Week 1 | WS 525 Gender and Technology

Projects

  1. Blogging
  2. Research and Database Development
  3. Activism Plan
  4. Financial Analysis
  5. Education and Information
  6. Promotion

Forums

Reference

Week 1's Expectations

Introduction

OSU Women Studies is pleased to welcome you to Gender and Technology, a course where you will explore women's contributions to technological advances, discuss how technology development may be biased, learn to use technology to further your studies and increase career opportunities, and most importantly, plan and implement an activism project.

This online course will involve discussions about readings, peer reviews of project milestones, delivering projects via a blog, and journaling individual assessment of the planning and blogging process.

  1. Browse each page listed at the right.
    • These projects, forums, and reference materials explain the purpose, activities, outcomes, scoring, and provide examples to help you succeed in the course.
    • Read and print the Syllabus.
      • Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (MacOS) to open the syllabus in a new page before printing.
      • Note that the deadlines for each project are now listed in the Submit area.
  2. Introduce yourself in the Discussion Board.
    • Tell us what part of the world you come from, why you're taking this course, and what your technology experience and goals are.
      • Respond to others' posts to provide a welcoming environment.
      • This assignment is not graded but will help me get to know you better.
  3. Discuss Readings.
    • Read the textbook and supplemental readings listed on the Discuss Readings page for week 1 and follow instructions for participating.
    • The first discussion is due by Monday, January 14.
  4. Begin the Research and Database Develoment project.
    • Read and print the Research and Database Development page to use it as a checklist.
    • This project spans 2 weeks.
      • The first blog post is due at the END of week 1: Monday, January 14 (by 10:00am).
        • I will add my comments to the gradebook each week, so the score in the blog column will accumulate.
      • The database assignment is due at the end of week 2: Monday, January 21 (by 10:00am).
        • I will add my comments to the gradebook each week; click on the score to read them.

The patent illustration behind the text was first drawn by Nancy Turner, inventor of a motor. Many early patents by women are listed on the Women Inventors Index 1790 to 1895 site.