Elements of logic for administrators Field of study: Administration
Programme code: W5-S1AD19.2024

Module name: Elements of logic for administrators
Module code: ela_a1_01
Programme code: W5-S1AD19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The purpose of the curriculum objectives of the module Elements of Logic for Administrators is to analyze the correctness of reasoning. The student completes and expands the knowledge in the field concerning the topics: 1.Introduction to semiotics and semiology. Sign, language and sub-languages; the main functions of language (descriptive, expressive, performative). Syntactic categories. 2.Names: construction of a name (functors, arguments), connotation, denotation and supposition of a name. Special linguistic phenomena (oxymorons, pleonasm, etc.). 3.Relationships between ranges of names. Logical division. 4.Definitions and defining. Ambiguity of names, equivocation. 5.Relationships. 6.Judgment and its terms. Sentences: structure, truthfulness, modality, question sentences. 7.Complex sentences, truthfulness functors. Amphibologies. 8.Tautologies of the calculus of sentences. 9.Categorical sentences, transformation of sentences (conversion, obversion, contrapositions, inversions). 10.Logical square, arguments of legal logic (a fortiori, a contrario, reductio ad absurdum). 11.Categorical syllogism, entimemata and epicheremata. 12.Reasoning: deductive, reductive, progressive and regressive. 13.Explanation and verification. On the reliability of reasoning and the unreliability of empirical claims. Judicial proof. 14.Inductive reasoning. Mill's canons. 15.Probability (stochastic, psychological).
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
able to argue and justify decisions made in administration. [U01]
 K_U02 [4/5]
able to reason according to reliability rules [U02]
 K_U01 [3/5]
has knowledge of semantics and formal logic and the principle of formation of the basic laws of science [W01]
 K_W01 [2/5]
has knowledge of administration as a social science and knows the basic concepts of the methodology of social sciences, including the ways of defining, classifying and typology of legal concepts [W02]
 K_W01 [2/5]
knows legal concepts, the structure and hierarchy of legal norms, and is familiar with legal inference, especially the basic laws of logic [W03]
 K_W02 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [02] 30 Description [a03] 
Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating method – educational games [b03] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Laboratory exercise / experiment [e01] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work U01 U02 W01 W02 W03
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Consulting materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus [a04] Preparation for classes
agreeing on materials complementary to those indicated in the syllabus, supporting the implementation of tasks resulting from or necessary for class participation
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
Verification / adjustment / discussion of syllabus provisions [b02] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
consulting the content of the syllabus, possibly in the presence of the year tutor or members of the class group, and, if necessary, reassessing the provisions concerning special conditions for class participation, e.g., space and time requirements, technical and other requirements, including conditions for participation in classes outside the walls of the university, classes organized in blocks, organized online, etc.
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Development of a corrective action plan as well as supplementary/corrective tasks [d02] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reviewing and selecting tasks and activities enabling the elimination of errors indicated by the academic teacher, their verification or correction resulting in completing the task with at least the minimum passing grade
Participation in non-obligatory teaching, research or organizational grants intensifying the achievement of the assumed learning outcomes [e03] Activities complementary to the classes
research, artistic, social and other activities not indicated in the curriculum, undertaken on the student’s own initiative as a way of supplementing, enriching or extending the content and activities indicated in the module curriculum, intensifying the achievement of learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
winter semester 2024/2025 Elementy logiki dla administratywistów [W5-AD-S1-ELdA] (no information given)