Schedule

BCSC 204: Lecture Schedule (Tentative)

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Week
Date
Topic
Project Timeline
Recommended Readings and Lab Work
1.1
01/22
Course requirements; Introduction, Academic dishonesty policy
Get to know each other; form groups; Research ethics
(email your results by 1/27; submit all your attempts; you must score at least 12 out of 13)
1.2
01/24 (Friday)
Intro to EEG studies
 
Data Processing in Excel
2.1
01/27
Intro to EEG studies
 
Data Processing in Excel
2.2
01/29
Intro to fMRI studies
CITI training due 1/31 (upload your certificate to Blackboard)
Decision on groups; start thinking about possible topics
Data Processing in Excel
3.1
02/03
Intro to fMRI studies
 
Data Processing in Excel
3.2
02/05
Principles of EEG recording
 
Luck Ch. 2
Data Processing in Excel
4.1
02/10
Common ERP components
 
Luck Ch. 3
Data Processing in Excel
4.2
02/12
EEG experiment design
 
Luck Ch. 4
5.1
02/17
EEG data analysis
Quiz 1 (week 1.2 – 4.2)
Luck Ch. 5
5.2
02/19
EEG demo
Literature review due
 
6.1
02/24
EEG demo
Submit 3 possible topics on Blackboard
 
6.2
02/26
EEG demo
 
 
7.1
03/03
EEG analysis
 
 
7.2
03/05
EEG data analysis
Lab assignment 1 due 3/8
Luck Ch. 9

8

03/10, 03/12
Spring Break
 
 
9.1
03/17
EEG analysis – final session
Project consultation session
Lab report due 3/18
 
9.2
03/19
Basic of fMRI
fMRI experimental design
Quiz 2 (week 5.1 – 9.1)
Poldrack Ch.1
10.1
03/24
Presentation of topics, hypothesis and research questions
 
 
10.2
03/26
Presentation of topics, hypothesis and research questions (cont’d)
fMRI data preprocessing
Lab assignment 2 due 3/27
 
11.1
03/31
fMRI demo at CABIN
Topic/Hypotheses/Research questions due 4/1
 
11.2
04/02
fMRI data preprocessing
 
Poldrack Ch. 3
12.1
04/07
fMRI data preprocessing
Project consultation
 
 
12.2
04/09
fMRI preprocessing
Lab assignment 3 due
 
13.1
04/14
Presentation of detailed experiment design and analysis
 
 
13.2
04/16
Presentation (cont’d)
fMRI analysis
 
 
14.1
04/21
fMRI analysis
 
Write-up of experimental design due 4/22
14.2
04/23
fMRI analysis
Quiz 3 (9.2 – 13.2)
 
15.1
04/28
Final presentation
 
 
15.2
04/30
Final presentation
Lab assignment 4 due 5/1
 
 
05/06 11:59 pm
Proposal due
 
 
 
05/08 11:59 pm
Reflection due