WAYS OF KNOWING IN THE SCIENCES
Introduces science as a process of inquiry and discovery, not as a pre-established set of facts. Emphasizes hands-on learning in both laboratory and lecture environments with small group work and interactive discussion.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain how scientists make sense of the natural world. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and evaluate the use of evidence-based arguments in science, including quantitative, spatial, and statistical thinking. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically analyze what science is and what it is not. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the ability to recognize sloppy, or fake, science on the basis of logical reasoning. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Distinguish between scientific ways of knowing and other ways of knowing. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain how science interacts with economics, social norms, culture, politics, and religion, all of which affects both the trajectories and public perceptions of scientific inquiry. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Recognize the role of, and need for, scientific knowledge in human flourishing. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain how scientists make sense of the natural world. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and evaluate the use of evidence-based arguments in science, including quantitative, spatial, and statistical thinking. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically analyze what science is and what it is not. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the ability to recognize sloppy, or fake, science on the basis of logical reasoning. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Distinguish between scientific ways of knowing and other ways of knowing. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain how science interacts with economics, social norms, culture, politics, and religion, all of which affects both the trajectories and public perceptions of scientific inquiry. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Recognize the role of, and need for, scientific knowledge in human flourishing. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027