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Course Catalog 01/02


Business Adm and Social Science

IES323 Basic Theory of Science 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
III

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Å Löfgren Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
None except general.

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.

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 LITERATURE
Franke-Wikberg, S. m fl. (1994): Vetandets vägar. Perspektiv på universitetet, vetenskap och utbildning. Studentlitteratur, Lund.
Gilje, Grimen (1992): Samhällsvetenskapernas förutsättningar. Daidalos, Göteborg.

Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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