Об этом курсе: The second course of the specialization EVALUATING PROBLEMS will show you how humans think and how to utilize different disciplinary approaches to tackle problems more effectively. It advances your knowledge of your own field by teaching you to look at it in new ways. EVALUATING PROBLEMS is constructed in the following way: Week I. “Thinking about Thinking” – How problem solving evolved in nature, how the mechanics of our brains work, and the psychological biases that can emerge when we think. Week II. “Philosophy, Science, and Problem Solving” – How humans have historically approached problem solving, from ancient times to the present. Week III. “Approaching Problems in the Natural Sciences” – How people in the natural sciences deconstruct problems. Week IV. “Statistics and Problem Solving” – How statistics can be used to evaluate problems and think critically. Week V. “Approaching Problems in the Humanities” – How people in the social sciences and humanities deconstruct problems. Week VI. “Evaluating the Anthropocene” – How to evaluate the problems of the Anthropocene.
Для кого этот курс: This course is for everyone: from any level of expertise, any field, any industry, any discipline. And for good reason. It teaches skills that enhance your work and endeavours, regardless of who you are. If you want to perform better in your career, to innovate in your field, and to improve your future prospects - take this course!
Автор: Macquarie University
Преподаватели: David Baker, Associate Lecturer
Big History Institute
Преподаватели: David Christian, Professor
Big History Institute
Преподаватели: Shawn Ross, Associate Professor
Big History Institute
| Основные сведения | Course 2 of 4 in the Solving Complex Problems Specialization |
| Уровень | Beginner |
| Язык | English |
| Как пройти курс | Чтобы пройти курс, выполните все оцениваемые задания. |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
The Evolution of Problem Solving
Welcome to the second course of our specialisation on solving complex problems! In this module, we will introduce you to modes of thinking, how our capacity for thinking has evolved, and the blindspots that can still arise out of our fragile, blindly evolved, mammalian brains.
7 видео, 14 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Reading: Assessment Overview for Course 2: Evaluating Problems
- Видео: Logic, Induction, and Deduction
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Problem Solving in Nature
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Understanding the Vertebrate Brain
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Human Brain
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Bias of our Brains
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Evaluating Complex Problems
- Reading: Glossary
Оцениваемый: Multiple Choice - Mod. 1
Оцениваемый: Short writing for Module 1: Epistemology, logic, and problem solving
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Philosophy, Science, and Problem Solving
In this module we shall explore how human cultures evaluate complex problems, taking in global perspectives from history, looking at modern science, and examining cases where contemplation of problems go beyond science into the field of ethics and society.
7 видео, 13 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Ancient Graeco-Roman Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Traditional Chinese Philosophy and Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Enlightenment Approaches to Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Limits of Scientific Truth
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Complex Problems Beyond Science
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Culture and Problem Solving
- Reading: Glossary
Оцениваемый: Multiple Choice - Mod. 2
Оцениваемый: Short writing for Module 2: Introduction to the history and philosophy of science
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
Approaching Problems in the Natural Sciences
This module will look at how we evaluate problems in the sciences in its various branches, and contemplate how these methods may lend themselves to our own approach to complex problems.
6 видео, 11 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The World of the Very Large
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The World of the Very Small
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The World We Build
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Artificial Brain
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Uses of Science
- Reading: Glossary
Оцениваемый: Multiple Choice - Mod. 3
Оцениваемый: Short writing for Module 3: Approaching problems in the natural sciences
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
Statistics and Problem Solving
In this module we will examine the very important role that statistics play in evaluating complex problems and certain skills and approaches that can be utilised in our own domains.
6 видео, 11 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Probability
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Using Statistics Effectively
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Statistics and Management
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Statistics and Economic Theory
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Navigating Complex Systems
- Reading: Glossary
Оцениваемый: Multiple Choice - Mod. 4
Оцениваемый: Short writing for Module 4: Statistics and problem solving
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Approaching Problems in the Humanities
In this module, we will examine the similarities and differences regarding how we approach complex problems in different areas of the humanities. Given the extreme complexity of human society, a multi-faceted approach is not surprising, but we shall also examine the common threads that run through all approaches.
8 видео, 15 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Historians and Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Evidence and Criminal Investigations
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Law, Negotiation, and Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: International Law and Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Creative Arts and Problem Solving
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Problem Solving Across Cultures
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Science and the Humanities
- Reading: Glossary
Оцениваемый: Multiple Choice - Mod. 5
Оцениваемый: Short writing for Module 5: Approaching problems in the humanities
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
Evaluating the Anthropocene
In this module, we shall apply what we've learned to our examination of complex problems in the Anthropocene. In such an age and in such a tangled system an increasingly transdisciplinary approach is required to make the right judgements and arrive at the best solutions.
8 видео, 13 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Human Complexity and Climate Stability
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Transition to a Sustainable Economy
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Law and the Environment
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Politics of the Climate Crisis
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Nature of Artificial Intelligence
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: Evaluating the Anthropocene
- Reading: Glossary
- Видео: The Final Assignment
Оцениваемый: Multiple Choice - Mod. 6
Оцениваемый: Short writing for Module 6: Problem solving in the Anthropocene
Оцениваемый: Final assignment for Course 2: Evaluating Problems
Оцениваемый: Reflections after completing Course 2: Evaluating Problems
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Macquarie University
Macquarie is a hub of inspired and unconstrained thinking. Macquarie was founded with a unique purpose: to bring minds together unhindered by tradition. Created to challenge the education establishment, Macquarie has a rich track record of innovation. Macquarie actively shapes the complex issues that define the future of humanity.
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I loved this second course on the "Solving Complex Problems" roadmap.
It allows us to truly reflect on the problem we set in course 1 and to develop new areas of knowledge.
I truly enjoyed it!