Scientific Thinking
- 15 Hours
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1 Credit
*(T&C Apply) Credits applicable only for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students enrolling for SIKSHA courses through academic institutions based in India.
- UG/PG
- Foundation, Management, STEM
- Faculty
₹2,500.00(GST additional)
About The Course
Uncover the essence of scientific thinking and the process of knowledge creation in this comprehensive course. Key highlights include: ● Covers model-based reasoning, anatomy of models and systematic model-building method of Bharat with real-life applications ● Enables contextualization of Śāstra-s as potent scientific models with versatile contemporary applications ● Empowers learners with precision-thinking and critical evaluation
Syllabus
- Unit 1: The Process of Knowledge Creation (Modules 1 - 14)
- ● Knowledge Vs Knowledge system - Knowledge is Information, Knowledge system is the process of extracting knowledge
- ● What is science?
- ● The methods & tools of science - Model building empirical vs theory based
- ● Science vs Art
- ● Approximate vs Exact sciences
- ● Strengths & limits of scientific inquiry
- ● The subjective element in science
- Unit 2: Introduction to Model Based Reasoning (15 - 17)
- ● Models as compact representations of the observed reality
- ● Types of models: Top-Down, Bottom-Up & Hybrid
- ● The methods of modelling: Abstraction & Classification
- ● The purpose of modelling: Explain, Predict & Control reality
- ● Assessing the quality of a model
- Unit 3: The Anatomy of a Model (18 - 30)
- ● What is a Model?
- ● States of entities
- ● Structural / Functional relations among concepts
- ● Actions that trigger transitions in the state of entities
- ● How it represents a given question about the system
More Information
- Learning Objectives
- ● To elucidate the fundamental aspects of knowledge, its creation, its process and the method of scientific inquiry
- ● To introduce the Navya Nyāya approach of model-building
- ● Contextualize Śāstra-s in terms of scientific models for contemporary applications
- Intended Outcomes
- ● Understanding of model-based reasoning as the method of all scientific inquiry
- ● Assessing robustness of scientific models according to criteria laid out in Śāstra-s
