Faculty of Education and Arts
School: Communications and Arts
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
What is Knowledge?Unit Code
HMN1102Year
2015Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Description
This unit investigates what it means to know in the age of information and in a globalised world. We consider belief, memory, and experience (including the senses) as widely different means for acquiring knowledge. Students explore how other cultures understand what counts as knowledge, engaging broadly with such questions as: How does Google change our understanding of a fact? Who has access to information and knowledge? Indeed, this unit will encourage students to reflect on the very nature of truth now and its relevance to their own lives.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse the cultural significance of different modes of knowing, including belief, memory and experience.
- Apply a range of historical and cultural ideas about knowledge and truth to the students own personal context.
- Concisely articulate their understanding of key philosophical texts.
- Critically compare conflicting theories regarding the value and status of knowledge.
- Use appropriate academic skills to communicate ideas.
Unit Content
- Academic communication skills.
- Conceptions of belief and faith.
- Cultural history of memory, the archive and testimony.
- Enlightenment and empiricism.
- Literary and philosophical texts which focus on questions of knowledge.
- Theories of epistemology.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures. Tutorials.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Project or essay | 20% |
| Project | Essay or creative work with essay | 40% |
| Examination | Examination | 40% |
Text References
- ^ Dickens, C. (1854). Hard times. New York: Norton Publishing Company. Note: NOTE: Students may select any contemporary edition of "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens.
- ^ Hay, C. (2008). The theory of knowledge: A coursebook. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press.
- Scruton, R. (2001). Kant: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Appiah, K.A. (2007). Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a world of strangers. London: Penguin.
- Pritchard, D.H. (2006). What is this thing called knowledge?. London: Routledge.
- Fuller, S. (2007). The knowledge book: Key concepts in philosophy, science and culture. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.
- Huemer, M. (2002). Epistemology: Contemporary readings. London: Routledge.
- Jeanneney, J.-N. (2007). Google and the myth of universal knowledge: A view from Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Lemos, N. (2007). An introduction to the theory of knowledge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- O'Brien, D. (2006). An introduction to the theory of knowledge. Cambridge: Pollity Press.
- Timmons, M., & Shoemaker, D. (2008). Knowledge, nature and norms: An introduction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
- Warburton, N. (2007). The basics of essay writing. London: Routledge.
- Breit, R., & Servaes, J. (Eds.). (2005). Information society or knowledge societies?: UNESCO in the smart state. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound.
Journal References
- Social epistemology: A journal of knowledge, culture and policy.
- Episteme: A journal of social epistemology.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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Faculty of Education and Arts
School: Communications and Arts
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
What is Knowledge?Unit Code
HMN1102Year
2015Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Description
This unit investigates what it means to know in the age of information and in a globalised world. We consider belief, memory, and experience (including the senses) as widely different means for acquiring knowledge. Students explore how other cultures understand what counts as knowledge, engaging broadly with such questions as: How does Google change our understanding of a fact? Who has access to information and knowledge? Indeed, this unit will encourage students to reflect on the very nature of truth now and its relevance to their own lives.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Analyse the cultural significance of different modes of knowing, including belief, memory and experience.
- Apply a range of historical and cultural ideas about knowledge and truth to the students own personal context.
- Concisely articulate their understanding of key philosophical texts.
- Critically compare conflicting theories regarding the value and status of knowledge.
- Use appropriate academic skills to communicate ideas.
Unit Content
- Academic communication skills.
- Conceptions of belief and faith.
- Cultural history of memory, the archive and testimony.
- Enlightenment and empiricism.
- Literary and philosophical texts which focus on questions of knowledge.
- Theories of epistemology.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Lectures. Tutorials.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Project or essay | 20% |
| Project | Essay or creative work with essay | 40% |
| Examination | Examination | 40% |
Text References
- ^ Dickens, C. (1854). Hard times. New York: Norton Publishing Company. Note: NOTE: Students may select any contemporary edition of "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens.
- ^ Hay, C. (2008). The theory of knowledge: A coursebook. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press.
- Scruton, R. (2001). Kant: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Appiah, K.A. (2007). Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a world of strangers. London: Penguin.
- Pritchard, D.H. (2006). What is this thing called knowledge?. London: Routledge.
- Fuller, S. (2007). The knowledge book: Key concepts in philosophy, science and culture. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.
- Huemer, M. (2002). Epistemology: Contemporary readings. London: Routledge.
- Jeanneney, J.-N. (2007). Google and the myth of universal knowledge: A view from Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Lemos, N. (2007). An introduction to the theory of knowledge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- O'Brien, D. (2006). An introduction to the theory of knowledge. Cambridge: Pollity Press.
- Timmons, M., & Shoemaker, D. (2008). Knowledge, nature and norms: An introduction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
- Warburton, N. (2007). The basics of essay writing. London: Routledge.
- Breit, R., & Servaes, J. (Eds.). (2005). Information society or knowledge societies?: UNESCO in the smart state. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound.
Journal References
- Social epistemology: A journal of knowledge, culture and policy.
- Episteme: A journal of social epistemology.
Website References
^ Mandatory reference
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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