Cognitive Science 0338 - Current Issues in CS

This reading seminar is recommended for all concentrators and advanced students in cognitive science, regardless of discipline. Students with a background in psychology, philosophy, linguistics, computer science, neuroscience, animal behavior, education, new information technologies etc., are all welcome. Each week we will examine one current issue in cognitive science, drawing on recent journal articles and essays. We will seek to make the issues comprehensible across disciplinary divides and to highlight potential areas for interdisciplinary collaboration. Students are expected to engage in intensive discussions during the single weekly meeting, to write a brief reaction paper each week, and to produce an extended written discussion of one of the issues by the end of the term. The class meets once a week for two hours and 50 minutes. Prerequisite: This Concentrators' seminar requires previous coursework in any discipline of cognitive science.

Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research.