TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE
AUTHOR AND REVIEWER
PREFACE
HOW TO USE THIS LEARNING GUIDE
FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING GUIDE
PRELIMINARIES – Course Details

PRELIM COVERAGE
Chapter 1: GENERAL CONCEPTS AND STS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Lesson 1: Historical Antecedents in which Social Considerations changed the course
of Science and Technology
a. Introduction to Science, Technology and Society
b. In the World: Ancient, Middle and Modern Ages
Lesson 2: Intellectual Revolutions that Define Society
Lesson 3: Science and Technology and Nation Building
a. The Philippine Government Science and Technology Agencies and their
Agenda, and Major Development Programs in Science and Technology in
the Philippines
b. Science Education in the Philippines
MIDTERM COVERAGE
Chapter 2: STS AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
Lesson 1: Person Flourishing in Terms of Science and Technology
Lesson 2: Human Flourishing and Ethical Values in the Midst of Technological Era
Lesson 3: Technology as a Way of Revealing
Lesson 4: The Good Life
Lesson 5: When Technology and Humanity Cross
Lesson 6: Why does the Future not Need Us?
SEMI-FINAL COVERAGE
Chapter 3: SPECIFIC ISSUES IN STS
Lesson 1: The Information Age
a. The Computer Age (From Gutenberg to Social Media)
Lesson 2: Science, Health and Politics
a. Biodiversity and the Healthy Society
b. Gene Therapy
c. Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms
FINAL COVERAGE
d. The Nano World
e. Climate Change and the Energy Crisis
f. Environmental Awareness
g. Alternative Energy Resources ( e.g. O-tech Ocean Thermal Energy
Conversion)