Undergraduate Course: Science and Ethics (SCSU10002)
Course Outline
School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Science Studies Unit |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Science and technology have profound impact on individuals and the societies in which they live. While some of these impacts are desirable and intended, such as the control of infectious diseases, other impacts are neither desirable nor intended, such as anthropogenic climate change. Science and technology¿s role in society is consequently a vigorously debated topic, and the aim of this course is to introduce some of the major debates. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 75 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this 20 credit, upper level course, students should be able to demonstrate through written work and other contributions to the lecture discussions and seminars that they:
¿ understand the key terms, definitions and concepts underpinning our current understanding of the interaction between science and society;
¿ show awareness and understanding of case studies and examples where science raise social issues;
¿ are able to integrate empirical knowledge into theoretical frameworks to generate sustained analysis of normative issues arising in the interactions between science and society;
¿ appreciate the degree to which analysis and understanding of scientific thought and social values is an interdisciplinary undertaking by virtue of the nature of the problem;
¿ are familiar with the ways in which different value systems cohere or conflict. |
Assessment Information
Essay of 2,500 words (40%) exam (60%) |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Prof David Castle
Tel: (0131 6)50 2449
Email: David.Castle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elaine Khennouf
Tel: (0131 6)51 1480
Email: Elaine.Khennouf@ed.ac.uk |
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