WPC   ={S'Kl5n֤P|'#Z$1Ɂn-ai_X*l o?\y֬ JC,ݓVffNe*=VQaT$zRf DMBj |*x1!ە^s/wM(3'zkybv&܆hXHY3H?5¥Mdz%fj^x.fv'XNZG!؊83-O52]f@gNXh+)pvK{5Gb~-`./'`@4wh"%1>^5~{DA(tSD4v.ɦD VޞYRK;ETPӦm:P MdCEOlIZ9fW̢Ȕzo  06P 0` # UN %- M3 (7 N_ ^ a wm 4q  m <6X9`(Courier New' HISTORY 2710: U Tim 0Tim Wolters .   <Xd:Default Para?\  `Times?XXXK<6X9`(Courier NewK\  `Times6_W 4Body TextS\  `&Times New RomanS   K<6X9`(Courier NewK\  `&Times New Roman.zr ,Title   S\  `&Times New RomanS     XXXK<6X9`(Courier NewK #|x(d$..       X,XX XXXX X,\\HASS_TREE\hist_frontq0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular Xr*2 2r1:i+00U  d!..       X,XX XXXX X,  _        %XX s %       HISTORY4830E݌  Ќ  X,X sXXXX,  , ,  ?+ 4 <DLX? %XX s % THESTRUCTUREOFENGINEERINGREVOLUTIONS 2  , ,E+ 4 <DL!4XE\  sSpringSemester2005 d   X,X \ ProfessorTimWolters , | Class:MW,3:304:45PM,EcclesBusinessBuilding313  b Officehours:MWF,2:153:15PM,OldMain323F,orbyappointment  H p XX,˿ p XX˿X,XXXCourseDescriptionandObjectives:  #  Thiscourseprovidesanintegratedapproachtoengineeringpractice,broadlydefined,and   isgearedtowardthosewhorecognizethattechnicalproficiencyisonlyoneofmanyskills   necessaryforachievingsuccessintherealworld.Itwillrevolvearoundstudentsefforts k  toresearchthelifecycleofamajorengineeringproject,newtechnology,orstartup Q  companyfrommultipleperspectives:technical,political,economic,andsociocultural. 7  Researchwillinvolvefindingandusingoriginalsources,conductingwrittenand/ororal m interviews,and lookingovertheshouldersofinventors,engineers,andscientistsasthey S developtodaystechnologies.Studentswillworkinteamsandwillmakeformal 9 presentationsoftheirresearchattheendofthesemester.  Theprerequisitesforthiscourseare:CILSpreadsheets,CILElectronicPresentations,  ENGL2010,andeitherSTAT1040orMATH1050(oracoursethatrequiresMATH  1050asaprerequisite).Thiscourseisintendedprimarilyforjuniorsandseniorsinthe g collegesofagriculture,engineering,naturalresources,andscience.Ifneitheryourmajor M noryourminorgivesyouasignificantleveloftechnicalproficiency,youlikelywillfind 3 thiscourseverydifficultandshouldthinkseriouslyaboutyourdecisiontotakeit. i Allstudentsshouldbeawarethatthiscourserequiresaconsiderableamountofselfstudy 5 andawillingnesstoworkwithothers(70%ofyourfinalgradeisbasedoncollaborative  work).Ifyoudesireatraditional,lecturestyleclass,thenthiscourseisnotappropriate  foryou.Ontheotherhand,ifyouwantanopportunitytoemployanhistorical   methodologytothetypesofprojectsyoumayencounterintheworkingworld,thenthis }! courseshouldmeetyourexpectations. c"    RequiredReading: %e #  > E.4 <DL!X!EThomasS.Kuhn,TheStructureofScientificRevolutions,3rdedition.Chicago: &1"% UniversityofChicagoPress,1996[210pages]. '#&  (#'  jK.4 <DL!4X!KRosalindWilliams,Retooling:AHistorianConfrontsTechnologicalChange.Cambridge: )$( MITPress,2002[223pages]. y*%)  jH.4 <DL!4XH _+&*  K.4 <DL!4X!KClaytonM.Christensen,TheInnovatorsDilemma:WhenNewTechnologiesCauseGreat E,'+ FirmstoFail.Cambridge:HarvardBusinessSchoolPublishing,1997[211pages]. +-{(, ЇEdwardR.Tufte,etal.,VisualExplanations:ImagesandQuantities,Evidenceand  Narrative.Cheshire,Conn.:GraphicsPress,1997[156pages].   |  b OnReserve: H  . ~ HaroldPasser,TheElectricalManufacturers,18751900:AStudyinCompetition,  d Entrepreneurship,TechnicalChange,andEconomicGrowth,Cambridge:Harvard  J UniversityPress,1953[71pages].  0  >  E+ 4 <DL!4XEX,XXX,     Requiredbooksmaybepurchasedinthecampusbookstoreorfromanonlineretailer   suchasBarnes&Noble.com.ArecentpricecheckofBarnesandNoble.comrevealsthat x  thetotalcostofbooksforthiscourseis$85.11.Allotherassignmentswillbeplacedon ^  reserveattheSciTechLibraryorhandedoutinclass.