# Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health

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### Instructor(s)

William Bonvillian

### MIT Course Number

STS.081 / 17.395J

### As Taught In

Spring 2017

### Level

Undergraduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Video lectures
- Lecture notes
- Assignments: written (no examples)

## Course Description

This course focuses on science and technology policy—it will examine the science and technology innovation system, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing, and health sectors, with an emphasis on public policy and the federal government's role in that system.

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William Bonvillian. STS.081 Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health. Spring 2017. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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