Organization and Mathematical Design of Experiment
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Published: 01 October 2015
Major – Metallurgy
Specialisation – Ferrous metallurgy
Degree – Master
Course units:
- Role of an experiment in scientific cognition
- Basis of the theory of experiment
- Experiment mathematical planning
Course contents:
- Classification of scientific and technical experiments
- Essentials of mathematical statistics
- Correlation and regression analysis
- Complete factorial experiment
- Fractional factorial experiment
Activities:
- Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
- Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
- Office-hours.
Total – 108 hours
Total points – 3
Laboratory classes – none
Midterm assessment – examination
Philosophical Issues of Science and Engineering
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Published: 01 October 2015
Major – Metallurgy
Specialisation – Ferrous metallurgy
Degree – Master
Course units:
- Subject area of the philosophy of science
- Science development concepts
- Periods in science history
- Rise and development of the philosophy of technology
Course contents:
- Structure and forms of science knowledge
- Scientific revolutions as forms of science development
- Main characteristics of milestones of its development
- Scientism and Anti-scientism
- Ethic issues of the modern science
- Main branches of the modern philosophy of technology
- Engineering sciences as an independent discipline
- Science and technology correlation at different stages of the technology evolution
Activities:
- Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
- Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
- Office-hours.
Total – 72 hours
Total points – 2
Laboratory classes – NONE
Midterm assessment – examination
