DE2A05 The history of science and technology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Jitka Lunerová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Basic Orientation at the Inventions and at the history of the technology (ancient times - 20 Century)
Learning outcomes
the student is capable of basic orientation in European and world discoveries and inventions from the oldest civilizations to modern times in context.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Inventions and technology of the ancient times 2. Level of Education in the Middle Ages 3. New discovery in the early modern times 4. The modern Inventions and technology 5. Didactics aplications
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Černotík, Josef. Od pazourku k nanotechnologiím - 449 křižovatek v dějinách lidstva. 1. vyd. Praha: Triton,2018. 736 s.,ISBN: 978-80-7553-398-2
  • HOUDEK, František and Jan TŮMA. Objevy a vynálezy tisíciletí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 455 s. ISBN 8071064750. info
  • KRAUS, Ivo. Dějiny evropských objevů a vynálezů : od Homéra k Einsteinovi. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2001, 330 s. ISBN 8020009051. info
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
Teaching methods
class discussion, homework
Assessment methods
kolokvium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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