711-0203/15 – History of Science and Technology (DVT)
| Gurantor department | Department of Social Sciences | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Bc. Mariana Pavlíková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Bc. Mariana Pavlíková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2018/2019 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
To gain view of development of new scientific findings and their relation to development of technology in main branches of industry, most of all then of student’s own specialization
Teaching methods
Seminars
Summary
Course gives a brief view of basic issues of science and technology development from the beginning of man history up till present. It provides a view of development of scientific findings in relation to development of technology, which is observed from the point of its level in main industries.
History of science and technology are substantial part of human history. Mutual social, economical and political links influencing this area enable better understanding of development of technical problem within socioeconomic context.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Attendance at seminars (80 %)
An individual project
(In written form.)
E-learning
Other requirements
a) visit a technical museum or a technical sight (Dolní oblast Vítkovice, Hornické muzeum, slag heap Ema etc.)
b)write an individual project (min. 3 pages) about a topic from DVT (persons, technical sights, history of things …) and send to my e-mail. Add bibliography at the end of the paper (čsn iso 690).
(Group work or individual work)
(In written form.)
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Opening session, introduction to the structure of the course, literature
2. Mining and technical schools; Personalities from VŠB-TUO; Technical monuments of the Moravian-Silesian Region
3. Development of machines and enginery in antiquity times
4. Development of machines and enginery in medieval times; Medieval crafts
5. Development of machines and enginery in modern period until industrial revolution. Leonardo da Vinci and his machines.
6. Industrial revolution and the origins of modern industries
7. 19th century; the first stage of the technical-scientific revolution
8. Technique of mining
9. Historical trends in development of transportation and transport vehicles in the human history
10. Historical development of electrotechnics
11. 20th century; the second stage of the technical-scientific revolution
12. Computers
13. Presentation and evaluation of students’ papers I.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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