Course Code
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UGFN 1000
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科目名稱
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與自然對話
In Dialogue
With Nature
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教員
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學 分 | 3學分 | |||||||||
課程性質
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大學通識基礎
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同科其他選擇
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Workload
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l Reflective Journal
l Quiz
l Online Discussion
l Game
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好重
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重
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2
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極輕
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評價教學內容
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#1好好玩，有啲文本可能會深少少，但係江啟明喺lecture會播片同用ppt go through一次，基本都會理解到八成，真係唔明可以去PASS :) 至於quiz，題目絕大部分都唔難，肯俾心機溫書同寫RJ既話實A到。 #2 RJ/Term paper 會難過人
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評價教員教學
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#1識reg一定reg江啟明，份人好好，冇咩架子，重點係教得唔錯，幾有啟發性，課堂自由度好高，俾好多時間大家討論，仲會同我地玩遊戲（砌DNA、模仿圖靈實驗測謊） #2 Chur咖 不過有game叫做賣點咯
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CUSIS科目資料
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Description：
Humans have
long been curious about Nature. In the West, ancient Greek philosophers took
the lead in exploring the physical world and the world of life with reason
and hence laid the foundations of modern science. Scientists discovered
physical laws, the laws governing life and even ways of controlling life.
Implications of these discoveries force the humankind to re-assess their
understanding of human understanding. On the oriental side of the globe,
Chinese philosophers developed a different view of Nature. The comparison
between Western and Chinese views will contribute to our understanding of
both.
This course
invites students to explore how the humankind investigated, understood and
changed Nature, to study and compare the development of science in Western
and Chinese cultures, and to reflect on the humans’ place in Nature. Students
will be required to read, discuss and write about a wide range of texts in
philosophy, science and its history. Reading materials will be selected from
influential literatures. Emphasis will be placed on students’ capacity to
respond critically to these texts in written as well as oral presentations.
UGFN1000
Learning
Outcome：
By the end of
the course, students should be able to
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comprehend
and discuss science-related texts.
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identify
the essential characteristics of how human beings view Nature.
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formulate
informed personal views on the societal implications of scientific
explorations.
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relate
the developments in natural sciences highlighted in the course to
contemporary human condition.
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evaluate
the scopes of application, achievement and limitations of highlighted
scientific methods using multiple perspectives.
Course Syllabus：
The topics
numbered (1, 2 and 3) below indicate the core contents that MUST be covered
in the course. The instructor may decide how many and which sub-topics (a, b,
c and d) to cover for each class.
1. Human
Exploration of the Physical Universe
a. What is
truth?
b. How to find
scientific truth? The importance of reason and experiments.
c. How to
express scientific truth? Mathematical formulation of natural laws.
d. Expansion of
the universe.
2. Human
Exploration of the World of Life.
a. Laws of
life: Natural selection and evolution.
b. Code of
life: The discovery of DNA.
c. Manipulation
of life and consequences: DNA and medicine.
d. Manipulation
of life and consequences: Pollution.
3. Our
Understanding of Human Understanding
a. What is the
human mind and how does it work?
b. Limitations
of scientific method.
c. What do
Chinese know about Nature? -- Yin and Yang, five elements.
d. Western
culture versus Chinese culture.
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其他資料
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2017Sem1：學位
150|註冊 150|剩餘 0 2017Sem2：學位 150|註冊 147|剩餘 3 2018Sem1：學位 150|註冊 150|剩餘 0 2019Sem1：學位 150|註冊 147|剩餘 3 2019Sem2：學位 150|註冊 144|剩餘 6 |
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