SIS 586 - Technology and Society

Institution:

American University

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Description:

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate Examines the role of technology in national and international security through historical and contemporary cases of military-technological innovation and stagnation and their impact on policy, strategy, and conflict. The processes of innovation--and their success or failure--are emphasized, including the central dynamic involving technologies that favor the offense and those favoring the defense. Usually offered every spring.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.AMERICAN.EDU

Phone Number:

(202) 885-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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