SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

SOC508

Course Code: SOC508
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Emek Barış Kepenek

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the important concepts.
Comprehend the relationship between the field and sociology.
Comprehend the impact of social forces behind the technological and scientific developments
Run a research project

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, theoretical and practical discussions on the concepts of knowledge and science, which are the basic parameters of social change, will be presented from a historical perspective. Discussions will be held on the changes in the concept of knowledge, the economic, institutional and political power of knowledge today, as well as new methods in scientific research types and their social effects.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
2^nd Week	Historical development of Sociology of Science
3^rd Week	Institutionalization of Science
4^th Week	Thomas Kuhnand the concept of Paradigm
5^th Week	Robert Merton and Sociology of Science
6^th Week	Network Society-I
7^th Week	Network Society-II
8^th Week	The Politics of Science and Knowledge-I
9^th Week	The Politics of Science and Knowledge-II
10^th Week	Ideology and Praxis
11^th Week	New debates on Methodologies of Knowledge Production
12^th Week	Social Determination of Technology
13^th Week	Current Debates on Sociology of Science
14^th Week	Students Presentations and Evaluation of the Course

Recommended or Required Reading

-Castells (1996) The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture: The Rise of Network Society, Blackwell.
-Pitt (2000) Thinking about Technology: Foundations of the Philosophy of Technology, Seven Bridges Press.
-Merton, Robert K. 1973. The Sociology ofScience: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
-Pinch, Trevor J., and Weibe E. Bijker. 1993. ?The Social Construction of Facts and
Artifacts: Or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	1	15
Total(%)		55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		45
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	12	12
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	3	12	36
Total Work Load			313
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.43
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X
K12
K13
K14		X	X
K15
K16
K17
K18	X	X	X	X

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X
K12
K13
K14		X	X
K15
K16
K17
K18	X	X	X	X

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X
K12
K13
K14		X	X
K15
K16
K17
K18	X	X	X	X

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X
K12
K13
K14		X	X
K15
K16
K17
K18	X	X	X	X