C4866 Discover the science - Scientific knowledge and thinking

Přírodovědecká fakulta
podzim 2019
Rozsah
2/0/0. 2 kr. (plus ukončení). Doporučované ukončení: zk. Jiná možná ukončení: k.
Vyučující
doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Dr. (přednášející)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Dr.
Národní centrum pro výzkum biomolekul – Přírodovědecká fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Dr.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Národní centrum pro výzkum biomolekul – Přírodovědecká fakulta
Rozvrh
Po 9:00–10:50 C02/211
Předpoklady
subject is open to any student with interest in principles behind scientific knowledge.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
main objective of the course is to acquaint students with science in its wider sense, mainly as a reliable method of gaining knowledge.
Výstupy z učení
at the end of the course students should be able:
to analyse development of scientific study of phenomena
to understand its tools and means (up to its contemporary state)
to master practical aspects connected to scientific work.
Osnova
  • A. science as a method
  • 1. science – what all it could be and what not (non-science, anti-science)
  • 2. development and history of scientific thinking
  • 3. science and philosophy, epistemology, language
  • 4. methods and tools of discovering (causality, sentences, formal logic, system theory, statistics, experimental design)
  • 5. procedure of science (shaping presumptions/aims/means, observation/data collection, hypothesis, hypothesis testing, generalisation, theory)
  • B. science as a part of social cognisance
  • 1. role of science in society, applications, technology
  • 2. popularisation of science
  • 3. ethics and character of scientific work (collaboration vs competition)
  • C. science as a system
  • 1. scientific information, publication and communication (literary research, process and ways of publishing), scientometry, importance of scientific lingua franca - English
  • 2. scientific community (universities, colleges, research institutes, industry)
  • 3. funding science
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • ROSENBERG, Alex, Philosophy of science, 3rd Edition, Routledge 2011
  • FLEGR, Jaroslav. Frozen evolution. BookSurge Publishing 2008, ISBN 978-8086561738
  • POPPER, Karl R. The logic of scientific discovery. London: Routledge, 2001, 479 s. ISBN 041507892X. info
  • DAWKINS, Richard. Unweaving the rainbow : science, delusion and the appetite for wonder. 1st pub. London: Penguin Books, 1999, xvi, 335. ISBN 0140264086. info
  • DAWKINS, Richard. Climbing mount improbable. Illustrated by Lalla Ward. [London]: Viking, 1996, xi, 308. ISBN 9780670850181. info
Výukové metody
the lecture is based on ppt presentation, its explication and discussion to this explication. presentation it-self will be available as a study material (black-and-white printable pdf with high resolution and restricted access rights). it is recommended to attend the lecture, because of the explication, which significantly extends the presentation. subject will be eventually lectured if the number of enrolled students exceeds number 5, otherwise students will be given the chance to pass the subject without lecturing combining study materials and on-demand tutorial (at max 2x2h per semester; contact the lecturer to set up the schedule).
Metody hodnocení
oral examination; consists of two questions referring the first to practical and the second to philosophical aspects of scientific knowledge. as for the question on the first theme, understanding and knowledge are required. as for the second theme, the student should be able to relevantly dispute about.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
the course is going to be lectured each monday 9:00 - 10:50 in A2-211
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je dovoleno ukončit i mimo zkouškové období.
Předmět je vyučován každý semestr.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2016, podzim 2016, jaro 2017, podzim 2017, jaro 2018, podzim 2018, podzim 2020, podzim 2021, podzim 2022, podzim 2023, podzim 2024.