Course syllabus for Technology and society

Course syllabus adopted 2020-02-06 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameTeknik och samhälle
  • CodeTEK226
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerMTS
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • ThemeMTS 7.5 c
  • DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 99115
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsYes

Credit distribution

0117 Written and oral assignments 7.5 c
Grading: TH		 7.5 c

In programmes

Examiner

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Course round 2

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 99126
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsYes

Credit distribution

0117 Written and oral assignments 7.5 c
Grading: TH		 7.5 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level studies

Course specific prerequisites

The course is open for students having completed their first 60 hec within a Bachelor's Programme.

Aim

The course seeks to deepen the student’s understanding of the interrelation between technological and societal development. By introducing basic concepts within the social sciences and humanities, and applying them in the context of engineering design, the course aims to train students in engineering-related judgement. Further, the course endeavors to expand the student's awareness of how the engineering and natural sciences are conceptually and historically intertwined with the social sciences and humanities.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Describe theories of how societies function.
- Identify central themes in the relation between technological and societal development.
- Reconstruct the interconnection between the emergence of technologies and the emergence of theories of society.
- Evaluate different approaches to manage the societal outcomes of engineering design.
- Critique the proposition that society can be understood though concepts borrowed from technology and the natural sciences.

Content

The course
  • introduces key concepts from the social sciences and the humanities,
  • relating them to concepts within science and technology.
Further, it applies these concepts in the context of societal problematics encountered within engineering, and the design sciences more broadly.

Organisation

The course is organized as a series of lectures and group exercises.

Literature

The readings are presented in the course PM.

Examination including compulsory elements

The examination and grading is based upon an obligatory report, optional mid-term exams and active participation in the course sessions.