Reconstructing Design Explaining Artifacts
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Reconstructing Design Explaining Artifacts
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Author : Jeroen de Ridder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Reconstructing Design Explaining Artifacts written by Jeroen de Ridder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.
Technical artifacts are both plain physical objects and objects that have been purposefully made for a purpose; they have a physical structure and a technical function. As a result, they belong equally in a purely physical conceptualization of the world, in which human intentions and goals seem to have no place, and in an intentional conceptualization, which is used to describe and understand people and their mental lives. This book explores how this observation plays out in the contexts of artifact design and explanation of how artifacts fulfill their function. It addresses the following questions: How do designing engineers get from a functional description of desired behavior to the concrete object that is the result of a design process? What do explanations of how an artifact fulfills its function look like and do they differ from explanations of natural systems?
Computer Science Education
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Author : Sue Sentance
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-02-23
Computer Science Education written by Sue Sentance and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-23 with Education categories.
Drawing together the most up-to-date research from experts all across the world, the second edition of Computer Science Education offers the most up-to-date coverage available on this developing subject, ideal for building confidence of new pre-service and in-service educators teaching a new discipline. It provides an international overview of key concepts, pedagogical approaches and assessment practices. Highlights of the second edition include: - New sections on machine learning and data-driven (epistemic) programming - A new focus on equity and inclusion in computer science education - Chapters updated throughout, including a revised chapter on relating ethical and societal aspects to knowledge-rich aspects of computer science education - A new set of chapters on the learning of programming, including design, pedagogy and misconceptions - A chapter on the way we use language in the computer science classroom. The book is structured to support the reader with chapter outlines, synopses and key points. Explanations of key concepts, real-life examples and reflective points keep the theory grounded in classroom practice. The book is accompanied by a companion website, including online summaries for each chapter, 3-minute video summaries by each author and an archived chapter on taxonomies and competencies from the first edition.
Technical Artefacts Creations Of Mind And Matter
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Author : Peter Kroes
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-05-24
Technical Artefacts Creations Of Mind And Matter written by Peter Kroes and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-24 with Science categories.
This book presents an attempt to understand the nature of technical artefacts and the way they come into being. Its primary focus is the kind of technical artefacts designed and produced by modern engineering. In spite of their pervasive influence on human thinking and doing, and therefore on the modern human condition, a philosophical analysis of technical artefacts and engineering design is lacking. Among the questions addressed are: How do technical artefacts fit into the furniture of the universe? In what sense are they different from objects from the natural world, or from the social world? What kind of activity is engineering design and what does it mean to say that technical artefacts are the embodiment of a design? Does it make sense to consider technical artefacts to be morally good or bad by themselves because of the way they influence human life? The book advances the thesis that technical artefacts, conceived of as physical constructions with a technical function, have a dual nature; they are hybrid objects combining physical and intentional features. It proposes a theory of technical functions and technical artefact kinds that does justice to this dual nature, analyses engineering design from the dual nature point of view, and argues that technical artefacts, because of their dual nature, have inherent moral significance.
Philosophy Of Technology And Engineering Sciences
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2009-11-27
Philosophy Of Technology And Engineering Sciences written by and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-27 with Mathematics categories.
The Handbook Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences addresses numerous issues in the emerging field of the philosophy of those sciences that are involved in the technological process of designing, developing and making of new technical artifacts and systems. These issues include the nature of design, of technological knowledge, and of technical artifacts, as well as the toolbox of engineers. Most of these have thus far not been analyzed in general philosophy of science, which has traditionally but inadequately regarded technology as mere applied science and focused on physics, biology, mathematics and the social sciences. - First comprehensive philosophical handbook on technology and the engineering sciences - Unparalleled in scope including explorative articles - In depth discussion of technical artifacts and their ontology - Provides extensive analysis of the nature of engineering design - Focuses in detail on the role of models in technology
Technology Teachers As Researchers
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Author : Inga-Britt Skogh
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2014-02-05
Technology Teachers As Researchers written by Inga-Britt Skogh and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-05 with Education categories.
