Science and Technology in Society (EN), Electronic exam

Students are familiar with current developments in national and international science and technology studies and the discussions around them. Students master the tools required to examine the production and the management of information and the social effects of different technologies. Students are able to understand and evaluate the research questions, theoretical approaches, methods and datasets that are common in science and technology studies.

The module provides an introduction to science and technology studies. It offers a multidisciplinary approach to the exploration of the informational and technological dimensions of society and culture. The module offers critical perspectives to the ways in which science, technology and society shape and are shaped by each other.

Recommended Prerequisites

• Basic Studies in Social Sciences, YKT-P01, 25 cr
• Free Choice Studies in Social Sciences, Basic Studies, YKT-P02, 25 cr

Three books of the following:

Alastalo, Marja & Maria Åkerman (eds.) (2011) Tieto hallinnassa: Tietokäytännöt suomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Lehtonen, Turo-Kimmo (2008) Aineellinen yhteisö. Helsinki: Tutkijaliitto.

Meskus, Mianna (2018) Craft in Biomedical Research. New York: Palgrave MacmIllan US.

Miller, Daniel et al. (2016) How the World Changed Social Media. UCL Press (open access).

Tsing, Anna L. (2015) The Mushroom at the End of the World. On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Väliverronen, Esa (2018) Julkinen tiede. Tampere: Vastapaino.

General scale, 0-5

• SOC-M06 Science and Technology
• SOC-M26
• YHTOPPIOAY Social Studies for Subject Teachers, Open University Studies
• YKT-A03 Intermediate Studies in Social Sciences