| TGTU65 | Technical Development and Society, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Teknikens utveckling i samhällsperspektiv/ |
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| Advancement level
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| Aim: The aim of this course is to afford a general introduction and frame of reference for the study of technology and technical development in a social and historical context. The course focuses on those problems which are the subject of research at Tema Teknik and social changes. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Requisite general qualifications for university. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: This course is based on a series of lectures. Students are expected to complete two essay tasks. |
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| Course contents: A selection of the subjects given below will afford a basis for lectures: The grammar of technology debates Technology and ethics. Theories on technology and science Evaluating technology from an historical perspective New technology and old habits Technology and time Technology and work: a post-fordistic perspective Technology from an international perspective The small-scale business and technology Technology and power Swedish technology during the post-war period Society dominated by massmedia, knowledge and the future |
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| Course literature: Pending |
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| 3 p |
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| Attendance at the lectures is obligatory. One essay. The course is only graded with Godk?nd/Icke godk?nd. | |||
Course language is . Department offering the course: TEMA. Director of Studies: Sabrina Thelander Examiner: Sabrina Thelander Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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