| TTIT29 | The Engineer in Society, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Tema: Ingenjören i samhället/ |
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Area of Education: Humanities/Social Science Subject area: Swedish/Technology and Social Change |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): B
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| Aim: The aim of this theme is to give opportunity for reflection upon and increased understanding of communicative aspects of the work of the engineer and the role of technology in working life. Working in small groups using an investigative approach, the students develop their theory skills. The theme also offers the students an opportunity to develop their oral presentation skills. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) 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: Lectures, seminars, exercises in oral presentation, fieldwork (interviews, observations), at businesses, and group tuition in connection with the fieldwork. |
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| Course contents: 1. In the theme, various aspects of interaction between people and between people and technology are focused, for example: recurring patterns in specific communication situations - the design of technology - the users´ views on and conceptions of the use of technology- the engineer´s view of technology, technology users and his/her own role in the interaction with the surrounding world. This theme can vary somewhat in content for different students, depending on the questions raised in their individual fieldwork. 2. Training in oral presentation for the group. |
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| Course literature: See literature list. Additionally: (In Swedish) Merkel, Magnus (2002). Rapportskrivning - En lathund för studenter. Reference Literature: Johannesson, Knut (2001). Tala väl. 10 lektioner i praktisk retorik. Skrivregler för svenskan och engelskan från TNC (2001). Svenska skrivregler (2000). Svenska språknämnden. Malmö: Almqvist & Wiksell. |
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| Completion of fieldwork and approved report Completed oral presentation assignments |
2 p 1 p |
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| Attendance requirements: lectures – 80%, seminars - 80%, tutorials – 80%. One of two marks is awarded for the theme: Pass or Fail. | |||
Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: TEMA. Director of Studies: Johanna Forssell Examiner: Johanna Forssell Link to the course homepage at the department |
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