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Undergraduate Course: Science and Ethics (SCSU10002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaScience Studies Unit Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionScience 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)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  75
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
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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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf David Castle
Tel: (0131 6)50 2449
Email: David.Castle@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elaine Khennouf
Tel: (0131 6)51 1480
Email: Elaine.Khennouf@ed.ac.uk
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