What you'll learn:

• Explore the ways scientists come up with research questions, how scientists look for answers, and what goes into determining if they are on the right track.
• Unpack how the different approaches to creating scientific knowledge are developed, as well as how the faces of science have changed over time.
• Discuss what factors steer the path that science follows, and how science also shapes the world we live in today.

Learning Objectives:

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Articulate the ways scientists come up with research questions
• Assess how scientists look for answers, and what goes into determining if they are on the right track
• Reflect and recognize how the different approaches to creating scientific knowledge are developed, as well as how the faces of science have changed over time.
• Grapple with and discuss what factors steer the path that science follows, and how science also shapes the world we live in today.

What you'll do:

1. Watch 60 minutes of topical videos
2. Watch a total of 30 minutes of video clips from 18 different scientists discussing their own understanding of science
3. Complete 4 activities (Discovery game, mapping labs, coming up with research questions, and funding science)
4. Read and explore several curated resources

Who this course is designed for:

General audience, those that engage with science through their work, those that are interested in learning more about science, managers/workplace leaders, mediators, those who work with the public, science mentors, science team leads, politicians, city planners, designers, students, and job seekers or career changers.

What you'll receive:

Upon fulfilling course requirements, participants will receive a certificate indicating 5 recertification hours from Arizona State University.