Cultural history of technology Field of study: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024

Module name: Cultural history of technology
Module code: W1-SH-S1-KHT
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024
Semester: summer semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 5
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The module will present fundamental developments in technology from the industrial revolutions of the 18th century to the present day. Among the topics covered in the lecture will be the steam engine, the extraction of coal and other raw materials, the process of coking coal, railways, electricity, new media, atomic energy, and techniques of information transmission. An important element of the course will be discussion of the cultural aspects of the discoveries in technology: texts that record the hopes and fears of technological innovation. As part of the classes, students will interpret works from the history of ideas, the history of literature, painting and printmaking, as well as film and photography. A broad selection of problems and texts will allow to explore the idea of the culture of technology - the complex connections between the humanistic world and technologies.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
knows the cultural history of technology in relation to the history of Poland and the world; knows the history of the most important industrial inventions, their relationships with the industrial revolution, the development of their participation in the economy and energy of fossil fuels [01]
 W02 [4/5]
has knowledge on interpreting material and non-material cultural heritage connected with the cultural history of technology; knows the most important examples of such heritage in the region [02]
 W06 [4/5]
understands the harmfulness of some technological developments, their impact on the climate and the environment [03]
 W08 [4/5]
knows and understands the social aspects of the cultural history of technological inventions [04]
 W11 [4/5]
uses technical terminology - fluently and with understanding - in various conversations and discussions [05]
 U05 [4/5]
sees and understands the relationship between technological and ecological knowledge, learning about their relationships and relating this knowledge to the future [06]
 K02 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [C] 30 Description [a03] 
Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Activating method – discussion / debate [b04]  		course work 04 05 06
lecture [W] 30 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01] 
Problem-based lecture [b01]  		exam 01 02 03
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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