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Foundations of Science:
Applications of Organismal and Environmental Biology
ISB 202
Summer 2014
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Course Description:
The course focuses on the nature of science as a reliable method of acquiring knowledge about the natural world. Students will learn how to apply key scientific facts, concepts, laws and theories to distinguish science from non-science, bad science, and psedudoscience by analyzing a variety of claims and case studies. By employing an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to science education, this course is designed to increase science literacy and critical thinking skills for introductory-level students who are not science majors.
The rationale for this course is to enhance your scientific literacy by making science both interesting and relevant. This will be accomplished by helping you understand how science works and how you can apply science in your daily life, especially when evaluating extraordinary/unusual claims in which almost everyone is interested – including UFOs, ESP, and mysterious creatures like Big Foot.
Course Objectives:
The experiences in the course are designed …
• to enhance your understanding and appreciation of science as a proven and reliable method of comprehending the natural world.
• to distinguish scientific from non-scientific and pseudoscientific ways of thinking about the world.
• to provide you with skills that will allow you to better engage with science material in the future.
• to help you think more critically and to know how to make informed decisions.
Course Outline:
This course is completely online. There is no face-to-face component. Each week the class will typically proceed through the following items:
1. Checklist – A list to keep you on track for what activities you need to do for the module.
2. Instructor Video – Detailing how the module will progress and what to look out for
3. Reading – Detailed in the schedule below
4. Lesson – Voiced over Powerpoints that cover science content
5. Folder of additional resources – A list of some sites you might want to explore if there are things you are confused about.
6. Scientist trainer –These exercises are to hone your skills to think, speak, see, and act like a scientist.
1) Speak Like a Scientist: short presentation and activity that helps you to master jargon. You have a discussion forum post associated with this exercise.
2) See Like a Scientist: activities that help you to interpret visuals. You have a discussion forum post associated with this exercise.
3) Act Like a Scientist: podcast on how to get involved in science topics. You will can use some of what you hear in this podcast for your other posts.
4) Think Like a Scientist:
a) Critical Thinking Lesson: voiced over Powerpoints that cover science content
b) Information Literacy Lesson (Librarian’s Corner): module created by librarians at MSU to hone your skills on finding things on the internet.
c) Case Study: You will be applying what you have learned in the reading, the lesson, and critical thinking presentations. You will be assessed in this course on your ability to critically think and synthesize information based on your posts to Think Like a Scientist discussion forums and these Case Study exercise.
5) Evaluation and assessment: You are required to complete these surveys and quizzes so that we can measure how effective the experience is and how we can improve in the future. It will also be a way for you to see what you have learned over the course of the semester and to give us your thoughts and opinions on the course, so please take these seriously…although they do not affect your grade.
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