PSYC 593
Seminar
Credit: 0 to 4 hours.
Discussion of current topics in their historical setting, with special emphasis on research problems. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
| CRN | Type | Section | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37657 | lecture- discussion | AK | 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM | F | room 2169 Beckman Institute | Kramer, A |
| Current Topics in Visual Attention This seminar will focus on current topics in visual attention and will include theories and empirical research on the following issues: Cognitive neuroscience of attention, goal-directed and stimulus-driven influences on attentional guidance, multimodal selection and attention, the relationship between eye movements and covert attention, and attention and memory. Students will be responsible for reading one to two manuscripts per week and discussing and critiquing the research and theories. | ||||||
| 49505 | lecture- discussion | AL2 | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 708 Psychology Building | Lleras, A |
| Topic: Foundations of Vision Research The goal of this seminar is twofold: to read and to do! The ?to read? part will focus on reading basic/classic books and articles in the field of vision and visual cognition. The ?to do? part will be aimed at designing, executing and analyzing experiments in the field of functional vision research. In keeping with these two goals, each meeting will be divided into two parts. The first part will consist of a critical evaluation of the assigned readings via a group discussion. In the second part, the students and I will take turns each week presenting proposed or in-progress projects to the group. | ||||||
| 37744 | lecture- discussion | BC | 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM | M | room 4269 Beckman Institute | Gonsalves, B |
| Brain & Cognition Brownbag Seminar for all B&C graduate students. Weekly presentation of research by faculty and graduate students. Research topics from brain and cognition, and related fields. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. | ||||||
| 43894 | lecture- discussion | BG | ARRANGED | Gonsalves, B | ||
| 4 hours Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory This course will provide a survey of recent topics in the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Readings will include single-unit and lesion studies in animals, human neuropsychological studies, as well as human cognitive neuroscience studies using a variety of techniques (fMRI, EEG, MEG, TMS). Topics will include a wide variety of memory research, including recognition memory, priming, procedural memory, false memory, etc. Each week will be devoted to a particular theme, and to the discussion of (at least) two papers. Students will be responsible for presenting the relevant findings and leading the discussion of the assigned readings, on a rotating basis. The presentation will give us an opportunity to discuss and assess in detail the theory, methods, results, and interpretation associated with that week?s readings. | ||||||
| 47524 | laboratory | CB1 | 09:00 AM - 10:50 AM | TR | room 219A Psychology Building | Hummel, J |
| Neural Networks Lab | ||||||
| 48125 | laboratory | CB2 | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM | TR | room 219A Psychology Building | Hummel, J |
| Neural Networks Lab | ||||||
| 37741 | lecture- discussion | CC | 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Ramirez, J |
| Clinical Division Brownbag Wide variety of presentations and discussions of current clinical, professional, and research issues in clinical/community psychology. Enrollment required of all clinical/community graduate students. | ||||||
| 47523 | lecture | CL1 | 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | M | room 29 Psychology Building | Hummel, J |
| 4 hours Neural Networks Lecture. This semester, this course introduces students to the basics of neural network modeling. It emphasizes the formal characteristics of the main classes of networks and the evaluation of neural networks as models of human perception and cognition. The course requires familiarity with basic mathematics (matrix algebra and calculus are recommended but not required; basic algebra is a must) and computer programming skills. Students also must register for either 593 CB1 or 593 CB2 lab section. | ||||||
| 37659 | lecture- discussion | COG | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Hummel, J |
| Cognitive Division Brownbag Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division. | ||||||
| 43474 | lecture- discussion | DB | 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM | T | room 708 Psychology Building | Beck, D |
| Consciousness - Examination of the scientific study of consciousness, with topics including (but not limited to): the role of attention in visual awareness, neural correlates of consciousness, and perception without awareness. NOTE: Students should only sign up for 2.0 OR 4.0 credit hours. | ||||||
| 46675 | lecture- discussion | DB2 | 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM | WF | room 31 Psychology Building | Beck, D |
| 4 hours Images of Mind - Introduction to brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on critically evaluating neuroscience in the media. This section is for graduate students only. This section meets with PSYC 296 Section DB. | ||||||
| 37742 | lecture- discussion | DEV | 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Rudolph, K |
| Developmental Brownbag Developmental division weekly research seminar. Graduate students and faculty in the division present proposed or current research. Graduate students in the division are required to enroll in the seminar each semester and give a presentation at least once a year. | ||||||
| 37738 | lecture- discussion | DF | 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM | M | room ARR Psychology Building | Drasgow, F; Fitzgerald, L |
