SXEX 1411 INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

1. MAZILAN MUSA mazilan@um.edu.my mazilanmusa@yahoo.com SXEX 1411INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

2. Week 1: Course Introduction

3. About the Course • SXEX1411: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES • Teaching medium: ENGLISH • Total Credit Hours: 3.

4. About the Course • This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of aspects in S&T studies – history, philosophy, sociology, management, policy, and economy. • Students will analyse issues in S&T by using S&T framework – epistemology, ethics, environment, and entrepreneurship. • Episteme = knowledge • Logos = study of • Students will also apply various disciplines of S&T studies to create local contextual understanding and to apply sustainable S&T intellectual and material.

5. Course Assessment 60% - Final Examination 40% - Continuous Assessment

6. Attendance • Please ensure that you attend classes (lecture and tutorial). • Attendance is compulsory – make sure that you attend at least 80 percent of the classes. • Absenteeism must be supported by valid documentation. • Never sign attendance on behalf of another student.

7. Why Take This Course? • Challenge to the imagination and intellect • Helps in understanding today’s world (and what led to the way things are today) • Provide new horizons and perspectives

8. Course Content Week 1: Introduction Week 2: Research and Validity Week 3: Communication and Authority Week 4: Rules, Norms, and Change Week 5: Sociology of Scientific Knowledge Week 6: Science and Technology Week 7: Pure, Applied and Collectivised Science Week 8: R&D Organisation Week 9: The Economics of Research Week 10: Science and the State - I Week 11: Science and the State - II Week 12: The Scientists in Society Week 13: Science as a Cultural Resource Week 14: Conclusion and Revision

9. Course Outcomes At the end of this course, students will be able to: • Show the diversity of the areas in S&T related to the community that can be studied from various perspectives such as history, philosophy, sociology, management, policy and economics. • Analyse the effect of S&T towards society, epistemology, ethics, environment, and entrepreneurship. • Apply a variety of disciplines in a learning perspective to build a local and contextual understanding of S&T, and practice of sustainable development of S&T.

10. Communication and Interaction Communication and interaction with the lecturer can take place in many forms by utilising various media: • Face-to-face: By appointment • Facebook-to-Facebook – lecturer’s FB username: Mazilan Musa • E-mail – mazilan@um.edu.my; mazilanmusa@yahoo.com • E-learning – SPeCTRUM

11. Grading

12. Some Tips for Success • Be consistent. • Have a positive attitude. • Avoid doing things at the very last minute. • Stay focused. • Ask questions. • Don’t be afraid of the lecturer. • Wisdom in managing and handling stress. • Studies at the university is a FULL TIME JOB! • WYGIWYD – What You Get Is What You Deserve: If you want an ‘A’, work hard so that you will deserve an ‘A’.

13. ALL THE BEST