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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
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- Breadth courses
- Instructor(s)
- Nohara Kayoko Salani Giorgio
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Intensive 3-4(南5号館407A)
- Group
- -
- Course number
- LAW.X423
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2023/10/24
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- English
- Access Index
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Course description and aims
How does technology relate to culture? What does our relationship with technology and products tell us about society? We aim to develop our own answers to these questions through learning and discussing a wide variety of examples.
Student learning outcomes
The seminars introduce notions of design theory, craft studies, literary criticism, translation theories and material culture studies to investigate technological products, materials, processes, and cultures. The classes will provide a panoramic view of the relations between people and things interpreted through key theoretical frameworks. The transdisciplinary and non-hierarchical study of both high and low technologies aims to spark lively discussions using relevant, practical and accessible examples.
Course taught by instructors with work experience
| ✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
|---|---|
| Dr Giorgio Salani discusses the relationship between manufacturing, society and citizens drawing on his wealth of experience as an engineering consultant not only as a researcher. |
Keywords
design, material culture, technology, craft, literature, translation, critical thinking, speculation
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Lecture and workshops
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Translating Materials and Technology into text: Introduction to Translation Studies | - |
| Class 2 | Experiment 1: Science Fiction - making stories using technological motifs | - |
| Class 3 | Experiment 2: Literary Naturalism - making "natural" story | - |
| Class 4 | Technology as a text | - |
| Class 5 | Introduction to Material Culture Studies at the intersection with Design | - |
| Class 6 | Technology and the Handmade: Introduction to Craft Studies | - |
| Class 7 | High and Low Tech: Historical case studies in Technological Innovation | - |
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Assessment criteria and methods
Attendance, class contribution, assignment
Related courses
- LAW.X316 ： Approaches to Creative Expression
- LAW.X314 ： Editorial Designing in the Media
- LAW.X315 ： Science & Engineering Design for Global Talents -Overseas Programme
- LAW.X401 ： Science Communication for Global Talents - Overseas Programme
- TSE.C317 ： Methodology of Transdisciplinary Research:theory and practice
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None, English
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
salani.g.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp Nohara lab, TSE, School of Environment and Society
Office hours
13:30-17:00
Other
3-4 slot, Jan 31, Feb 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 (subject to change)
