C4866 Discover the science - Scientific knowledge and thinking

Přírodovědecká fakulta
podzim 2022
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
St 9:00–10:50 C02/211
Předpoklady
the subject is open to any student with an interest in the principles behind scientific knowledge.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
the 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 the development of the 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 and its explication. the presentation itself will be available as 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, and because of the limited availability of textbooks in english covering certain parts of the subject.
the 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 students are required to understand and to be familiar with the principles and their applications. the examination consists of two questions referring to the theoretical and practical aspects of scientific knowledge. within both, understanding and ability to relevantly dispute about will be requested. during the course, students will be given ungraded, but mandatory, time-saving tasks to consolidate the acquired knowledge.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
the lecture is going to be merged with subject C4865 and taught in the same time slot - every wednesday 09:00-11:50 in C02-211 the below mention does not apply in the autumn semester 2022 the number of enrolled students did not reach the critical mass for this subject given by the study regulations, the course remains open, but will not be lectured. to ensure, that also foreign students have a chance to pass the course in english even it is not lectured, we offer you to pass the subject by substituting the lecturing by the combination of study materials (presentation and videos) and tutorial (max 2x2 h per semester).
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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 2019, podzim 2020, podzim 2021, podzim 2023, podzim 2024.