SOC30220

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module students should have acquired the following capacities:
1. Knowledge of the field of Science and Technology Studies, including the ability to outline the main approaches to the social study of science;
2. Awareness of the main competing theories of science and technology;
3. Knowledge of a number of case-studies of scientific innovation, failure and controversy, and a capacity to analyse and assess the arguments and conclusions based upon these studies;
4. Capacity to evaluate cultural representations of science and public claims about the nature of scientific activity and authority;
5. Ability to identify the relationships between science and technology and to construct arguments and interpretations based on empirical case studies and informed by theoretical frameworks

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

The course involves conventional lectures, Q&A sessions, in-class group activities (exercises, discussions, readings, comparisons of experiences and findings, wordclouds and surveys using Mentimeter) and online engagement with selected readings and audio-visual resources. Attendance at lectures is expected. Participation in class discussions and group tasks is expected. Regular engagement with online resources (readings, slides, quizzes) is expected.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Online automated feedback

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