The direct relationship between science and society has progressed in interaction since mankind's existence. Society is making progress in science in line with its needs, and future progress also affects community life directly or indirectly. This interaction in science and technology can not always be said to have a positive effect on society life. It is thought that it has positive and negative effects on the society life; Complex, open-ended, and uncontroversial controversial issues are known as socioscientific issues (SSI). These topics include the facts of everyday life, and in general, there are topics that are not definitive solutions. The aim of this course is to provide the students with information about the SSI, to enable them to think about these issues, and to enable them to analyze personal, local, global issues within the framework of ethical and moral values.

This course consists of discussing social problems arising from science and technological developments in daily life, providing basic information about these subjects, teaching argument development skills based on evidence about socio-scientific issues, and informing about the use and importance of moral values when deciding on SBS. The course focuses on science technology literacy, sociological aspects, the characteristics and dimensions of SSI, the nature of SSI, the nature of scientific literacy and science, SSI and curriculum, how SSI is implemented, SSI and its argumentation.