Grant program: Open Educational Resources Grant Program

Grant recipient: Nicolas Fillion, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Project team: David Rattray, research assistant

Timeframe: November 2018 to May 2020

Funding: $5,000

Courses addressed: 

• PHIL 310 – Logic, Proofs and Set Theory
• PHIL 315 / COGS 300 – Formal Methods in Philosophy/Selected Topics in Cognitive Science

Description: This project will see the creation of new course materials that address the skill set gaps of Philosophy and Cognitive Science students in the area of interpreting and developing mathematical proofs. To accomplish this, previously developed course notes will be used as the foundation for a single, freely-available course resource that will support students as they proficiency in the formal logic underlying proofs. Although the completed course material will be of primary use for PHIL 310 and 315 (COGS 300) students at SFU, the material will be made (after a revision process) available via open access publication to a wider audience.

Knowledge sharing: After a complete version of the manuscript is prepared by the Spring 2019 semester, I will re-use it once or twice in the years 2019-2020 to further improve it. Following this, I will investigate options for open access publication. I intend to work with library staff specializing in open access publishing to determine the best option.