Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY and SOCIETY | SKY3216204 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program | Perşembe 10:00-10:45 Perşembe 11:00-11:45 Perşembe 12:00-12:45 Cumartesi 10:00-10:45 Cumartesi 11:00-11:45 Cumartesi 12:00-12:45 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Res.Assist. Yasin KARA |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Res.Assist. Yasin KARA |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course provides an introduction to the field of Science, Technology and Society and aims to make students familiar with the main problems of the global world in this field. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Information Society: The Perfect Form of Science-Technology-Society Interaction?,Historical Background: From Sociology of Science to Science and Technology Studies,Science, Technology and Society: Approaches,Science, Technology and Society: Critiques,On the Dangers of Technoscience,Science, Risk and Policy: Risk Society and the Politics of Experts,The Public Understanding of Science: Full Confidence or Total Suspicion?,The Invention of Time: Building Modern Society,Nuclear Power,The Asphalt Economy or Ecology of the Automobile ,Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,Ecological Crisis and Geoengineering,The Attention Economy, Techno-feudalism and Artificial Intelligence,Human-Machine Interface or Towards Posthumanism?. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Being aware of fundamental contradictions of global world, develops suggestions to solve them with a critical approach. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Recognizes the main questions and problems of Science, Technology and Society, and comprehends the relationality between them. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Analyzes social impacts of science and technology. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Explains political, social, economic and cultural backgrounds of scientific and technological developments. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | C: Multiple-Choice Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Society: The Perfect Form of Science-Technology-Society Interaction? | |
| 2 | Historical Background: From Sociology of Science to Science and Technology Studies | |
| 3 | Science, Technology and Society: Approaches | |
| 4 | Science, Technology and Society: Critiques | |
| 5 | On the Dangers of Technoscience | |
| 6 | Science, Risk and Policy: Risk Society and the Politics of Experts | |
| 7 | The Public Understanding of Science: Full Confidence or Total Suspicion? | |
| 8 | The Invention of Time: Building Modern Society | |
| 9 | Nuclear Power | |
| 10 | The Asphalt Economy or Ecology of the Automobile | |
| 11 | Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | |
| 12 | Ecological Crisis and Geoengineering | |
| 13 | The Attention Economy, Techno-feudalism and Artificial Intelligence | |
| 14 | Human-Machine Interface or Towards Posthumanism? |
| Resources |
| Sergio Sismondo, Bilim ve Teknoloji Araştırmaları Yaklaşımı: Temeller, Ankara: Epos, 2016. Bauchspies, Croissant ve Restivo, Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum. Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım, Ankara: Phoenix, 2024. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | ||||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | ||||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | ||||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | ||||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | ||||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | ||||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | ||||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | ||||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | ||||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | ||||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | ||||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | ||||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| General Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 0 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(0/30) | 0 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY and SOCIETY | SKY3216204 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program | Perşembe 10:00-10:45 Perşembe 11:00-11:45 Perşembe 12:00-12:45 Cumartesi 10:00-10:45 Cumartesi 11:00-11:45 Cumartesi 12:00-12:45 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Res.Assist. Yasin KARA |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Res.Assist. Yasin KARA |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course provides an introduction to the field of Science, Technology and Society and aims to make students familiar with the main problems of the global world in this field. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Information Society: The Perfect Form of Science-Technology-Society Interaction?,Historical Background: From Sociology of Science to Science and Technology Studies,Science, Technology and Society: Approaches,Science, Technology and Society: Critiques,On the Dangers of Technoscience,Science, Risk and Policy: Risk Society and the Politics of Experts,The Public Understanding of Science: Full Confidence or Total Suspicion?,The Invention of Time: Building Modern Society,Nuclear Power,The Asphalt Economy or Ecology of the Automobile ,Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,Ecological Crisis and Geoengineering,The Attention Economy, Techno-feudalism and Artificial Intelligence,Human-Machine Interface or Towards Posthumanism?. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Being aware of fundamental contradictions of global world, develops suggestions to solve them with a critical approach. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Recognizes the main questions and problems of Science, Technology and Society, and comprehends the relationality between them. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Analyzes social impacts of science and technology. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Explains political, social, economic and cultural backgrounds of scientific and technological developments. | 10, 16, 9 | C, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | C: Multiple-Choice Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Society: The Perfect Form of Science-Technology-Society Interaction? | |
| 2 | Historical Background: From Sociology of Science to Science and Technology Studies | |
| 3 | Science, Technology and Society: Approaches | |
| 4 | Science, Technology and Society: Critiques | |
| 5 | On the Dangers of Technoscience | |
| 6 | Science, Risk and Policy: Risk Society and the Politics of Experts | |
| 7 | The Public Understanding of Science: Full Confidence or Total Suspicion? | |
| 8 | The Invention of Time: Building Modern Society | |
| 9 | Nuclear Power | |
| 10 | The Asphalt Economy or Ecology of the Automobile | |
| 11 | Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | |
| 12 | Ecological Crisis and Geoengineering | |
| 13 | The Attention Economy, Techno-feudalism and Artificial Intelligence | |
| 14 | Human-Machine Interface or Towards Posthumanism? |
| Resources |
| Sergio Sismondo, Bilim ve Teknoloji Araştırmaları Yaklaşımı: Temeller, Ankara: Epos, 2016. Bauchspies, Croissant ve Restivo, Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum. Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım, Ankara: Phoenix, 2024. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | ||||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | ||||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | ||||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | ||||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | ||||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | ||||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | ||||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | ||||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | ||||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | ||||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | ||||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | ||||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |