Science, Technology, and Society
General Information sources (preferably within the last 3-
Class Code: n5jkd72 5 years).
Class Size: 47 students o Rubric:
Meeting Time: 12:30 PM (be ready by 12:00 Content: 40% - Focus on the
PM) topic and directly answer
Platform: Microsoft Teams (PUP webmail questions.
required) Research: Use references to
o Assignments/Activities: Submit support ideas with relevant
through MS Teams evidence.
o Synchronous Platforms: Zoom Organization: Logical flow,
(primary), Google Meet (secondary) clear structure, and focused
o Asynchronous Materials: Recorded paragraphs.
lectures and other materials on MS o Final Exam: 30% (15% Midterm,
Teams 15% Finals) - Face-to-face
Class Format attendance required
Synchronous Meetings: o Other Activities (70%): Includes
o Class typically involves a 2-hour quizzes, oral reports, and other
lecture with 5-10 minute breaks, tasks
followed by Q&A. o Attendance Incentive: Perfect
Asynchronous Content: attendance = bonus on the final
o Lectures posted in MS Teams grade
o Expect activities and quizzes every Grading System
4th week Standard college grading system
Instructor Final Grades: Complete all tasks on time for
Name: Sir Mac full credit
Background: BS Biology graduate, PUP Additional Notes
Master’s student Lectures are provided, but no PowerPoint
Schedule: Available from 9 PM onwards slides are shared.
Communication & Netiquette Guidelines Only MS OneNote files will be available for
1. No Caps: Avoid typing in all caps. lecture materials (not accessible on other
2. Avoid Sarcasm: Use jokes sparingly and platforms).
with timing. Reference format: APA Style
3. Chat Use: Keep messages concise (1-2 for
important concerns).
4. Self-Help First: Attempt to solve issues
based on instructions before asking.
5. Grammar Awareness: All communication is
in English; pause to improve clarity.
6. Respectful Tone: Be courteous,
professional, and use complete sentences.
7. Timely Submission: Submit files correctly
and on time on MS Teams.
8. Read First: Avoid unnecessary questions;
check resources before asking.
9. Think Before Typing: Sessions are
recorded; avoid inappropriate topics.
10. Professional Conduct: Maintain boundaries,
be respectful, and cooperative.
Course Outline
Content: 8 Modules (some spanning two
weeks)
Focus:
o Science, Technology, and Society
interactions
o Analytical and critical thinking
development
o Interdisciplinary (various sciences)
vs. Monodisciplinary (e.g., Biology
focus)
o Encourages learning over belief
alteration
Assignments and Assessments
Essays:
o Central theme: Relevance to the
topic, supported by credible, timely
LESSON 1: the drivers in food, tech, or BPO industries?
Will there be alternative livelihoods waiting
Scene: Imagine waking up one morning, getting for those who depend on driving?
dressed, and having breakfast. You decide to book Ethical Dilemma
a ride, so you grab your phone and order a Grab. A Ethical refers to what is moral, right, and
message notifies you that the car has arrived, so correct. A dilemma is a situation in which
you head outside, open the car door, and step into you need to choose from a set of options,
a world you’d only seen in science books or sci-fi but all those choices are negative, incorrect,
movies—the world of AI. As you sit inside, you and unethical or have devastating
notice there’s no human driver. Instead, the vehicle consequences. For example, if the AI car is
is powered by artificial intelligence, running on going up to 80 km/h on a road built on a hill
complex algorithms that allow it to navigate on its and a child pedestrian suddenly crosses the
own. Every public transport vehicle on the road street, the AI must choose between saving
operates through AI, fully automated, with no the child or saving the passengers.
human drivers in sight. Upon reaching your Who will be given more priority—the child or
destination, you receive a message from the the passengers? Who will be responsible for
company asking for your feedback: “Would you the moral programming of the car? Will it be
support the launch of this technology next month, a lawyer, scientist, social worker, or a
completely transforming the world of normal civilian? How will the structure be
transportation?” determined? How would we know? If the AI
faces a dilemma, what will be its choices
Answer: No, as they said, “Their technology would and decisions, and will they be ethical?
completely change or revolutionize the world of
transportation,” which is good; however, they will We need to thoroughly analyze and question the
implement it next month. There is a rush in technology before we implement it.
implementation; do we really need this technology?
We should ask ourselves why or why not.
So, let us take a look at some of the issues that Good scientist-
will arise once the technology is implemented There are qualities that you need to posses
next month. Here are the best qualities to be a good citizen or
scientist.
