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Fall 2024
Dec 21, 2024 |
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| CSCI 138 - Information Technology and the Environment |
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A study of how information technologies can support and affect a clean and sustainable environment. Technologies such as virtualization, data centers, cloud computing, smart grid, tracking, imaging, simulation, document management, sensors, analog/digital devices, telecommuting, and teleconferencing are discussed. Use of social network groups to increase awareness and to mobilize action on environmental issues is addressed. The use of these information technologies in the United States is considered through the examination of geographically distributed resources such as water, glaciers, forests, species, and renewable wind and solar energies. The environmental impact of social consumption, recycling, and improper disposal of IT systems is addressed. The impact of technological forces in the United States on global environment is examined. Note: Computer Science majors may take this course as a free elective.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture Computer Science Department Course Attributes: Dv1_DomainGenEd-Domain III-C, Undergraduate Level Course, Lrng Objective 06, Lrng Objective 07 Restrictions: May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student |
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