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- Instructor(s)
- Shirabe Masashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (ZOOM)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(S222)
- Group
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- Course number
- LAH.T104
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2020/9/18
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
How can science and scientific facts be defined? What role do researchers and academic papers play in the formation of such "facts?" Conversely, from the viewpoint of "forming facts," what behavior is required of researchers? The instructor will lecture on such introductory issues.
The aims of this course are to:
(1) look at science from a higher perspective,
(2) have students gain a basic awareness of the roles and responsibilities of researchers in addition to the details of their research, and
(3) stimulate interest in the study of science, technology, and society (STS).
Student learning outcomes
(1) Understand sophisticated view of science.
(2) Understand basic rules of academic writing and can consider the rules in relation to roles of science/scientists.
Keywords
sophisticated views of science; academic paper; scientific facts
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
This course consists mainly of lectures.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | |
| Class 2 | A naive view of science | To understand weak points of logical positivism |
| Class 3 | Sophisticated views of science | To understand falsificationism and paradigm theory. |
| Class 4 | Paper production and researchers' daily lives | To understand functions and forms of academic papers. |
| Class 5 | Scientific misconducts from the viewpoints of paper production | To know current situation of scientific misconducts. |
| Class 6 | "Sciences" around low-dose radiation | To understand Linear Non-threshold (LNT) model. |
| Class 7 | Science and Technology Policy | To understand a basic concept of S&T policy |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Reference book: A. F. Chalmers, What is this thing called Science? 4th Edition, Hackett Publishing Company.
Hand out materials as needed.
Assessment criteria and methods
Exercise problems (40%) and a final report (60%)
Related courses
- LAH.T205 ： Science and Technology for Society B
- LAH.T304 ： Science and Technology for Society C
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None.
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
