FNR 100- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 52 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Nutrition and Food
• Course: FNR 100
• Professor: Dan Mahoney

Document Summary

There are different ways of gaining an understanding of the world and different ways of confirming our understanding. The branch of philosophy that investigates the nature of knowledge and the process by which knowledge is acquired and validated. It asks the question how do we know what we know? . The manner in which research data is analyzed and explained. Ways of understanding: differences in approaches to information gathering significantly affects: Alternative (different) views: different understandings about the world, different ways of establishing what can be accepted or understood, different strategies for validating our claims about reality (questionnaires, observation, people"s stories) Practical consideration: different theoretical and practical applications affect: The way researchers gather facts and information about society. Influence the methods and techniques used to investigate and collect data on particular events. Theory (framework we are working within) and practice (data collection approach)