Class Introduction to Contemporary Thought

This Course Units defends that critical-analytical competence should be transversal to the student's curriculum, allied to a strong cultural dimension.

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Reasons and purposes of a transversal UC on Contemporary Thought. Nature of contemporaneity. Enlightenment and the euphoria of reason. Importance of science and technological development. Cultural and ethical implications of the consumer society. Importance of unconscious thinking. The impact of contemporary social, political, technological, environmental problems on human resource management such as xenophobia, migration, global and climate change, minority (sexual, religious, racial, ethnic), and majority rights (the gender gap), population aging, multiculturalism and artificial inteligence management. 

The Course Unit is taught through theoretical-practical classes with the presentation of syllabus contents through audiovisual means (PowerPoint) and excerpts from texts from the bibliography. Theoretical-practical evolves by thematic content according to the program, foreseeing the direct involvement of students through oral presentations, carried out in groups, of texts from the bibliography or films related to the disciplinary contents and followed by a debate. The Bombshell movie, directed by Jay Roach, is related to the contents of the Course Units.  This UC requires a continuous assessment system (AC) of acquired knowledge and skills, which includes: Oral presentation of a topic/problem (40%). Frequency (50%). Participation in classes (10%). Students who do not obtain a positive classification in the continuous assessment system or choose not to carry it out have access to the evaluation system by exam. Certification of the grades may require an oral examination.

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