This book presents the scientific output of the TUFF research school in Sweden. In this school, a group of active teachers worked together on a series of educational research studies. All of those studies were related to the teaching about technology and engineering. The research program consisted of studies at various angles of view: a philosophical view, a national view, and a classroom practice view. The book is a showcase of how a well-conducted research program for teachers can lead to good contributions to technology education research. A selection of topics: the nature of technological knowledge, mental images of engineers and engineering, the process of choosing for a study in technology, teachers’ beliefs about technology education and assessment. These topics are directly related to major issues in the international technology education research agenda. The studies presented here were the basis of the authors’ Ph.D. theses. The teachers’ chapters are preceded by a description of ideas behind the TUFF research school and the way it was realized.
Interests And Epistemic Integrity In Science
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Author : Jan De Winter
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2016-07-26
Interests And Epistemic Integrity In Science written by Jan De Winter and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Philosophy categories.
Scientific research is often influenced by financial interests, political interests, or personal career interests of the scientists involved. For instance, the pharmaceutical giant Merck manipulated clinical trial data in order to make sure that data confirmed the safety of one of its products, Vioxx, in order to serve the company’s short-term commercial interests. This case is obviously unacceptable. But why exactly is it unacceptable? One way to account for this judgment is on the basis of the ideal of purity. According to this ideal, scientific decision-making should be pure— that is, unaffected by financial interests, political interests, career interests, and so on. Although this ideal is questionable, many people (including philosophers of science) still hold on to it. In Interests and Epistemic Integrity in Science: A New Framework to Assess Interest Influences in Scientific Research Processes, Jan De Winter first argues that it is better to fully abandon the ideal of purity, then proposes an alternative ideal to assess interest influences in science: the ideal of epistemic integrity. He spells out and systematically defends a new concept of epistemic integrity, using it not only to analyze the Vioxx debacle, but also to identify unacceptable interest influences in aerospace science, climate science, and biology, and to explain exactly why these interest influences are unacceptable. These analyses make a compelling case for the new concept of epistemic integrity which will be interesting and useful for philosophers of science, scientists, engineers, science policymakers, and anyone else concerned about the integrity of science.
Architecting Software Intensive Systems
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Author : Anthony J. Lattanze
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2008-11-18
Architecting Software Intensive Systems written by Anthony J. Lattanze and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-18 with Computers categories.
Architectural design is a crucial first step in developing complex software intensive systems. Early design decisions establish the structures necessary for achieving broad systemic properties. However, today's organizations lack synergy between software their development processes and technological methodologies. Providing a thorough treatment of
Designing Engineers
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Author : Louis L. Bucciarelli
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1994
Designing Engineers written by Louis L. Bucciarelli and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Design categories.
Engineering observations - The object - Cosmology - Ecology - Design discourse - Endings.
Louisbourg Heritage
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Author : Terrence D. MacLean
language : en
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press
Release Date : 1995
Louisbourg Heritage written by Terrence D. MacLean and has been published by Cape Breton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
This books describes the process of research and development that changed the Fortress of Louisbourg from ruins to a reconstruction of the original that provides a living history experience to many thousands of annual visitors.
Reconstruction Designs Of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery
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Author : Hong-Sen Yan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-11-18
Reconstruction Designs Of Lost Ancient Chinese Machinery written by Hong-Sen Yan and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-18 with Technology & Engineering categories.
South pointing chariots, walking machines and the astronomical mechanical clock are all used as illustrated examples in this fascinating and unique study of lost machinery in ancient China. This is the first book of its kind, combining creative mechanism design methodology with mechanical evolution and variation theory to set out how some ancient designs can be recreated. Furthermore the book reflects on how age-old wisdoms could stimulate stunning new machinery in the future.