Course Unit Code | 711-0136/02 |
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Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 2 ECTS credits |
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Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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Year of Study * | First Year |
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Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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Language of Instruction | Czech |
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Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit |
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Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| FEB40 | prof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc. |
| HAU40 | prof. Dr. Mgr. Tomáš Hauer |
| VYS06 | Mgr. Markéta Janíková |
| KOW01 | Mgr. Petra Kowaliková, Ph.D. |
| ZEM0106 | Mgr. Tomáš Zemčík, Ph.D. |
Summary |
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The course summarizes the fundamental knowledge of social sciences and humanities in relation to engineering practice. Engineering practice is integrated into a broader social context. The production-technical, economic and political subsystem of society is analysed. Particular attention is paid to the definition of technology as part of the material culture of society. Technical progress and its consequences are reflected. Emphasis is placed on the justification of the moral order of society and the ethical issues of science and technology. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Completion of the course will allow to adequately understand the functioning of contemporary society and to solve current issues related especially to technical progress, market economy, liberal democracy and environmental problems. He wants to contribute to the formation of the personality of the engineer as a responsible member of society. |
Course Contents |
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1) The concept of civilized society, society as a system of relations and institutions, subjective and objective factor of society
2) Relationship between society and nature, ecological problems
3) Human material practice, man in the world of technology
4) Stages of development of technology and transformation of the relationship between man and society and nature
5) Production-technical subsystem of the company, technical progress and the concept of industrial revolution
6) Digitization and the concept of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0)
7) Economic subsystem of society and the concept of market economy
8) Political subsystem of society and concept of liberal democracy
9) Social structure of society and concept of human communication
10) Moral and legal order of society, value foundations of contemporary society and the concept of human rights
11) Material and spiritual culture, technology as part of material culture
12) Institutionalized forms of spiritual culture and the concept of scientific knowledge, science and the world of technology
13) Social morality and ethical issues of modern science and technology
14) Scientific-industrial revolution and environmental ethics
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Recommended or Required Reading |
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Required Reading: |
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Baird, D. Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instrumens. University of California Press 2004. |
Šmajs, J. Fenomén technika. Brno: Doplněk 2016
Tondl, L. Věda, technika a společnost. Praha: Filosofia 1994.
Feber. J. Obecná etika. Trnava: TYPI 2020.
Baird, D. Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instrumens. University of California Press 2004.
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Recommended Reading: |
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Baird, D. Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instrumens. University of California Press 2004. |
Tondl, J. Člověk ve světě techniky. Bor 2009
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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Lectures, Tutorials |
Assesment methods and criteria |
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Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points (Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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Credit | Credit | 85 | 85 |