CMST 1150 Lecture : CMST 1150 Notes
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Make sure to schedule and do all your research participation points!!!! The research process: background and overview: first stage in inquiry: ask questions, q"s of definition, q"s of fact, factual claims, putative claims, q"s of value, aesthetic = artistic response to things, choosing your clothes, jewelry etc. Expertise: ethical = should i do this? will it offend? disappoint? (the golden rule) The 3 stages are not necessarily linear: (triangle diagram with q"s at the top and theory / observation at the bottom sides. : types of scholarships, natural science, the nature of sci. (a quotation by michael shermer) Factual claim true statements, with evidence to back it up, verifiable. Putative claim made up, non-factual, empty claim with no proof. 1/27/14: types of scholarships, natural science, the nature of sci. (a quotation by michael shermer) Science is not an affirmation of a set of beliefs, but a process of inquiry. It is aimed at building a testable body of answers.
