Course detail

Law, ethics and philosophy of science

CEITEC VUT-S4002Acad. year: 2019/2020

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Ph.D.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

This course is intended to assist participants in better understanding of the importance of law and ethics in science. A set of cases of scientific misconduct (fabrication and falsification of data, plagiarism, conflict of interest, authorship, etc.) will be discussed either from law, ethic or both points of view. The philosophical background of science will be also present in classical concepts like assumption, foundation and implication of science.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Alex Rosenberg, Philosophy of Science, Routledge 2013 (EN)
Daniel Kahnemann, Thinking – Fast and Slow, Penguin 2012 (EN)
Richard Dawkins, Climbing mount improbable, WW Norton 1997 (EN)
Jaroslav Flegr, Frozen evolution, BookSurge Publishing 2008 (EN)
Robert Audi, Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction, Routledge 2010 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMNK Doctoral

    branch PM , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMNC Doctoral

    branch AM , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch AM , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PNTMT , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PNTMT , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMNC Doctoral

    branch ANTMT , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch ANTMT , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMNK Doctoral

    branch PM , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PNTMT , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMN Doctoral

    branch PNTMT , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PM , 3. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PM , 4. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Ph.D.