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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Homer Le Grand.
Prerequisite: Normally 12.5 points of first-year HPS.
Contact: Up to three hours of lectures, seminars or tutorials a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should develop:
- detailed knowledge of both philosophical and sociological frameworks for the analysis of cumulative and revolutionary change in science;
- practice in applying these frameworks to historical and contemporary instances of scientific change;
- skills in the critical analysis of scientific publications;
- improved written and oral communicative skills.
Content:
Historical, philosophical and sociological aspects of revolutions in scientific thought. Case studies to be examined include the 'modern revolution' in the earth sciences and the on-going controversy about the 'death of the dinosaurs'.
Assessment:
A 3-hour examination at the end of the second semester. Exemption may be earned by satisfactory performance on prescribed written work (1 essay of 1,500 words 30 per cent; 1 essay 2,500 words 45 per cent, tutorial exercises 25 per cent) not exceeding 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
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Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Prof H Le Grand
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 13 tutorials (one a week)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should :
- develop a detailed knowledge of both philosophical and sociological frameworks for the analysis of cumulative and revolutionary change in science;
- gain practice in applying these frameworks to historical and contemporary instances of scientific change;
- develop skills in the critical analysis of scientific publications;
- improve written and oral communicative skills.
Content:
Historical, philosophical and sociological aspects of revolutions in scientific thought. Case studies to be examined include the "modern revolution" in the earth sciences and the on-going controversy about the "death of the dinosaurs".
Assessment:
3-hour examination at the end of the second semester. Exemption may be earned by satisfactory performance on prescribed written work (1 essay of 1,500 words 30 per cent, 1 essay 2,500 words 45per cent, tutorial exercises 25per cent) not exceeding 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
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Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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