SCIE 110 - Science in a Modern Society

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23NS, 23RE
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Topics covered include: a discussion of the nature of science; a detailed analysis of the scientific method to help students understand how and why people study science; a study of some major scientific experiments and discoveries including the work of recent Nobel Prize winners; a look at the applications and implications of science and technology; ethical considerations in the role and responsibility of the scientist; and the analysis of current issues in science.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The general education requirement for natural sciences is satisfied by SCIE 110. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling; and
demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences.

The general education requirement for critical thinking is satisfied by SCIE 110. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

clearly articulate an issue or problem;
identify, analyze, and evaluate ideas, data, and arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work;
acknowledge limitations such as perspective and bias; and
develop well-reasoned (logical) arguments to form judgments and/or draw conclusions.