Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Business Adm and Social Science

IES310 Social Change from the Perspective of the History of Techn 15.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: I


LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Staffan Hansson Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
None.

COURSE AIM
COURSE AIM - To inform the student about diffenrent outlooks and perspectives in the subject History of Technology and to awaken an interest in ancient technic and also to inspire further studies in the subject. - To give an understanding of methods and theories that exercise influence on historic research. - To give an understanding about the basics in technohistoric development. - By studying interesting historical occurences, from different periods of our history, create an understanding for the interplay between technical, economical, social and political changes.

CONTENTS
CONTENTS Course A: Method and Theory - This course informs the student about how our view on history changes during different periods of time. Further the course gives an introduction to scientific methods and realization. Course B: Techniohistoric summary dealing with a time period from ca 3000 bc to the beginning of the twentieth century - This course starts by dealing firstly with ancient time, greek and roman times, medival times, 1500 - 1600, the industrial revolutions break through as well as developments during the ninetenth and the beginning of the twentieth century. Concerning the latter part of the course, one or a couple of themes will be followed.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Grading system: Pass and Honours Course A:Oral examination Course B: Written examination
COURSE GRADE SCALE: V, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Written exam                                                	10.5ECTS
Oral exams                                                  	4.5ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
COURSE LITERATURE Hansson, S.: Porjus. En vision för industriell utveckling i övre Norrland. Luleå 1994. Hansson, S.: Teknikhistoria. Om tekniskt kunnande och dess betydelse för individ och samhälle. Studentliteratur, Lund 1996. Hult, J. m fl.: Svensk teknikhestoria. Gidlunds förlag, Hedemora 1989. Hult, J., Nyström, B. och Weinberger, H. red. A Nordic Heritage 1992. Nielsen, K m fl.: Skruen uden ende, valda delar. Köpenhamn 1990. Pacey, A.: Technology in World Civilisation, valda delar. Oxford 1990. Articles will be distributed under the duration of the course.

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