Institution
Organizational Unit
Code
ΨΥ-604
ECTS
5
Language of instruction
Greek
Academic term
2/2
Title
ΘΕΜΕΛΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΡΧΕΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ el
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE en
Description
Τhis course examines science as the ultimate achievement of the human mind and covers basic principles of scientific reason. Originality, perception and objectivity. Understanding variability in nature. The provability and rejectability of scientific questions. Observation of events, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, conception and formulation of theory. Discovery and interpretation in the life sciences. Scientific models and the verdict of facts. Science, borderline science pseudoscience and contemporary contradictions. Literature search engines and the writing of scientific papers. The confluence of natural sciences and the humanities. Interdisciplinarity and mutual enrichment of fields of scientific inquiry
Learning outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the course students will be in a position to:
1) Propose and formulate new questions that remain open for further research
2) Understand the pros of active learning via problem solving as opposed to passive teaching through memorization
3) Critically approach already published scientific studies
4) Discern and select the reliable scientific literature
5) Structure and compose a scientific article based on scientific reason
1) Propose and formulate new questions that remain open for further research
2) Understand the pros of active learning via problem solving as opposed to passive teaching through memorization
3) Critically approach already published scientific studies
4) Discern and select the reliable scientific literature
5) Structure and compose a scientific article based on scientific reason