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Final Project

Objectives for Individual Learning

1. To add to the coherence of your liberal arts education by combining and synthesizing different kinds of knowledge in application to real-world problems and controversies.

2. To increase your understanding of the scientific issues raised by the development of innovative biomedical technologies.

3. To increase your understanding of ethical and social policy issues raised by the development of innovative biomedical technologies.

4. To improve the analytic skills needed for critically examining public discourse about issues of science and social policy.

5. To improve the communication skills needed for contributing effectively to public discourse about science and social policy, particularly skills in speaking, writing, and the use of computer media.

6. To improve the interpersonal skills needed for working productively with cross-disciplinary teams on technologically challenging projects.

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