Inquiry in Science and Technology

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Built Environment: Transforming our world. This course examines the interactive factors of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that drive change from the vantage point of designing and constructing the built environment: buildings , dams, bridges, roads, infrastructure, and transportation systems. Students, as global citizens, will examine how breakthroughs in STEM lead to discovery and change. Inquiry will be made into issues of technology management and the environmental impact of construction equipment, materials, and processes through life cycles toward sustainable development.