Course Name: Science, Technology and Society

Course abstract

The objective of the course is to enable students to understand science as a socio-cultural product in specific socio-historical contexts. The course exposes students to philosophical, historical and sociological perspectives to look at science as a practice deeply embedded in culture and society. It emphasizes the dynamic nature of the relations between wider cultural practices on one hand and scientific practices on the other. The attempt is to equip students with an understanding indispensable for an in-depth study of science-technology-society dynamics.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Sambit Mallick

Sambit Mallick is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He specializes in the sociology of science and technology, and also includes historical sociology and philosophy of the social sciences among his research interests. His research and teaching are at the intersection of ‘philosophy’, social theory, and science and technology studies. His courses under NPTEL have attracted a large number of students even from the remote areas in India and abroad.


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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 19-Dec-2020

Enrolled

1498

Registered

205

Certificate Eligible

186

Certified Category Count

Gold

36

Silver

95

Elite

37

Successfully completed

18

Participation

13

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Science, Technology and Society - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

YASHI KAPOOR 99%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, NAGPUR

RACHANAA R 96%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

SRUTHI SURESH 94%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

BHUMIJAA B 94%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

RITU 94%

ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PAVITHRA P 94%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

DEVAKI KISHORE 94%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

SEEMALA NAGA SAI ADARSH 94%

Indian Institute of Technology,Madras


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

VARUN SUBRAMANIAM 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

ANIRUDDH MUKUNTH 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

L REVATHYPRABA 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

GOWSHIK RAJ 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

BETHI NAGA BHARGAVI 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

ANJANA NANDAKUMAR 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

NUTHAKKI VENKATA CHANDANA 93%

SASTRA DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

ABHINAV 93%

MUZAFFARPUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MUZAFFARPUR

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1498

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 205

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.