| TGTU65 | Technical Development and Society, 4,5 ECTS credits. /Teknikens utveckling i samhällsperspektiv/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 24 |
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Area of Education: Humanities Subject area: Technology and Social Change |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): B
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| Aim: The aims of the course are to give a general introduction to and frame of reference for the study of technology and technological development from a societal and historical perspective. The main focus of the course is on the problems that are the subject of research at the Institute of Tema Research, Technology and Social Change. |
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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: The course is given as a series of lecture. The students complete an essay assignment. |
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| Course contents: A selection of the topics below will form the basis of the lectures: The grammar of the debate on technology. Technology and ethics. Theories on technology and science. Evaluating technology from a historical perspective. New technology and old habits. Technology and time. Technology and work: A post-Nordic perspective. Technology in an international perspective. Small businesses and technology. Technology and power. Swedish technology policy in the post-war period. The mass-medial society, knowledge and the future. |
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| Course literature: A compendium of articles illuminating the lectures (to be sold when the course starts). |
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| Examination: | |||
| Approved essay. |
3 p |
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| Grades are given as ‘Fail’ or ‘Pass’. For a Pass, the requirements are at least 75% attendance, and an approved essay. | |||
Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: TEMA. Director of Studies: Ulrika Andersson Examiner: Kajsa Ellegård Link to the course homepage at the department |
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