COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 3057 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to comprehend the dimensions in which science and technology affect society and to examine the effects of developments in science and technology on societies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To develop a foundational understanding of the issues, definitions, and classic literature within the study of Science, Technology and Society (STS)
2   To examine the influence of science and technology on society
3   Conversely, to examine the influence of modern society on the development of science and technology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Welcome & Syllabus
2 So Where You From Culture, Technology, and Us!
3 Why Study STS Past, Present and Future
4 Science and Technology: Their Natures and Relationships
5 Contemporary Science and Technology: Important Characteristics
6 Theories of Science and Technology in Society
7 Social Institutions
8 Midterm
9 World Views and Human Values & Ethics
10 Social Control of Science and Technology
11 Student Project Presentations
12 Student Project Presentations
13 Student Project Presentations
14 Student Project Presentations
15 Student Project Presentations
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Robert E. McGinn. Science, Technology and Society. Prentice-Hall. 1991.
2. Thomas Easton. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Science, Technology, and Society, 10th Edition. McGraw Hill. 2012.

Additional readings may be required for assignments. These readings (news and educational periodicals such as Popular Science, Scientific American, National Geographic, Smithsonian, CNN, and BBC) will provide the students with updated scientific, technological, and sociological material.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 +FCG * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Readings and classroom discussion of classic and contemporary literature with Reading Outline assignments (Week 1-11), and
Student independent research of basic issues with a culminating production of an STS issues paper (Student Project) and classroom presentation (Week 11-15).

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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