Introduction to Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Introduction to Liberal Arts & Sciences familiarizes you with the intellectual skills, the generic skills and the development of values and ethics inherent in the liberal arts & sciences tradition. The first part of the course aims at providing you with an understanding of the natural sciences from a philosophical perspective. What is science? What is the scientific methodology? What are the norms and values in a scientific environment? The variety of perspectives that you are introduced to when answering these questions will allow you to develop critical thinking skills and provide you with insight that can be used in your personal development as a scientist. After exploring the philosophy of science in the first part of the course, the second part teaches you to apply and communicate your knowledge and ideas effectively by devoting attention to argumentation and science communication.

Doelstellingen van dit vak

The objective of this course is to make you think about the natural sciences from a philosophical perspective: what is science; what is the scientific method? The course also challenges you to develop your intellectual and generic skills further: how to integrate different perspectives; what is ethical in science; how to communicate in/about science? To achieve these, the course has the following sub-objectives: • To deepen your understanding of natural sciences by introducing you to different perspectives on science and scientific methodologies. • To make you aware of what is needed to be a ‘good’ natural scientist. You are introduced to norms and values in scientific environments and challenged to think critically by offering diverging views on the topics discussed in the course. • To equip you with the skills and knowledge required to communicate your knowledge and ideas effectively. You are stimulated to achieve these goals when working in teams.

Aanbevolen literatuur

Watson, J.D. (Author) & Jones, S. (Introduction), The Double Helix, A Personal Account of The Discovery of the Structure of DNA, ISBN: 978-0- 7538-2843-4. In addition, students will study a variety of articles and book chapters which will be made available online on a weekly basis.

INT1101

Periode 2

28 okt 2024

20 dec 2024

Periode 5

7 apr 2025

6 jun 2025

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Studiepunten:

5.0

Taal van de opleiding:

Engels

Coordinators:

Onderwijsmethode:

PBL, Lecture(s)

Evaluatiemethoden:

Attendance, Assignment, Final paper, Participation