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OFA LOGICAL REASONING

Guido Gabriele CAVALCA OFA LOGICAL REASONING

OFA0312304
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
015LESSONS
GUIDO GABRIELE CAVALCA T Curriculum
Objectives
THE TEACHING AIMS TO PROVIDE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF LOGICAL REASONING TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN DEFICITS IN THIS SUBJECT. THE TEACHING AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TO FAMILIARISE THEM WITH LOGICAL REASONING THROUGH EXERCISES. THE TEACHING AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF LOGICAL REASONING FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED SKILL DEFICITS IN THIS SUBJECT. THE TEACHING AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TO MAKE LOGICAL REASONING FAMILIAR THROUGH EXERCISES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL:
- WILL KNOW THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LOGICAL REASONING;
- UNDERSTAND THE MAIN MECHANISMS OF LOGICAL REASONING, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CRITICAL REASONING.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- INTERPRET PROPOSITIONS AND THE LOGICAL LINKS BETWEEN THEM;
- CONSTRUCT A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A TEXT ON THE BASIS OF LOGICAL REASONING;
- CARRY OUT DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE LOGICAL REASONING;
- IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS TO LOGICAL REASONING QUESTIONS.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- EVALUATE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL THEORIES AND PHENOMENA
- SELECT LOGICALLY VALID ARGUMENTS AND REASONING;
- ELABORATE A TEXT USING CRITICAL REASONING;
- USE THEORIES TO INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOP INTERPRETATIONS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- COMMUNICATE THE MEANING OF LOGICAL REASONING CLEARLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY;
- ARGUE THEIR OWN REFLECTIONS ON THE BASIS OF LOGICAL AND CRITICAL REASONING.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- USE LOGICAL TOOLS IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINARY FIELDS;
- UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET RELATIVELY COMPLEX TEXTS OF AN ADVERTISING OR LITERARY NATURE.
Prerequisites
NO PREREQUISITES
Contents
TEACHING PROVIDES SOME BASIC THEORETICAL ELEMENTS OF LOGICAL REASONING, DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN INDUCTIVE, DEDUCTIVE AND CRITICAL REASONING (4 HOURS) AND THEN FOCUSES ON EXERCISES ON LOGICAL REASONING (11 HOURS)
- THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LOGICAL REASONING, DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN INDUCTIVE, DEDUCTIVE AND CRITICAL REASONING (4 HOURS)
- EXERCISES (11 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
LECTURES, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EXERCISES, DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
Verification of learning
THE EXAMINATION IS A WRITTEN TEST. THE EXAM CONSISTS OF SOLVING LOGICAL REASONING PROBLEMS OF DIFFERENT TYPES (INDUCTIVE, DEDUCTIVE AND CRITICAL) ON THE BASIS OF EXERCISES CARRIED OUT IN CLASS (NUMERICAL TESTS, SET THEORY, PROPOSITIONS).
THE TEST IS SUCCESSFUL IF THE STUDENTS SHOW A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF LOGICAL REASONING AND COMPLETE AT LEAST HALF OF THE EXERCISES.
THE ASSESSMENT CONCENTRATES ON THE STUDENT'S CAPABILITY TO AUTOMATICALLY APPLY APPROPRIATE LOGICAL REASONING TO FIND THE LOGICAL SOLUTION(S) TO REASONINGS OF RELATIVE COMPLEXITY.
Texts
THE TEACHING USES MAINLY LOGIC EXERCISES AND TESTS; THE FOLLOWING TEXTBOOK IS USED AS A REFERENCE:
BUTTERWORTH, JOHN, AND GEOFF THWAITES. 2014. LA GUIDA CAMBRIDGE AL RAGIONAMENTO LOGICO: PENSIERO CRITICO E PROBLEM SOLVING, NAPOLI, SES.
More Information
OFFICE HOURS: DURING THE TEACHING PERIOD WEDNESDAYS 10:30-11:30AM; OTHERWISE, PLEASE CONTACT THE LECTURER BY EMAIL
FOR ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL: GCAVALCA@UNISA.IT
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