Introduction to STS Flashcards
is an empirical field, systematic field, covers general truths and facts, total societal enterprise
SCIENCE
Empirical originated from word___
empeirikos – experienced
Science as an empirical field is originally used in____?
medicine for doctors
Science is used for making choices based on ___________ rather than theoretical ideas
observation and experiments
Quote for Science is an Empirical Field
“Science is not science without proof!”
Science as a systematic field requires a ______ so it can work.
system
It means to follow specific steps to reach a certain conclusion
Systematic
the Scientific method
- Observation/ Question
- Research topic area
- Hypothesis
- Test with experiment
- Analyze data
- Report Conclusions
key for the advancement of science and for the benefit of the community.
Communication
Truths and facts are acquired through______
observation and experimentation
SCIENCE IS A TOTAL SOCIETAL ENTERPRISE which has 3 concepts_________
- Traditional Charity
- Traditional Business
- Social enterprise
Technology is _____?
an Applied Science, a Body of Knowledge and Skills, can control and modify the world, Total Societal Enterprise
Technology can be discovered by chance
True
Technology can be given rise by _________
trial and error.
Technology is created by the application of science.
True
Technology is a body of knowledge and skills
True
With the rise of capitalism financial
value is now being considered more
that social vaue.
True
a group of people with common
interests, traditions, purpose, and/or
activity
Society
INTERCONNECTION OF S,T,S
* Science aims to improve the society-Society develops hunger for further
improvement
Demands more from
science.
INTERCONNECTION OF S,T,S
Society benefits from technology
technology makes life easier for society
Interconnection of STS
When technology is newly created
Society enjoys benefits
Interconnection of STS
When technology is outdate and has
problems
Technology demand more
from science.
The emergence of STS started in the______?
Interwar Period up to the cold war
STS Started with the interests of scientists in
the
- relationship between scientific
knowledge, - technological systems
- society
He created the Structure of
Scientific Revolutions. His work helped crystallize a
new approach to historical and
social studies of science, in
which scientific facts were seen
as products of scientists’ socially
conditioned investigations rather than as objective
representations of nature.
Thomas Khun (1962)
STS in the Philippines started at the__________?
University of the Philippines Diliman
What year did the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) adopted the course
and included STS in the general
education course offering?
2013
