COLEGIO DE SANTA CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA

Bp. Epifanio B. Surban St., Dumaguete City

College of Liberal Arts-Education Department

Course Syllabus

Course code: GE 6 Course Title: Science, Technology and Society

Credit Units: 3 Time Duration: 2hrs/week
Program Placement: 1st Semester
Pre-requisite: NONE
COSA Philosophy of Education The total formation of the human person in the quest for knowledge and the truth and search for
meaning, enlightened by faith, the good of the human family and in view of man’s ultimate end.
COSCA Vision COSCA: A premier diocesan Catholic Educational Institution, transformative in Christian Leadership
and service, Enhancing the family, Church, and Society in the midst of a fast-changing world.
COSCA Mission 1. We provide and impart a catholic education that is Christ-centred and competency-based, holistic
and transformative, through appropriate use of relevant pedagogy and technique.
2. We equip students with globally-responsive knowledge, attitudes, and skills that are based on
Christian principles and values.
3. We engage in research-based community projects for people empowerment and nation-building.
4. We advocate and promote the protection and preservation of Mother Earth, our common home,
through responsible stewardship.
Description The course deals with the interactions between science and technology and social, cultural, political,
and economic contexts that shape and are shaped by them.
This interdisciplinary course engages students to confront the realities brought about by science and
technology in society. Such realities pervade 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 instil 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

Learning Outcomes
Competency Standards/Program
Outcome
advancement.
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
Knowledge
1. Articulate the impacts of science and technology on society, specifically Philippine society.
2. Explain how science and technology affect society and the environment and its role in nation-
building.
3. Analyse the human condition in order to deeply reflect and express philosophical ramifications that
are meaningful to the student as a part of society
4. Define and demonstrate the impact of social media on the student’s life and Philippine society in
general.
Values
1. Imbibe the importance of science and technology in the preservation of the environment and the
development of the Filipino nation
2. Critique human flourishing vis-a-vis the progress of science and technology such that the student
may be able to define for himself/herself the meaning of a good life.
3. Foster the value of a healthy lifestyle toward the holistic and sustainable development of society and
the environment.
Skills
1. Creatively present the importance and contributions of science and technology to society
2. Examine shared concerns that make up the good life in order to come up with innovative and
creative solutions to contemporary issues guided by ethical standards.
3. Illustrate how the social media and information age impact their lives and their understanding of
climate change.
At the end of this program, the students should be able to;
1. Elucidate the relationships of science, technology, and society;
2. Explain how science and technology affect society and the environment and its role in nation
building
3. Examine shared concerns that make up the good life in order to come up with innovative and
creative solutions to contemporary issues guided by ethical standards; and
 4. Foster the value of healthy lifestyle and appreciate the importance of the course as one becomes a
responsible member of the society.
Classroom Policies Attendance, assignments and submission policies:
Students are required to have their own blue-long envelope in order to keep their activities and quizzes
in one place. The blue-long envelope serves as their final output by the end of the term.
Attendance are being monitored every meeting. Stamps (with my name and date for today) are being
attached to the students’ activities and projects to maintain order and honesty. Assignments and
submission are to be on time as announced as scheduled in the class sessions. Absentees should
provide valid reason. In Midterm and Final exam, students are expected to have their examination
permit before taking the exam. In case of emergency on exam days, the student should contact the
teacher ahead of time, without valid excuse means no comply of grades as being agreed by all during
the first meeting.

Academic Dishonesty:
All forms of dishonesty as indicated as deals class rules in the higher education is automatically
equivalent to a failing grade or academic exercise. Plagiarism is automatic “Failed” in an output.

Gender and Development:

All oral and written communication output/class interactions are required to obseerve the use of
gender sensitive language,

Harrasment and discrimination:

This course prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race,ethnicity, sex, pregnancy,color,
religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, and genetic information.

Religious accommodation
Everybody is required to refrain conflicts with students’ religious practices and/or observances.
Grading system Written (Quizzes) =25%
 Performance task (reporting, participation etc) = 35%
Major exams (Midterm/Finals) = 40%

Course Outline and Time Frame

Week Topics
GENERAL CONCEPTS AND STS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Week 1 Mission, Vision, and Goals of COSCA
Overview of the course
Classroom Policies
Computations of Grades
Week 2 Introduction of Science, Technology and Society
Week 3 Lesson 1: Intellectual Revolutions that Defined Society
A. Scientific Revolution
B. Some Intellectuals and their revolutionary ideas
C. Cradles of Early Science
 Development of Science in Mesoamerica
 Development of Science in Asia
 Development of Science in Africa
Week 4 Lesson 2: Science Technology and Nation-Building
A. Brief Historical Background of Science and Technology in the Philippines
B. Government Policies on Science and Technology
C. Famous Filipinos in the field of Science
STS AND HUMAN CONDITION
Week 5 The Human Person flourishing in terms of science and technology
Technology as a way of revealing
Week 6 The Good Life
When technology and Humanity Cross
Week 7 Why the future does not need us
 SPECIFIC ISSUES IN STS
Week 8 The Information Age
Biodiversity and the healthy society
Week 9 The Nano World

