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CHEM193C HM - Exploring the U.S. Scientific Enterprise

Credit(s): 2

Karukstis. A survey of how academia, industry, government and society constructively and collectively impact the scientific enterprise. Topics to be addressed include the roles of the individual investigator and the university in shaping science and spurring innovation; the importance of federal investment in basic research; science policy decision-making at the federal level; the objectives of the national laboratories; the role of and trends in corporate research and development; the rise of research, science and technology parks; public attitude toward science; public involvement in scientific research and in decision-making about scientific research directions; communication of scientific research in the media and via social media.