Course Schedule:

Please consult the ANGEL site for this term’s schedule- the following is provided as an overview.

Proposal Assignments: All proposal assignments are due no later than the start of class time on the date noted in the schedule below. Two copies of the assignments are required: put an electronic copy into the appropriate drop-box in ANGEL and bring a hard copy to class. Failure to turn in assignments on time will result in no credit for that assignment.

The Schedule below is flexible. We reserve the right to make changes to the schedule at our discretion.

Discussion Topic & Readings	Proposal Calendar
Topic I: Introduction of participants & course overview Complete Opening Questionnaire and Science Survey Scientific Process Article
Topic II: Introduction to Scientific Practice (Science vs. Non-Science) · Park, R. 2000. The Belief Gene: In which science offers a strategy for sorting out the truth. Chapter 2 in Voodoo Science · Sagan, C. 1996. The most precious thing. Chapter 1 in The Demon Haunted World.	Assignment Due: Research Interests Questionnaire On-Line Quiz: Sagan (1996) and Park (2000)
Introduction to FGCU Library and requesting journal articles - Danielle Rosenthal What is an article? Are there different types of literature?	Topic Summary Due: Science vs. Non-Science
Topic II: Introduction to Scientific Practice (Falsification vs. Consilience) · Cleland, C. E. 2001. Historical science, experimental science and the scientific method. · Chalmers, A. F. 1982. Ch4: Introducing Falsificationism	On-Line Quiz: Cleland (2001) and Chalmers (1982) Assignment Due: Research Topic
Labor Day – No class
Falsification Examples Topic IV: Project Discussions & Planning Group work on projects	Topic Summary Due: Falsification vs. Consilence On-Line Quiz: Gould (1985) and Stanley (1989) Assignment Due: Journal Title List
Topic II: Introduction to Scientific Practice (problems of assumption) · Gould, S. J. 1985. Ch8: False Premises, Good Science. · Stanley, S. M. 1989. Plate Tectonics. Begin Requesting Articles	Bring bibliography materials to class
Topic II: Introduction to Scientific Practice (scientific revolutions) · Chalmers, A. F. 1976. Ch. 8: Theories as Structures: Kuhn's Paradigms. · Kuhn, T. J. 1996. Ch13:Progress through Revolutions	On-Line Quiz: Chalmers (1979) and Kuhn (1996) Assignment Due: Bibliography
Topic IV: Project Discussions & Planning · Macrina 2005a. Mentoring · Penrose and Katz 1998. Writing Research Proposals Proposal Guidelines Proposal Checklist	Topic Summary Due: Problems of Assumption (unrevised) On-Line Quiz: Macrina (2005a) and Penrose and Katz (1998)
FGCU Writing Center Topic IV: Project Discussions & Planning Example proposals Proposal Outlines	Topic Summary Due: Scientific Revolutions (unrevised)
Topic III: Ethics & Science (fraud) · Macrina 2005b. Methods, Manners and the Responsible Conduct of Research · Fuchs and Macrina 2005. Ethics and the Scientist	On-Line Quiz: Macrina (2005b) and Fuchs and Macrina (2005)
Topic III: Ethics & Science (society) · O’Brien, M. H. 1993. Being a scientist means taking sides · Kempner et al. 2005 Forbidden Knowledge Ethical Code development (in class)	Revised Topic Summaries Due: Problems of Assumption Scientific Revolutions (original and revised drafts due) On-Line Quiz: O’Brien (1993) and Kempner et al. (2005)
Topic IV: Project Discussions & Planning Group work on projects Faculty Resources Annotated Bibliography Midterm Review	Bring draft of proposal outline to class
Midterm Examination
Topic VI: Statistical Methods in Science Research and Experimental Design Scenarios Proposal Guidelines Proposal Checklist	Topic Summary Due: Ethics and Science Assignment due: Proposal Outlines Faculty Resources
Topic IV: Project Discussions & Planning Group work on projects	Assignment due: Annotated Bibliography Recommended articles for class evaluation
Topic V: Critical Evaluation of Scientific Papers · Janick-Buckner, D. 1997. Getting undergraduates to critically read and discuss primary literature Critical Evaluation Guidelines How to Moderate a Discussion
Topic V: Critical Evaluation of Scientific Papers Critical Evaluation Guidelines	Questions Due
Topic V: Critical Evaluation of Scientific Papers Critical Evaluation Guidelines	First draft of proposal
Topic V: Critical Evaluation of Scientific Papers Critical Evaluation Guidelines	Questions Due
Topic VI: Content & Critique of a Scientific Presentation and Proposal Presentation Guidelines Presentation Checklist
Topic IV: Project Discussions & Planning Group work on projects
Student Presentations:
Student Presentations:
ETHICS

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