Safety and Responsibility
ho will be in charge if the AI car gets into an Curiossity to ask questions – if you are not asking
accident? If someone dies, whether a questions this mesns 2 things either you don’t care
passenger or pedestrian, while the AI is or you didn’t learn
driving, who will be held responsible? Which Example. If there’s gonna be changes in the
entity can we ask for justice? Is it the employees of a restaurant and gonna be change
company because they launched the AI with ai either you don’t care or it’s doesn’t concern
cars? What if they say it’s not their you or you didn’t learn why they will be changed to
responsibility because they only make the ai.
car but have a partner company? Will we
place the blame on the developer or the But what if it was your relatives who will be
employee in charge that day? Because that changed or be affected that way you will develop
day there is a worker on duty the supposed your curiosity.
to operate that car. How can justice be As a good citizen you need to be curious
served? This needs to be answered, So even if you don’t know anything about it or
because if it happens someday, no one will Atleast you ask questions, and you will start that
be held accountable as no law states who with curiosity You ask why you ask questions but
will be responsible. it’s not enough that you just ask question it also
Job Displacement must be connected or relevant.
As AI cars become common on the roads
and we gain more access to them, more Critical thinking this means analyzing the questions
jobs will be replaced, especially those effectively Will this AI be expensive or cheap and
depending on manual labor, such as taxi, that's that it just ask the price already accessibility
delivery, and jeepney drivers. Companies does this need a internet to access the AI bring
will choose AI or automation because it is critical means you are throwing follow-up questions
cheaper than paying wages to workers. for example is that you ask the price so after that
With human labor, you pay for their work, you should also ask the accessibility also the
benefits, allowances, and insurance—there advantage or disadvantages but you asked multiple
are many costs involved in hiring a human questions. and make sure that those questions are
being, while with AI, you might only be related something else that you just ask questions
paying for the company and the product. but it's related. And that is what you mean by critical
How will society manage this economic thinking So you need to be curious and also have a
shift? If a lot of people lose their jobs— for critical thinking. To analyze it thoroughly.
example, there are 10,000,000 drivers
nationwide—what will happen to them? If
their employers switch to AI, will we place Open mindedness:
You should always so avoid being close-minded for the boundary between science and Element
example if you're having a business it's not enough beings. Science is only limited to natural world,
that you have the business on mind and you're not So if you’re going to discuss things that are out of
studying the wants of the people. Being open- natural world like mystic powers or goddess
mindedness doesn't mean that you have to adapt science can’t explain those. We need to understand
quickly by being open-mindedness means that you the limitations ahead.
embrace you welcome the knowledge. For example Science is build in facts, that why scientist are
if there's a time that it's really needed to learn a confident with the information because it’s proven
new skill since you already embrace a new by researches and facts to orove that it’s correct.
knowledge adapting won't be too much problem. Science come from the Latin word Scientia which
Let's say you just believe in a current knowledge means knowledge, to be specific its body of
Nothing will change in your business. So that's the knowledge
thing your knowledge should always adapt, Science is a progress and it will go on and also the
someday the wants of the people could change. content of it. There’s also cases that science make
mistake, example is the case that the Earth is in the
Ethical and integrity integrity means having the middle of the solar system and it was believed for a
capability of making a decision without being long time and no one tried to oppose it.
affected by the opinion of other. You are also
responsible and accountable regardless of the
outcome it's not a problem to you cuz you are
responsible for it.
STS- Any changes, no matter how promising it’s,
must be critically examined trough multiple lenses
to ensure they benefit society as a whole. Or you
need to be curious if what are they made for and
you analyze them critically and that is by asking
multiple questions.
It’s important to be aware to the advantages and
disadvantages we need to study those things. Sts
is concerned with science and technology are
close, with science there’s technology and if there’s
technology there’s science there is a direct relation
between these. Science is the knowledge
technology is the product and how will society will
be affect those two. Society is a group of people
united by common interests. But still have different
social aspects example is
Introvert, born to be a leader and etc. it’s important
even if we have small difference it will still effect
science and technology. Example is the traditional
jeepney the reason they starting to oppose the
government is because the government want to
phase out the jeepneys because of the smoke
coming from the vehicles. On the other hand they
are opposing it because they said what will happen
to them and the government are giving suggestions
that there is a new technology and we could adapt
it and we will help you with that. And other drivers
wouldn’t be able to adapt to it because of the status
in life. STS is very important because we study on
them on hiw they interact like what are their
relation, however before we define its importance
we first must study it’s elements we need to know
that is science, technology and society. We first
need to define the elements.
Science Is an attempt to understand everything.
Specifically to understand the natural world.
Example is why is there’s a thunder and rains. As
we become more educated we become more
aware to explain phenomena’s that are happening.
But not all the studies are correct, for example you
get an information that can be unnatural. Like a tree
cannot produce fruit because your friend say’s it
has been cursed. But the question is it true? That is
