2nd Bachelor in Library and Information Technology

Current Issues In Science And Popular Science

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ECTS Credits3
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffHONS, BenoƮt
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 2
CodeSOC-BBIB0015/2
Prerequisite

2nd course in Information ressources and information searching in science and technology

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 MethodsWritten examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

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