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Revision as of 11:42, 23 August 2023

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Students' scientific critical thinking skills are put to the test by evaluating a recent scientific study by a faculty member and "grilling" them on whether each of the concepts in this course has been carefully considered.



The Lesson in Context

This is the first of several lessons involving guests. We typically invite a social scientist to share a recent published study of theirs, to be read by students ahead of time and discussed in groups during section. Questions and comments generated during the section will then be collected, a few of which will be posed to the guest during the live plenary. Students are encouraged to base their questions on particular course concepts introduced thus far.

We have a different guest and paper every year. So, the substance of this lesson can change quite substantially. Much of what's written here is an example based on what was used in UC Berkeley's Spring 2023 iteration of the course.

Takeaways

After this lesson, students should

  1. Be able to critically examine a piece of contemporary research and pose meaningful questions to gauge the validity and limitations of its results.
  2. Be able to flexibly invoke and synthesize course concepts in a real world dialogue on science and society.

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