݌ D  Ќ X,XXX,  RequirementsandGrading:  ` FinalPresentation!25% , FinalReport(apx.20pages)!25%  ProjectProposal/ResearchPlan(apx.10pages)!20% t TwoResponsePapers(23pages)!20%(i.e.,eachpapercounts10%) @ ClassParticipation!10%  \ Theresponsepaperswillbebasedonassignedreadings.Electronicsubmissions(in ( eitherMSWordorRTFformat)arepreferred.Extensionswillbegrantedonlyin  exceptionalcircumstances,andonlyifrequestedatleast48hourspriortotheduedate.  Delinquentpaperswillreceiveaonelettergradereductionfordaytheyarelate.   Yourprojectproposals/researchplans,finalreports,andfinalpresentationswillbe V"! preparedcollaboratively.Inthevastmajorityofcasesonegradewillbegiventoall <#" membersofgroup;however,theinstructorreservestherighttoassignindividualgrades "$r# ifitbecomesobviousthatagroupmemberisnot carryinghisorherweight. %X $  DisabilityResourceCenter: &$"&  Ifaccommodationsforthecourseareneeded,studentsshouldcontacttheDisability (#( ResourceCenter,locatedintheUniversityInn,Room101(72444).TheCentercan )$) provideacopyofthissyllabusinasuitablealternateformat. l*%*  Miscellaneous: -n(-  Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,youshouldfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeuniversitys  rulesconcerningacademichonesty,availableinthecurrentcatalogue(availableonline | athttp://www.usu.edu/ats/generalcatalog/).Anycheating,falsification,orpresentationof b anothersworkasyourownwithoutpropercreditbeinggiven(i.e.,plagiarism)will H resultinan Fandmayleadtosuspensionorexpulsion.Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhat . ~ constitutesplagiarism,seemeBEFOREturninginagivenassignment.  d  KUniversitypolicystatesthatastudentmayreceivean Ionlyforextenuating  0 circumstances,suchasseriousillnessoradeathinthefamily.Anincompletecannotbe    usedtoavoidapoorgradeortoretainfinancialaid.     K CourseSchedule:  x   K 0'' ^L!X!0&%XX,X,X%&MON,JAN10: Introduction ^  1  WED,JAN12: TeamAssignments ^ Kuhn,151 g  MON,JAN17: TheStructureofRevolutions:I ^ Kuhn,52143 3 WED,JAN19: TheStructureofRevolutions:II ^ Kuhn,144210  MON,JAN24: College/DepartmentOverviews ^ ClassPresentations  WED,JAN26: InventionandEngineeringCulture ^ Passer,171 { MON,JAN31: IndependentStudy G WED,FEB2: TechnicalEducation:I ^ Williams,1116 -} MON,FEB7: UsingSourcesEffectively:Humanities ^ MeetinMerrillLibrary I WED,FEB9: TechnicalEducation:II ^ Williams,116223 /  K6 ^L!'' ^X6 K6'' ^L! ^X6MON,FEB14: UsingSourcesEffectively:Engineering ^ MeetinMerrillLibrary  WED,FEB16: InnovationandtheMarketplace:I ^ Christensen,195   K6 ^L!'' ^X6 K6'' ^L! ^X6MON,FEB21: GroupWorkandCollaborativeWriting ^ HandoutsProvided ]!  WED,FEB23: InnovationandtheMarketplace:II ^ Christensen,97211 C"!  K6 ^L!'' ^X6 K6'' ^L! ^X6MON,FEB28: InClassGroupWork $_# WED,MAR2: InClassGroupWork $E $ MON,MAR7: ProjectProposals/ResearchPlans ^ GroupsIandII &"& WED,MAR9: ProjectProposals/ResearchPlans ^ GroupsIIIandIV  '"'  MON,MAR14: SPRINGBREAK s)$) WED,MAR16: SPRINGBREAK Y*%* MON,MAR21: VisualMaterialsandArgumentation ^ Tufte,1156 %,u', WED,MAR23: InClassGroupWork  -[(-  -A). MON,MAR28: InClassGroupWork  WED,MAR30: InClassGroupWork  MON,APR4: InClassGroupWork b WED,APR6: InClassGroupWork ^  H MON,APR11: PresentationRehearsals ^ GroupsIIIandIV  d WED,APR13: PresentationRehearsals ^ GroupsIandII  J MON,APR18: FinalPapersDue ^ Allgroups    WED,APR20: FinalPresentations ^ GroupsTBD      MON,APR25: FinalPresentations ^ GroupsTBD x  XXXX,X,XXXMON,MAY2: NoFinalExamforHIST4830XXXX,  A   K H+ 4 <DL!'' ^XH