PHIL 115 - Introduction to Learning and Knowing

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: An integrated course in which we examine how we acquire knowledge through the disciplinary perspectives of both philosophy and psychology.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand and appreciate. The neurobioloogy of learning and teaching. The psychology of believing, knowing, and learning. Learning and learning styles. Learning and culture, including gender. Belief systems and the function of belief in a person’s life. The philosophy of knowledge (epistemology). Science and the scientific method. Critical thinking and logic. Aesthetic thinking and creativity. Technology, knowledge, and learning.

Course Contents

The neurobiology of learning and knowing.
The psychology of believing, knowing, and learning.
Learning and learning styles.
Learning and culture, including gender.
Belief systems and the function of belief in a person’s life.
The philosophy of knowledge (epistomology.)
Science and the scientific method.
Critical thinking and logic.
Aesthetic thinking and creativity.
Technology, knowledge, and learning.
The role of the community college.

Instructional Units: 5