Communication in Science

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods focus on the workshop model, combining theoretical lectures and the observation and analysis of works by reflection and open discussion of the readings. The presentations are to develop and strengthen the capacity of individual research and methodological rigor. Taken together, these teaching methods also aim to foster teamwork and a strong critical sense among peers.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester students should have an understanding of the processes of science and technology knowledge production, their modes of articulation, the co-creation and mutual definition of science, technology and society. Students must also be able to understand and reflect on the different disciplinary frameworks, organized around the analysis of policies for science and knowledge and the contexts in which they are implemented, and plot evolutionary process of publication and legitimation of science, including the new metrics.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The Sociology of Knowledge.
2. Social studies of science and technology: issues, debates and guidelines.
3. The production of science and technology: practices, culture and politics.
4. Governance of research and innovation: policy, participation and accountability.
5. Impact and evaluation of research.
6. Publication, legitimacy and measurement of Science.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Manuel Lopes de Figueiredo Costa Marques Borges

Assessment Methods

Avaliação
Synthesis work: 40.0%
Research work: 60.0%

Bibliography

Benkler, Y. (2006). The Wealth of Networks. New Have, London: Yale Univ Press

Felt, U. et al. (2007). Taking the European Knowledge Society Seriously, EU. Luxembourg: Pub. Office of the EU.

Gibbons, M. et al. (1994). The New Production of Knowledge. London: Sage,

Jasanoff, S. (2012). Genealogies of STS. Social Studies of Science, 42: 435-441.

Lamont, M. (2009), How Professors Think. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Press

Latour, B. (1987), Science in Action. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Press

Lundvall, B.A. and S. Borrás (2005), “Science, Technology and Innovation Policy” in Fagerberg, J, Mowery, D C. and Nelson, R.R. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Innovation. Oxford: Univ Press.

Melkers, J. and Hicks, D. (2013), “Bibliometrics as a Tool for Research Evaluation” in A. Link & N. Vonortas, Handbook on the Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.

Salter, A.; Martin, B.R. (2001), 'The economic benefits of publicly funded research', Research Policy, 30: 509-32.