LEARNING PLAN

Desired Learning Outcomes Topic Teaching and Learning Resources (Materials and Asessment Tasks (ATs)
(DLOs) Activities (TLAs) Readings)
MIDTERM PERIOD GENERAL CONCEPTS AND STS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
 Review the PVMG of 1. PMVG of COSCA Discussion Power point presentation, 1. Analysis
COSCA CLiA-Ed module
 In depth understanding of
PMVG of COSCA
 Present Classroom Policy 2. Classroom Policy
 Discuss the interactions 3. Introduction of Discussion, oral activity Power point Presentation, 1. Graded Recitation
between Science and Science, Technology CLiA-Ed module (10 points)
Technology to the society and Society
throughout the history 4. Scientific
 Discuss how scientific and Revolution
technological developments
affect society and the
environment

 Articulate ways by which 5. Intellectuals and Discussion Power point Presentation, 1. Essay Writing (15
society is transformed by their Revolutionary CLiA-Ed module points)
science and technology A. Copernicus
B. Darwin
 C. Freud
 Discuss the different ancient 6. Cradles of Early Power point presentation, 1. Essay Writing 10
civilization has a great Science CLiA-Ed Module, Google points
impact to the Science and A. Development of Discussion, Oral pictures
Technology in today’s Science in Activity 2. Comics strips
society. Mesoamerica assignment
B. Development of
Science in Asia
C. Development of
Science in Africa
 Discuss the role of Science 7. Science and Discussion Powerpoint presentation, 1. Analysis
and Technology in Technology and Small group activity CLiA-Ed Module, Google, 2. Quiz 10 items
Philippine nation building Nation Building Youtube
 Evaluate government A. The Philippine Powerpoint presentation, 1. Analysis
policies pertaining to science Government S&T CLiA-Ed Module, Google 2. Group activity
and technology in terms of Agenda Discussion
their contributions to nation B. Major development
building programs and
 Identify actual science and personalities in S&T
technology policies of the in the Philippines
government and appraise C. Science Education
their impact on the in the Philippines
development of the Filipino D. Selected
Nation indigenous science
and technologies

STS AND THE HUMAN CONDITION

LEARNING TOPIC METHOD RESOURCES ASSESSMENT
OUTCOMES
 Analyze the human The Human Person The Question Concerning
condition in order to flourishing in terms of Technology by Martin
deeply reflect and Science and Technology Heidegger 1. 10 item quiz
express philosophical Reflection, Discussion 2. 15 points essay
ramifications that are Technology as a way of Powerpoint presentation,
meaningful to the Revealing CLiA-Ed Module, Google,
students as a part of Youtube
society
 Crique human Human Flourishing Powerpoint presentation,
flourishing vis-a-vis CLiA-Ed Module, Google,
the progress of science Discussion Youtube 1. Oral recitation
and technology so that 2. Assignment
the student can define
for himself/herself the
meaning of the good
life
Final Period
 Examine shared The Good Life Student’s Resources,
concerns that make up CLiA-Ed Module 1. Group activity
the good life in order Reporting, Discussion
to come up with
innovative, creative
solutions to
contemporary issues
guided by ethical
standards

 Examine human rights

 in order to uphold When technology and Reporting, Discussion Student’s powerpoint and 1. Graded Oral
such rights in humanity cross Q&A after the reporting resources recitation (group
technological ethical members and
dilemmas random calling)
 Evaluate
contemporary human
experience in order to Why does the future not Reporting, Discussion Student’s powerpoint and 1. Graded oral
strengthen and need us? Q&A after the reporting resources recitation (groups
enlighten the human and random)
person functioning in 2. 5 item exam
society
 Define Information
Age Reporting, Discussion
 Trace the history of Information Age Q&A after the reporting Student’s powerpoint and 1. Graded oral
Information Age; resources recitation (groups
 Practice value of and random)
understanding the
factors that need to be
considered in
checking website
sources
 Determine the
interrelatedness of Biodiversity and the Reporting, Discussion Student’s powerpoint and 1. Graded oral
society, environment Humanity Q&A after the reporting resources recitation
and health 2. Group activity
 Create a diagram that
would show the
relatedness of species
in forming up a
 diverse and healthy
society without
comprising one
another;
 Identify everyday
tasks and evaluate
whether they
contribute to the
wellness and health of
biodiversity and
society or not.
 Identify everyday
tasks and evaluate
whether they
contribute to the Environmental Related Reporting, Discussion Student’s powerpoint and 1. Graded oral
wellness and health of Illnesses and Issues Q&A after the reporting resources recitation
biodiversity and 2. Group activity
society or not.
 Determine the
interrelatedness of
society, environment,
and health
 Create diagram that
would show the
relatedness of species
in forming up a
diverse and healthy
society without
comprising one
 another
 Identify issues on GMO: Science, Health and
Genetically Modified Politics
Organisms (GMO) 1. Group oral
 Discuss different Reporting, Discussion Student’s powerpoint and recitation
implications and Q&A after the reporting resources 2. 10 item exam
impact of GMOs (chapter exam)
 Create a research
work on the impact of
GMOs in the
Philippine context.
 Define The Nano World
nanotechnology
 Characterize Reporting, Discussion Student’s powerpoint and 1. Graded oral
nanoscale Q&A after the reporting resources recitation
 Describe the various
uses of
nanotechnology
 Discuss concerns on
the use of
nanotechnology
 explain the status of
the use of
nanotechnology in the
Philippines.