Emner: KOGVIT101 Introduction to the Cognitive Sciences - Vår 2019
Studiepoeng
10.0Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Bachelor
Undervisningsspråk
English
Undervisningssemester
KOGVIT101 will be taught in the spring 2019, but will after that be taught only in the autumn.
Mål og innhald
The purpose of this course is to give students at the bachelor's program in cognitive science a broad understanding of the field of cognitive science from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course discusses models of cognition that are based on empirical studies of human and artificial intelligence. We will look at models of knowledge representation, reasoning, learning, comprehension and use of natural language, perception, and consciousness as they relate to thinking. Furthermore, we look at how cognitive science has its roots in various subjects such as computer science, information science, linguistics, psychology and philosophy, and explore the relationship between formal- and psychological models of explanation. We will explore their common assumptions and how the connections between the subjects are established by cognitive science as an interdisciplinary research area.
Læringsutbyte
A student who has completed the course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge: The candidate
- has an overview of how knowledge from computing, linguistics, psychology and philosophy can combine to give us an understanding of thinking.
- understands how the other courses in the program contribute to cognitive science, and has a basis for specialization in the master degree.
Skills: the candidate
- can reflect critically on issues that are central to cognitive science.
Krav til forkunnskapar
Tilrådde forkunnskapar
Basic knowledge of programming and linguistics.
Krav til studierett
Open to all students at the University of Bergen and to international exchange students.
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
Lectures, seminars, tutoring. (Normally two hours of lectures and two hours of group instruction per week for 10 weeks.)
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
Mandatory participation: Students must participate in class exercises. Attendance in seminar lab groups is mandatory (at least 80%).
Vurderingsformer
3 hour written examination (50%)
Semester assignment, individual (50%)
Karakterskala
The grading system has a descending scale from A to E for passes and F for fail.
Vurderingssemester
Assessment in teaching semester. Only students who have a valid document of absence will be entitled to take a new written exam the following semester.
Emneevaluering
KOGVIT101 is evaluated by students every three years, by the Department every year.
Kontaktinformasjon
Advice@info.uib.no
Institutt
Department of Information Science and Media Studies