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Duration
12 weeks
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Subject details
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- • The information revolution.
- • Technology and the body through time.
- • Technology and ethics.
- • Human mobility.
- • Innovations in agriculture and the environment.
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In this subject students will explore the history of societal disruption, focusing on a series of case studies, dating back to antiquity. The subject traces the impact of technological innovations and the seismic social shifts they generated.
- 3 x Workbook (1200 words equivalent) (20%)
- Case study (800 words equivalent) (25%)
- Part A - annotated bibliography (1500 words equivalent) worth 10% Part B - Portfolio worth 45% (55%)
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