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Course: People and technics

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Course title People and technics
Course code KMT/SOCT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Staněk Daniel, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Benešová Daniela, Prof. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Man and the world of work orientation in the labor market. The impact of technical education at the choice of future profession. Means popularization of science and technology. Technologies in modern civilization Causes and conditions of technology origin Main development phases in human history Relation between technologies and science, technology and empiricism Historical development periodization of technology Relation between science and technology in the past and nowadays Role of technology in the society, sociological aspects of technologies Technology impact on the society lifestyle Self-reflection of science and technology at the end of the 20th century Managing of social technology Stimulating function of science and active society Technology humanization Technology development impact on a public perception

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of human history at the secondary school level.
Skills
Computer control and ability to search and process data.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students will get an idea of science and technologies influence on human beings and society.
The student defines the causes and consequences of the development of science and technology.
Student describes fundamental inventions and discoveries of humanity, analyzes them from the economic and technological point of view.
Skills
Student synthesizes graphically obtained information.
He is orientated on the timeline.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Students' portfolio
Skills
Seminar
Competences
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Beazley, Mitchell. Co dokážou stroje : Pro čtenáře od 12 let. 1. vyd. Praha : Albatros, 1987.
  • CLIFFORD, A. C. Kniha o fyzice.. Praha, 2015.
  • Chajda, Radek. Mladý technik. Staň se Edisonem 21. století. Brno, 2015. ISBN 978-80-266-0181-4.
  • Chajda, Radek. Mladý technik. 2, Staň se Newtonem 21. století. 1. vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-266-0622-2.
  • Chajda, Radek. Mladý technik. 3, Staň se Einsteinem 21. století. 1. vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-266-0875-2.
  • Chajda, Radek. Mladý technik. 4, Staň se Nikolou Teslou 21. století. 1. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-266-0912-4.
  • Chajda, Radek. Mladý technik. 5, Staň se Pascalem 21. století. Brno, 2018. ISBN 978-80-266-1221-6.
  • KORYTÁŘ, J., KROTKÝ J., PILOUS V. Dějiny techniky. Plzeň, CDMVT.cz, 2013.
  • KRAUS, I. Fyzika v kulturních dějinách Evropy. Praha, 2010.
  • Kraus, Ivo. Dějiny evropských objevů a vynálezů : od Homéra k Einsteinovi. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 2001. ISBN 80-200-0905-1.
  • Kulič, Václav. Člověk-učení-automat. Praha : SPN, 1989. ISBN 80-04-23845-9.
  • Lilley, Samuel. Stroje a lidé v dějinách : historie nástrojů a strojů ve vztahu ke společenskému pokroku. 1. vyd. Praha : Orbis, 1973.
  • Mumford Lewis. Technics and Civilization. USA, Chicago, 2010. ISBN 978-0-226-55027-5.
  • Paturi, Felix R. Kronika techniky. 1. čes. vyd. Praha : Fortuna, 1993.
  • Tondl, Ladislav. Věda, technika a společnost : Soudobé tendence a transformace vzájemných vazeb. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1994. ISBN 80-7007-051-X.


Study plans that include the course
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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 23.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026