Nuclear Engineering: Science, Systems and Society

Calendar

Schedule Note

The last half of the course, starting with class 9, was conducted online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Instructor Key

• AW = Prof. Anne E. White
• MS = Prof. Michael Short
• MD = Dr. Marina Dang

class #	topics	instructors	notes
1	First Day of Class	AW, MS, MD
2	Effective Communication	MD
3	Introduction to Op-Eds	Communication Lab Staff
4	Discussion of Op-Ed Topic in Class	MD	Choice of topic of Op-Ed is due. Please bring a copy of your topic to class along with a few bullet points to describe your choice. Be prepared to discuss with other students and instructors.
5	How to Prepare Technical Note	AW	An example of a technical note is provided.
6	Peer Review of Technical Note	AW & MD
7	Guest Lecturers	Prof. Jennifer Light and Prof. David Kaiser	Jennifer Light, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society (STS), Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning David Kaiser, Professor of the History of Science in MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Professor of Physics, and Associate Dean for Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) in MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing.
8	How to Prepare Op-Ed	MD
9	Catch up with Each Other How to Prepare an Op-Ed	MD and Communcations Fellows	First remote class.
10	How to Prepare an Op-Ed (cont.)	MD and Communcations Fellows
11	Peer Review of Op-Ed	AW & MD	Draft of technical note is due. Draft of written traditional Op-Ed (~750 words) is due. For class, please have a copy of the Op-Ed draft ready to share for peer review. Be prepared to discuss with other students and instructors. Example Op-Eds are provided.
12	Students Work on Op-Ed and Technical Note in Class Meeting	Facilitated discussions	Be prepared to discuss with other students and instructors.
13	Students Work on Op-Ed and Technical Note in Class Meeting	Facilitated discussions	Be prepared to discuss with other students and instructors.
14	Last Day of Class: Feedback, Discussions Optional: Student Presentations of Op-Ed	Facilitated discussions	Final Op-Ed with technical note is due today.