the entire course.
-Learner must receive a passing grade of a C or better in the course.

How To Join This Course

-Go to the course website link
-Create an edX account to SignUp
-Choose “Register Now” to get started.
-EdX offers honor code certificates of achievement, verified certificates of achievement, and XSeries certificates of achievement. Currently, verified certificates are only available in some courses.
-Once applicant sign up for a course and activate their account, click on the Log In button on the edx.org home page and type in their email address and edX password. This will take them to dashboard, with access to each of their active courses. (Before a course begins, it will be listed on their dashboard but will not yet have a “view course” option.)

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