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| ENVT0847-1 | Epistemology and environment (environmental knowledge models)
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | N... |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| This course is intended to contrast different forms of gaining knowledge about the environment (laboratory, in the field, intervention) and their implications with regard to environmental action and environmental management. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| In the course of research or the development of expertise several different relationships to the phenomena studied do exist, and they can affect each other. We will examine three of these: the logic of the laboratory (for which modelling, predicting, and discovering rules are important), the logic of direct description (for which exploration, experience and singular cases are important) and the logic of research intervention (for which definitions and solutions to interesting problems are arrived at thanks to the active participation of lay persons and professionals).
Themes such as the explanation of strong and weak points of the laboratory model, the difference between what is true and what is interesting, or attitudes towards research procedures and expert procedures on the part of those affected by the results - these are the things we will concentrate on. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This course is offered in the form of a module of three days. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| François Mélard - f.melard@ulg.ac.be
Phone: 063/230 901 |
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