Module Details |
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Title | RESEARCH SKILLS | ||
Code | PHIL703 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr SK McLeod Philosophy Stephen.Mcleod@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 7 FHEQ | Whole Session | 15 |
Aims |
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To enhance skills in logic and reasoning. To acquaint students with philological issues raised by philosophical terminology. To enhance students' abilities to use library resources for research purposes. To provide experience of presenting research ideas in a conference situation. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to identify valid argument forms and detect fallacies. |
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(LO2) Students will be able to recognise common rhetorical devices and reconstruct professional philosophers' arguments from their prose. |
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(LO3) Students will be aware of factors involved in evaluating information sources. |
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(LO4) Students will be aware of DISCOVER and other sources of academic information. |
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(LO5) Students will be aware of semantic development of philosophically significant terms. |
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(LO6) Students will be aware of the sorts of semantic unities that underlie different traditions of philosophical thought. |
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(S1) Information skills - Information accessing:[Locating relevant information] [Identifying and evaluating information sources]. |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral. |
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(S3) Confidence in dealing with matters of logic. |
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(S4) Students will enhance their ability to identify and reflect critically upon the issues that underlie debates. |
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(S5) Students will develop confidence in considering previously unfamiliar ideas and approaches. |
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(S6) Students will enhance their ability to marshal ideas and arguments and present them in writing. |
Syllabus |
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Informal Logic. Library Session. Philosophy Through Words. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Seminar Teaching Method 2 - Online Teaching Method 3 - Other |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
10 |
5 15 |
30 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 120 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Logic test There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 1 hour logic test | 50 | ||||
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2,000 word essay | 50 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |