2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Entrepreneurship courses
Technology and Product in Context
- Academic unit or major
- Entrepreneurship courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kayoko Nohara / Giorgio Salani
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ENT.G453(LAW.X423)
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
※ Courses with parentheses in the course number have different subject codes depending on the student's year of admission.
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
How does technology relate to culture? What does our relationship with technology and products tell us about society? We aim to develop our own answers to these questions through learning and discussing a wide variety of examples.
Course description and aims
The seminars introduce notions of design theory, craft studies, literary criticism, translation theories and material culture studies to investigate technological products, materials, processes, and cultures. The classes will provide a panoramic view of the relations between people and things interpreted through key theoretical frameworks. The transdisciplinary and non-hierarchical study of both high and low technologies aims to spark lively discussions using relevant, practical and accessible examples.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Dr Giorgio Salani discusses the relationship between manufacturing, society and citizens drawing on his wealth of experience as an engineering consultant not only as a researcher.
Keywords
design, material culture, technology, craft, literature, translation, critical thinking, speculation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture and workshops
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Translating Materials and Technology into text: Introduction to Translation Studies | - |
| Class 2 | Experiment 1: Science Fiction - making stories using technological motifs | - |
| Class 3 | Experiment 2: Literary Naturalism - making "natural" story | - |
| Class 4 | Technology as a text | - |
| Class 5 | Introduction to Material Culture Studies at the intersection with Design | - |
| Class 6 | Technology and the Handmade: Introduction to Craft Studies | - |
| Class 7 | High and Low Tech: Historical case studies in Technological Innovation | - |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Attendance, class contribution, assignment
Related courses
- LAW.X316 ： Approaches to Creative Expression
- ENT.G354(LAW.X314) ： Editorial Designing in the Media
- ENT.G355(LAW.X315) ： Science & Engineering Design for Global Talents -Overseas Program
- ENT.G455(LAW.X401) ： Science Communication for Global Talents - Overseas Programme
- TSE.C317 ： Methodology of Transdisciplinary Research:theory and practice
Prerequisites
None, English
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
salani.g.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp Nohara lab, TSE, School of Environment and Society
Office hours
13:30-17:00
Other
5-6 slot, Jan 29wed, Feb 5wed, 12wed, 19wed, 20thu, 26wed, 27thu (subject to change)