Course Name: Scientific Thinking (SCI1020)
Instructor: Maya Nicolas
Course Description: This course equips students with the fundamental tools of scientific thinking to navigate a complex, information-rich world. We explore enduring questions about truth, knowledge, and belief, learning to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Through case studies and hands-on analysis, students develop critical skills to evaluate evidence, deconstruct logical arguments, assess research validity, and interpret data. This journey fosters a mindset of thoughtful skepticism, empowering them to make informed decisions and become more discerning citizens in different areas of life.
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Course Name: Selected Topics on Egypt: Building for Under-Developed Egyptian Communities (CORE2098)
Instructor: Mohamed Darwish
Course Description: This course is designed to empower students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and improve the housing conditions of underdeveloped Egyptian communities. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and practical fieldwork, students will learn to evaluate
the socio-economic and environmental factors affecting these communities. Emphasis will be
placed on identifying challenges and proposing innovative, feasible solutions that are tailored to
local needs and resources.
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Course Name: Philosophical Thinking (PHIL 2100)
Instructor: Thomas Rule
Course Description: This course will be about encouraging and empowering each of us to make ourselves into more careful, precise, methodical, and responsible thinkers. “Thinking philosophically” means being willing to methodically think through fundamental questions that each of us necessarily faces just by being self-conscious beings, taking as little as possible for granted in the process
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