Engelska Studiehandboken kurser
Business Adm and Social Science
IES323 Basic Theory of Science 7.5 ECTS credits
DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA
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TIMEPERIOD: III
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
Å Löfgren Univ adj
PREREQUISITES
None.
COURSE AIM
- To give a basic understanding of science theory.
- To give an introduction to scientific working methods.
- To give an understanding of scientific analysis methods and their application.
- To give an overall view of the debate surrounding science theory.
- To give an understanding of higher educations roll in society, history and present.
CONTENTS
- Views on mankind, theories about mans nature.
- The concepts science and scientificness and also the meaning theese concepts have in different ideas of science theory.
- Research ethics.
- Higher education tradition and change.
- What one means by "To build upon a scientific base".
TEACHING
EXAMINATION
Written exams and seminars.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG
ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam 4.5ECTS
Seminars 3.0ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE
Franke-Wikberg, S. m fl. (1994): Vetandets vägar. Studentlitteratur, Lund.
Stevenson, L. (1990): Sju teorier om människans natur. Forum, Helsingborg.
ThurŽn, T. (1991): Vetenskapsteori för nybörjare. Runa Förlag, Stockholm.
von Wright, G.H. (1989): Vetenskapen och förnuftet. MånPocket, Stockholm
Stenciler som tillhandahålls av Universitet.
Referenslitteratur:
Chalmers, A.F. (1990): What is this thing called Science? Open University Press, Milton Keynes.
REMARKS
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