COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 2008 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

is to comprehend the development in science and technology from past upto present and their impacts on human and social life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explains Science, nature of Science, technology and social change concepts.
2   Comprehends the effects of scientific and technological developments on human life.
3   Knows major Turkish and foreign scientists.
4   Evaluates Social Studies textbooks in terms of science, technology and social change.
5   Comprehends the relation between Social Studies and 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 Science and Nature of Science
2 Science and technology relationship
3 Science and technology relationship
4 Science, Technology and Social Change
5 Science, Technology and Social Change
6 The famous Turkish and foreign scientists
7 Scientific Literacy and the organ transplant and technology in the 21st century
8 Midterm exam
9 Scientific research, Gene and Nano Technology
10 The effects of technology on social life
11 Patent and publication rights of the Turkish Patent Institute and
12 Aerospace and aviation
13 Common heritage of humanity
14 Science and technology in the 21st century
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bilim, Teknoloji ve Sosyal Değişme, (Ed.) B. Ata.(2008). Pegem Akademi Yayıcılık:Ankara Güven,I.(2007).Uygarlık Tarihi.Pegema yayıncılık:Ankara.
Çepni, S., Ayvacı, H.Ş. ve Bacanak, A. (2009), Bilim-Teknoloji-Sosyal Değişim, Celepler Matbaacılıok, Trabzon

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer, discussion, cooperative learning.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Arasınav
2 DTK Diğer Etkinlik
3 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
4 BNS BNS VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Bütünleme Notu
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5 will be measured by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ercan AKPINAR
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Buca Eğitim Fakültesi
Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
Hasan Ali Yücel Binası, Kat:3,
35160 Buca/Izmir/ TURKEY

Office Hours

Thursday 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 3 3
Final Preparation 1 4 4
Paper Preparation 3 2 6
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15445444
LO.243234544
LO.333333534
LO.43332454
LO.53334444

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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