DE2B03 Selected topics in history of science

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Mihola, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Mihola, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 11:00–11:50 učebna 35
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
DE2B03/KombiPred01: Fri 24. 2. 9:00–12:50 učebna 70, H. Durnová
Prerequisites
General knowledge of the history of Europe and of the world.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student will be able to apply the body of knowledge about history of science in the teaching practice at lower secondary school. In the course, the student will learn about the origins of history of science and about its position among historical sciences as well as about its place in history education. On the basis of the knowledge and skills gained, the graduate will develop similar skills in pupils during the teaching career. The will be able to explain the consequences in a manner suitable to the age of the pupils.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained as well as the interconnections among the different topics on a lower secondary school level. The students will also get acquainted with different types of educational situations that appear in teaching about history of science, so that they can adequately react in history classes. They will acquire knowledge of historical processes, facts and phenomena and will be able to draw the main features of the historical development.
Syllabus
  • 1. Science and society. 2. Science in the early modern era. 3. Science and technology in the modern era. 4. Science, technology and society in the 19th and 20th century. 5. Communicating science to the public. 6. Scientists as public figures.
Literature
    required literature
  • JUDT, Tony. Postwar : a history of Europe since 1945. 1st pub. New York: Penguin Press, 2005, xv, 878. ISBN 1594200653. info
    recommended literature
  • STROMBERG, Roland. Europe in the Twentieth Century. University of Milwaukee: Prentice Hall, 1997. 514 pp. ISBN 9780135693445
  • BREN, Paulina – NEUBAUER, Mary (eds.). Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. 413 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-982767-1.
Teaching methods
Throughout the course, theoretical lectures are combined with practical activities and training in using teaching methods at secondary schools. Students will analyse documents and presentations and will lead moderated discussions about them.
Assessment methods
oral colloquium and a short presentation (focusing on the subject matter of the course and its teaching)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 hodiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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