4 ECTS credits
120 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1000065AEW for working students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Registration for "Databaes" is only available for students who are registered as a working student or who are registered with permission to follow the specific classes for working students. Regular students can not register for the classes associated with this offer, they can only follow classes for which the catalog number ends in an R. For questions or problems, please contact the Student Administration Centre via SAC@vub.ac.be.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
Educational team
Bart Van Kerkhove (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

In the first part of this course (logic), a synthesis is presented of the fast development of formal logic during the previous century. Two basic systems are dealt with in extenso, namely propositional and predicate logic (of first order). In the second part (philosophy of science) a chronological overview is presented of the developments in the 20th century as to the question what can be a scientific method (Carnap, Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos, Feyerabend, ...), including a short specific application to psychology.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Logica en wetenschapsfilosofie, Jean Paul Van Bendegem en Bart Van Kerkhove, (beschikbaar op leerplatform)
Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student can describe and explain the developments in modern logic and in the philosophy of science from the 20th century onwards. The student can demonstrate the relevance of logic to philosophy of science.
The student can handle the basic logical systems in a practical way. The student is able to analyse the problems surrounding the question of what a scientific method may be.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The exam is EXCLUSIVELY written, but 'open-book'. This means that all materials can be used: course text, solved exercises, personal notes, ... In order to consult these materials, the use of specific electronic devices, namely laptops and tablets, is allowed, but only if they remain off line (airplane mode). Smartphones are excluded. Examples of exams can be found in the Zelfstudiecentrum van de Humane Wetenschappen and on Canvas.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)