Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Co-convenor
Lisi Beyersmann
Tutor
Amanda Killian
Tutor
Julianne Pascoe
Tutor
Andrea Salins
Tutor
Jake Palmer
Tutor
Elise Tobin
Tutor
Adam Vujic
Tutor
Adam Vujic
Tutor
Adam Vujic
Tutor
Lauren Ehrenfeld
Tutor
Aydin Anic
Tutor
Sophia Kolnar Rahme
Tutor
Nicholas Murray
Tutor
Deyyan Jafar
Vince Polito
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is designed to provide you with an understanding of the basic cognitive disorders and higher-level delusions that can arise either developmentally or as a result of brain injury. You will learn about the characteristic features of these disorders and delusions, and about how the patterns of symptoms displayed can be accounted for in terms of models of normal cognitive processing. Where relevant, you will be familiarised with theories about the underlying causes of the conditions, and with experimental investigations of the efficacy of particular treatments. Patterns of similarities and differences of conditions will be critically examined. Conditions covered include: dyslexia, specific language impairment (SLI), aphasia, agnosia, amnesia, autism, synaesthesia, auditory hallucination, delusion and schizophrenia.
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More Information about the Assignment (Research Report)
More Information about the Formal Exam (End of the Semester)
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Report | 35% | No | September 28th 5pm |
Formal Exam | 40% | No | Examination period |
Online quizzes | 15% | No | During semester |
Participation | 10% | No | During semester |
Due: September 28th 5pm
Weighting: 35%
In this written assignment, you will critically evaluate a cognitive impairment in the context of a cognitive theory. Further information will be provided on iLearn and in tutorials. The report should be a maximum of 1,500 words. The word limit includes in-text referencing but does not include the reference list at the end, tables, figures and appendices.
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
The exam will include multiple choice questions and two to three short essay questions.
Due: During semester
Weighting: 15%
The quizzes are low risk and will cover basic course content.
Due: During semester
Weighting: 10%
This assessment will be marked according to your participation face-to-face tutorials. We expect that students come to tutorials prepared and ready to engage actively in discussion. Tutorial participation reflects active involvement in tutorial discussion. Attending and participating in tutorial activities will contribute to your writing and critical thinking skills, and ultimately help you do better in the unit.
The lectures will be fully online via iLearn, with interactive activities, and each topic in the course will be delivered by experts in the field of cognitive science. In addition students will attend face-to-face tutorials weekly. It is essential that students have adequate access to the internet as most of the course material and activities are accessed online in the form of:
Access to a reasonably fast internet connection would be ideal, given the large amount of video content. Also, please note that in order to access Resources and Activities in your online unit, you will need a browser such as Firefox or Chrome. iLearn will operate on the following browsers, it is recommended that you upgrade your browser to the most recent version:
Note that the lectures for all topics are fully online and are accessible through the relevant section on the iLearn page. The topics will be discussed in more detail during the weekly face-toface tutorials.
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