Welcome to the TSE Wiki

a digital adaptation of the TSE Orientation Booklet and Multidisciplinary Student Field Guide, created by the Technology, Society, and Environment Studies program at Carleton University.

However you found your way to us, we’re happy you have chosen to be part of the interdisciplinary community that is at the centre of our program. From our creation in the 1970s until now, TSE has provided a space for students and faculty to unite on common ground, free from the constraints of their individual disciplines, to talk, think, and learn about the issues impacting all of us in the areas of technology, society, and the environment.

Everyone who takes a course in TSE becomes part of the community that makes us what we are and that enables us to do what we do. Each of you brings a unique and valued perspective to the conversation and the sum of all your perspectives reflects the best of the real world – its diversity, creativity, and resilience. Thank you for being open to stepping outside of your disciplinary comfort zone, and for joining our interdisciplinary community.

 Sincerely,

• John Buschek, Chair, TSE Committee

This document was made possible by:

John Buschek (Chair of the TSE Committee) who contributed research; facilitated access to content and introductions to SMEs, communicated with tech support; and began an archival research process for TSE’s 50^th anniversary. Plans for an anniversary celebration were changed due to the pandemic, with that research becoming the foundation of the TSE section of this booklet.

John Milton (Associate Professor) who was heavily involved in the 50^th Anniversary commemorative project, and in the development of this booklet, providing supervision, feedback, mentorship, expertise, and resources throughout and donating many hours of his time.

Ellis Buschek who was responsible for formatting, developing a project plan, maintaining status reports, executing a content reuse strategy, maintaining documentation, conducting the SME interviews, and compiling the document to complete his work practicum as required to graduate from Algonquin College’s Technical Writing Program. He also contributed the illustration for the TSE Multidisciplinary Student Field Guide section and adapted the contents of the original Orientation Booklet for the web here on the TSE Wiki.

As well as:

·  The Carleton University Archives

·  All our SMEs

·  Friends, colleagues, and the broader Carleton University community

·  Melissa Stock, whose guidance, feedback, and support as facilitator of the Algonquin College Technical Writing work practicum was so appreciated

Special thanks must also be given to the late Julius Lukasiewicz and Peeter Kruus, without whom TSE would not exist today, and the late Richard Abbott, who was an early supporter and partner of TSE, and whose archival fonds provided critical information about the program’s founding and first years.

Dedication

We dedicate this project first and foremost to the students of the TSE program and to the instructors, guest lecturers, community partners, and supporters who make up the diverse and ever-expanding “TSE family.” The spirit of collaboration and interdisciplinarity which was foundational to TSE is alive, well, and thriving at Carleton University.

Note: The versions hosted on Confluence will always be the versions that are most current and reflect the views of the TSE department. If you download them from a third party they may be out of date, so please download them from us directly, thank you.

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