Citizenship Part 1 - S6

Are you one of those people who believe that SHS (Humanities and 
Social Sciences) are not “real sciences”, like mathematics or physics? 
Do you believe that everything teachers say is true 
? Do you believe that most knowledge is acquired by 
reading texts? If so, you probably have a somewhat naive view of science. 
This course is designed to help you take stock of your beliefs about knowledge and 
science - what we call epistemological beliefs. By the end of this 
course, you'll be able to take an (even) more critical look at knowledge, the 
sciences, teachers and the subjects you're taught at school.

1.  At the end of Part #1, students will be able to analyze their personal conception of 
science. They will take a critical look at their personal vision of certain aspects of 
scientific knowledge such as, for example, the empirical, theoretical, creative and 
imaginative nature of scientific knowledge, its social and cultural roots, and its provisional nature 
. 
2.  At the end of Part #2, students will develop their own definition of engineering 
as an applied science. 
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3. By the end of Part #3, students will draw up an inventory of the 
epistemological factors they believe influence the constitution of a knowledge base in engineering.
ingénierie.