Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Co-convenor
Paul Sowman
Co-convenor
Jordan Wehrman
Jordan Wehrman
|
---|---|
Credit points |
Credit points
10
|
Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BCogBrainSc and COGS2000 or COGS202
|
Corequisites |
Corequisites
|
Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
|
Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will help students develop the knowledge and skills required to conduct research in the cognitive and brain sciences. Students will have the opportunity to participate in all stages of the research process including experimental design, experiment programming, data collection, data analysis, and reporting results. A primary focus of this unit will be to foster the development of practical laboratory skills including appropriate research notetaking and scientific record keeping, professional conduct in laboratory and research settings, and effective scientific communication in both oral and written form. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
---|---|---|---|
Research participation | 10% | No | Throughout session, see iLearn for exact dates |
Registration report | 20% | No | Monday 25 September (start of Week 8) |
Problem sets | 35% | No | Throughout session, see iLearn for exact dates |
Research poster presentation | 35% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Throughout session, see iLearn for exact dates
Weighting: 10%
Participation in and running of experiments for student-led research projects.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Monday 25 September (start of Week 8)
Weighting: 20%
Highly scaffolded and structured report that outlines the plan for the student-led research project (max. 1000 words).
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Throughout session, see iLearn for exact dates
Weighting: 35%
Problem sets distributed throughout the session that give students the opportunity to program experiments and comment on code.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 35%
Research poster presenting the student-led research project.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
COGS2250 – Cognitive and Brain Sciences Laboratory (S2 2023) – Proposed outline, subject to change |
|||
Date |
Lecture (1hr) – Tuesdays 12:30pm |
Tutorial (2hrs) |
Assessment Task |
Week 1 |
Unit introduction & the replication crisis |
|
|
Week 2 |
Designing experiments |
|
Research Participation |
Week 3 |
Designing experiments (continued) |
|
Submit PS1 – PsychoPy |
Week 4 |
Semantic priming need to knows |
|
|
Week 5 |
Challenging the automaticity of semantic priming |
|
|
Week 6 |
Let’s replicate & pre-register! |
|
|
Week 7 |
|
|
Submit PS3 – Your experiment |
Break |
|||
Week 8 |
Our behavioural data |
|
|
Week 9 |
Statistics outputs
|
Behavioural data ERP study analysis (using Jamovi) |
Research participation |
Week 10 |
From EEG to ERP |
EEG data processing (using EEGLAB) |
Submit PS4 – Group RT data analysis class ERP study
|
Week 11 |
Research communication & data visualisation
|
ERP analysis |
|
Week 12 |
Unit review & Q&A |
Poster preparation & support |
Submit PS5 – ERP waveforms |
Week 13 |
Poster presentations |
Poster presentations |
Submit poster & accompanying write-up |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:
Got a question? Ask us via AskMQ, or contact Service Connect.
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Date | Description |
---|---|
23/07/2023 | Staff contacts changed. |
Unit information based on version 2023.03 of the Handbook