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Course: Social and Technological Change

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Course title Social and Technological Change
Course code MRS/GSTC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Medová Nikola, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature
  • Collins, J. (2001). Good to Great. New York: Harper Business.
  • Diamond, J. (1999). Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York: Norton.
  • Kaufmann, D. (1980). System One: An Introduction to Systems Thinking. Houston: Future Systems.
  • Kurzweil, R. (2005). The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. New York: Viking.
  • Meadows, D. (2008). Thinking in Systems: A Primer.
  • Noble, T. (2000). Social Theory and Social Change. London: Palgrave.
  • Silver, N. (2012). The Signal and the Noise - Why Most Predictions Fail ? but Some Don't. USA: Penguin Group.
  • Thomas L. FRIEDMAN. (2007). The world is flat. A brief history of the twenty first century.. Picador New York.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in Transition to Sustainability (2024) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in International Development (2024) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025