Cognitive Science Capstone Seminar
PSYC 345
Fall 2009
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Broadly defined, cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to examine the nature of the human mind. The new Cognitive Science Concentration in the Wesleyan Psychology Department was created by a committee of cognitive and developmental psychologists who study issues regarding numerical representation, categorization, decision making, reading, spatial representation, memory, social cognition, and how language can shape thought. This seminar is an opportunity for advanced students to come together and discuss their research with a community of researchers who are interested in questions regarding cognition and its development. It is meant for students who are currently involved in the Cognitive Science Concentration and/or who are currently conducting research in an approved laboratory. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Speaking
Speaking: Students will be responsible for presenting the research they are currently working on to the group. This will strengthen their speaking skills.
Interpretation: During the year-long course, students will be asked to synthesize current research from the areas of cognitive science. This will provide them with the opportunity to strengthen their skills in interpretation.
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| Credit: .5 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Journal Articles/ Book Chapters (TBA) will be assigned.
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Examinations and Assignments:
This seminar will complement the research that students are doing in their approved research labs. As part of the Cognitive Science Concentration, students must present their research project to the group. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Only one Wesleyan Univ. course can be taken as non-graded towards the major.
Students must be working in the laboratory of one of the researchers associated with the Cognitive Science Concentration, or have pre-approval from the instructors. This is an Ampersand Course, students are required to take, in sequence, Psyc 345 and Psyc 346 for a one-year period. Although a grade will be assigned at the end of the semester, credit will only be granted upon completion of Psyc 346. |
| Instructor(s): Juhasz,Barbara Jean Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 20 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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