The course combines theoretical lectures with discussions within the class.

To enhance depth, coherence, and complementarity, the course is divided into two non-chronological blocks that address the relationships between technoscience and society from two disciplines which are essential for their understanding:

• BLOCK 1 History of Technology and Society
• BLOCK 2 Contemporary History and Technology

Each block develops a central theme/topic in each session, focused on a specific case/period.

The bibliography and course materials for each of the blocks/topics will be posted on the Virtual Campus.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

The evaluation will consist of:

A) Two partial exams (30% + 30%), one for each block of the course. The format will be announced well in advance.

B) Two written exercises (20% + 20%), one for each block of the course. The format will be announced well in advance.

In case the exams cannot be conducted in person, their format will be adapted (while maintaining their weighting) to the possibilities offered by the UAB's virtual tools. Assignments, activities, and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis, and/or exercise discussions via Teams, etc.

The professor will ensure that students can access them or offer alternative means within their reach. All evaluation activities will have their corresponding review, either in person or virtually. At the time of each evaluative activity, the professor will inform the students (Moodle) of the procedure and date for reviewing the grades.

To pass the course, a minimum average of 5 is required. Students will receive a \"Not evaluable\" grade if they have not submitted more than 30% of the evaluation activities. If a student engages in any irregular behavior that could significantly affect the grade of an evaluation activity.

Recovery:

In order to participate in the recovery, students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities that account for at least 2/3 of the total grade. The minimum average grade for the evaluated activities cannot be lower than 3 nor higher than 5.

The recovery will consist of resubmitting the suspended assessment tasks in a format that will be announced with sufficient advance notice.

One-off assessment. The student who has taken up the One-off Assessment mode will do a final test that will consist of an exam in the classrrom (60%) and will hand out a written essay (40%).

This subject allows the use of AItechnologies exclusively for support tasks such as [bibliographic or content-based searches, text correction or translations, where applicable]. Other specific situations may be contemplated, as deemed appropriate by the teacher. The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.