Last Updated: Mon, 07/28/2025
Course prefix:
INTA
Course number:
8000
Semester:
Fall
Academic year:
2025
Course description:

Research course introducing engineers and scientists (including social scientists) to issues in science and technology as related to international security policy and development.

Course learning outcomes:
  1. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of principal contemporary global challenges in the fields of international affairs and science and technology.
  2. Students will develop research skills in order to produce a research or policy paper on specific technological and scientific issues in international affairs.
Required course materials:

None required to be purchased

Grading policy:

The final semester grades are determined by the instructor based on the grades earned by the student for all course work. 

A – 90-100
B – 80-89
C – 70-79
D – 60-69
F – Below 60

The course has three assignments having respective weights:

  1. Essay on International agency/office/agreement relevant to S&T (15%)
  2. International scientific or technology controversy (15%)
  3. Semester-long Project (70%). The grade for  the semester long project is based on cumulative scores of for the project proposal, project status report, end-of-semester paper, and end-of-semester presentation.

 

Attendance policy:

You are expected to make reasonable efforts to attend all classes. 

Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy. sing AI LLM’s or other AI/ML assistants must be identified and cited, otherwise it is plagiarism.

Instructor First Name:
Margaret
Instructor Last Name:
Kosal
Section:
A
CRN (you may add up to five):
82102