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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Other Social Science Courses Frequently Taught
in the Department

 

SL 290 Business Law Pre: None
    Studies the legal system and its impact on the businessman and his customer, with relation to crime, legal contracts, liability, consumer protection, government regulation and other topics.
       
SL 399 The Research and Development Organization Pre: None
    Describes special challenges for organizations and managers created by the nature of the research and development functions and the skills required of engineers and scientists.  Examines important issues in managing engineers, scientists and technical support personnel.
       
GL 395 Topics in European Studies Pre: None
    Examines a particular topic and/or period in European culture, e.g., Medieval Europe; Cultural Reflections of Great Wars; Causes and Effects of Nationalism in Europe; The History of antiSemitism in Europe; Europe in the 20th Century.
       
VA 491 Technology Management and Forecasting  
                                 Pre: Junior class standing or consent of instructor
      Elements of managing the growth and operation of technological systems. Technology forecasting tools including expert methods, quantitative trend analysis, simulation and gaming. Consideration of secondary forecasts, especially social and economic. Techniques for enhancing creativity, managing multi-disciplinary projects and impact assessment techniques are considered. Computer-based forecasting tools are applied. Same as ME 414.
       

Anthropology | East Asian Studies | Economics | Geography | German | History | Japanese |
Latin American Studies | Literature & Communications | Management Studies | Philosophy & Religion | Political Science | Psychology | Science, Technology, & Society | Spanish | Technical Communications | Technical Translation | Other Humanities Courses | Other Social Science Course