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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IES008 History of Technology 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
I, II, III

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Staffan Hansson Docent


PREREQUISITES
None

COURSE AIM
- Though studies of interesting technical phenomena from different historical periods create an understanding of how technical, economical, social and political changes work together. - By studying certain technical development arouse an interest in earlier times technic and also inspire further studies in the subject.

CONTENTS
- Introduction and method. - Technical development during ancient and antique times. - Technical development during medival times. - Technical development from the sixteenth century. - Technical development outside of the european areas.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Written exams. Grading system: Swedish grades 3,4,5.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Hansson, S.: Teknikhistoria. Om tekniskt kunnande och dess betydelse för individ och samhälle. Studentlitteratur, Lund, 1996. Hult, J. and others: Svensk teknikhistoria. Gidlunds Värnamo 1989. Articles may be included later.

Valid for school year 1998/99.
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