Fall 2020 - COGS 100 D100

Exploring the Mind (3)

Class Number: 3107

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 14, 2020
    Mon, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Open to all students.

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. Students with credit for COGS 200 may not take COGS 100 for further credit. Breadth-Hum/Social Sci/Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will be a mixture of asynchronous and synchronous learning.

Grading

  • This is a tentative Breakdown:
  • Writing Assignments: 30%
  • Bi-weekly in-class quizzes: 70%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Friedenberg, Jay, Silverman, Gordon.  Cognitive Science An introduction to the study of mind.  3rd edition.  Sage
ISBN: 10: 1483347419

PLEASE NOTE: A course pack has been 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.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Stuart, Jonathan Russell, Peter Norvig.  Artificial Intelligence:  A Modern Approach.  3rd edition.  Prentice Hall
ISBN: 978129153964

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).