2nd Bachelor in Library and Information Technology
Current Issues In Science And Popular Science
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ECTS Credits | 3 |
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Number of Hours (h/year) | 30 |
Teaching staff | HONS, BenoƮt |
Course Unit | Compulsory |
Term | Quad. 2 |
Code | SOC-BBIB0015/2 |
Prerequisite | 2nd course in Information ressources and information searching in science and technology |
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Aims and Objectives | Understanding influence of research and scientific knowledge on daily life, and awareness of major issues relating to science. |
Description | Identification of science’s target publics. Study of the relationship between science and society, between science and technology. Science as an ideological tool and role of scientific information as well as media influence in this respect. Case study of current issues. |
Bibliography | LASZLO Pierre, La vulgarisation scientifique, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1993. LASZLO Pierre, La leçon de choses, Ed. Austral, Paris, 1995. LEVY-LEBLOND Jean-Marc, La pierre de touche, La science à l’épreuve…, Gallimard, Paris,1996. TRISTANI-POTTEAUX Françoise, Les journalistes scientifiques, médiateurs des savoirs, Ed. Economica, Paris, 1997. |
Teaching and Learning Methods | Lectures, practical exercises, case studies |
Assessment Methods | Written examinations |
Notes | In part |
Language | French |
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