Science, Technology, and Ethics
  • Schedule
  • Syllabus
  • Vibe Checks
  • Assignments
    • Vibe Checks
    • Annotation Check-in
    • SciComm Analysis
    • Academic Voice
    • Paraphrasing and Citation

Science, Technology, and Ethics

Fall 2025

Published

September 26, 2025

Prof. D. Hicks (they/them; please call me "Professor Hicks")
danhicks@ucmerced.edu

Class Meetings:
    - 9-10:15am TTh in COB2 267
    - 11:30am-12:20pm F in ADMIN 364
Student Hours: 10:30-11:30am TTh in the Lantern or by appointment
Final presentations: Tuesday, December 16, 3-5pm, COB2 267
Case studies quick reference
Week Tuesday Reading Est. Reading Time Slides SciComm Analysis Annotation Check-in Self-Assessment + Course Feedback
1 Aug 26 (Introductions) Week 01
Fri: “First Drafts”
2 Sep 2 Tapestry 1 60 Week 02 #1 (summary)
3 Sep 9 Tapestry 2 80 Week 03 #1
4 Sep 16 Tapestry 3 70 Week 04 #1
5 Sep 23 Tapestry 4 80 Week 05 #2 (connect)
6 Sep 30 Tapestry 5 90 Week 06 #2
7 Oct 7 Tapestry 6 80 #3 (connect)
8 Oct 14 Tapestry 7 80 #2
Oct 17 How to Survive a Plague: 6-8pm, ACS 102C
9 Oct 21 Tapestry 8 50 #4 (full)
10 Oct 28 Benjamin Preface + Intro 110
11 Nov 4 Benjamin 1 60 #3
12 Nov 11 Benjamin 2 40 #3
13 Nov 18 Benjamin 3 80 #5 (full)
14 Nov 25 (Thanksgiving)
15 Dec 2 Benjamin 4 + 5 130 #4
16 Dec 9 (work week)
Dec 16 (final presentations) #4