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Capstone Design
Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Kari Watkins, Michael Rodgers
Affiliated
Capstone Design is an interdisciplinary civil and environmental design experience. Students form teams of 3 – 5 people, and these teams function as “companies” that provide consulting services to a selected sponsor on a specific design project.
72
Multimodal Transportation
Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Kari Watkins, Michael Rodgers
Affiliated
Planning, design and operation of systems of air, rail, water and highway facilities, including those for bicycles and pedestrians. In this course, we will focus on the need, purpose and design for multimodality. Why is a multimodal transportation system important?
75
Afterlives of Slavery
Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Anna Ioanes
Affiliated
Students will analyze contemporary representations of the antebellum past in literature and art, and will develop critical thinking skills by researching the historical context that writers and artists respond to in the current moment.
90
Energy and Environmental Analysis
Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Valerie Thomas
Affiliated
ISyE 4803 Energy and Environmental Analysis addresses energy and environmental assessment from a systems perspective.
135
Environmental Policy and Politics
Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Alice Favero
Affiliated
The course will focus on what constitutes effective environmental policy. First, we will analyze the evolution of environmental policy and actors in the environmental arena.
137
Habitable Planet
Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Chris Reinhard
Affiliated
The search for life beyond the Earth is reaching new heights. So what are we looking for, and how will we know when we find it?
165
Climate and Global Change
Fall 2016, Fall 2017
Jean Lynch-Steiglitz
Affiliated
The question is not is global warming happening, but rather what drives the climate? What defines our current climate and how did these factors impact past climate? And, of course, what are the factors that might impact our future climate?
168
Vertically Integrated Project: Bee Snap
Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Jennifer Leavey
Vertically Integrated Project
This course is part of the Vertically Integrated Projects program, where students get credit for working on ongoing projects over multiple semesters. As part of the Bee-SNAP team, students will design devices and computational approaches to study bees in urban habitats.
187
Introduction to Engineering Graphics
Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Raghu Pucha
Affiliated
Learn graphics and CAD tools through project-based learning with Motivational Designs for Food, Water, and Energy Sustainability
190
Sustainability, Technology, and Policy
Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2016
Emanuele Massetti
Foundation
The goal of this course is to provide a solid introduction to the concept of sustainable growth and development. Students will learn how to professionally navigate the current debate on sustainability and to assess strategies to promote sustainable communities and a sustainable planet.
191
Organizational Behavior
Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Dana Harari Hamam
Affiliated
Organizational behavior is a field of study that seeks to understand, explain, and improve human behavior in organizations. The goal of this course is to enhance students’ managerial and organizational skills by developing an understanding of evidence-based organizational behavior (OB).
201
Research Methods for Human Computer Interaction
Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Carrie Bruce
Affiliated
How do you know what a user wants to see on a wearable display, whether an app feature is being used, whether a clickable button is better than a swipe, or whether a person who is blind can use your physical product?
202
Technology and Sustainable Community Development (Tech and Sustainable Communities)
Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Ellen Zegura, Ruthie Yow
Foundation
When does technology improve communities? When doesn’t it, and why? How can you improve your chance of having a positive long-term impact on communities? How is designing technology for communities different from designing technology for consumers?
272
Vertically Integrated Project: Configurable Computing and Embedded Systems
Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Lee Lerner, Linda Wills
Vertically Integrated Project
This course is part of the Vertically Integrated Projects program, a program where students get credit for working on ongoing projects over multiple semesters. This VIP course explores how embedded sensor and computing technology can be used to promote sustainability in a smart city framework.
309
Introduction to Environmental Science
Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Greg Huey
Affiliated
Understanding our planet’s environment requires understanding how the whole Earth functions as an interconnected system.
313
Understanding Markets with Data Science
Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Chris Gu
Affiliated
This course treats community as its central theme, and focuses on the use of data science to understand how individuals interact with each other, and how organizations and firms may gain insights and design policies that better serve individuals across various communities.
397
Chemical Engineering of Energy Systems
Fall 2017, Spring 2017
Matthew J. Realff
Affiliated
The course addresses the engineering of energy systems from a process engineering perspective and therefore requires energy equity literacy and design solution skills. Energy is one of the key drivers of social and economic development.
407
Chemical Principles II Laboratory
Summer 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Michael Evans
Affiliated
The laboratory portion of this course focuses on foundational principles and essential techniques of chemistry. These conceptual and technical tools have great relevance to many issues of importance to society, including climate change, human health, economic security, and more.
408
Vertically Integrated Project: Engineering for Social Innovation
Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016
Joy Harris
Vertically Integrated Project
This course is part of the Vertically Integrated Projects program, where students get credit for working on ongoing projects over multiple semesters. The Engineering for Social Innovation VIP team teaches sustainability through hands-on projects that serve the global community.
513
Introduction to Environmental Science
Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Ken Ferrier
Affiliated
Understanding our planet’s environment requires understanding how the whole Earth functions as an interconnected system.
529
Chemical Principles II
Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Jake Soper
Affiliated
This Honors Program section of Chemical Principles II differs from traditional large lectures in two key areas: First, core chemical concepts are introduced by considering "big questions" in chemistry, typically pertaining to the challenge of powering the planet with clean energy.
540
Ecology Lab
Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Emily Weigel
Affiliated
Ecology Lab covers basic ecological phenomenon using urban ecological settings as the backdrop. As a class, we visit areas in the metro-Atlanta community to understand human-environment interactions within our ecosystem.
544
GT 1000 IE
Fall 2017
Chen Zhou
Affiliated
Take freshmen to Atlanta Community Food Bank, do some volunteer work. We will guide them to link the operations to Industrial Engineering principles and its impact to community and sustainability. This can plant a seed to grow as they grow in Georgia Tech.
550
Organizational Behavior
Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Tiffany Johnson
Affiliated
Organizational behavior (OB) is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand human behavior within organizations. It imports, integrates, and expands upon theory and research from areas such as psychology, sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, and communication.
554
Technology and Poverty
Fall 2017
Neha Kumar
Affiliated
This course encourages students to think about how they might design technologies with a focus on global development, paying special attention to the needs of underserved, under-resourced, and under-represented communities across the world.
557