Syllabus for Cognitive Psychology PSYC2360 winter 2007 by Bruce Landon as of February 8 Official updated Syllabus is at url: http://brucelandon.douglas.bc.ca/2360w2007/2360w2007.txt PSYC-2360-050 DLC room A2270 18:30 Thursday (office hour 16:00 in DLC B3113) PSYC-2360-001 NWC room 5109 12:00 Friday (office hour 11:00 in NW 3419A) Text1(C): Bruning,R., Schraw, G., Norby, M. & Ronning, R. (2004). Cognitive psychology and instruction (4th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall. Text2(c): Crandall, B., Klein, G. & Hoffman, R. (2006). Working minds: a practitioner's guide to cognitive task analysis. Boston, MA: MIT Press. Recommended Reading for additional background in Cognitive Psychology: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cognitive_Psychology_and_Cognitive_Neuroscience Recommended Linked Resources from http://brucelandon.douglas.bc.ca : Douglas College Library Psychology Article Databases CogSci2006 online papers ACT-R Publications online at Carnegie-Mellon University Carlton Cognitive Modeling Suite online at Carleton University week1 first class in Cognitive Psychology outline and rationale for course assignments and course project to showcase personal cognition concept map of course: cognition facts - theories/models - applications brief review of related introductory psychology concepts (demo of boxes) reading comprehension test Lab Assignment: webct welcome discussion and other class support software tools (discussions, glossary, self-tests, and other resources - wikipedia books http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cognitive_Psychology_and_Cognitive_Neuroscience) Introduction to making CMaps Conceptual Maps (Demo) vocabulary for next week - list of key terminology Discussion Assignment describe how this course is interesting to you personally Glossary discussion for week1 Discussion Assignment for week1 Discussion Read and Reply for week1 (at least 1 per week) practice Q&A Elizatalks and quiztalker demonstrations Video clips on brain science and cognition week2 writing as Cognitive Processing Chapter 1 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology c8 Thinking About Cognition c9 Trends and Themes in the Development of Cognitive Task Analysis: The Rise of Modern Cognitive Psychology chapter 13 Writing Lab Assignment: Refresher on WebCT, myDouglas and other class support software special topic: APA style reading and writing with StyleHelper Demonstration of ACT-R Rock-Paper-Scissors game model Review of how to make CMaps Conceptual Maps myFirstConceptMap explaining about Q&A week3 Cognitive Growth and Aging Chapter 9 Classroom Contexts for Cognitive Growth Chapter 10 Technological Contexts for Cognitive Growth (cognitive tools) c4 Using Concept Maps for Knowledge Elicitation and Representation Lab Assignment in pairs: starting with "When I have lost something I" handout week4 Memory1 Chapter 2 Sensory, Short-Term, and Working Memory Chapter 3 Long-Term Memory: Structures and Models Lab Assignment: Building a Personalized ACT-R model of your reaction time week5 Memory2 Chapter 4 Encoding Processes Chapter 5 Retrieval Processes c5 Incident-Based CTA: Helping Practitioners "Tell Stories" Lab Assignment: ACT-R Serial Memory model and digit span Reviewing and Evaluating Personalized ACT-R models (How close is close enough?) project comcept maps week6 Beliefs and Cognition Chapter 6 Beliefs About Self Chapter 7 Beliefs About Intelligence and Knowledge Lab Assignment: Regression Style Models in Psychology for prediction and explanation PredictGPA and DropStay demo week7 Decision Making Chapter 8 Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Kahneman, D. (2002). A perspective on judgment and choice: mapping bounded rationality. American Psychologist. 58 (9), 697-720. (or from Nobel Prize acceptance presentation) Demonstration of Decision Support Tools - levels of rationality and transparency Class Deciding on which Special Topics for this Course in week12 Lab Assignment: ACT-R Decision Making models The Game of Nonviolent Strategy week8 Midterm week9 Cognitive Approaches to Change Chapter 14 Cognitive Approaches to Mathematics Chapter 15 Cognitive Approaches to Science Lab Assignment: Incident Based Cognitive Task Analysis: "Stories of Conceptual Change" ACT-R Models of Resistance to Conceptual-Behavioural Change week10 Reading Chapter 11 Learning to Read Chapter 12 Reading to Learn Lab Assignment: ACT-R Models of sentence processing (specialized productions or new modules issue) ACT-R Models of information foraging GLSA and WordNet assignment week11 Cognitive Task Analysis c13 Understanding How Consumers Make Decisions: Using Cognitive Task Analysis for Market Research c14 Cognitive Task Analysis for Measurement and Evaluation c15 Future Directions in Cognitive Task Analysis Lab Assignment: ACT-R models of "the cognitive task" and the task context Composite Cognitive Map of Preparing for the Final Examination week12 Project Due (Concept Map and Poster) Special Topic options: (sleep, emotions, error prevention, social cognition, peak cognitive performance, ACT-R, simulation in science, personal models, cognitive change, ...) Lab Assignment: week13 Optional Review for Final Exam on Thursday evening, April 13, at DLC in A2270 Comprehensive Final Examination with two Personalized Essay Questions Lab Assignment: The Personalized Essay portion of Examination - 2 essays from your Q&As ___________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Course Discussions 1) Find or create additional links for 1 new glossary item and append them to the class glossary 2) Answer the Weekly discussion assignment question 3) Reply to another student's answer to the weekly discussion assignment Weekly Optional self-test on assigned readings Weekly Question and Answer Assignment related to the assigned readings (candidate for personalized final essay exam). Weekly In-Class Quiz on assigned readings Weekly Personal Project Progress Report (reply to your last thread in your part of the projects discussion) Weekly In-Class Lab Assignment: Question and Answer assignment demonstration and Guidelines Combine something old and something new learned from the reading assignment How is ____ similar and different from _______? How is ____ related to ______? (Hint: define, explain, and personalize in writing your essay answer) [no cut and paste - rather paraphrase and cite source] [at least two paragraphs - approximately a one page essay] Cognition Course Project: Specific personal ACT-R focused projects proposed and approved (after negotiation as required). (10%) Create a personal project CMap topic map of an approved ACT-R related topic (10%) Write a conference style poster of your personal project in APA style Bonus 2% Link your Personal Project Concept Map to the Course Concept Map Course Grading Policy: 05% Weekly Personal Project Progress Report 05% Weekly In-Class Lab Assignment 10% weekly Question and Answer 10% Weekly Quiz 10% Weekly Course Discussions Postings: (2%) new glossary item/link, (4%) weekly discussion assignment, (4%) Discussion Reply 10% Midterm examination (8%) including Q&A essay part (2%) 10% Course Personal Project CMap (linked to Course Concept Map and definitions = Bonus 2%) 10% Course Personal Project Conference poster submission style write-up in APA Style 10% Comprehensive Examination - personalized essay part from submitted Q&As 20% Comprehensive Final Examination - multiple choice part (includes quiz make-ups) Student Conduct Policy is to follow the Douglas College Conduct policies Essentially - treat others as you want to be treated - be kind, be academically honest, and be respectful Lateness Policy: for project - 20% per day late.