200074 SE Advanced Seminar: Mind and Brain (2020S)
Fundamental Topics in Cognitive Science + Colloquium
Continuous assessment of course work
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Dieses Vertiefungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden.Vertiefungsseminare können nur für das Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung für das Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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).
- Registration is open from Mo 03.02.2020 11:00 to Tu 25.02.2020 11:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 06.03.2020 11:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 11.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 18.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 25.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 01.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 22.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 29.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 06.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 13.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 20.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 27.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 03.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 10.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 17.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
- Wednesday 24.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal F Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
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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 in the area of the Psychology and the Cognitive Sciences. After taking this course, attendees should be especially able to reflect on the “bigger picture” underlying academic discussions, to approach scientific communications and ideas critically. We do this by focusing, unlike many other courses which target specific empirical study papers, targeting seminal papers or book chapters in Cognitive Sciences which provide the framework and context for much Psychology and Cognitive Science work itself. Where do our terms, our problems, or solutions in Psychology come from, and why is this so?Second, we aim to train skills in participating in such discussions in English—a skill that is a growing, ever-present reality for life as a postgraduate—in a “safe space” with minimal pressure.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, how research findings can be generalized, the replication crisis, Philosophy of Mind, research practice and scientific utopia 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.
Assessment and permitted materials
Student presentation of a paper/book chapter, student-guided discussion of the text in the seminar, attendance of colloquium.*IMPORTANT*
Please note that in this course it is mandatory to also attend a weekly Thursday 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 is based on participation and contributions to the discussion in class. In each unit a 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.The presentation will be assessed in detail on the following criteria: completeness, creativity and critical thinking (see template of the evaluation form). The feedback will be provided on the following week after the presentation was held.
Please note that in this course it is mandatory to also attend a weekly Thursday 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 is based on participation and contributions to the discussion in class. In each unit a 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.The presentation will be assessed in detail on the following criteria: completeness, creativity and critical thinking (see template of the evaluation form). The feedback will be provided on the following week after the presentation was held.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Attendance at class sessions on Wednesdays (max 2 missed sessions) AND the colloquium on Thursdays (15:00-16:30 Hörsaal G) is mandatory (max 4 missed, 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%
c) Attendance on colloquium on Thursdays --> 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/)
Presentation of the assigned reading is mandatory.Grading:
a) Active participation --> 40%
b) Presentation of the paper and discussion --> 40%
c) Attendance on colloquium on Thursdays --> 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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