Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY SBZ210 4. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course aims to examine the effects of scientific and technological developments on social life in a historical perspective. In this context, it aims to understand why/how the scientific perspective has transformed the technological products from the antiquity to the present, and in which way they changed human life and social relations.
Course Content The relationship between science and technology in the past and present; current developments in science and technology; the effects of science and technology on social change; the common scientific legacy of humanity; famous Turkish and foreign scientists; tissue and organ transplantation; nanotechnology; the effect of contemporary scientific developments such as gene technology on social life.
Learning Outcomes 1) Recognizes relationships between science, technology and society
2) Understands the social changes that occur as a result of scientific and technological developments in the history of humanity.
3) Understands the historical and cultural dimensions of social change.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Basic concepts related to science, technology and social change, theoretical approaches Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Relations between science, technology and social change Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Science, Technology and Social Change in Ancient Civilizations Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Science, Technology and Social Change in the Middle Ages (Europe, Asia and America) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Science, Technology and Social Change in the Middle Ages (Turkish and Islamic Civilizations) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Science, Technology and Social Change in the New and Recent Ages (in the context of Renaissance, Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Science, Technology and Social Change in the Ottoman Empire Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week After the announcement of the Republic of Turkey in the Modern Science, Technology and Social Change Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Science, Technology and Social Change Between I. And II. World Wars Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Science, Technology and Social Change After World War II (Information, Communication and Communication Technologies) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Science, Technology and Social Change in the World After World War II (Nuclear Energy, Space and Aviation Research) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week New War Technologies and SocialChange (Cyber ​​terrorism, psychological warfare techniques, biological weapons) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Science, Technology and Social Change After World War II (Advances in Medicine and nano-technology) Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Science, technology and social change in the context of curriculum of social studies (gains, textbooks, teaching methods and techniques, etc. Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ata, B., Et al. (2008). Bilim, Teknoloji ve Sosyal Değişme. Ankara: Pegem.
Erdoğan, E. (2009). Aristoteles'ten Newton'a Paradigmatik Bilim Tarihi. İstanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları
Yıldırım, C. (1983). Bilim Tarihi. İstanbul: Remzi.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15555
PY25555
PY35555
PY45555
PY55555

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 1 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload