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Course Outlines

Fall 2018 - COGS 100 D200

Exploring the Mind (3)

Class Number: 9479

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 15, 2018
    Sat, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Vancouver

  • Prerequisites:

    Open to all students. Students with credit for COGS 200 may not take COGS 100 for further credit.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course provides a basic integrative overview of how cognitive science aspires to integrate the empirical findings, theories, and methods of psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, computing science and philosophy. Breadth-Hum/Social Sci/Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

Please NOTE:  The instructor has said there will be NO final exam in this course.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

This course is an introduction to Cognitive Science, the study of the mind. We survey a range of approaches to the study of mind including, philosophy, psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. In each area we explore the basics of scientific inquiry: method & methodology, theories & models, cognitive architectures, units & levels of analysis, and explanatory boundaries. We cover a range of specific topics in cognitive science for example, vision, pattern recognition, attention, memory, problem solving, emotion, and/or social cognition. As we survey a variety of methods of inquiry, theoretical perspectives, and important debates, we develop and exercise the scholarly skills that make us educated consumers of this (often challenging) material. We work on the basics of interdisciplinary scholarship by Exploring the Mind.   In this course we

•   summarize and paraphrase important ideas and debates on the science of mind

•   define important concepts within and across disciplinary bounds

•   contextualize important theoretical stances and debates

•   understand a few key areas from more than one perspective

•   explore how an understanding of mind influences our lives, societies, and world(s)

 

  To successfully complete this course, students must 

•   have good scholarly habits

•   write well and often

•   read challenging material

•   attend every lecture

•   complete all assignments and quizzes

Grading

  • 5 in-class assessments totaling: 70%
  • 2 essays and 1 flow-chart assignment totaling: 30%

NOTES:

 

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Jay Friedenberg & Gordon Silverman (2016) Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind (3rd Edition). Available in hardcopy or online.

September 8th 2018.
Please note the course pack info was in error missing from this cigs course outline.
Details are as follows: 

A course pack is being assembled as required reading as well the information will be added once it has been confirmed with custom courseware or feel free to contact the bookstore for further information.


Registrar Notes:

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