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ETHI-F301
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
Search for scientific articles to assess the state of knowledge on different subjects associated with contemporary society debates; Critical assessment of articles from the scientific literature; Developing your own opinion on a society debate; Topics that are discussed change every year, and are usually related to current events (e.g., use of GMOs in agriculture, toxicity of glyphosate, personal genomics, causes of global warming, risks related to vaccination, effects of 5G on human health and the environment, causes of the insect population decline in Europe ...)
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. Work assignment to be completed in preparation for the written exam.
Course notes
- Université virtuelle
- Podcast
Other information
Contacts
Patrick Mardulyn (patrick.mardulyn@ulb.be) and Grégoire Wallenborn (gregoire.wallenborn@ulb.be)
Campus
Plaine
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- written examination
written examination
Written examination that evaluates the objectives of the course
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
The final mark is entirely determined by the score of the written examination
Language(s) of evaluation
- french
- (if applicable english )