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Courses with Argentine Students - Year 5 2009
Epistemology and Methods of Investigation

60
Language Level: Advanced
Epistemology and Methods of Investigation
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
University of Belgrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Course Description

Area of Study

Natural Sciences

Hours & Credits

60

Hours of Instruction

4

Semester Credit Units

6

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

COURSE CONTENTS

Formal and factual science.
The scientific explanation.
The role of deduction in science.
Scientific analysis: scientific disciplines, paradigms, theories and programs of investigation.
Testing hypothesis.
Testing limits.
Statistical testing.
Comparing theories.
The relation of epistemology to other disciplines: philosophy, social sciences, experimental sciences.
Development of scientific thought.
Social repercussions.
Ethical aspects of ethic transformations.
History of scientific development in Argentina with emphasis on chemistry.


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