[bioundgrd] HASS subject combining engineering, writing, acting, and filming

[Janice Chang]

>The subject listed below is HASS Elective (CI-H) and also gives 
>students a unique opportunity to combine engineering with screen 
>writing, filming, and acting. 
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>Spring 2010 HASS subject combining engineering, writing, acting, and filming
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>21W.781J Communicating About Technology: Colossal Failures in 
>Engineering (CI-H, 12 units HASS Elective)
>Dr. William Haas
>Time and location: Tuesdays and Thursday 3-4:30 p.m. in 24-618
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>Colossal Failures studies how large, complex engineering systems are 
>disrupted, most often by problems in design, operation, and 
>management.  Disruptions can also be caused by acts of God and by 
>deliberate means.  While we are interested in all sources of system 
>disruption, our focus this spring is on deliberate means, 
>specifically acts of terrorism.  Our four areas of study are 
>biological threats, container port security, skyscraper 
>vulnerability, and cyber attacks. The term is divided into four 
>segments dealing with each of these, including possible scenarios 
>for terrorist attacks, ways of preventing such attacks, and means 
>for ameliorating the conditions resulting from a successful attack. 
>We will be producing a short documentary film about a fictional 
>course which parallels our HASS class.  Students will be involved in 
>all aspects of the production, including scriptwriting, acting, 
>shooting, and editing.
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>For more information, contact Dr. Haas at (wjhaas at mit.edu).
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