Systemic approach to trans. (S5) - 3MMAST1

Goal(s)

This course aims to address the challenges of profound transformations in our society, making future engineering students central players in these transitions.
To achieve this, this course proposes to draw on a detailed understanding of society to develop alternatives. The aim is to raise students' awareness of the economic and social organization in which they find themselves and to lay the foundations for reflection on this organization to fuel personal and professional reflection.

The following topics may be addressed, for example: the crisis of productivity gains in an innovative society, the effects of AI on wealth distribution, the transformation of employment in digital professions, the role of states in financialized capitalism, etc.

Thus, based on current debates, the course aims to understand the tools of economics, sociology, and political science to analyze society.

Content(s)

Drawing on historical, political, economic, and sociological perspectives, we encourage students to think in terms of trajectory by linking observations, causes, actions, and projections.
(If possible) this teaching (must be/is done) in conjunction with the analysis of climate change, biodiversity and its preservation, resources and their availability (including energy).
The first step is therefore to revisit the anthropogenic causes of global and systemic issues: environmental factors (climate, biodiversity, and resources) linked to economic and social factors (growth, demographics, inequality, health, food, etc.).
To have students work in workshops on stories that offer concrete solutions