711-0206/05 – History of Science and Technology in Engineering (DVTS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Social Sciences | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Bc. Mariana Stonišová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Bc. Mariana Stonišová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2015/2016 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Providing general view of development of science and technology from the view of their placing in context of specific conditions of human history.
Obtaining global history view of development of the studied subject field including interdisciplinary technical links.
Teaching methods
Seminars
Summary
On the basis of IGIP subject of history of science and technology was included in the program of European technical universities. Its content focuses on providing global view of science and technology from the point of evolutionary cognitive process in specific conditions of human history. Course also enables obtaining of global history view in individual student’s technical field of study including interdisciplinary technical links. In subject methodology emphasis is laid on dependence of technology and natural sciences development in wider social connections, but at the same time on enormous meaning of natural sciences and technology in human history.
Seminar is especially focused on development of mechanics, machines and machinery and from industrial revolution on mechanical engineering as a new branch of industry.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
An individual project
E-learning
Other requirements
a) visit a technicla museum or a technical sight (Dolní oblast Vítkovice, slag heap Ema etc.).
b) Write an individual project (min. 2 pages) about a visit a technical museum or a technical sight, with interesting informations, with the history of the museum or the technical sight, with photos from here. Send to my e-mail.
c) Classified credit - a test.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to 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 atiquity times. Archimedes, Hero of Alexandria.
4. Development of machines and enginery in medieval times.
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. General trends in development of industries in 1800–1918 (with focus on the Czech lands).
9. 20th century; the second stage of the technical-scientific revolution.
10. General trends in development of industries after 1918 (with focus on the Czech lands).
11. Industries and their role in armament industry in 1800s and 1900s. The Vítkovice Ironworks (Dolní oblast Vítkovice), Škoda.
12. Historical trends in development of transportation and transport vehicles in the human history.
13. Historical development of electrotechnics (Tesla, Edison, Křižík, Kolben).
14. Closing session, evaluation of students' projects.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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