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Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics, 5 Credits

Vetenskapsfilosofi och forskningsetik, 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2025-06-18

Established by: The Research and Education Committee

Applies from: H25

Learning outcomes

The doctoral student should, after completing the course, be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

• Describe the fundamental characteristics and features of different scientific traditions, as well as their relationships to research perspectives and methodological choices.

• Describe the central issues and positions within research ethics and philosophy of science.

Skills and Abilities

• Apply knowledge of different scientific traditions to design research strategies that are adapted to specific research questions related either to work-integrated learning or production technology.

• Search for information in bibliographic databases, formulate search strategies, justify these strategies, and critically evaluate the obtained information as well as the search process itself.

Judgement and Approach

• Reflect on and argue about ethical issues related to research.

• Reflect on and discuss scientific integrity in relation to research.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Seminar with individual oral presentation. Submission of a self-authored written essay.

Course contents

• Philosophy of Science, Science Theory, and Introduction to Research Methodology

• Research Ethics

• Orientation in the Fields of Work-Integrated Learning and Production Technology

• Communication of Research

• Information Retrieval

Other regulations

Course grading: Failed or Passed

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

Cycle

Third cycle