Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10267/3364
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Hild, Matthew | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-02-12T20:04:47Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2009-02-12T20:04:47Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008-08-25 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/3364 | - |
dc.description | This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This course will examine the history of American technology and the complex interplay between technical innovation and cultural change in the United States. Specific topics will include the American industrial revolution, the development of new forms of transportation (steamships, trains, automobiles, and airplanes), the utilization of electricity, mass production and scientific management, communications technologies, rockets and space travel, the development of atomic weapons, and the invention of computers and the internet.As a senior-level seminar, this course has strong written and oral components. Students will be required to write a major research paper and make an oral presentation about their paper before the class. In addition to gaining a solid understanding of the subjects covered in the course, students should also develop their critical reading skills, analytical skills, writing skills, and speaking and listening skills. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Syllabi CRN | - |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 19533 | - |
dc.rights | Rhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital objects in this collection. Objects are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. For additional information please contact archives@rhodes.edu. Fees may apply. | - |
dc.subject | History, Department of | en_US |
dc.subject | Syllabus | en_US |
dc.subject | Curriculum | en_US |
dc.subject | Academic departments | en_US |
dc.subject | Text | en_US |
dc.subject | 2008 Fall | en_US |
dc.title | HIST 405-02, Special Topics: Technology and American Society, Fall 2008 | en_US |
dc.type | Syllabus | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Course Syllabi |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008_fall_HIST_405-03_19534.pdf | 120.21 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.