BCSC 204: Lecture Schedule (Tentative)
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Week
Date
Topic
Project Timeline
Recommended Readings
1
01/17
Course
requirements;
Introduction,
Academic
dishonesty
policy; How to
properly cite
resources
Get to know each other;
form groups; Research
ethics
Plagiarism quiz
Plagiarism quiz
2.1
01/22
Intro to EEG
studies
Data Processing in Excel
Data Processing in Excel
2.2
01/24
Intro to EEG
studies
Data Processing in Excel
Data Processing in Excel
CITI Training due
(upload your certificate
to Blackboard)
3.1
01/29
Intro to fMRI
studies
Data Processing in Excel
Data Processing in Excel
Decision on groups;
start thinking about
possible topics
3.2
01/31
Intro to fMRI
studies
Data Processing in Excel
Data Processing in Excel
4.1
02/05
Principles of
EEG recording
Data Processing in Excel
Data Processing in Excel
Luck Ch. 2
4.2
02/07
Common ERP
components
Data Processing in Excel
Data Processing in Excel
Luck Ch. 3
5.1
02/12
EEG experiment
design
Quiz 1
Luck Ch. 4
5.2
02/14
EEG data
analysis
Literature review due
2/16
Luck Ch. 5
6.1
02/19
EEG demo
6.2
02/21
EEG demo
Submit 3 possible topics
on Blackboard
7.1
02/26
EEG demo
7.2
02/28
EEG data
analysis
Luck Ch. 9
8.1
03/04
EEG data
analysis
8.2
03/06
EEG data
analysis
Lab assignment 1 due
9
03/11, 03/13
Spring Break
10.1
03/18
Basics of fMRI
Project
consultation session
consultation session
Poldrack Ch.1
10.2
03/20
fMRI demo at
CABIN
Lab Report due 3/22
11.1
03/25
Presentation of
topics,
hypothesis and
research
questions
11.2
03/27
Presentation of
topics,
hypothesis and
research
questions
EEG data
EEG data
Lab assignment 2 due
3/28
12.1
04/01
fMRI
experimental
design
fMRI data preprocessing
fMRI data preprocessing
Quiz 2
Topic/Hypotheses/ Research questions due 4/2
Topic/Hypotheses/ Research questions due 4/2
12.2
04/03
fMRI data
preprocessing
Project consultation
Project consultation
13.1
04/08
fMRI
preprocessing
13.2
04/10
Presentation of
detailed
experiment
design and
analysis
Lab assignment 3 due
4/12
14.1
04/15
Presentation
(cont’d)
fMRI preprocessing
fMRI preprocessing
14.2
04/17
fMRI analysis
Write-up of
experimental design
due 4/19
15.1
04/22
fMRI analysis
Quiz 3
15.2
04/24
Final
presentation
Lab assignment
4 due
4/26
16.1
04/29
Final
presentation
05/04 11:59
pm
Proposal due
05/06
11:59
pm
Reflection due