Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Business Adm and Social Science

IES009 Technology and the Theory of Science and Research 6.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

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TIMEPERIOD: IV


LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Å Löfgren Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
None

COURSE AIM
- To give a basic understanding of science theory. - To introduce the student to scientific method analysis and application. - To give a summary of the debate surrounding theoretical science. - To give an understanding of the relationship between development of theory and technical application in a historical perspective.

CONTENTS
- The concepts science and scientificness and the meaning theese concepts have within the different ideas of science theory. - To show differences and similarities between the theories and scientific methods of social science and general science. - Theories without application and application without theories. - Mankind and his creation. - Science ethics.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Written exams and seminars. Grading system: Fail or Pass.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: G

ITEMS/CREDITS

Assignment report                                           	1.5ECTS
Written exam                                                	4.5ECTS


COURSE LITTERATURE
Franke-Wikberg, S. among others (1994): Vetandets vägar, Studentlitteratur, Lund. To be partly read. Nordin, I. (1985): Teknologins rationalitet. Timbro, Stockholm. ThurŽn, T. (1991: Vetenskapsteori för nybörjare. Runa Förlag, Stockholm. Von Wright, G. H. (1989): Vetenskapen och förnuftet. Månpocket, Bonnier Fakta Förlag, Stockholm. Articles approx 100 pages. Reference literature: Chalmers, A. F. (1990): What is this thing called Science? Open University Press, Milton Keynes. Frängsmyr, T. (1984): Vetenskapsmannen som hjälte. Norstedts, Stockholm. Hildingsson, K. (1990): Vetenskapens profiler. Natur och kultur, Stockholm. Thomas, B. (1993): Naturvetenskapens milstenar. Liber Utbildning AB, Stockholm.

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