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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Doctoral research as in 298, but must be conducted for an offcampus employer. Final report required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Statistics Ph.D. candidate. 1-9 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)
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1.00 - 10.00 Credits
Research work as distinguished from independent study of nonresearch character listed in 199. May be repeated for credit. 1-10 units, Aut (Staff), Win (Staff), Spr (Staff), Sum (Staff)
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3.00 Credits
(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Old and new reports of ESP experiments at Stanford and elsewhere. Principles of experimental design, randomization, experimental control and confounding, response modeling, and probabilistic calculation. Design and execution of student ESP experiments, literature reviews, probability calculations, critiques, and oral and written presentations. 3 units, Aut (Switzer, P)
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3.00 Credits
Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. Cryptography and its counterpart, cryptanalysis or code breaking. How the earliest cryptanalysts used statistical tools to decrypt messages by uncovering recurring patterns. How such frequencyanalysis tools have been used to analyze biblical texts to produce a Bible code, and to detect genes in the human genome. Overview of codes and ciphers. Statistical tools useful for code breaking. Students use simple computer programs to apply these tools to break codes and explore applications to various kinds of data. GER:DB-Math 3 units, Aut (Holmes, S)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as MCS 100.) The use of mathematics, statistics, and probability in the analysis of sports performance, sports records, and strategy. Topics include mathematical analysis of the physics of sports and the determinations of optimal strategies. New diagnostic statistics and strategies for each sport. Corequisite: STATS 116. GER:DB-Math 3 units, not given this year
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4.00 - 5.00 Credits
(Same as ENGR 130, STS 201.) Key social, cultural, and values issues raised by contemporary scientific and technological developments; distinctive features of science and engineering as sociotechnical activities; major influences of scientific and technological developments on 20th-century society, including transformations and problems of work, leisure, human values, the fine arts, and international relations; ethical conflicts in scientific and engineering practice; and the social shaping and management of contemporary science and technology. GER:DB-SocSci 4-5 units, Aut (McGinn, R)
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4.00 Credits
(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. Introduction to the STS field. The natures of science and technology and their relationship, what is most distinctive about these forces today, and how they have transformed and been affected by contemporary society. Social, cultural, and ethical issues raised by recent scientific and technological developments. Case studies from areas such as information technology and biotechnology, with emphasis on the contemporary U.S. Unexpected influences of science and technology on contemporary society and how social forces shape scientific and technological enterprises and their products. Enrollment limited to 12. GER:DB-SocSci 4 units, Aut (McGinn, R)
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5.00 Credits
(Same as MS&E 197, PUBLPOL 103B.) Ethical issues in scienceand technology-related public policy conflicts. Focus is on complex, value-laden policy disputes. Topics: the nature of ethics and morality; rationales for liberty, justice, and human rights; and the use and abuse of these concepts in policy disputes. Case studies from biomedicine, environmental affairs, technical professions, communications, and international relations. GER:DB-Hum, ECEthicReas, WIM 5 units, Win (McGinn, R)
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4.00 - 5.00 Credits
(Same as CLASSART 113, CLASSART 213.) Connections among science, technology, society and culture by examining the design of a prehistoric hand axe, Egyptian pyramid, ancient Greek perfume jar, medieval castle, Wedgewood teapot, Edison's electric light bulb, computer mouse, Sony Walkman, supersonic aircraft, and BMW Mini. Interdisciplinary perspectives include archaeology, cultural anthropology, science studies, history and sociology of technology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology. GER:DB-SocSci 4-5 units, Win (Shanks, M)
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4.00 Credits
(Same as ENGR 131.) Moral rights and responsibilities of engineers in relation to society, employers, colleagues, and clients; costbenefit- risk analysis, safety, and informed consent; the ethics of whistle blowing; ethical conflicts of engineers as expert witnesses, consultants, and managers; ethical issues in engineering design, manufacturing, and operations; ethical issues arising from engineering work in foreign countries; and ethical implications of the social and environmental contexts of contemporary engineering. Case studies, guest practitioners, and field research. Limited enrollment. GER:DB-Hum 4 units, Spr (McGinn, R), alternate years, not given next year
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