AHMED I. GHONEIM
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To Begin With
The most difficult thing in science, , is to shake off accepted views, to observe with ones own eyes, and think with ones own brain George Sarton, The civilization of the Renaissance
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Goals of Science
Analytical Focus X X
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Goals
Understanding Prediction
Interaction Outcomes
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EMPIRICISM
EMPIRICISM as one of the old schools of philosophy of science What is EMPIRICISM ? EMPIRICISM and theory building & hypotheses testing !
Theory (tentative) Propositions Empirical indicators Research hypotheses Research method(s) Observable results
Models
An analytical model is a set of variables and their interrelationships designed to represent, in whole or in part, some real system or process.
Models : verbal , Graphical or Mathematical
In verbal models, the variables and their relationships are stated in prose form. Such models may be mere restatements of the main tenets of a theory.
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Models
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Graphical models are visual. They are used to isolate variables and to suggest directions of relationships but are not designed to provide numerical results.
Example:
Awareness
Understanding: Evaluation
Preference
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Models
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Propositions
What is a proposition? Why? Difference between: propositions & laws of interaction Difference between: propositions & Hypotheses
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Hypotheses
Hypotheses, Why? What is a hypothesis ? Hypotheses Formulation What do we test: Propositions or Hypotheses ?
Exercises >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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