Research Methods and Analysis in Philosophical Studies 3800-RMA24-M-OG

This is an advanced course in Research Methods and Analysis in Philosophy that introduces students to scientific methods in philosophy studies. The course presents various perspectives on philosophy of science and methods used in social sciences with application to specific problems, clarifies why philosophers should know about research, to formulate a research topic, explore a rich variety of research practices and show potential advantages and disadvantages of various methods. This course gives a special lens to explore the issues and problems of scientific analytics. The course offers an opportunity for learning the principles of research design. The teaching format is highly interactive with preparing research projects, based on a topic of interest as practical exercises in teams, supported by lectures, teaching materials and textbooks recommended. The emphasis of the course will be on the logic of research and level of analysis and the requirements to be put regarding the research design.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is submitting one’s own work and properly acknowledging the contributions of others. Any violation of this principle constitutes academic dishonesty and is liable to result in a failing grade and disciplinary action. Forms of academic dishonesty include:
• Plagiarism — submitting all or part of another’s work as one’s own in an academic exercise such as an examination, a computer program, or written assignment.
• Cheating — using or attempting to use unauthorized materials on an examination or assignment, such as using unauthorized texts or notes or improperly obtaining (or attempting to obtain) copies of an examination or answers to an examination.
• Facilitating Academic Dishonesty — helping another commit an act of dishonesty, such as substituting for an examination or completing an assignment for someone else.
• Fabrication — altering or transmitting, without authorization, academic information or records.

Penalty for Academic Dishonesty
Each incident of academic dishonesty will be reported in writing to the appropriate academic Dean. A disciplinary notation for academic dishonesty may be entered on the student’s academic record. The penalty for the first incident of academic dishonesty will be a score of zero on the item in question. A second incident of academic dishonesty will result in disciplinary dismissal, unless appealed.

Rodzaj przedmiotu

monograficzne
ogólnouniwersyteckie

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Nataliia Viatkina

Efekty kształcenia

After completion of the course the students should:

1. Understand the fundamental concepts of research methods and how to apply them in different fields of philosophy.
2. Identify goals, ethical considerations, instruments for problem solving and research process steps.
3. Be able to identify one’s own philosophical and practical position in scientific research, use the basics of critical thinking, theory of argumentation principles and acquire communication skills.
4. Have basic skills of conducting a research: select a research topic, conduct initial research to develop appropriate problem statements and hypotheses so that an appropriate research method can be selected; to write essays, draft report and present results.
5. Incorporate the knowledge of many fields and intellectual technologies through an interdisciplinary approach.

Kryteria oceniania

Attendance Policy

Attendance is critical; participation of all students in the classroom activities is essential to this learning format. Students should be aware that attendance does not guarantee a passing grade in the class. Students missing more than TWO classes in courses that meet once per week will receive a failing grade. The student may file a drop form within the appropriate time frame through the office of the Registrar to avoid a failing grade.

Grading Policy
The course is based on mastery of course outcomes. The student's grade for this course will be calculated based on performance.

Assignment Format
• All graded problem solutions must be submitted in a Word document with the student’s name and the assignment number in the header.
• All work should be shown.
• All problems should be clearly labelled.

Participation Points
A portion of the final grade for this course consists of participation points. These points are awarded to students at the end of every class session.
Note that participation points are not automatically awarded to students simply on the basis of their presence in class. When students attend a class session, they start with zero participation points. It is the student’s responsibility to earn participation points during the session by actively participating in class activities, discussions, and presentations. Evidence of active participation by a student is defined broadly as:
• Verbal participation in team and class discussions appropriate to the setting.
• Offering relevant comments and questions that are aligned with the topic at hand.
• Offering relevant current events such as current articles that are aligned with the topic at hand.

Students’ active participation will be assessed according to the following criteria

Clarity: Focus on a specific topic and context, give examples, avoid vague generalities or undefined terms, and help others to understand without any confusion.
Accuracy: Give correct information that others can verify; students should acknowledge the limits of their knowledge of the topic.
Precision: Specific details support all comments.
Relevance: Comments connect to the issues currently under discussion and help others to understand those connections.
Depth: Address the problem in all its complexity; consider the context of the problem, its root causes, and the other issues it brings up.
Breadth: Address the problem from many points of view; consider how others might understand the problem.
Logic: Consider how statements and assumptions work together and communicate them so that others can follow their reasoning.
Significance: Focus on the most important elements of a topic or elements that others have overlooked; avoid repeating common knowledge.
Ethics: Students should consider how their statements and actions affect others and judge their own contributions in terms of how they benefit the learning community.

Note: The professor may choose to define and apply alternative participation criteria at his or her discretion.

Submission & Return Policy
Assignments must be submitted to the professor on or before the due date indicated in the Course Schedule.

**** NO MAKE –UP QUIZZES AND EXAMS ****

Communications
Students should plan to communicate with the professor and with other classmates regularly throughout the course. For individual issues, students should contact the professor directly by e-mail. In the Subject line they should put: ResearchFirstNameLastName. E-mail messages will normally be answered within 48 hours. Email messages without the subject line will be interpreted as spam.

Literatura

Lukáš Bielik (2019) Methodology of science_an introduction. Bratislava.
Lucie Laplanea, Paolo Mantovanic, Ralph Adolph, Hasok Change, Alberto Mantovani, Margaret McFall-Ngai, Carlo Rovelli, Elliott Sober, and Thomas Pradeua (2019) Why Science needs philosophy. PNAS, vol.116, No 10. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900357116
Martinich, A.P. (2005) Philosophical Writing. An Introduction. Blackwell Publishing.
Roman Frigg (2023) Models and Theories. Routledge.
Dr. Sue Greener. Business Research Methods. 2008 Dr. Sue Greener & Ventus Publishing ApS. Download free books at BookBooN.com
Sabina Leonelli (2023) Philosophy of Open Science. Elements in the Philosophy of Science. https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/philosophy-of-open-science/0D049ECF635F3B676C03C6868873E406
Sandra Lapoint, Jan Wilenski, Mathieu Marion, Wioletta Miskiewicz (eds.) (2009) The Golden Age of Polish Philosophy. Springer.
Friedel Weinert. (2009) Einstein, Science and Philosophy. https://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/305
Jan Wolenski (1989) Logic and Pilosophy in the Lvov-Warsaw School. Dordrecht.

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