Universität Wien

200222 SE Theory and Empirical Research (Mind and Brain) 1 (2023S)

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

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

IMPORTANT information:

The first 3 classes will be given in digital form only! A link will be provided on moodle (zoom).

1st class: Donnerstag 02.03.2023 09:30 - 12:30 ONLINE
2nd class: Montag 06.03.2023 09:30 - 12:30 ONLINE
3rd class: Donnerstag 09.03.2023 09:30 - 12:30 ONLINE

  • Thursday 02.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Monday 06.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Thursday 09.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Thursday 16.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Monday 20.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Thursday 23.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Monday 27.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Thursday 30.03. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Monday 17.04. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Thursday 20.04. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Monday 24.04. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Thursday 27.04. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5
  • Monday 08.05. 09:30 - 12:30 Hörsaal H Psychologie KG Liebiggasse 5

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In order to participate you must have access to a computer that meets the technical requirements to run MATLAB https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab.html and the Psychophysics Toolbox http://psychtoolbox.org/download.html . In addition, MATLAB must be installed and working already at least for the second session on 06.03.2023!

The course will convene in digital form for 3 sessions and then continue in-person with theoretical lectures and practical programming exercises.
The course is entirely given in English.
The max. number of students for the course is 20.

[AIMS]
The course teaches the programming and theoretical knowledge necessary to run simple behavioral (and EEG) experiments using MATLAB and the Psychophysics Toolbox. The course specifically focuses on gaining a basic understanding of the MATLAB programming language. Please consider the other TEWA1 courses on offer if you are interested in learning other programming languages (e.g., Python)!

At course completion, students should be able to independently program and run simple psychological experiments. In addition, a theoretical research topic will provide the basis for the programmed experiments. The focus will be on the role of ongoing neuronal oscillations (e.g., alpha, theta), as well as, ERPs (N2pc) in visual perception and attention. Students will present relevant articles, as well as, a research proposal in class and as a final assignment submit a complete MATLAB script running the proposed experiment(s). Programming tutorials will alternate with exercise sessions, theoretical lectures and student presentations.

[METHODS:]
Practical MATLAB programming sessions, oral presentations by lecturer and students, in-class participation, weekly homework, oral presentations of proposed experiments, written MATLAB scripts for demo and full experiments.

Assessment and permitted materials

[ASSESSMENT (preliminary)]

The final grade consists of:
- Attendance and Participation (5%)
- MATLAB Programming Exercises (30%)
- Article Presentation (in groups) (10%)
- Experiment Proposal Presentation (in groups) (10%)
- "Demo Experiment" Script (15%)
- "Full Experiment" Script (in groups) (30%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

[REQUIREMENTS]
MATLAB or other programming skills are an advantage (but not a must, this course is for beginners!).
You must have access to a computer with a working version of MATLAB.

Examination topics

Will be discussed in class.

Reading list

Will be discussed in class.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 16.03.2023 11:09