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136-030 Technology and Social Change | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-103. Students who have completed 136-103 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Students cannot gain credit for 136-030 if they already have credit for 136-226/326 taken prior to 1996 or 136-103 (Human Values, Social Change and New Technologies) prior to 1999. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject asks how should we analyse the relationship between technology and society. Current theoretical approaches to the study of technology and social change will be discussed and several case-studies will be examined. These may include domestic technology, information technology, reproductive and gene technologies, cyber-technology, and nuclear technology. Students completing this subject should become familiar with theoretical approaches to technology and social change and be able to critically evaluate the relevance of such approaches to the case studies examined in the subject. |
Assessment | Written work which may comprise classpapers, essays and class tests totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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