HCCK03031U COG Topics in Cognition and Communication

Volume 2025/2026
Education

The Master’s Programme in Cognition and Communication, 2024-curriculum: 

Cognition_and_Communication_KA_2024__just_2025.pdf

Content

The course introduces and elaborates upon a small set of key contemporary topics in cognitive science and communication studies.

Learning Outcome

At the examination, the student can demonstrate:  

Knowledge and understanding of

  • a set of key contemporary discussions in cognitive science and communication studies.
  • key interrelationships between cognitive and communicative processes in various situations.  

 

Skills in

  • identifying and analyzing a set of relevant factors related to situated cognitive and communicative processes.
  • identifying and analyzing the interplay of said relevant factors and their potential consequences for situated cognitive and communicative processes.  

 

Competencies in

  • critically evaluating specific issues related to the interplay of situated cognitive and communication processes.
  • communicating an overall assessment of said issues in clear and concise form. 
The course builds directly on the components of the 1st semester of the study programme MA in Cognition and Cognition
Lectures and class teaching, discussions and exercises.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Class Instruction
  • 56
  • Preparation
  • 353,5
  • Total
  • 409,5
Written
Credit
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Examination prerequisites

The active class participation consists of:

  • Minimum 75 % class attendance.
  • Approval of 3 written exercises of each 2-4 standard pages.
  • Student peer feedback on 2 of the written exercises.
Aid
All aids allowed

Use of Generative AI:

1) AI-generated text may not be used verbatim in any written work submitted in relation to a course or exam (be it homework, writing assignments, final papers, etc.). Any exemption from this will be communicated in relation to the specific task/assignment.

2) Any other use of generative AI (exploratory work, summarizing materials, adversarial interaction, as research object etc.) needs to be specified and detailed in a short appendix (1-2 standard pages). This appendix should specify the tools and/or models used as well as the tasks/activities involved.

Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period

See KUnet:  Find time and place for exam

Re-exam

See KUnet:  Find time and place for exam

Criteria for exam assesment