Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code WMJ60401 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 科学・技術・社会論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
カガクギジュツシャカイロン
Subject Name in
English
Science, Technology and Society
Instructor NAKAZAWA SATOSHI,NAKAO MAIKA
Instructor
(Katakana)
ナカザワ サトシ,ナカオ マイカ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-8:IAS K111
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 08 : History of Science and Technology
Eligible Students
Keywords Science, Technology, Information, War  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
The history of science, which is the basic viewpoint of this class, is a field that is a fusion of the humanities and sciences, or is located at the boundary of the humanities and sciences. In this sense, this lecture embodies the philosophy of the Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program, which is comprehensive and interdisciplinary. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
See the Japanese syllabus. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction
lesson2: Introduction
lesson3: Human history of information
lesson4: Human history of information
lesson5: Human history of information
lesson6: Human history of information
lesson7: Human history of information
lesson8: Human history of information
lesson9: War in History of technology: Fiction and Reality
lesson10: War in History of technology: Fiction and Reality
lesson11: War in History of technology: Fiction and Reality
lesson12: War in History of technology: Fiction and Reality
lesson13: War in History of technology: Fiction and Reality
lesson14: War in History of technology: Fiction and Reality
lesson15: Summary 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Yuval Noah Harari, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Fern Press, 2024); David Edgerton, The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900 (Profile, 2019); Marshall McLuhan, The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (University of Toronto Press, 1962).  
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams
(More Details) Nothing 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Instructions will be given in each class. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Presentations and attitude toward this class. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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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