David Gugerli: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. David Gugerli |
| Field | Technikgeschichte |
| Address | Institut für Geschichte ETH Zürich, RZ F 11 Clausiusstrasse 59 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 42 49 |
| Fax | +41 44 632 14 81 |
| david.gugerli@gess.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.tg.ethz.ch/forschung/mitarbeiter/DavidGugerli.htm |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0004-00L | Errors, Deception, Lies and Similar Phenomenons | 3 credits | 2V | M. Hampe, H. Fischer-Tiné, D. Gugerli, M. Hagner, A. Kilcher, R. Wagner, U. J. Wenzel | |
| Abstract | Errors, deceptions and lies are phenomena, which are part of science, its application and interpretation. This lecture-course of the lecturers of Knowledge-section of DGESS discusses these phenomena in different scientific disciplines, and different times and in different political contexts. | ||||
| Learning objective | Acquiring knowledge about the structure and history of epistemic blunders in different scientific disciplines. | ||||
| Content | Errors, deceptions and lies are phenomena, which are part of science, its application and interpretation. This lecture-course of the lecturers of the Knowledge-section of DGESS discusses these phenomena in different scientific disciplines, and different times and in different political contexts. | ||||
| 851-0521-00L | Computer History. An Introduction | 3 credits | 2V | D. Gugerli | |
| Abstract | The lecture will explore the question of how the world got into the computer. The history of this great move in the second half of the 20th century is told by focusing on bottlenecks, the overcoming of which has created new difficulties. | ||||
| Learning objective | The students learn to understand the effects of techno-historical narratives and arguments. | ||||
| Lecture notes | The exact programme will be presented at the beginning of the semester. | ||||
| 851-0551-15L | Colloquium for Master and Ph.D. Students History of Technology (FS 2020) | 2 credits | 1K | D. Gugerli | |
| Abstract | Colloquium for master and doctoral students preparing a thesis in the history of technology. | ||||
| Learning objective | Goals: to identify, discuss, and resolve methodological problems that emerge while elaborating a master or doctoral thesis. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Beginn 2. Semesterwoche, 25.02.2020 (alle 14 Tage). Anmeldung bei Rachele Delucchi (rachele.delucchi@history.gess.ethz.ch). Siehe fürs Programm auch: www.tg.ethz.ch | ||||