Credit

1.50   (L-T-P:   1.5-0-0)

Department / Center / School / Unit

Policy

Course Objectives

This course will introduce students to various theoretical approaches to study science and technology policy. It will explore six identified themes central to understanding science and technology policy processes and outcomes, and study how different theoretical approaches seek to overcome the challenges in each.

Course Contents

The course identifies six themes which are key to understanding Science and Technology Policy (STP) viz., Safety, Ownership, Ethics/morality, Knowledge base, Participation and Choice of policy instruments. Through sociological, economic, regulatory and legal literature on selected current and emerging key sectors, e.g. transport, agriculture, health, energy, environment, or information and communication technologies, it invites the students to keenly understand the various underlying approaches in STP.