Chapter 4: The Interactive Qualifying Project: Selection and Design
The Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) at WPI is an undergraduate degree requirement which is equivalent to three courses and is normally completed by students in their junior year. The IQP is designed to address the societal impacts of a technological development or the converse. It may involve investigation, analysis, description, and/or forecast of such an impact or the design of policies to cope with the societal problems (or to take advantage of the opportunities) created by technological change. In the course of doing their IQP, students are expected to achieve at least some of the following educational objectives: become aware of the many important links between technology and social systems; learn to question existing social values and mores; learn to integrate the skills of analysis in science, engineering, social science and the humanities; and assess the impact of technology on society and the conditions of human life. Maintained by webmaster@wpi.eduLast modified: October 17, 2006 14:56:36