Schedule

BCSC 204: Lecture Schedule (Tentative)

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Week
Date
Topic
Project Timeline
Recommended Readings/Lab Work
1.1
08/26
Course requirements; Introduction, Academic dishonesty policy
Get to know each other; form groups; Research ethics
Plagiarism quiz
(email your results by 8/30; submit all of your attempts; you must score at least 12 out of 13)
1.2
08/28
Intro to EEG studies
start thinking about possible topics
Data Processing in Excel
2.1
09/02
Labor day – no class
 
 
2.2
09/04
Intro to EEG studies
CITI training due (upload your certificate to Blackboard)
Decision on groups; start thinking about possible topics
Data Processing in Excel
3.1
09/09
Intro to fMRI studies
 
Data Processing in Excel
3.2
09/11
Intro to fMRI studies
 
Data Processing in Excel
4.1
09/16
Principles of EEG recording
 
Luck Ch. 2,
Data Processing in Excel
4.2
09/18
Common ERP components
 
Luck Ch. 3,
Data Processing in Excel
5.1
09/23
EEG experiment design
Literature review due
Luck Ch 4
5.2
09/25
EEG data analysis
Quiz 1 (week 1.2 – 4.2)
Luck Ch. 5
6.1
09/30
EEG data analysis
Submit 3 possible topics on Blackboard
 
6.2
10/02
EEG demo
 
 
7.1
10/07
EEG demo
 
 
7.2
10/09
EEG demo
Lab assignment 1 due
 

8.1

10/14
Fall Break
 
 
8.2
10/16
EEG data analysis
 
Luck Ch. 9
9.1
10/21
EEG analysis – final session
Project consultation session
Quiz 2 (5.1 – 8.2)
 
9.2
10/23
Basic of fMRI
fMRI experimental design
Lab report due
Poldrack Ch.1
10.1
10/28
Presentation of topics, hypothesis and research questions
 
 
10.2
10/30
Presentation of topics, hypothesis and research questions (cont’d)
fMRI data preprocessing
Lab assignment 2 due 11/1
 
11.1
11/04
fMRI demo at CABIN (to be confirmed)
Topic/Hypotheses/Rese arch questions due
 
11.2
11/06
fMRI data preprocessing
 
Poldrack Ch. 3
12.1
11/11
fMRI data preprocessing
Project consultation
Quiz 3 (9.1 – 11.2)
 
12.2
11/13
fMRI preprocessing
Lab assignment 3 due
 
13.1
11/18
Presentation of detailed experiment design and analysis
 
 
13.2
11/20
Presentation (cont’d)
fMRI analysis
 
 
14.1
11/26
fMRI analysis
Write-up of experimental design due
 

14.2

11/27
Thanksgiving Break
 
 
15.1
12/02
fMRI analysis
Lab assignment 4 due
 
15.2
12/04
Final presentation
 
 
16.1
12/09
Final presentation
 
 
 
12/15 11:59 pm
Proposal due
 
 
 
12/17 11:59 pm
Reflection due