Course10910713120 lectures
Sociology of Science
Prof. Aninday Jayant Mishra · IIT Roorkee
About
This course aims to stimulate inspire and provoke awareness of science and technology impact on society and vice versa The course will also discuss the various theoretical underpinnings of science and technology in society The course will also focus on the impact of science and technology on international relations social institutions social groups and on everyday life One of the learning outcome upon completion of the course would be that students will have a better understanding of the complex relationship between science and technology and between science technology and society When you have finished this course you will be able to explain developments in science and technology in terms of their interactions with social cultural environmental and other issues
INTENDED AUDIENCE : B.Tech ,M.Tech, M.ASociology, MBA Professionals
Lectures
Week 1
- Sociology : Anthony Giddens Part 1
- Sociology: Anthony Giddens Part 2
- History of Science: Thomas Kuhn
- HSS in Technology Institutes: Ravinder Kaur Part 1
- HSS in Technology Institutes: Ravinder Kaur Part 2
Week 2
- Ethos of Science I
- Ethos of Science II
- Science and Economy of 17th Century England
- Matthew Effect Part 1
- Matthew Effect Part 2
Week 3
Week 4
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Roorkee
- Department
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher
- Prof. Aninday Jayant Mishra
- Level
- Graduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Society and politics
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
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