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    GENS 207 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Scientific Thinking and Society
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    GENS 207
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    4

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Service Course
    Course Level
    First Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
    Q&A
    Lecture / Presentation
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator -
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives The aim of this course is to help the students to develop a critical perspective about science and its relationship with society. In the first part of the course, the period during which modern science was born will be discussed in a broader fashion. In the second part, the focus will be on a series of issues taken from more recent periods of history of science. This course is for students that are interested in popular science.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • to grasp science as a social activity and
    • to discuss how it is related with the society that generates it
    • to formulate an opinion on why modern science was born in Europe in 17th century, and not in another place and time
    • to express in what ways scientists’ understanding of the World and the Universe has changed after the “Scientific Revolution”
    • to recognize the examples of pseudoscience
    • to understand why the examples of pseudoscience are qualified as such
    Course Description This course is designed to discuss the relationship between science and the society that generates it.
    Related Sustainable Development Goals

     



    Course Category

    		Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation
    1 Introduction: Presentation of the Course and Discussion on Science Course syllabus
    2 Prehistoric World: Early Human Societies and the Origin of Science H.S. Williams, A History of Science, Vol.I: Book I: Prehistoric Science, 2013
    3 Archaic World : Civilization and Science R.G. Menon, An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science, 2.1-2.4, 2009
    4 The Iron Age: the Classical Greek Culture R. E. Lerner, Western Civilization: Their History and Culture, 1998, 105-207
    5 From Myth to Rational Thought: Science in Ancient Greece R. E. Lerner, Western Civilization: Their History and Culture, 1998, 119-141
    6 Medieval Science and Technique: Dogma Versus Science J.D. Bernal, Science in History, 1954/2012, 208-245
    7 The Birth of Modern Science : From Metaphysics to Empiricism H. Merlin ed., The History of Science, 2014, 44-61
    8 The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment R. E. Lerner, Western Civilization: Their History and Culture, 1998, 643-678
    9 The Classic Age of Science: Mechanics, Chemistry and Biology H. Merlin ed., The History of Science, 2014, 62-75
    10 Science & Industrialization J.D. Bernall, 352-405
    11 The Revolutions in Science and Society : the 20th Century J.D. Bernall, 511-593
    12 Social Thought and Science: From Feudalism to Marxism J.D. Bernall, 693-761
    13 The Social Sciences in the 20th century J.D. Bernall, 774-856
    14 Science and Pseudoscience B. L. Beyerstein, Distinquishing Science from Pseudoscience, 1995, 1-50
    15 Review of the Semester
    16 Final examination

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

     

    R. E. Lerner, Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998

    H. Merlin ed., The History of Science, New York, 2014

    J.D. Bernal, Science in History, Vol. 1, New York, 1954/2012

    B. L. Beyerstein, Distinquishing Science from Pseudoscience, Canada, 1995, 1-50
    Suggested Readings/Materials

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    Presentation / Jury
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    40
    Final Exam
    1
    60
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    40
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    60
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    16
    2
    32
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    0
    Presentation / Jury
    0
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    15
    15
    Final Exam
    1
    25
    25
        Total
    120

     

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