MSE 251/ENG 251/ANTH 251
Social Constraints on Engineering
Fall Semester
Catalog Data: Social Constraints on Engineering (3) I Influence of consumers, organizations, state and national
governments and international treaties on engineering in the USA, Japan and selected other nations. (Identical with
ENGR 251, ANTH 251).
Text Books: Dertouzos, Michael L., Richard K. Lester and Robert M. Solow Made in America: regaining the
productive edge (New York: Harper, 1989).
Instructor: David Killick, Professor of the Department of Anthropology
Requirements: Attendance at lectures, participation in class discussions, Mid-term and final exams, two
short (10 page) papers. Attendance at lecltures is required. You should note in particular that the material given
in lectures is not necessarily repeated in the readings. The exam questions will be drawn from both
the lecture material and the readings.
Grading : Each essay and each exam will count for 25% of the final grade. I do not grade on a curve-what you
see is what you get. Letter grades are assigned as follows:
A: 85%-100%;
B: 75-84%
C: 65-74%
D: 51-64%
E: 50% or less
Contribution to Professional Component:
Mathematics or Basic Science, credits
Engineering Science and Design, 3 credits
General Education, credits
Major Design Experience credits
