Humanities for engineering (01_XASHI)
- Coefficient : 2
- Hourly Volume: 28.0h (including 18.0h supervised)
- Labo : 18h supervised (and 3h unsupervised)
- Out-of-schedule personal work : 7h
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Description
Epistemic vigilance: training in critical thinking
In recent years, there have been increasing calls for the development of critical thinking, but what exactly does this involve? This course—with its historical and philosophical slant—aims to introduce students—in a humble way—to a method of thinking that is cautious and vigilant, yet always benevolent: a practical philosophy that enables them to question, evaluate, take a stance, and emancipate themselves. A practice that can sometimes be “insolent.” The objectives of this course are to provide students with knowledge of:
- The concepts of critical thinking, epistemology, “epistemic vigilance,” and “metacognition.”
- The mechanisms of belief and the fragility of our reasoning/judgments
- The epistemological foundations for evaluating a statement without expertise.
Learning Outcomes AAv (AAv)
AAv1 [15,B3, G1] : At the end of the semester the student must be able to distinguish scientific thinking from other modes of thinking and to exercise it with humility in the analysis of the information chosen by the student. teacher
AAv2 [13,F1,F2] : At the end of the semester the student must be able to produce a complete oral synthesis in a professional manner (adapted to the requested communication situation and intended to be retained) using all the resources of communication.
Assessment methods
Average of several short continuous assessments
Key Words
Critical thinking, doubt, epistemology, scientific method, metacognition
Prerequisites
Level of general culture corresponding to final year class.