Students, who are interested in the history of science, will set their own theme on it, read related literature and write a short essay on the theme. Students will obtain basic skills for further study on the history of science.
By the end of this course, students will
1) be able to read related literature on the history of science correctly.
2) be able to set an appropriate theme for a short paper on the history of science.
3) be able to write a short paper on the theme.
history of science, historical materials, theme setting, an essay writing
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
To be decided with students in each quarter.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | reading and discussion, presentation | reading and understanding materials on history of science |
decide each quarter with participants
None required
participation 30%, presentation 20%, a short paper 50%
Students must have successfully completed some courses on history of science or some courses of Seminar on Transdisciplinary Studies(Science and Technology in History).
kaji.m.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
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