Science Fiction To Science Fact focuses on writing and the discussion of scientific principles that lead to creative exploration of future possibilities. Students will examine several modern technological advances and how they might lead to divergent alternate futures. This is a writing intensive course that discusses the theory and practice of writing fiction in the genre of science fiction and fantasy. Students will work on the various parts of the writing process to learn and hone skills as writers.

Understanding and Teaching Science and Technology Concepts
Professor: J. Lipuma
Section: 012
Meeting times: MWR 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1st Session--meets from 5/21/07-6/25/07

Understanding And Teaching Science And Technology Concepts is a Humanities Capstone course that examines how experts understand complex disciplinary ideas and can convey them to a general non-expert group.  It explores common communication and teaching methods to prepare students to convey knowledge from particular areas of expertise to other people that are both somewhat knowledgeable in that area as well as those who are complete novices.  Case studies and examples will be used to demonstrate how technical ideas and complex concepts in highly specialized fields can be understood, communicated about, conveyed, and taught to others effectively.  The course will focus on form and content as well as methods of delivery for different situations requiring communication or exchange of information.  In the end, the student will demonstrate the ability to present concepts from their major to others who are not so that those ideas are understood as might happen when an employer or client receives a technical report in the business world.

For information about this seminar, visit, http://web.njit.edu/~lipuma or contact J. Lipuma at james.m.lipuma@njit.edu.

Law, Science and Technology
Professor: R. Henry
Section: 021; Call Number: 10715
Meeting times: MWR 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
2nd Session--meets from 7/7/07-8/7/07

The course will explore aspects of interconnection between law and science or technology.  There will be a brief overview of historical encounters with a focus upon the divergence of procedural law from substantive law.  The focus thereafter will be upon contemporary interests in the use of scientific and technological evidence to decide cases in various fields of law, issues in intellectual property law, related constitutional concerns, and use of law to regulate development and use of scientific discoveries and technological innovations.  The course will function as a seminar and workshop wherein students will actively participate in research, writing, and oral debate.