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SCIE1001: Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future

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SCIE1001: Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future

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Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future is an innovative interdisciplinary course that invites you to explore the multifaceted nature of science. We will explore the ways in which science helps us understand the world by looking at common aspects of scientific practice as well as how science differs across disciplines, cultures and worldviews. Led by a multidisciplinary teaching team, you鈥檒l examine a range of topics that include broader perspectives on mathematics, physics, Indigenous knowledges and biology. By challenging established perspectives, this unit will enable you to develop a deeper and more rigorous approach to scienti铿乧 inquiry equipping you to tackle the challenges of the future.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Science

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高清福利片 level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	History and Philosophy of Science Academic Operations
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	None
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Use epistemic concepts such as objectivity and evidence and explain how they are relevant to scientific research.
LO2. Explore the use, misuse and limitations of science, mathematics and statistics in decision making. Topics covered will include the authority and mystic of science, false positives and negative test results, the counter intuitive nature of statistical outcomes, and uncertainties inherent in the scientific process.
LO3. Explain and appreciate the uncertainties inherent in the scientific process and the place of conditional probabilities and Bayesian logic
LO4. Articulate the power of science for understanding and manipulating the world and the impact on local, global and international communities. Examples to be used include Sydney Science contributions such as gravitational waves, rust in wheat, renewable energy.
LO5. Describe the influence of social, moral and political contexts on science and be inclusive of knowledge systems which are non-science and are important in decisions.
LO6. Use technologies and design experiments to collect data and solve simple and complex science problems on the Camperdown campus.
LO7. Analyse and appreciate how mathematical models explain systems and the values associated with their use.
LO8. Identify, describe and communicate the nature of interdisciplinary problems where science has made impact in industry, and regulatory practice. For example, asbestos, neuronal disorders, climate change, health and well-being.
LO9. Describe scientific knowledge is used in policy formulation and the constraints on policy-makers and other real-world actors.

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 2 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Intensive June - July 2021	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Intensive June - July 2021	Normal day	Remote	View
Semester 1 2022	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 1 2022	Normal day	Remote	View
Semester 2 2022	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 2 2022	Normal day	Remote	View
Semester 1 2023	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 1 2023	Normal day	Remote	View
Semester 2 2023	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 1 2024	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 2 2024	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 1 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View
Semester 2 2025	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

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SCIE1001: Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future

2026 unit information

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Science

Details

Enrolment rules

Learning outcomes

Unit availability

Modes of attendance (MoA)

Disclaimer

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