Module ME2152 T

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

1

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor MES 2020, Module part of a compulsory module, medical engineering science
• Bachelor MES 2014, Module part of a compulsory module, medical engineering science

Classes and lectures:

• Lecture series Industrial Medical Technology (lecture, 0.5 SWS)
• Lecture series History of Medical Engineering (lecture, 1 SWS)

Workload:

• 15 hours written report
• 15 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• History and philosophy of technology in general
• Theories of technolution (how and when do innovations emerge?)
• Critique and assessment of technology, technology assessment
• Fields of medical engineering and their historical development

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are able to describe and explain basic concepts, theories, and methods of history of technology studies.
• They can depict pivotal stages and controversies in the historical development of technology and medical engineering.
• They have an understanding of the philosophical and cultural implications of the production and application of technology, and are able to apply this knowledge to case studies.
• They are capable to identify questions of social acceptability of technology, to carve out their different implications, and to discuss them critically.
• They master to research, interpret, and analyze critically scientific literature on the module's topics.
• They have the communication competency to analyze and present societal aspects of technological issues in written form.

Grading through:

• continuous, successful participation in course

Responsible for this module:

• Siehe Hauptmodul

Teacher:

• Institute for History of Medicine and Science Studies
• Institute of Medical Engineering
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thorsten Buzug
• Dr. phil. Daniela Zetti
• Dr. phil. Frank Wörler

Literature:

• Orland B (Hrsg) : Artifizielle Körper - lebendige Technik: Technische Modellierungen des Körpers in historischer Perspektive Zürich: Chronos 2005
• Horx M : Technolution: Wie unsere Zukunft sich entwickelt Frankfurt: Campus 2008
• Kramme R (Hrsg.) : Medizintechnik: Verfahren – Systeme – Informationsverarbeitung 4. Aufl. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer 2011

Language:

• German and English skills required

Notes:

Last Updated:

01.10.2024