HCCK03101U COG, Introduction to Cognitive Science

Årgang 2013/2014
Engelsk titel

Introduction to Cognitive Science

Uddannelse
Master in Cognition and Communication
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The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with of issues and research programs in the cognitive sciences.
The course aims to provide a general introduction to the science of the mind tailored to communication studies.
Students will be introduced to the following aspects of cognitive science:

 

•        The nature of cognition and the interdisciplinary nature of cognitive science

 

•        How cognitive metaphors and models affect both cognitive explanation and the study of communication

 

•        How key concepts are introduced and/or rejected in various cognitive scientific research programmes

 

•        The significance of individual and cultural differences in cognitive science

 

•        Basic issues in the study of attention, consciousness, reasoning, language understanding, perception and action

 

•        Basic issues in the communication of cognitive scientific research (especially cognitive neuroscientific research)

 

•        How interactions between brain, body and environment might constrain and enable the development,
maintenance and execution of cognitive processes

 

•       How social understanding and social interactions are modelled and studied in different cognitive
scientific research programs



The organization of the course will suggest that participants write a midterm essay on problems of collective wisdom. The midterm paper will receive feedback midway in the course, and will form the core of the final term paper. 

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Fagelementkode HCCK03101U
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