Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
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CAS 2400 - Knowing What We Know
This course examines the role of knowledge claims in everyday judgement. Beginning with philosophical and historical perspectives on what it means to know (epistemology) we will discuss the nature of mathematical and scientific approaches to knowledge and understanding; the role of theory in knowledge construction in all disciplines; assessments of statistical uncertainty, especially as it pertains to prediction; and the extent to which ¿reading¿ data in the Sciences is analogous to reading texts in the Humanities. These subjects will be explored in the context of societal issues of contemporary import and forefront research questions from a number of different fields.
Requisites: Fr or Soph
Credit Hours: 4
General Education Code: 2AS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 1.0 discussion
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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