Community and Technology | PB-2301

Module details: Community and Technology

Module Title Community and Technology
Module Code PB-2301
Modular Credit 4
Type of Module Major Option for Bachelor of Arts Major in Brunei Studies

Breadth for other Bachelor programmes
Prerequisite None
Anti-requisite PB-3404 Budaya Material Brunei

 

Aims:
This module aims to provide students with knowledge pertaining to community, technology and the relationship between the two. By taking this module, students are expected to be able to apply theories and interpret functions and identify the significance of technology in the community. It also enables the students to analyze the community’s pattern of behavior through technology the community is utilizing. Further more, students should be able to identify the transformation and continuity as well as assess challenges and the future of the technologies used by the society.

 

Module ContentStudent work loadContact hours for timetabling Assessment
  • Concepts of community and technology
  • Relationship between Community and Technology
  • Significance of technology among community
  • Transformation and Continuity of Community and Technology
  • Different types of technologies in architecture, fishing, handicraft, arts, defense and communication
  • Challenges and Future of technologies in Brunei
8 hours per week
2 hours per week

Examination: 30%

  • 3 essay type questions: 30%

Coursework: 70%

  • Field Report: 20%
  • Exhibit: 20%
  • Poster/s: 10%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • Article Review: 10%

 

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