| Instructor Approval Required Sexual Harassment in Organizations. This class meets in room 357 of the Psychology building. This is a continuation of a seminar offered on a regular basis. Members of the seminar are expected to be involved in the conduct of sexual harassment research in work organizations. Issues discussed in the seminar include the design of research instruments, administration of surveys and interview in formal organizations, analyses of data using state of the art methods to generate unbiased estimates of results. Emphases will be drawn from victimization research, organizational influences on employees? behaviors, and structural equation modeling applied to data from several organizations simultaneously. Admission by instructor consent only. | ||||||
| 37740 | lecture- discussion | DIV | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Ramirez, J |
| Diversity Seminar This seminar focuses on issues of diversity and multiculturalism and their impact on theory, research, and practice in clinical and community psychology. Seminar topics are wide ranging and presentations vary in format from lectures to workshops. | ||||||
| 41666 | lecture- discussion | DM | 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | Morrow, D |
| 4 hours Literacy and Health Care - A Human Factors Perspective: We will explore dimensions of health-related literacy, including how it relates to broader concepts of literacy and cognition, as well as how it is measured. We will also review the literature on who is at risk for low health literacy and its impact on health care (e.g., patient self-care, health resource utilization). Most important, we consider human factors approaches to improving access to health care by patients with low health literacy (e.g., improving document design and provider/patient collaboration). | ||||||
| 37739 | lecture- discussion | DR | 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM | R | room 608 Psychology Building | Rupp, D |
| Topic: Emotions in Organizations Although historically, emotion and mood (affect) was not present in models of organizational behavior, recent decades have witnessed a strong shift in this perspective. Contemporary research within industrial/organizational psychology has placed employee emotional processes front-and-center for understanding human performance and well-being at work. This seminar will explore the theory and empirical research in the areas of affect, discrete emotions, emotional regulation, emotional labor, and the hotly debated topic of emotional intelligence, all within organizational contexts. Methodological issues salient to the study of emotion at work over time will also be explored. The course will take a traditional doctoral seminar format, including the reading of primary source articles, intellectual dialogue, and the preparation of a research proposal. | ||||||
| 39648 | lecture- discussion | DS | 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM | T | Simons, D | |
| Professional Issues in Psychology There are no specific prerequisites, but the course is only open to psychology graduate students (exceptions can be made with my specific permission). The focus of the discussions and content will be slanted toward the cognitive end of the department. We will cover topics including: the journal editorial and review process, poster and presentation style, types of jobs in academics, post-docs vs. faculty positions, job applications, job interviews, vitas, and other general issues in psychology. As much as possible, we will try to gain hands-on experience with each of these topics (e.g., by producing a vita, interpreting actual manuscript reviews, doing mock interviews, etc.). Discussion in the course will be guided by student questions and interests. Meets in room 5239 Beckman Institute. | ||||||
| 49846 | lecture- discussion | DS0 | ARRANGED | Simons, D | ||
| 48578 | lecture- discussion | DS2 | 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | W | room 458 Psychology Building | Simons, D |
| Advance Topics in Visual Cognition This seminar will focus on scene perception from a variety of perspectives, including behavioral, computational, neural, and broader theoretical frameworks. We will also spend some time discussing Gibsonian approaches to perception. The contents will be guided in part by the interests of students taking the course. | ||||||
| 48192 | lecture- discussion | ED | 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | M | room 458 Psychology Building | Diener, E |
| Subjective Well Being. We will cover the latest research in the field of subjective well-being. Students will make presentations on assigned topics. | ||||||
| 49848 | lecture- discussion | ED0 | ARRANGED | Diener, E | ||
| 48191 | lecture- discussion | GR | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | W | room 608 Psychology Building | Roisman, G |
| 4 hours Development and Interpersonnal Relationships. The course is focused on theory and research on interpersonal relationships across the life course and their implications for emotion, cognition, and behavior. Particular emphasis is placed on (a) close relationships, i.e., romantic partners, family members, and peers and (b) statistical methods used to study dyads. | ||||||
| 37757 | lecture- discussion | HC | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MW | room 166 Education Bldg | Chang, H |
| Theories of Measurement II: This course meets with EPSY 590 Section HC. | ||||||
| 37759 | lecture- discussion | IO | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | R | room 708 Psychology Building | Rupp, D |
| Current Topics in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Seminar for all graduate students in I/O Psychology. Weekly presentations of research by faculty and graduate students; Research topics from Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and related fields. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Will meet in 708 Psychology Building. | ||||||
| 37763 | lecture- discussion | LT | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 608 Psychology Building | Travis, L |
