FD12A SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY: SII (2009/2010) Lecture Schedule Week
Date (Week of)
Lecture
Lecturer
1
Jan 25 ff
Overview – Introduction to Course
P. Stephens
2
Feb 1 ff
Unit 1: Issues of Current Interest – Introduction
P. Stephens
3
Feb 8 ff
Unit 2: Induction & Deduction
A. Forbes
4
Feb 15 ff
Unit 2: The hypothetico-deductive approach; Scientific Fact and Changing Paradigms
J. Campbell
(Ash Wednesday class meets on Friday 19th, 4 – 6:00 p.m.) 5
Feb 22 ff
Unit 2: Observation & Experimentation
S. Mitchell
6
Mar 1 ff
Unit 3: The relationships between science, medicine And technology.
M. Roye
7
Mar 11
MODULE 1 EXAMINATION - Thursday, March 11, 2010 (suggested date)
(Module 1)
8
Mar 15 ff
Unit 1: Energy: Sources & Usage
A. Chen
9
Mar 22 ff
Unit 3: Information Technology & Society
C. Muir
10
Mar 29 ff
Unit 2: Health & Disease in Society
A. Bailey
11
Apr 6 ff
Unit 4: Biotechnology & Society; Genetically Modified Organisms
S. Mitchell
th
(Easter Monday class meets on Friday 9 , 4 – 6:00 p.m.) L. Dunn
12
Apr 12 ff
Unit 5: Ethical & Gender Issues
13
Apr 19 ff
Summary and Discussions of Module II
P. Stephens
14
Apr 26
MODULE II EXAMINATION - Thursday, April 29, 2010 (suggested date)
(Module II)
Lectures will be repeated four times per week as follows: Monday: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Group 1)
Tuesday: 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Group 2)
Wednesday: 2:00 – 4:00 pm (Group 3)
Thursday: 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Group 4)
(No Lecture on Fridays except in special circumstances)
Venue: InterFaculty Lecture Theatre (IFLT) PLEASE NOTE THAT EXAMINATION DATES ARE PROVISIONAL. THE FINAL EXAM DATES WILL BE POSTED ONLINE AND ON THE OFFICIAL EXAMINATION NOTICE BOARD Summer School Lectures: Both Modules will be offered during the summer (two streams) Stream 2: Monday: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Friday: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Stream 3: Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Dean’s Office Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences January 20, 2010
Wednesday: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.