Norman Sieroka: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2023

NameHerr PD Dr. Norman Sieroka
LehrgebietPhilosophie
Adresse
Professur für Philosophie
ETH Zürich, CLW C 1
Clausiusstrasse 49
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-Mailsieroka@phil.gess.ethz.ch
URLhttp://www.uni-bremen.de/theophil/sieroka
DepartementChemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften
BeziehungPrivatdozent

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
511-0010-00LScientific Concepts and Methods Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen 2 KP3GE. Kut Bacs, V. Collado Diaz, V. I. Otto, N. Sieroka
KurzbeschreibungThe module is an introductory course fostering critical thinking about scientific concepts and methods in the natural sciences, particularly in pharmaceutical and biomedical research.
LernzielStudents
• have the ability to explain and reflect upon core themes in philosophy of science and cutting edge methods that are relevant in modern pharmaceutical and biomedical research.
• are able to explain the role experiments, models, images, and quantification play in the formation of a theory, and the constitution and illustration of a scientific fact.
• are able to actively engage in a critical discussion about scientific concepts, methods and approaches in the field of biomedical research and philosophy of science.
• are able to critically evaluate the basic scientific assumptions, concepts and approaches underlying their own research project.
• have learned how to “closely read” and analyze a scientific paper and are able to present their paper analysis to an audience that is not expert in the research field.
InhaltThis course is part of the ETH "Critical Thinking" initiative.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThe course is best suited for students who have recently performed a research project of their own.
Students will be asked to submit a short description of their research project before the course (1). This description will serve as a basis for individual critical reflections and for discussions with other students on the scientific assumptions, concepts and approaches underlying the research project (2). Students will also perform close reading and analyses of selected scientific research papers which they will present to and discuss with their peers (3). All students will be actively involved in interdisciplinary discussions with the lecturers in philosophy of science and with the scientific experts (4). All these elements (1-4) are required for successful completion of the course.