Science and Technology in the Modern Age
Code: 103985 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500241 Archaeology | OT | 3 | 0 |
| 2500241 Archaeology | OT | 4 | 0 |
| 2500501 History | OT | 4 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Maria Antonia Martí Escayol
- Email:
- MariaAntonia.Marti@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
None
Objectives and Contextualisation
The purpose of this subject is to interpret and understand the issues involved in History of science
Use technical and documentation tools to understand History of science
On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:
Interpret and understand the issues involved in History of science
Competences
- History
- Contextualizing the historical processes and analysing them from a critical perspective.
- Respecting the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
Learning Outcomes
- Identifying the context of the historical processes.
- Identifying the specific methods of history and their relationship with the analysis of particular facts.
- Interpreting material and documentary sources.
- Using specialized knowledge acquired in an interdisciplinary context when debating.
- Using the specific technical and interpretational vocabulary of the discipline.
Content
Recent historiographical trends
Periodisation
Revolutions and continuities. Astronomy, medicine, natural sciences, alchemy, chemistry, physics.
Scientifics utopias and Science Fiction.
Documentation and technical tools
Methodology
To achieve the established objectives, this subject involves both lectures and practical classes.
- Students must keep abreast of the news and information published on the Virtual Campus / Moodle.
- All activity deadlines are indicated in the subject's schedule and must be strictly adhered to.
- The work students carry out mainly consists of lectures, reading assignments and exercises to be performed in class
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| seminars | 10 | 0.4 | |
| tutorials | 30 | 1.2 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Research and reading | 10 | 0.4 | |
| study | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Teory | 30 | 1.2 | |
| exercices | 48 | 1.92 |
Assessment
40% book review
40% essay
20% text reviews
Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing tasks and tests. Task deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class.
Related matters
All information on assessment, assessment activities and their weighting is merely a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.
Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct. Plagiarism is considered to mean presenting all or part of an author's work, whether published in print or in digital format, as one's own, i.e. without citing it. Copying is considered to mean reproducing all or a substantial part of another student's work. In cases of copying in which it is impossible to determine which of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalised.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Review | 40% | 3 | 0.12 | 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| Essay | 40% | 4 | 0.16 | 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| Readings | 20% | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 2 |
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