Course Name: Sociological Perspectives on Modernity

Course abstract

The objective of the course is to enable students to understand modernity as a socio-cultural product in specific socio-historical contexts. The course exposes students to theoretical perspectives to look at modernity and its constituents as a practice deeply embedded in culture and society. It familiarises students with encountering problems in their everyday life from more rationalist perspectives. It attempts to critically engage with and interrogate the multiple views on modernity.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Sambit Mallick

Dr. 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. He teaches Sociology of Science, Science, Technology and Innovation Sociological Perspectives, Sociology of India Conformities and Contradictions, Sociological Perspectives on Modernity, The Study of Society, Sociology of Development, Interrogating Modernity,Science, Technology and Society, Sociological Theory, Research Methods in Sociology, Perspectives on Science, Technology and Society, and Emerging Knowledge Societies at IIT Guwahati. His courses under NPTEL have attracted a large number of students even from the remote areas in India and abroad.


Teaching Assistant(s)

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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 : 20-Dec-2020

Enrolled

607

Registered

22

Certificate Eligible

15

Certified Category Count

Gold

4

Silver

8

Elite

2

Successfully completed

1

Participation

1

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

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
Sociological Perspectives on Modernity - Toppers list

R KUMARAN 93%

THE GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

ROOP HARI 92%

THE GANDHIGRAM RURAL INSTITUTE (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 607

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 22

Assignment Statistics



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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.