Advanced Course Outline:
Scientific Literacy
This course will cover:
✓ How to understand scientific studies
✓ How to distinguish between “good” and “bad” science
✓ How to tell if reported conclusions are validated by a study
✓ How to find your own research
✓ How to identify flaws in scientific studies
✓ How to know if you recommendations are supported by science
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
2 1⁄2 hours on-demand video
Downloadable lesson videos
Downloadable course slides
Quiz at the end of each lesson
Links to external resources
12 downloadable resources
Suggested Research Project
Lessons:
- Lesson 1: Parts of an Experiment
- Lesson 2: A Critical Eye
- Lesson 3: Correlation Cannot Equal Causation
- Lesson 4: Statistics Must Be Significant
- Lesson 5: Putting it All Together
- Lesson 6: Demonstration and Practice
- Lesson 7: Examples of Research activity
These advanced courses are open to the public and you do NOT have to be a graduate of the FDN Certification Course in order to take these lessons!