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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 66121001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 技術史B
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ギジユツシB
Subject Name in
English
History of TechnologyB
Instructor NAKAZAWA SATOSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
ナカザワ サトシ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri5-8:IAS K203
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 08 : History of Science and Technology
Eligible Students
Keywords Art, Technology, Industrial Revolutions, Modern Times, Globalization 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Anthropology / Geography / History 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course deals with the history of technology after the Industrial Revolution. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction: Various Industrial Revolutions
lesson2: The Emergence of the World System
lesson3: The Reformation and the Early Industrial Revolution
lesson4: Background of the Industrial Revolution: Finance = Military State Britain and Science and Technology
lesson5: The Industrial Revolution
lesson6: Institutionalization of Science and Technology
lesson7: Science and Technology in the Age of the Empires 1: The Pax Britannica
lesson8: Science and Technology in the Age of the Empires 2: The Development of Transportation and Communication Technologies
lesson9: The Second Industrial Revolution and the Advent of Petroleum
lesson10: The Great War as Science War
lesson11: Mass Production and Technocracy
lesson12: Mass Destruction Completed
lesson13:  Cold War Science and Technology 1: From the Sputnik Shock to the Oil Shock
lesson14: Cold War Science and Technology 2: Science and Technology Japan and the Collapse of the Bubble
lesson15: Summary 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
See the handouts. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Preparation and
Review
This course is conducted in Japanese. Please see the Japanese syllabus for more detail. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Report 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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