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翻译：李嵩(简介并寄信)
编辑：陈盈(简介并寄信)、王燕玲(简介并寄信)


教学目标
  • 了解第三世界国家和他们面对的技术挑战
  • 学习适合发展中国家的技术及其效果，以及如何构思、设计和实施
  • 明白麻省理工学院帮助和改善全球发展中国家所起的作用
  • 学习用于实施所选发展项目所需的动手技能
  • 接触并了解东道国的文化，历史，经济和发展情况
  • 与小区组织一同工作，以准备独立活动月的实地考察项目

实地考察领队

除讲师之外，一些学生对发展实验课程有重要贡献，被选为实地考察领队。

巴西：Leo Burd
迦纳：Jamy Drouillard
洪都拉斯：Elizabeth Basha，Marta Fernandez-Suarez
印度：Sam Davie
莱索托：Matt Orosz, Kate Steel
萨摩亚群岛：Sala Mcguire
赞比亚：Will DelHagen

教材

Smillie, Ian.《再思掌握机器：贫穷，援助和技术》Bourton-on-Dunsmore, UK: ITDG Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 1853395072.

其它的文章和数据将补充本书阅读材料。

Grading

这门课每周9小时：4小时上课时间，余下5小时用于阅读、作业和准备实地考察项目。由于研讨课程的大部份作业是在课堂时间完成，所以必须出勤。缺课学员必须与导师联系，补上功课。本学期以A/B/C/F评分；此外，你在这门课的工作会影响世界各国人民的生活，所以我们期望有适当的承担。

活动 百分比
课堂作业和参与 30%
家庭作业和书面作业 25%
部门论文 15%
测验 15%
期末陈述报告 15%
Course Goals
  • Gain awareness of third world communities and the technical challenges they face
  • Learn about appropriate technologies for developing communities, their impact, and how they can be conceived, designed and implemented
  • Understand the role MIT can play in helping and advancing developing communities throughout the world
  • Learn the hands-on skills required to implement selected development projects
  • Gain exposure to the culture, history, economic and developmental state of the host countries
  • Work with community organizations to prepare field projects for the IAP fieldtrips

Trip Leaders

In addition to the instructors, several students make important contributions to D-Lab as Trip Leaders.

Brazil: Leo Burd
Ghana: Jamy Drouillard
Honduras: Elizabeth Basha, Marta Fernandez-Suarez
India: Sam Davies
Lesotho: Matt Orosz, Kate Steel
Samoa: Sala Mcguire
Zambia: Will DelHagen

Textbook

Smillie, Ian. Mastering the Machine Revisited: Poverty, Aid and Technology. Bourton-on-Dunsmore, UK: ITDG Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 1853395072.

Readings from this book will be supplemented by many articles and other resources.

Grading

This is a nine-unit class: four hours a week will be spent in class and the remaining five hours will be spent working on readings, homework, and developing the field projects. Because much of the work for this seminar will be done during class time, attendance is essential. Students missing a class meeting should contact the instructors to make up the work. This seminar is graded on a A/B/C/F basis, furthermore it is a class where your work is impacting the lives of people around the world and we expect an appropriate level of commitment.

ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGES
In-class Assignments and Participation 30%
Homework and Writing Assignments 25%
Sector Paper 15%
Quiz 15%
Final Presentation 15%

 
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