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200225 SE Vertiefungsseminar: Geist und Gehirn (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Vertiefungsseminare können nur für das Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung für das Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Dates will likely be blocked into 3-hr bins thursday afternoon/evening.

  • Donnerstag 07.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 21.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 18.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 25.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 16.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 06.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 13.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606
  • Donnerstag 20.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal A Psychologie, NIG 6.Stock A0606

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Seminar "Evolutionary Psychology and Animal Behavior"

In this course, we will discuss different interesting animal behaviors, such as tool manufacture, migration, prosocial behavior, etc. (suggestions from students are welcome).
The classes will be modeled to follow so-called problem-based learning techniques; a general topic will be proposed during each session by the teacher, upon which students will brain-storm relevant questions relating to the topic, pool existing knowledge, and identify gaps in knowledge and research state. The teacher will moderate this highly interactive discussion and offer help, when the students get stuck. Finally, students will distill relevant questions and divide research tasks to answer these questions amongst everyone. Until the next session, students work (independently or in groups) on their research questions. In the following week, results are corroborated and questions (hopefully) answered, to make way for more fascinating questions.
Base literature will be provided in time before each session and the teacher expects the students to read it. Sample literature: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aat0985

This seminar is particularly suited for students interested in a) an academic/research career, b) Animal Behavior, c) Evolution.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

short essay (roughly 1500 words, 3-5 pages doublespace, in English OR German)
alternatively: podcast episode (in small groups)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Participation in minimum 6/7 classes. Submission of final seminar paper.

Prüfungsstoff

During the course of this class, you will learn how theoretical research is conducted, in particular with a focus on generation of research questions, review of the literature, and designing experimental procedures to test hypotheses.

Literatur

Will be made available throughout the semester.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 08.03.2024 09:26