Course: Science, Technology, Society

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Course title Science, Technology, Society
Course code KSA/VTS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Dvořák Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vostal Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lužný Dušan, prof. PhDr. Dr.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • Bijker, W., Huges, T., Pinch, T. The Social Construction of Technological Systems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012.
  • Bucchi, M. Science in Society. Oxon: Routledge, 2004.
  • Felt, U. et al. The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies (Fourth Edition). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2017.
  • Knorr, C. K. The Manufacture of Knowldge. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1981.
  • Law, J. Organizing Modernity. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994.
  • MacKenzie, D. Knowing Machines. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
  • MacKenzie. D., Wajcman, J. The Social Shaping of Technologies (Second Edition). Milton Keyenes: Open University Press, 1999.
  • Michael, M. Actor-Network Theory. London: Sage, 2017.
  • Pickering, A. (1995). The Mangle of Praktice. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Sismondo, S. An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies. (Second Edition). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
  • Suchman, L. Human-Machine Reconfigurations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
  • Traweek, S. Beamtimes and Lifetimes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univestiy Press, 1998.
  • Wajcman, W. Pressed for Time. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
  • Yearly, S. Making Sense of Science. London: Sage, 2005.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Science management (2020) Category: Economy 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -