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SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
First Semester, Academic Year 2023-2024
Course Name Science Technology and Society
Course Description The course deals with interactions between science and technology and social, cultural, political, and economic contexts that shape and are shaped by them.
(CMO No.20, series of 2013)
This interdisciplinary course engages the students to confront the realities brought about by science and technology in society. Such realities pervades the
personal, the public, and the global aspects of our living and are integral to human development. Scientific knowledge and technological development happen
in the context of society with all its socio-political, cultural, economic, and philosophical underpinnings at play. This course seeks to instill reflective
knowledge in the students that they are able to live the good life and display ethical decision making in the face of scientific and technological advancement
Contact Hours/Week 3 hrs/week
Prerequisite None
At the end of Prelim period the students At the end of Midterm period the students At the end of Final period the students
should be able to; should be able to; should be able to;
a) Identify the importance of studying a) Define and explain what technology is a) Determine the interrelatedness of society,
science, technology, and society and its essence environment, and health
b) Explain how science and technology b) Perceive the danger of the controlling b) Define biodiversity hotspot and explain
relates to a problem of societal concern power of technology has over human where most of the world’s biodiversity
Course Outcomes c) Explain the historical timeline of science c) Analyze human flourishing in relation to hotspot are located
and technology the progress of science and technology c) Familiarize themselves with the pre-
d) Synthesize and create own definition of d) Conceptualize own views on human Gutenberg world, Gutenberg Revolution
Science and Technology flourishing and post-Gutenberg World
e) Explain the historical timeline of science e) Describe what good life is d) Illustrate how social media and
and technology in the Philippines f) Examine shared concerns that make up information age affected our society
f) Analyze the development of science and the good life considering ethical standards e) Recognize with the emerging practice of
technology in the Philippines in order to determine appropriate nanotechnology in the Philippines
g) Define paradigm shift decisions to contemporary issues f) Familiarize with the historical
h) Enumerate scientific and technological g) Rationalize the advantages, background of nanotechnology
advancement made by people and some disadvantages, and limitations of applying g) Describe the gene therapy and its various
civilizations of the seventeenth century technology to humanity forms
i) Discuss the concept of nation building and h) Discuss some examples of ethical h) Assess the issues, Potential benefits and
its importance dilemmas and conflicts wherein detriments to global health
j) Evaluate government policies pertaining technology affects humanity in terms of i) Recognize the causes and effects of
to science and technology moral issues and social conflicts climate change
i) Rationalize the human experience in order j) Demonstrate awareness in the current
to strengthen and enlighten the human environmental issues
functioning in society
j) Identify and examine what the future of
humanity and the future of technology
LEARNING PLAN /INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION Assessment
Course Content/Subject Matter, Teaching-Learning
WEEK Intended Learning Outcome Suggested Textbooks and References Tasks and
Number of Hours/Meetings Activities
Outputs
Identify the importance of Science, technology, and Society by Collaborative
studying science, Introduction to Science, Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Learning Oral
Week 1-2
technology, and society Technology, and Society Peer Recitation
July 31-August 5
Explain how science and learning/discussion Quizzes
August 7-12
technology relates to a
problem of societal concern
Explain the historical Science, Technology, and Science, technology, and Society by Flipped Classroom Written tests
timeline of science and Society: World History Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Powerpoint Short quizzes
Week 3 technology Presentation
August 14-19 Synthesize and create own
definition of Science and
Technology
Explain the historical Science, Technology, and Science, technology, and Society by Cooperative Learning Oral
timeline of science and Society: Philippine History Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Oral Presentation recitation
technology in the Quizzes
Week 4
Philippines
August 21-26
Analyze the development
of science and technology
in the Philippines
Week 5 Define paradigm shift Science, technology, and Society by Collaboration
August 28-September 2 Enumerate scientific and Industrial Revolution in the 17th Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Brainstorming Written
technological advancement Century output
made by people and some
civilizations of the
seventeenth century
Discuss the concept of Science and Technology and Science, technology, and Society by Debate Oral
nation building and its Nation Building Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Recitation
Week 6 importance Summative
September 4-9 Evaluate government Assessment
policies pertaining to
science and technology
September 11-
WEEK 7 PRELIM EXAM
16
Define and explain what The Human Person Flourishing
technology is and its in Terms of science and Science, technology, and Society by
essence Technology Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Direct Instruction Oral
Week 8 Perceive the danger of the Interactive discussion Recitation
September 18-23 controlling power of Gamification Short quiz
technology has over human
Analyze human flourishing Human Flourishing
in relation to the progress
Week 9 of science and technology
September 25-30 Conceptualize own views
on human flourishing
Describe what good life is Science, technology, and Society by Group Presentation Written
Week 10 Examine shared concerns Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Role Play Output
October 2-7 that make up the good life Quiz
considering ethical The Good Life
standards in order to
determine appropriate
decisions to contemporary
issues
Rationalize the advantages, Science, technology, and Society by Interactive discussion Writen
disadvantages, and Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Powerpoint Output
limitations of applying When Technology and presentation Short quiz
technology to humanity Humanity Cross
Week 11 Discuss some examples of
October 9-14 ethical dilemmas and
conflicts wherein
technology affects
humanity in terms of moral
issues and social conflicts
Week 12 Rationalize the human Why does the future not need Science, technology, and Society by Written
experience in order to us? Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., output
strengthen and enlighten Demonstration Summative
the human functioning in Educational Game Assessment
October 16-21 society Collaborative
Identify and examine what Learning
the future of humanity and
the future of technology
Week 13 MID TERM EXAMINATIONS October 23-28
Determine the Biodiversity and Healthy Science, technology, and Society by Collaborative Short quiz
interrelatedness of society, Society Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Learning Oral
Week 14 environment, and health Peer Recitation
October 30-November 4 Define biodiversity hotspot learning/discussion
and explain where most of
the world’s biodiversity
hotspot are located
Familiarize themselves with The Information Age Science, technology, and Society by Flipped Classroom Written
the pre-Gutenberg world, (Gutenberg to Social Media) Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Powerpoint Output
Gutenberg Revolution and Presentation Quiz
Week 15
post-Gutenberg World
November 6-11
Illustrate how social media
and information age
affected our society
Recognize with the Nanoworld Science, technology, and Society by Cooperative Learning Written
emerging practice of Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Oral Presentation Output
nanotechnology in the Quiz
Week 16
Philippines
November 13-18
Familiarize with the
historical background of
nanotechnology
Describe the gene therapy Gene Therapy Science, technology, and Society by Collaboration Short quiz
and its various forms Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Brainstorming Oral
Week17
Assess the issues, Potential Direct Instruction Recitation
November 20-25
benefits and detriments to
global health
Recognize the causes and Climate Change, Energy Crisis, Science, technology, and Society by Role Play Summative
effects of climate change and Environmental Awareness Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al., Gamification Assessment
Week 18
Demonstrate awareness in Written
November 27-December 2
the current environmental Output
issues
WEEK 19 FINAL EXAMINATION December 4-9
Course Requirements: Periodic examination, written tests, performance tasks
References: 1. Science, Technology, and Society by Denzyl Hubert S. Bautista et. al.,
Prepared by: Recommending Approval: Noted By: Approved by:
MARY ANN D. COLOMA, DHEO SILANG, LCB CELESTINA F. PATULOT, MAeD/CarDoc FELIPE S. BAUTISTA, Ph.D.
LPT BSCA Program Head Quality Assurance Chief VP for Academic Affairs
Faculty