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200074 SE Advanced Seminar: Mind and Brain (2019S)

Fundamental Topics in Cognitive Science + Colloquium

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 19.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 26.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 02.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 09.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 30.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 07.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 14.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 21.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 28.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 04.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 18.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Through discussions in English, centered on the reading of target research papers, we aim to foster critical thinking when reading or listening to contributions to the area of Cognitive Sciences, and, second, to train skills in participating in discussions in English in a “safe space” with minimal pressure. After taking this course, attendees should be able to reflect on the “bigger picture” in the field of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences. Furthermore, we intend to enable attendees to reflect on what actual findings tell us, what they do not tell us, and why this is so.
Contents: The seminar involves reading, presenting, and discussing seminal papers or book chapters in Cognitive Sciences. This includes topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Psychology as a Science, the replication crisis, Philosophy of Mind, or History of Cognitive Sciences, etc.. Though the topics raise fundamental issues in psychology, the discussions also regularly touch relevant topics of everyday life, such as the future of science, consequences of digitalization, cultural dependence on psychological concepts, development of language, truth, or free will.
Methods: Student presentation of a paper/book chapter, student-guided discussion of the text in the seminar.

Please note that in this course it is mandatory to also attend a weekly colloquium (min 60% of the sessions): This provides the opportunity to engage with current research in Psychology, as presented by renowned researchers. Through the talks, students experience state of the art research and current topics of Cognitive Science. They also get firsthand experience how research is communicated. In the seminar the talks from the colloquium will be reflected upon and further discussed to maximize the learning outcomes. The skills of critically reflecting research findings and conclusions should enable the students to reflect the contents of the talk and to critically review the presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

specific paper/book chapter will be discussed. In the beginning of the session, students will present the assigned reading in short and should raise important questions pertaining to the topic. These will then be discussed in the remainder of the unit.

Furthermore, at the end of the term, students should write a mandatory written feedback about the colloquia and their reaction to the topics discussed in class (2 pages).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimal requirements:
Please note that attendance to sessions of the journal club on Tuesdays (max 2 missed sessions) AND the colloquium on Thursday is mandatory (min 60% of the sessions)
Presentation of the assigned reading is mandatory.
Grading:
a) Active participation --> 40%
b) Presentation of the paper and discussion --> 40%
b.1) Presentation --> 25%
b.2) Discussion --> 15%
c) Written Feedback --> 20%
Please note that active participation (40% of the total grade) is a major determinant of the grade. We would like to point out that missing a session results in no participation for this session.
Please also note the Richtlinie zur Sicherung der guten wissenschaftlichen Praxis (https://studienpraeses.univie.ac.at/infos-zum-studienrecht/sicherung-der-guten-wissenschaftlichen-praxis/)

Examination topics

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Reading list

To be announced in class

Association in the course directory

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