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Apr 19, 2024
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Goucher College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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CPED 250 - Myth Busters: Applying The Scientific Method to Everyday Claims (4 Cr.) (GCR Biological and Physical Science area)
It has been suggested that we have moved from an information-scarce environment where there was not as much information but the vast majority of it was reliable-to an information-rich environment in which there is a great deal more information, but it is mostly unreliable opinion and junk. How do we decide what to believe? What information constitutes “knowledge”? One way to determine this is with the tools of science. Our focus in this course will be to use the tools of science, notably the scientific method, to explore a current issue. We will begin with a discussion of epistemology, or how we know what we know, and we will learn about the methods of science, including their limitations and when and where it is best or even necessary to use them. After learning some of this background, you will embark on a collaborative project, culminating in a proposal for one way to use these tools to address a current topic or problem. Students are limited to one CPE course per semester. Ghirardelli.
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