This lecture argues how science and technology merged and ahow they changed into techno-science, and it tries to elucidate what is techno-science. It also focuses on the historical formation of industrial society to set the basis to think about how techno-science should be in the twenty first century.
1)Students should become to be able to explain the diferrence of science, technology and techno-science by their own words.
2)Students should become to be able to explain the difference of the society under industrial revolution and that of mass production/ consumption by their own words.
3) Students should become to be able to have their own opinion about how techno-science of the twenty first century shoule be.
science, technology, techno-science, Industrial Revolutin, Great Exhibition 1851, American System, Ford System, industrial laboratory, national research institute
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
At the beginning of every class, I give short explanation on questions of comment sheets of the former lecture, then start lecture of the day. After Q & A, students make comment sheet.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Techno-science and industrial society | Decision to entry |
Class 2 | Industrial Revolution 1 | Industrial revolution and textile machines |
Class 3 | Industrial Revolution 2 | Understading of the role of water mill and steam engine in the Industrial Revolution |
Class 4 | The Great Exhibition 1851 | The greeat Exhibition and the crisis of the British Industry |
Class 5 | The birth of Ammerican System | What is American System? |
Class 6 | The age of steel | The relationship between the Industrial Revolution and steel |
Class 7 | American dream and technology | Cntribution of Edison and Carnegie |
Class 8 | Mass production | What is Ford System |
Class 9 | Massacre and technology | Social change through mass production |
Class 10 | Scientific management | Taylor System |
Class 11 | From science and technology to techno-science | What is science-based industry |
Class 12 | The age of engineers | Scientists in industry |
Class 13 | Nation states and techno-sciennce | The emergence of science in universities and of national research institute |
Class 14 | Cold War and linear model | Bush model |
Class 15 | What is techno-science | Wrapping up |
Hideto Nakajima, Science in Society (in Japanese), NHK Books
Please see referenced books in the text book above.
Final exam 70%, comment sheet at the end of lectures 30%
Basic knowledge of high school level world history
Look at the display on the office door
Changing theme of lectures may happen taking last year experience into consideration. Please check OCW lecture plan before you register. Last year, group work with small number of students was very popular.