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Course Catalog 1998/99


Business Adm and Social Science

IES323 Basic Theory of Science 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
III

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Olof Stjernström 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 4.50ECTS
Seminars 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
LITERATURE FOR STUDENTS IN INFORMATIC, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES
Franke-Wikberg, S. m fl. (1994): Vetandets vägar. Perspektiv på universitetv vetenskap och utbildning. Studentlitteratur, Lund.
Stevenson, L. (1990): Sju teorier om människans natur. Forum, Helsingborg.
Thurén, T. (1991): Vetenskapsteori för nybörjare. Runa Förlag, Stockholm.
von Wright, G.H. (1989): Vetenskapen och förnuftet. MånPocket, Stockholm

LITERATURE FOR STUDENTS ECONOMI OCH INTERNATIONEL ECONOMI
Forskningsrådsnämnden, FRN, Källa 40. Tvivlet på nationalekonomin. Fyra ekonomer diskuterar vetenskapen och verkligheten.
Föllesdahl, Wallöe, Elster (1995): Argumentationsteori, språk och vetenskapsfilosofi, Thales förlag.
Franke-Wikberg, S. m fl. (1994): Vetandets vägar. Perspektiv på universitetet, vetenskap och utbildning. Studentlitteratur, Lund.
Dessutom tillkommer material i samband med undervisningen.

Referenslitteratur:
Chalmers, A.F. (1990): What is this thing called Science? Open University Press, Milton Keynes.
Valid for school year 1998/99.
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