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Social Reality in Engineering Practice

Summary

Upon completion of the course, students will gain fundamental knowledge in the social sciences and humanities relevant to engineering practice. They will learn to integrate engineering practice and the phenomenon of technology into a broader social context and to reflect critically on the productive, technical, economic and political subsystems of society. They will be able to critically assess technical progress and its implications in relation to ethical issues in science and technology.

Literature

Van de POEL, Ibo & ROYAKKERS, Lambir. Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN 9781444330953 .

Advised literature

FRANSSEN, Maarten , LOKHORST Gert-Jan & van de POEL, Ibo. Philosophy of Technology. On-line.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2023. Dostupné z: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/technology/[citováno 2025-03-03].


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, angličtina, čeština
Code 711-0136
Abbreviation SRIP
Course title Social Reality in Engineering Practice
Coordinating department Department of Social Sciences
Course coordinator prof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.