| Course Unit Code | 711-0203/15 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third 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 | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| JEM03 | doc. PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D. |
| STO0087 | Mgr. Bc. Mariana Pavlíková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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Course gives a brief view of basic issues of science and technology development from the beginning of man history up till present. It provides a view of development of scientific findings in relation to development of technology, which is observed from the point of its level in main industries.
History of science and technology are substantial part of human history. Mutual social, economical and political links influencing this area enable better understanding of development of technical problem within socioeconomic context.
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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To gain view of development of new scientific findings and their relation to development of technology in main branches of industry, most of all then of student’s own specialization
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| Course Contents |
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1. Opening session, introduction to the structure of the course, literature
2. Mining and technical schools; Personalities from VŠB-TUO; Technical monuments of the Moravian-Silesian Region
3. Development of machines and enginery in antiquity times
4. Development of machines and enginery in medieval times; Medieval crafts
5. Development of machines and enginery in modern period until industrial revolution. Leonardo da Vinci and his machines.
6. Industrial revolution and the origins of modern industries
7. 19th century; the first stage of the technical-scientific revolution
8. Technique of mining
9. Historical trends in development of transportation and transport vehicles in the human history
10. Historical development of electrotechnics
11. 20th century; the second stage of the technical-scientific revolution
12. Computers
13. Presentation and evaluation of students’ papers I.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| HART-DAVIS, Adam, ed. Science: the definitive visual guide. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4093-8314-7. |
TONDL, Ladislav. Věda, technika a společnost: Soudobé tendence a transformace vzájemných vazeb. Praha: Filosofia, 1994. ISBN 80-700-7051-X.
FOLTA, Jaroslav. Studie o technice v českých zemích 1945-1992. Praha: Encyklopedický dům, 2003. Sborník Národního technického muzea. ISBN 80-860-4422-X.
Biolková,J.-Černín,S.:Dějiny vědy a techniky pro FEI, Ostrava 2004 (in:elektronická knihovna katedry 711)
REIER, Sharon. The Bridges of New York. New York: Dover Publications, 2000. ISBN 978-0486412306.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| HART, Michael H. The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History. Citadel; Revised edition, 2000. ISBN 978-0806513508. |
KRAUS, Ivo. Dějiny evropských objevů a vynálezů: od Homéra k Einsteinovi. Praha: Academia, c2001. ISBN 80-200-0905-1.
KRAUS, Ivo. Dějiny technických věd a vynálezů v českých zemích. Praha: Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1196-X.
HLUŠIČKOVÁ, Hana, ed. Technické památky v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. I. díl, A-G. Praha: Libri, 2001. ISBN 80-7277-043-8.
HART-DAVIS, Adam, ed. Science: the definitive visual guide. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4093-8314-7.
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
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| Credit | Credit | 85 | 85 |