Master en Ciencia, Tecnologa y Sociedad CTS Science, Technology and Society Training the scientific

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Master en Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad
(CTS)Science, Technology and Society Training
thescientific communication profesional in Spain
andLatin America from an integral perspective

• Dr. Miguel Ángel Quintanilla
• Sonia Martín Cerro
• Marcelo Sabbatini
• Betania Maciel
• Universidad de Salamanca

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ScienceTechnology Development

• Velocity of ST change
• CTS Interdependency
• Fundamental factor for economical growth
• Decisive factor for social change
• Process dependent on human decisions

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CTS Interface
Communicate
A
Science and
B
Society
Technology
Act
C
D
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Interface Responsabilities

• Overcome stereotypes
• the science mistery
• technological determinsm
• political ingenuity
• CTS focus on communication
• RD process versus results
• ST as social phenomenom
• Opinion journalism in ST
• ST and political participation

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The CTS Master

• Innovative experience in graduate education
• academic objectives and content
• development of learning methodologies
• train specialists in the interface between ST
  and society
• integrated vision of scientific and technological
  culture
• consideration of the multiple dimensions of the
  science-technology-society interface

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Master CTS Beginnings

• The international dimmension the ALFA-CUCO
  Network
• First edition (1998)
• Universidad de Salamanca and Spains National RD
  Plan support
• Second edition (1999)
• European Union support Commission to the
  ALFA-CUCO network

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ALFA-CUCO Network

• from Europe
• Universidad de Salamanca
• Edinburgh University
• Université de Poitiers (France)
• Scuola Internationale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
  (Trieste, Italy)
• from Iberoamerica
• Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Argentina)
• Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia)
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México)
• Universidad Metodista de Sao Paulo (Brasil)

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Professional aims

• Science journalism
• Scientific information offices
• Technological innovation Management
• Science museums
• Science and Technology divulgation

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Study plan

• 1 year duration
• 60 credits
• 34 credits for presential classes
• 26 credits for workshops, academic works and
  practices
• Practices in external institutions and companies

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Academic contents

• ST Frontiers
• ST Culture
• ST philosofy, sociology, economy and politics
• Public Communication in ST
• ST information

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Who makes the Master CTS

• Students
• 1999, 60 of the students came from Latin America
  countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico,
  Peru) or from Europe (France, Portugal).
• 2000, almost 50 of the students came from
  abroad.
• The Master CTS is becoming an international
  training center
• Teachers
• more than seventy each year, from the University
  of Salamanca, other universities, CSIC, and
  public and private organisations.

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Collaborating entities
Fundación Airtel
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Fondo Social Europeo
Junta de Castilla y León. D. G. de Trabajo, D.
G. de Universidades e Investigación
Asociación Universidad Empresa de Salamanca
OTRI, Univ. Salamanca
Telecinco
Fundación Cotec para la Innovación Tecnológica
Iberdrola
Asociación Iberoamericana de Periodismo Científico
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• Communication/interaction space in Internet about
  CTS related issues
• ST divulgation
• RD management
• technological innovation issues
• technological options evaluation
• International interaction virtual space, in
  Spanish language
• Iberoamerican information and collaboration
  academic network

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Contents

• Main contents
• reflexion and critical articles
• practice focused articles
• profiles
• books and web site reviews
• scientific research news
• science behing the news, fun science
• news on events and courses
• Virtual Library
• CTS Web Guide
• CTS Bookshop
• Discussion list, chat, directory

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• New space for students training and practices
• Internet as a new space for science
  popularisation
• 9th February 2001

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