Block 1 Human Sciences AOK by Helen Trajtenberg https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv If you were teaching this to the new G11s, what are the big things they should know for your AOK? (10 mins no notes, then 20 mins to skim notes and add anything missing) en-us 2021-08-12 11:39:00 UTC 2021-08-16 14:56:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f938-2640.png Interdisciplinary approach gr343588_1 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678351130 There are many different disciplines in the Human Sciences: linguistics, media studies, political science, psychology, social policy, sociology, etc.

A lot of the times, these disciplines work together to discover new information and knowledge.]]> 2021-08-13 16:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678351130 The TOK concepts of evidence is crucial in the human sciences. This is because professionals in the field are expected to collect objective and quantitative/qualitative data in order to support thier infromation and claims. Evidence is, as a matter a fact, required in this area of knowledge in view that many of theories, claims, and information bear a sence of subjectivity, and thus require objective data to support this infromation. https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678355974 2021-08-13 16:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678355974 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678357565 Ethical considerations must be taken into account when collecting data. Subjects should be notified of the fact their behaviour is being monitored and any animal tests should be humane]]> 2021-08-13 16:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678357565 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678357849 Focuses on exploring the methods, tools and practices that we use to produce knowledge. This includes conceptual frameworks, establishing traditions and practices, as well as the methodologies employed by formal disciplines. 

It also includes the cognitive and material tools that we have available for the pursuit of knowledge, and of how these tools have changed as a result of technological developments.]]> 2021-08-13 16:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678357849 Questions https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678359331

  • How do we decide whether a particular discipline should be regarded as a human science?
  • Do the human sciences and literature provide different types of knowledge about human existence and behaviour?
  • Are predictions in the human sciences inevitably unreliable?
  • What are the main difficulties that human scientists encounter when trying to provide explanations of human behaviour?
  • Is human behaviour too unpredictable to study scientifically?
  • Do the boundaries between different disciplines and different areas of knowledge help or hinder understanding?
  • Is it possible to discover laws of human behaviour in the same way that the natural sciences discover laws of nature?

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  • To what extent is it legitimate for a researcher to draw on their own experiences as evidence in their investigations in the human sciences?
  • Is it possible to eliminate the effect of the observer in the pursuit of knowledge in the human sciences?
  • How might the beliefs and interests of human scientists influence their conclusions? How can we know when we have made progress in the search for knowledge in the human sciences?
  • If two competing paradigms give different explanations of a phenomenon, how can we decide which explanation to accept?
  • What forms of protection against research error and bias are available to human scientists?

    • ]]>     2021-08-13 16:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678359780     Questions https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678360462 - What role do models play in the acquisition of knowledge in the human sciences?
    - Are observation and experimentation the only two ways in which human scientists produce knowledge?
    - What assumptions underlie the methods used in the human sciences?
    - To what extent are the methods used to gain knowledge in the human sciences “scientific”?
    - How does the use of numbers, statistics, graphs and other quantitative instruments affect the way knowledge in the human sciences is valued?
    - To what extent can the human sciences use mathematical techniques to make accurate predictions?]]>     2021-08-13 16:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678360462     Questions https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678360761
  • To what extent are the methods used in the human sciences limited by the ethical considerations involved in studying human beings?
  • Do researchers have different ethical responsibilities when they are working with human subjects compared to when they are working with animals?
  • What are the moral implications of possessing knowledge about human behaviour?
  • Should key events in the historical development of the human sciences always be judged by the standards of their time?
  • What values determine what counts as legitimate inquiry in the human sciences? Can knowledge be divorced from the values embedded in the process of creating it?
  • Is the role of the human scientist only to describe what the case is or also to make judgements about what should be the case?

    • ]]>     2021-08-13 16:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678360761     Juxtification (TOK concept) is connected with this area of knowledge in view that many experiemnts and studies have to juxtify the use of certain methods that may bear unethical standards to collect valuable infromation. The Standford Prison experiment and the Milgram Shock expeirment are both examples of how psychologist had to juxtify the studies unethical standards by demonstrating how collcted contributes to the human sciences. https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678361484 2021-08-13 16:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678361484 Does the division of knowledge into discrete disciplines create greater understanding? gr343588_1 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678365104 This is a key question we need to ask ourselves in this are of knowledge. The discretion of disciplines could help people in the respective fields develop them further and more deeply. On the other hand, in today’s world, it is extremely difficult to find things that are solely in a specific discipline. The majority are a mix of two or three or even more. The disciplines work hand in hand to create more knowledge which wouldn’t be possible if we were to only focus on individual disciplines.]]> 2021-08-13 16:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678365104 Methods and tool tackles, chiefly, how knoweldge is produced in the area of the human sciences. It deals with studies, explorations, ways to collect data (interviews, questionnaires, etc.), and the ethical/unethical part in procedures. https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678369856 2021-08-13 16:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678369856 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678386353
    There are different approaches to study human behaviour. These approaches may co-exist and offer complementary knowledge. In this sense. the inclusion of a range of perspectives may lead to better knowledge. 

    ]]>     2021-08-13 16:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678386353     Is it ethical and fair to judge people from back in time based on current social standards? https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678400043 2021-08-13 16:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678400043 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678401215 Methods include Controlled Experiments, Observational Studies, and Surveys. They each have their own pros and cons]]> 2021-08-13 16:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678401215 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678402599 The human sciences are, by definition, much less objective and data-focused than the natural sciences, which makes them much more vulnerable to bias]]> 2021-08-13 16:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1678402599 Historical perspectives helentrajtenberg2 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1680533773 2021-08-16 14:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1680533773 helentrajtenberg2 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1680534346 2021-08-16 14:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1680534346 Mindmap helentrajtenberg2 https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1680548340 You made mind maps when we started this unit. You can find yours in classroom if it's helpful.]]> 2021-08-16 14:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/helentrajtenberg2/ou7mdyzyo1zgbzv/wish/1680548340