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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2023 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende | Gabriel Erni Cassola (gabriel.ernicassola@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | We will mix lectures, case studies, and self-organized work shadowing to gain knowledge about selected methods and approaches of the natural sciences. G. Erni Cassola will provide input on the scientific method in general and on specific methods, occasionally with the help of guest speakers. In addition, students will collect methodological expertise during work shadowing and literature work. The seminar will focus on methods which are relevant for sustainable development topics. |
| Lernziele | The students - understand the difference between a scientific and a non-scientific approach to a question; - can formulate scientific hypotheses and can distinguish them from a question or idea; - know about the difference between (I) empiricism and rationalism , (II) induction and deduction, (III) an observation and an experiment, (IV) descriptive and experimental approaches; - understand the influence of observer, equipment, and experimental design on the outcome of an experiment; - understand the importance of positive / negative controls and standards; - know natural science methods from fields that are important in the context of sustainability, such as molecular species identification, characterising air pollution, microplastics pollution, ecotoxicological assays, obtaining palaeoenvironmental data, and others; - and know what kind of information these methods can provide and are aware of their limitations. |
| Literatur | Optional reading: Godfrey-Smith, Peter (2003): Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago and London. Material handed out during the semester/seminar. |
| Bemerkungen | All MSD students have to attend a methods course in natural science within the IRS module. By default they have to attend this course (48995: Tools and Methods of Natural Sciences Research). Students with a natural science background who can demonstrate that they already have the knowledge taught in this course may take an alternative class according to the details recorded in the medium-term syllabus/spring semester 2023. No other module allocation possible. This seminar is offered by MSD. Dr. Gabriel Erni Cassola is a staff member of MGU (Mensch-Gesellschaft-Umwelt), Dep. of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Only for MSD students (incl. MSD preparation semester). NO other students admitted. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Course enrollment on MOnA should be completed by the beginning of the teaching period (withdrawal possible until Monday of week five). |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Freitag | 10.15-12.00 | Vesalianum, Praktikumsraum (O1.20) |
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Freitag 24.02.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 10.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 17.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 24.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 31.03.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Botanik, Praktikumsraum U1.003 |
| Freitag 14.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Praktikumsraum (O1.20) |
| Freitag 21.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Botanik, Praktikumsraum U1.003 |
| Freitag 28.04.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 05.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 12.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 26.05.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Freitag 02.06.2023 | 10.15-12.00 Uhr | Vesalianum, Seminarraum (O2.02) |
| Module |
Modul: Interdisziplinäre Forschung zu Nachhaltigkeit (Masterstudium: Sustainable Development) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Regular attendance, active participation, oral presentation and written report. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Umweltwissenschaften |