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Logic and Semiotics

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Course ID:	3002-1LLS1CE
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.7 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Logic and Semiotics
Name in Polish:	Logika i semiotyka
Organizational unit:	Institute of Polish Culture
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe dla studentów I roku studiów I stopnia (licencjackich) IKP
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	An introduction to the basics of logic, its main concepts and the rules of rational discussion.
Full description:	Contents of the series of classes: Sentences (propositions) in the logical sense ot the term. Clear expressions versus vague and ambiguous statements. Formulating statements versus insinuating. Sour5ces of beliefs. Explicit and implicit opinions; rational versus irrational. Argumentative utterences. Material and formal correctnes of reasoning. Identification of premises and conclusions. Suppressed prem,ises. Deductive (foolproof) reasoning: intuitive assesment, logical assesment. Probabilistic reasoning. Most common logical errors. Clasisfication and typology. Review of arguments using non-logical divices (expert opinions, the principle of "equal measure", the "slippery slope" argument). Principles of rational discusion. Insoluble debates.
Bibliography:	Teresa Hołówka: "Kultura logiczna w przykładach". Warszawa: PWN 2006.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: Student will spot logical errors and know how to argue in an honest and fair manner. Skills: Student will learn how to formulate a good argument without using eristic tricks or demagoguery. Competence: Student will recognize a serious agukment and not confuse it with a propaganda statement.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Regular attendance plus a written test.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU CW W CW CW CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Teresa Hołówka, Aleksandra Horecka, Paulina Kwiatkowska, Jerzy Pluta
Group instructors:	Teresa Hołówka, Aleksandra Horecka, Jerzy Pluta
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Grading

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU CW CW W TH CW CW FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Filip Kawczyński, Paulina Kwiatkowska
Group instructors:	Filip Kawczyński, Jerzy Pluta
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Grading

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