COMP47740 Guided reading Cog.Sci. III

Academic Year 2023/2024

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.

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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 Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: An essay of an agreed length on an agreed topic Unspecified n/a Graded No

100

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.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Wed 14:00 - 15:50