INTRODUCE YOURSELF

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• Full name

• Course and year

• Hobbies

• Goals in Life
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
AND SOCIETY
Vanlyke Vaughn L. Fernandez
Subject Teacher
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

• General Education 5 (GE 5)

• 3 unit lecture course

• Summer class – 1.5 hours/day

 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.

• Engages students to confront the realities brought about by science and

technology in society with all it’s 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.
 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

• Grading system (old student)

 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Grading system (freshmen)

 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Grading system (Summer class)

 STUDENT ASSESSMENT
TOTAL GRADE CONVERSION GRADE DESCRIPTION
96-100 4.0 A High Distinction
90-95 3.5 B+ Distinction
85-89 3.0 B- Very Good
80-84 2.5 C+ Good
75-79 2.0 C- Average
<75 1.0 F Fail

- Ratings in the BB-LMS is NOT THE SAME in the class record

- 7.2 = LACK of requirement(s)/Exam(s)/Performances
- 7.1 = NO FINAL PERMIT but with a passing rate
 SUBMISSION

• ATTENDANCE DURING MEETINGS IS STRICTLY MONITORED.

• OUTPUT MUST BE ON PDF FORM.

• YOU CAN SUBMIT LATE OUTPUTS (WITH CORRESPONDING

DEDUCTIONS)
WHAT IS SCIENCE?

• a systematically organized body of knowledge on a

particular subject.

• Testable explanation

• Observable evidence

• Gain knowledge through a set of steps called the “scientific

method”.
WHAT IS SCIENCE?
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?

• the application of scientific

knowledge for practical purposes,
especially in industry.

• a process of supplying better means

of utilizing nature to develop &
improve human lives.
WHAT IS SOCIETY

• A group of people living as a

community or an organized
group of people for a
common purpose. 
WHY STUDY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIETY?

• provide insight into how different processes of

knowledge are initiated and progressed throughout
history.

• Learn how innovative technological processes are

developed, employed and increased in importance.