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COMP47740

Academic Year 2024/2025

Guided reading Cog.Sci. III (COMP47740)

Subject:
Computer Science
College:
Science
School:
Computer Science
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
8
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Fred Cummins
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

In this module we will discuss selected readings that illuminate the interdisciplinary challenges that cognitive science must face. We will consider the public face of scientific research, the various kinds of differentiated expertise and ignorance that co-exist in public discourse, and we will inquire into how we negotiate the contested issues that must arise. The scope of knowledge claims by scientists, by clinicians, and by other professional and lay persons will be subject to critique. The module is strongly participatory: it's only possible value lies in the participation of the students in exploring the contested waters of claim and counterclaim in a field with no singular agreed foundation.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

Through discursive engagement with a variety of texts culled from scientific sources, from news articles, and from internet sources, students will learn to recognize the limits and scope of epistemic claims pertaining to cognition, the person, and the mind.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Conversation Class

24
Autonomous Student Learning

166
Total

190

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Class will discuss a variety of publication types. Students will actively participate in the selection of sources, and will be required to conduct research into aspects relevant to future discussions before class meets.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay of an agreed length on an agreed topic Week 14 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

100

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Written and verbal feedback on completion.

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