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| SSIN304 | Science, Technology and Society | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. Lale CERRAH ÖZSEVGEÇ; Dr. Tülay ŞENEL ÇORUHLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To teach the relation between the Science, Technology and Society. To discuss the ethic problems which are results of scientific and technological developments. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Learn science and scientific knowledge. | | 2,5 | | LO - 2 : | Learn meaning of technology. | | | | LO - 3 : | Understand the relation between the science, technology and the society. | | | | LO - 4 : | Be awere of the scientific and technological developments. | | | | LO - 5 : | Discuss the ethics problems. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Relation Between the Science, Technology and Society, Science and Scientific Knowledge and Their Features, Scientific Developments and Ethic Problems. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is Science? Nature of Science and scientific knowledge. | | | Week 2 | Science and technology; literacy. | | | Week 3 | relation between the ccience, technology and society. | | | Week 4 | What is ethic and why ethic. | | | Week 5 | Socio- scientific subjects and their contents. | | | Week 7 | Nano-technology | | | Week 8 | Organ and tissue transplantion; artificial organs | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Genom Project, clonning, | | | Week 11 | GDO, PCR technology | | | Week 12 | Space | | | Week 13 | Nucleer energy | | | Week 14 | Nobel Science Awards | | | Week 15 | 3D Printers | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 5.04.2016 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 24.05.2016 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 87 |
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