Syllabus

BCSC 502: Syllabus

Spring 2021

Time & Location

The course will meet on Fridays, 9:30am-12:00pm. Due to the pandemic, course meetings will be remote.

Personnel

Instructor: Robert Jacobs
Meliora 306

Course Description

This course is one of the graduate core courses offered by the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. The goal of the course is to provide students with a broad foundation in key areas of (non- perceptual) human cognition.

Course Requirements

Class attendance and active participation are mandatory.

  • Course readings are mandatory. Students may be asked to write brief reports on readings.
  • Students will be asked (perhaps multiple times) to present readings during class meetings.
  • There is one midterm exam and one final exam. Each exam consists of two essay-style questions. The answers to these questions must be returned within one week from the time that an exam is distributed. Each exam answer has a maximum length of 2500 words. Exam questions are designed to ask students to integrate theories and findings from different subareas of the study of cognition (i.e., they are similar to the types of questions that often appear on qualifying exams).

Collaboration Policy and Academic Honesty

All coursework must be completed by each individual student working alone. Any student suspected of cheating will be referred to the Board on Academic Honest for investigation and possible penalties. Any evidence of collaboration, duplication, or plagiarism (e.g., copying someone else's writing, or failing to cite the work, ideas, or writings of someone else, and presenting it as your own) will be referred to the Board on Academic Honesty. For more information, see Honesty Policy.

Disability Resources

This course respects and welcomes students of all backgrounds and abilities, and we encourage you to talk with the course organizer about any concern or situation that affects your ability to complete your academic work successfully. Students requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Disability Resources in Taylor Hall (phone: 585-276-5075; email: ; website).

College Course Credit Hour Policy

This course follows the College credit hour policy for three-credit courses. This course meets once per week for 2.5 hours (Fridays, 9:30am-12:00pm). The course also includes independent out-of-class assignments, including reading large and/or difficult academic papers.