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- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
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School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Department of Social and Human Sciences
- Department of Innovation Science
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Nakajima Hideto
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(W936)
- Group
- -
- Course number
- SHS.S443
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2018
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2018/4/9
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This lecture aims at learning the historical analysis of the problems between science, technology and society.
Student learning outcomes
Students should become to be able to argue basic frameworks of history of science and technology.
Keywords
history of science and technology, technology studies, social construction of technology, the Scientific Revolution, institutionalization, professionalization, deficit model, trans-science
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Every lecture start with student presentation on the paper allocated, then we move on discussion. At the end of lectures, students fill in comment sheet.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation | Grasp the outline of the class |
| Class 2 | The Scientific Revolution and its technological background | Articles of H. Butterfield and Jim Benett |
| Class 3 | Social construction of technology | Paper by T. Pinch and W. Bijker |
| Class 4 | Systems Approach | Books and articles by T. Hughes |
| Class 5 | Techno-science and nation states | Papers of P. Formann etc. |
| Class 6 | Actor Network Theory | Papers by M. Callon |
| Class 7 | Trans-sicence and deficit model | Peper by A. Weinberg and B. Wynne |
| Class 8 | Lessons from history | Wrap up, and schooling for term paper |
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Assessment criteria and methods
Presentation and engagement to the lecture 70%, comment sheet 30%
Related courses
- LAH.T103 ： History of Technology A
- LAH.T203 ： History of Technology B
- LAH.T303 ： History of Technology C
- LAH.T102 ： History of Science A
- LAH.T202 ： History of Science B
- LAH.T302 ： History of Science C
- LAH.T104 ： Science and Technology for Society A
- LAH.T205 ： Science and Technology for Society B
- LAH.T304 ： Science and Technology for Society C
- LAH.S416 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences16:History of Technology
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
Other
Topics may be changed according to the students who attend.
