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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Agricultural - Special Program
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
prof. Oded Heilbronner
Coordinator Office Hours:
Monday 12-11
Teaching Staff:
Prof Oded Heilbronner
Course/Module description:
How technological change in the West has been driven by the pursuit of improvement: a history of the industrial revolution and technology, from plows and printing presses to penicillin, the atomic bomb,the computer and the 3 d printing.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
understanding the origins of the present technological world
Attendance requirements(%):
None
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and discussion
Bringing one subject to each class with visual articles dealing with that subject
Course/Module Content:
as in Hebrew
Required Reading:
ERIC SCHATZBERG, Technology: Critical History of a Concept, 2018, chp. 10-13
“Introduction” Robert Friedel, A Culture of Improvement. Technology and the Western Millennium
Additional Reading Material:
Encyclopedia of European Social History,Vol. II, pp.51-66 (”The Industrial Revolution")
“Introduction” Guy Ortolano, The Two Cultures Controversy, Cambridge, 2013
C.P. Snow, The Two Cultures, London, 1959, chp.11
David Crowley (ed) Communication in History. Technology, Culture, Society, London, 2015, chp.2-3
Melvin Kranzberg (ed) Technology and culture : an anthology , (second edition),2016
Melvin Kranzberg (ed) Technology in Western civilization Vol. I (new ed. 2016)
Slack,daryl,Kennifer (ed) Culture and Technology: A Primer,2015, pp.5-13
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 100 %
Additional information:
Final grade-home assignment
beneficial grade
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