The role of science in the development of society, the goals and objectives of science

Knowledge and understanding of science

This objective refers to enabling students to understand the main ideas and concepts of science and to apply them to solve problems in familiar and unfamiliar situations. Students are expected to develop critical and reflective thinking and judge the credibility of scientific information when this is presented to them.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

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  recognize and recall scientific information
  
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  explain and apply scientific information to solve problems in familiar and unfamiliar situations
  
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  analyse scientific information by identifying components, relationships and patterns, both in experimental data and ideas
  
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  discuss and evaluate scientific information from different sources (Internet, newspaper articles, television, scientific texts and publications) and assess its credibility.