This course aims to familiarise students with factual knowledge of developments of technology of China from the Mao era onwards, as well as various scholarly insights into such developments. By the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyse China’s technological developments and policies based on their increased understanding of different political contexts under different CCP leadership, and how the technological developments have impacted on social norms, social institutions and social class of China.

Students will be motivated to deeply engage their learned factual knowledge with different strands of literature by attending lectures, participating in tailored class activities, fulfilling writing requirements, as well as preparing and attending an open book exam. Along with writing requirements, the exam is designed to help students hone the skills of organising ideas and thoughts into structured writings within a limited amount of time.