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Kursplan

POG0075 Etik och vetenskapsfilosofi, 4,0 Hp

Ämnen

Other Social Science

Utbildningens nivå

Forskarnivå

Språk

Engelska

Förkunskapskrav

Admitted as PhD student at SLU.

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AIM

The course aims at introducing central topics in research ethics and philosophy of science, and to allow students to gain insight into the possibilities and limitations of science, its role in society, and humans’ responsibility for how science is used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course students should demonstrate the ability to:

• List and describe central concepts in theory and philosophy of science

• tentatively apply these ideas to one’s own field of research

• explain and discuss differences and similarities between different fields of inquiry (e.g. social sciences vs. natural sciences)

• explain some possibilities and pitfalls at the intersection of science/scholarship and societal decision making

• describe and discuss the contents of some codes of professional conduct and their ethical underpinnings

• identify cases of scientific misconduct and suggest strategies for dealing with suspected cases of misconduct

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• Truth and knowledge, data and information

• Core concepts and ideas in philosophy of science: Hypothesis testing, explanation and understanding, causation and correlation, positivism and beyond: falsificationism, hypothetico-deductive method; social constructionism, postmodernism, empiricism vs rationalism and holistic vs atomistic perspectives, reflexivity.

• Science and society: The consequences of research, the function of scientific results in policy, and the role of disciplinary perspective in societal discourse and policy making

• Professionalism, professional ethics and its theoretical underpinnings, professional relations

• Scientific misconduct – fabrication/falsification, plagiarism, publication ethics

• Professionalism, professional ethics and its theoretical underpinnings

• Scientific misconduct – fabrication/falsification, plagiarism, publication ethics e t c

• Research involving humans subjects – potential harm, informed consent, confidentiality etc.

• Research involving animals – ethical and legal aspects, relation to research ethics

• Relevant SLU policies and other guidelines

Examinationsformer och fordringar för godkänd kurs

Active participation in exercises, including preparations. Short written assignments during the course.

• Examinatorn har, om det finns skäl och är möjligt, rätt att ge en kompletteringsuppgift till den student som inte blivit godkänd på en examination.
• Om studenten har ett beslut från SLU om riktat pedagogiskt stöd på grund av funktionsnedsättning, kan examinatorn ge ett anpassat prov eller låta studenten genomföra provet på ett alternativt sätt.
• Om denna kursplan läggs ned, ska SLU besluta om övergångsbestämmelser för examination av studenter, som antagits enligt denna kursplan och ännu inte blivit godkända.
• För examination av självständigt arbete (examensarbete) gäller dessutom att examinatorn kan tillåta studenten att göra kompletteringar efter inlämningsdatum. Mer information finns i utbildningshandboken.

Ytterligare information

The course consists of lectures and exercises/group exercises combined. Participation is mandatory, as is preparation for the exercises.

Dates for Spring 2025 (all dates at campus Ultuna):

Thu April 10

Fri April 11

Wed April 23

Mon May 5

Fri May 9th

Tue May 20

Mon May 26

Mon June 2