Scientific knowledge and the problem of applying the curriculum in the humanities: the University of Zakho as a model

Abstract

        Scientific thinking is any attempt to explain phenomena using a particular method or any mental activity that systematically focuses on trying to explain and understand certain topics.

 The scientific thinking is only by its method, not by its subject, as the scientific subject may be outside the scope of science if it is discussed with a non-scientific approach, so it was said: Science is the method, and since science takes approaches that call for determinism, which means that if the conditions and reasons are available. The same results are inevitable. To what extent does this apply to the scientific method in the humanities? The research came out with the following results:

1. The researcher cannot do without data collection tools, because most research depends on data collection through theoretical tools; sources, references and documents. While some of them are applied tools, questionnaire, interview and observation, so that the role of theoretical tools in the research methodology is fully activated. 2. Academic scientific research differs in determining the approved tool to collect information and facts that would overcome the difficulties of research, and answer the problems posed at the beginning of the research, according to the choice of interview tool, questionnaire, documents, or observation.

Keywords: knowledge, scientific knowledge, method, scientific phenomenon, human phenomenon