ASC 423: SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
| Institution | KENYATTA UNIVERSITY |
| Course | SOCIOLOGY |
| Year | 1st Year |
| Semester | Unknown |
| Posted By | Liz Ochola |
| File Type | |
| Pages | 36 Pages |
| File Size | 353.47 KB |
| Views | 7189 |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Price: |
Buy Now
 Buy via
whatsapp
|
Description
This course introduces you to science and technology as social institutions and systems of knowledge production. We will take a sociological look at the process by which knowledge is collectively produced by communities and societies and how this knowledge is used.
Below is the document preview.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Business studies
Trending!
Each business can be defined or described by its type of ownership, the goods produced or services offered, the types of jobs provided, or the functions it performs in a community.
27 Pages
7363 Views
1 Downloads
2.16 MB
Lecture 2: Business Environment
Trending!
The environment of any organization is “ the aggregate of all conditions, events and influences that surround and affect it.”
20 Pages
6182 Views
0 Downloads
1.01 MB
Lecture 3: Business and Society
Trending!
A Corporate Code of Ethics begins by setting out the values that underpin the code that describes a company's obligation to its stakeholders. The code is publicly available, details how the company plans to implement its values and vision, and contains guidance on ethical standards and how to achieve them.
5 Pages
6953 Views
0 Downloads
502.16 KB
Lecture 4: Finacial Markets and Business
Trending!
Commodity Money consists of objects that have value in themselves as well as value in their use as money. Gold is an example of a material that has value in itself but has also
been used as a commodity money in the past.
4 Pages
5931 Views
0 Downloads
541.05 KB
Lecture 5: Forms of Business Ownership
Trending!
Picking the best type depends on the nature of the business opportunity and the level of personal exposure to risk the owner is willing to accept.
4 Pages
5597 Views
0 Downloads
680.09 KB
Lecture 6: Entrepreneurship
Trending!
An entrepreneur is someone who: Sees an opportunity – some hole in the market, or some way to better provide a current service and Works effectively to create a solution, carefully designing how the solution will be made and distributed.
5 Pages
7914 Views
0 Downloads
769.43 KB
Lecture 7: Principles of Management
Trending!
Managers wear many hats and must bring with them an entire toolkit of skills-conceptual skills, human skills, and technical skills-in order to reach organizational goals and objectives effectively.
6 Pages
8146 Views
0 Downloads
834.14 KB
Topic 5: LAW OF CONTRACT
Trending!
The Law of Contract Act 1961, S. 2(2) provides that, except as may be provided by any written law for the time being in force, the common law of England relating to contract, as modified by doctrines of equity and by the Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament specified in the schedule to the Act, to the extent and subject to modifications in the said schedule, shall extend and apply to Kenya.
43 Pages
7177 Views
1 Downloads
531.28 KB
KEYNESIAN THEORY OF INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Trending!
The fundamental point of the Keynesian theory of income and employment is that employment is a function of income; the greater the level of national income, the greater the volume of employment and vice versa.
7 Pages
7163 Views
0 Downloads
206.18 KB