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
General information about studying at Luleå university
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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