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Science et Société : analyse de controverses scientifiques
Course teacher(s)
Patrick MARDULYN (Coordinator) and Grégoire WallenbornECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Discover how scientific research works; discover the reality and complexity of the scientific debate; develop a critical mind; learn to assess the state of scientific knowledge on a specific subject, then develop your own opinion regarding a contemporary society debate; learn to analyze a public debate: identify and verify the facts presented, point out any contradictions, omissions, or abusive interpretations
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Required and Corequired knowledge and skills
no required knowledge
Teaching methods and learning activities
Analysis of television debates, documentaries and media articles; Search and critical assessment of articles from the scientific literature; Group discussions; Discussions with guest experts who present their opinion on a debate; Debates; Personal work to be handed in, the evaluation of which may contribute to the final grade of the course.
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
Other information
Contacts
Patrick Mardulyn (patrick.mardulyn@ulb.be) and Grégoire Wallenborn (gregoire.wallenborn@ulb.be)
Campus
Plaine
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Project
Project
One personal written project + one group project either to be presented orally or in written form
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
Projects evaluation
Language(s) of evaluation
- french
- (if applicable english )