General Theory of Social Technologies

Course: Sociаl Technologies

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
General Theory of Social Technologies
Code
ОК13
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
general theoretical foundations of socio-technological activities and typological specifics of social technologies in terms of understanding the technological direction of sociological knowledge, risks and factors of social tension and historical experience in the development and implementation of social technologies; trends in conceptual development and directions of institutionalization of traditional and innovative social technologies of the XX and XXI cent. in the main spheres of public life; to determine the meaning of the processes that take place in solving problems of identifying the degree of possible technologicalization of social facilities and clarifying the practical feasibility of implementing traditional and innovative social technologies; assess the conceptual basis of innovative socio-technological projects for the humanization of social relations in the environments of economic, political and socio-cultural interactions and communications; research activities
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the main stages of development of sociology, key areas of modern sociological theory. 2. Be able to work with scientific literature and primary sources. 3. Possess the conceptual apparatus of modern sociological theory.
Course content
1 Social technologies as a type of scientific-cognitive and organizational-practical activity 2 Specifics of cognitive and practical functions of social technologies 3 Social risk as a socio-technological problem: the concept 4 Ethical issues of development and implementation of social technologies 5 Ideas and projects for the harmonization of the social environment in ancient and medieval culture 6 Ideals of social development in the Renaissance: the phenomenon of utopian thinking in the era of the genesis of capitalist society 7 Socio-technological projects of humanization of social relations in the XVII-XVIII cent. 8 Ideals of social development in the XIX cent.: revolutionary and reformist projects of restructuring the capitalist system of society 9 Social technologies of the economic sphere of public life. 10 Social technologies of the political sphere of public life 11 Social technologies of the spiritual and information sphere of public life
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Патрушев В.И., Виноградов А.И. Основы общей теории социальных технологий. – М.: Икар, 2018. – Гл. 1-4. 2. Подшивалкина В.И. Социальные технологии: проблемы методологии и практики. – Кишинев: Центральная типография, 1997.- Гл. 1-3. 3. Соціальні технології: заради чого? яким чином? з яким результатом: монографія /кол. авторів, наук. ред. В. І. Подшивалкіна. – Одеса: ОНУ, 2015. – С. 16-31, 36-64, 74-97. 4. Сурмин Ю.П., Туленков Н.В. Теория социальных технологий: Учеб. пособие. - К.:МАУП, 2004. – Гл.1-7.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Active work at seminars - 17/10 points. 2. Execution of control works - 30/18 points (3 works on 10 maximum or 6 minimum points for everyone). 3. Implementation and presentation of the results of the research task - 13/8 points. Final assessment: written exam - 40 points / 24 points.
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Volodymyr Ivanovych Sudakov
Department of Theory and History of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Theory and History of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology