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Transferable Skills:
-

Humanity Skill:
CS5, EM3

References:
1. Knight, D. 2011. Public Understanding of Science: A History of Communicating Scientific
Ideas. NY: Routledge.
2. Lewenstein, Bruce V. 2006. Achieving Public Understanding of Research in Developing
Countries. Science Popularization (China) 1 (1):47-51.
3. Phillips, Tina, Bruce V. Lewenstein, and Rick Bonney. 2005. A Case Study of Citizen Science.
In: At The Human Scale: International Practices in Science Communication, edited by D.
Cheng, J. Metcalfe and B. Schiele. Beijing, China: Science Press.

SQE7014 Science, Technology and Innovation in Islamic World

Islam clearly upholds the efforts to advance human capability in S&T in accordance with Man’s role
as Khalifah (Allah’s vicegerent). The previous Muslim generations had successfully accomplished
such an obligation. Accordingly, this course will examine the emphasis of science, technology and
innovation in the world of Islam in ensuring the holistic development of environmental, social and
economic.

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment 60%
Final Examination 40%

Medium of Instruction:
English

Transferable Skills:
-

Humanity Skill:
CS3, CT3

References:
1. Mohd Hazim Shah. (2011). The Discourse on Science and Modernity in the History and
Philosophy of Science: Modernist and Postmodernist Perspectives. In Lalita Sinha (ed.),
Rainbows of Malay Literature and Beyond. Pulau Pinang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2. Nasr, Seyyed H and Iqbal, Muzaffar. (2007). Islam, Science, Muslim and Technology. Kuala
Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
3. Ahmad Dallal. (2010). Islam, Science and the Challenge of History. New Haven: Yale
University Press.

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