511-0010-00L Scientific Concepts and Methods
| Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2019 |
| Dozierende | E. Kut Bacs, V. I. Otto, N. Sieroka |
| Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
| Kommentar | Only for MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences. |
| Kurzbeschreibung | The module is an introductory course fostering critical thinking about scientific concepts and methods in the natural sciences, particularly in pharmaceutical and biomedical research. |
| Lernziel | Students • 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 quantifications 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 analyse a scientific paper and are able to present their paper analysis to an audience that is not expert in the research field. |
| Inhalt | This course is part of the ETH "Critical Thinking" initiative. |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | The course is best suited for students who have recently performed a research project of their own. |