Course Catalog 2008-2009
Postgraduate

Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University

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Course Catalog 2008-2009

BIO-5056 Technological Development and Society, 3 cr

Course´s person responsible

Tomi Nokelainen, Tapio Katko

Implementations

No implementations

Requirements

Active participation to lectures (80% attendance), personal lecture reviews and peer reviews of others¿ contributions.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

To widen and deepen knowledge and understanding of the interactions between technological development and society in long-term perspectives, from local to global context.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. The course consists of invited lectures by professors and other experts concerning technological and societal development in general and specific technological domains in particular. The students are to produce personal lecture reviews and a reflective essay concerning the applicability of course contents in their own particular technological domain and research setting. Moreover, students will peer review other students' contributions.     


Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Additional information

Detailed program of the course will be published in the POP later in the autumn.

Last modified09.09.2008
ModifierSaila Kallioinen