Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Paul Sowman
Contact via ext 6732
AHH 3.821
Lecturer
David Kaplan
Contact via ext 2943
AHH 3.822
Lecturer
Mark Williams
Contact via ext 4438
AHH 3.511
Bianca De Wit
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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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 addresses the conceptual foundations of cognitive science. By covering key questions and issues in the philosophy of science, it addresses the underlying assumptions and implications of science. The unit also covers selected topics in cognitive science from a historical and theoretical perspective. The unit gives the students an overview of the major issues and allows them then to reinforce their knowledge with further discussion and reading. The unit is student-led, involving regular critical evaluation of core material, presentations and analyses of mainstream views, and ongoing discussion. This helps to reinforce the students' learning and allows them to decide on the most pertinent issues to their particular discipline and research area with support and direction from the coordinators.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Chapter presentation | 40% | No | N/A |
Research paper | 50% | No | Week 13 |
Contribution to book review | 10% | No | Week 13 |
Due: N/A
Weighting: 40%
Each student will lead the class in discussion of a chapter from The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology. It is expected that the presenter will provide an introduction and overview to the chapter topic, define necessary concepts/methods, provide example cases for discussion and pose questions that will elicit group discussion. The presenter should be prepared to pose counter arguments or challenges to the viewpoint of the author.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 50%
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
The overarching aim of this course is to cover the new book by Chris Chambers, The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice (2017, Princeton University Press). The unit will culminate in the collective writing of a book review. Broad participation from the group is required to make this successful. As a starting point for the collective book review, each student will submit a paragraph-long summary of their essay topic. These will be collated into a single shared document that will form the first draft of the book review.
This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Required text:
Chambers, Chris (2017) The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Available as e-book or hardcover through Amazon.com, Amazon.com.au, or Goodreads.com
FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE (COGS700) S2 2019
UNIT CONVENOR: PAUL SOWMAN; LECTURERS: MARK WILLIAMS, DAVID KAPLAN
paul.sowman@mq.edu.au | mark.williams@mq.edu.au | david.kaplan@mq.edu.au
Required text:
Chambers, Chris (2017) The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Available as e-book or hardcover through Amazon.com, Amazon.com.au, or Goodreads.com
Weekly schedule:
Week |
Topic |
Reading |
1 |
Introduction |
None |
2 |
The sin of bias |
Chambers Ch1 |
3 |
The sin of hidden flexibility |
Chambers Ch2 |
4 |
The sin of unreliability |
Chambers Ch3 |
5 |
The sin of data hoarding |
Chambers Ch4 |
6 |
The sin of corruptibility |
Chambers Ch5 |
7 |
The sin of internment |
Chambers Ch6 |
8 |
The sin of bean counting |
Chambers Ch7 |
9 |
Redemption |
Chambers Ch8 |
10 |
Book review working session |
None |
11 |
All doom and gloom? Perspectives from the history and philosophy of science |
TBD |
12 |
Wrap-up discussion |
TBD |
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