Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum Çalışmaları
	English	Scien., Techn.&Society Studies
Course Code	BTT 501E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Aydan Turanlı
Course Objectives		1. To introduce topics related to science, technology and society; 2. To grasp the views of philosophers, sociologists and anthropologists of science and technology; 3. To develop the ability to communicate and discuss issues related to science, technology and society effectively; 4. To develop the ability to read and understand texts, make research and write.
Course Description		Science, technology and society relations; the distinction between science and non-science, justifiability and falsifiability, science and technology as ideology, technological rationality, autonomy of technology, critique of technological determinism, social constructivism and actor-network theory, science and laboratory.
Course Outcomes		1. To introduce topics related to science, technology and society; 2. To grasp the views of philosophers, sociologists and anthropologists of science and technology; 3. To develop the ability to communicate and discuss issues related to science, technology and society effectively; 4. To develop the ability to read and understand texts, make research and write.
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