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136-030 Human Values, Science, and Nature | |
Note | Students cannot enrol in this subject if they completed 136-226/326 prior to 1996 or 136-103 prior to 1999. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Helen Verran |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject asks, how should we analyse the relationship between science, technology and society? Current theoretical approaches to the study of science, technology and social change will be discussed and several case studies will be examined. These may include domestic technology, information technology, reproductive and gene technologies, cyber-technology, and nuclear technology. On completion of the subject students should be familiar with current theoretical approaches to technology and social change and be able to use these theoretical approaches to examine the relationship between society, science and technology. |
Assessment | Students are required to attend at least seven sessions with their tutorial group. Written work totalling 4000 words, comprising a 1-hour in-class test of 1000 words, a 1000 word text submitted after an oral presentation, and an essay of 2000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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