| Teaching Child Psychology This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of Psychology 216. Weekly meetings will be devoted to course-oriented issues such as the preparation of syllabi and exams, the organization of lectures, and so on. In addition, students will be observed teaching and will be given feedback on the quality and impact of their teaching strategies. | ||||||
| 37745 | lecture- discussion | ML | 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM | W | room 708 Psychology Building | Lyubansky, M |
| Teaching Abnormal Psychology This seminar focuses on the curricular, instructional, and practical aspects of teaching abnormal psychology to undergraduates. All graduate students currently teaching Psych 238 are required to enroll. Students planning to teach 238 next year are also eligible to attend. | ||||||
| 41428 | lecture- discussion | PG | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | W | room B126 Chemical and Life Sci Lab | Gold, P |
| 3 hours Topic: Molecular Biology of Synaptic Plasticity and Memory. Format: The class will be seminar style with presentations and in-class discussions by the students throughout the semester and a term paper at the end. For graduate students. Undergrads by permission only. Up to 15 students. Concept: Prevalent ideas in neuroscience indicate that de novo protein synthesis is a requirement for synaptic plasticity and memory. This idea was invoked and persists as dogma despite early (ca. 1980) and current evidence that it cannot be true. This class will examine the evidence in favor and against such thinking, will develop putative alternative roles for protein synthesis in plasticity and memory, and will develop putative mechanisms for synaptic plasticity and memory that do not depend on de novo protein synthesis. These topics will be considered mainly in the context of LTP/LTD and memory. Other forms of plasticity (e.g. drug abuse) can be included depending on student interests. For more information, please contact pgold@uiuc.edu. | ||||||
| 48190 | lecture- discussion | PM | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM | R | room 608 Psychology Building | Miller, P |
| 4 hours Devopmental Cultural Psychology: Developmental cultural psychology is a new subfield that seeks to understand development in cultural context. In this seminar we will address the history, theories, methods, and empirical findings of this field. | ||||||
| 37669 | lecture- discussion | QUA | 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Spencer-Smith, J |
| Quantitative Division Brownbag Seminar for the exchange of ideas and for current research by students, post-docs, and faculty of this and other departments engaged in quantitative research. | ||||||
| 45580 | lecture- discussion | RB | 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM | T | room 608 Psychology Building | Baillargeon, R |
| 2 hours Advances in Infancy Research | ||||||
| 48584 | lecture- discussion | RCF | 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM | F | room 219A Psychology Building | Fraley, R |
| Topic: Internet research methods in psychology The goal of this seminar is to provide students with the skills needed to create on-line research studies. We will focus on some basic issues, such as obtaining access to a web server, creating web pages in HTML, collecting data with web pages, writing Perl scripts to process and save data on the server, and how to import the data into popular statistical packages. We will also discuss advanced topics such as randomizing the order of stimuli, random assignment to conditions, the use of images vs. text, creating customized feedback for respondents, skip patterns and conditionals, assessing response times, ethics, and security. By the end of the course, students should have one or two original studies online. | ||||||
| 43477 | lecture- discussion | SC | 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM | W | room 508 Psychology Building | Roese, N |
| 1 hours Current Topics in Social Cognition This is a seminar focusing on current issues in social cognition research. Readings will be 1 or 2 recently published journal articles emailed to participants one week prior to each meeting. Discussion will focus on the readings and the theoretical issues they raise. There are no other assignments, and grades are pass/fail. | ||||||
| 37743 | lecture- discussion | SPO | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Preston, J |
| SPO Brownbag This weekly seminar is the joint research meeting for all social, personality, and industrial-organizational graduate students. Each week includes one research lecture by a visiting scholar, a UI faculty member, or a UI graduate student. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. | ||||||
| 48904 | lecture- discussion | TVT | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | W | room 308 Library and Info Science Bldg | Von Thaden, T |
| 4 hours Topic: Safety Informatics - An interdisciplinary course for graduate students in Human Factors, LIS, IESE, Psych, Sociology, and Speech Communication. This course will explore the nature of safety and information in normal and safety critical, high risk environments. We will explore the nature of distributed cooperative practice including the organization of and access to information, systems management, language and communication, distributed cognition, computer supported cooperative work, safety culture and activity in a variety of domains. Students are responsible for reading, discussing, and critiquing the works. Students will also prepare research papers. | ||||||
| 37661 | lecture- discussion | VCH | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | Simons, D |
| VCHP Brownbag This course is required for students in the Visual Cognition & Human Performance division and recommended for students in the Cognitive division. Students, faculty, postdocs and visitors discuss their research in the brown bag. | ||||||