The course is a concise overview of key periods in the history of world civilization. The origins of civilization, the history of mankind, the relationship of local culture with the transfer of technology and survival technology are examined, as well as intangible aspects of civilization such as science and ethics.
The course's purpose is to offer a view of the way in which technique, technology and social phenomena are historically intertwined in the evolution of human culture. The teaching perspective utilizes concepts and tools of Social History and Theory and the History of Technology and Science.
- Teacher: Κωνσταντίνος Θεολόγου
ECTS : 3.5
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : Upon completion of the course, the student will: ▪ Be able to distinguish the fundamental role of intellectual and material achievements that constitute civilization. ▪ Have knowledge of the history of civilization in order to interpret phenomena encountered both as a citizen and as a professional. ▪ Be able to understand the importance of maps ▪ Spatially perceive the process of territorial unification of the modern Greek state ▪ Have understood the multiparametric nature of the technological phenomenon ▪ Assimilate the concept of invention and innovation at local and global levels. Abilities • Historical knowledge: oversight of major periods of civilization s evolution • Familiarity with basic terms of civilization: achievements, society, space, time period • Knowledge about tools and artifacts • Consolidation of the importance of inventions and machines in the establishment and evolution of civilization • Cultivation of personal critical and self-critical ability, regarding (inter)cultural phenomena • Development of social, professional and ethical adaptation abilities • Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking • Understanding broader aspects in the performance of the engineering profession • Understanding the impacts of science and technology. Skills • Use of social phenomena analysis methods • Use of logical thinking and argumentation • Broadened understanding of the parameters for interpreting the technological/cultural phenomenon • Collaboration and teamwork • Application of new knowledge in the analysis of the phenomenon of civilization • Application of knowledge in clarifying terms and concepts • Production of new research ideas.