SOCIOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

SOCI328

Course Code: SOCI328
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Discuss the relationship between society and technology & innovation issues.
Compare technology development and innovative practices of societies.
Examine local, regional and global aspects of technology and innovation.
Criticize the similarities and differences of societies that stand out in technology and innovation.
Analyze the transformative effect of technology and innovation.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

This course is aimed that students to go beyond explanations about the role of technology in social change. Students will discuss the relationship between technology and innovation issues and unique structures and processes in each society. Therefore, within the scope of this course, the technology and innovation-generating practices, structures, and processes of countries that developing new, advanced, and critical technologies on a world scale will be discussed and examined from a comparative perspective. Also, research and discussions will be continued on the similarities and/or differences of societies in technology development and the social and cultural origins of innovations.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: The relationship of technology, innovation, and society
2^nd Week	The important concepts, structures and relations in the relationship between technology, innovation, and society
3^rd Week	The source of technological development differences between countries: ?Guns, Germs and Steel?
4^th Week	Why do technology and innovation develop? Mechanisms that drive societies to innovation and research
5^th Week	Why do technology and innovation develop? Mechanisms that drive societies to innovation and research (cont)
6^th Week	Thematic discussion: ?Does technology determine (shape) society or does society determine (shape) technology??
7^th Week	How are technology development and innovation areas formed/shaped?
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Who develops technology and innovation in societies?
10^th Week	Thematic discussion: ?Do technology and innovation have a gender?? ? Technology and women
11^th Week	How / under what conditions / where does technology and innovation develop?
12^th Week	Does innovation rise from the east or the west: ?Is there a geography of technology and innovation??
13^th Week	Similarities / differences of societies that stand out in technology and innovation
14^th Week	End-of-term discussion: Leaders vs. Followers - Pioneers vs. Latecomers.
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Basalla, G. Teknolojinin Evrimi. (çev. Cem Soydemir). Doğu Batı Yay.
2- Bilim, Teknoloji, Yenilik: Kavramlar, Kuramlar ve Politika. İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay.
3- Deciphering science and technolgy: The social relations of expertise. (eds. Varcoe, I., McNeil, M. & Yearly, S.). MacMillan.
4- Diamond, J. Tüfek, Mikrop, Çelik. 23. Basım. Ankara: TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Yay.
5- Dickson, D. Alternatif Teknoloji. İstanbul: Ayrıntı.
6- Faulkner, A. (2009). Medical technology into healthcare and society: A sociology of devices, innovation and governance. Palgrave&MacMillan
7- Innovation in socio-cultural context. (2013). (eds. Adam, F. & Westlund H.). Routledge.
8- Mapping the Dynamics of science and Technology. (1986). (eds. Callon, M., Law. J. & Rip, A.). MacMillan.
9- Mendelsohn, E., Smith, M.R. & Weingart, P. (1988). Science, technology, and the military. Springer.
10- Mulkay, M. J. (1972). The social process of innovation. MacMillan.
11- Sikka, T. (2019). Climate Technology, gender, and justice: The standpoint of the vulnerable. Springer.
12- The social construction of technological systems: New directions in the sociology and history of technology. (2012). (eds. Bijker, W.E., Hughes, T.P. & Pinch, T.). MIT Press.
13- Türkcan, E. Dünyada ve Türkiye?de Bilim, Teknoloji ve Politika, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay.
14- Tyfield, D. (2018). Liberalism 2.0 and the rise of China. Routledge.
15- Ülgen, P. Doğu-Batı Arasında Teknoloji Transferi: Geç Ortaçağlar. Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Project	1	20
Presentation of Case Study	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	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	3	36
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	1	1
Total Work Load			137
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.56
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X	X	X
K12