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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.
 
Section Information
CRNTypeSectionTimeDaysLocationInstructor
55230  lecture- discussion  103 ARRANGED   Simons, D 
Topic: Teaching PSYC 103.

 
54901  lecture- discussion  201 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM  room 708
Psychology Building 
Senay, I 
Teaching Intro to Social Psychology. This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of PSYC 201.

 
55136  lecture- discussion  333 ARRANGED   Cohen, D 
2 hours
Topic: Teaching PSYC 333 SOcial Psychology in Natural Settings.

 
47847  lecture- discussion  AC 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM  room 508
Psychology Building 
Cimpian, A 
Topic: Language and thought Is thought possible without language? Do speakers of different languages think differently? If so, how deep do the differences go? Does learning a language change how young children think? These are the questions that will guide this informal seminar on the complex relationship between language and thought.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38101  lecture- discussion  AK 01:30 PM - 03:50 PM  room 2169
Beckman Institute 
Kramer, A 
Topic: 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 incluences 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38121  lecture- discussion  03:00 PM - 03:50 PM TR  room 508
Psychology Building 
Brewer, W 
Topic: Cognitive Pro seminar. Seminar for students entering in cognitive psychology. Coursework covers professional matters such as departmental policies, journals, research, grants, ethics, etc. Faculty members of the division will give individual presentations of their ongoing research.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38127  lecture- discussion  BC 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM  room 4269
Beckman Institute 
Beck, D 
Topic: Brain & Cognition Division Brown Bag. 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
53699  lecture- discussion  BCP ARRANGED   Cohen, N 
2 hours
Topic: Brain and Cognition Proseminar Seminar for first-year grad students entering Brain and Cognition. Course will provide an overview of the cognitive neuroscience research being done in the division, as well as covering professional issues concerning research, academics, and departmental policies.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
39831  lecture- discussion  BR 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM  room 608
Psychology Building 
Roberts, B 
4 hours
Topic: Theories of Personality
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38125  lecture- discussion  CC 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM  room 815
Psychology Building 
Hunter, C 
Topic: Clinical Division Brown Bag. 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38116  lecture- discussion  COG 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM  room 815
Psychology Building 
Garnsey, S 
Topic: Cognitive Division Brown Bag. Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
53934  lecture- discussion  CS ARRANGED    
Topic: Community Seminar This gradaute seminar will meet weekly during the fall and spring semesters to explore contemporary issues related to research and practice in community psychology.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38126  lecture- discussion  DEV 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM  room 815
Psychology Building 
Baillargeon, R 
Topic: Developmental Division Brown Bag. 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38124  lecture- discussion  DIV 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM  room 815
Psychology Building 
Kral, M 
Topic: 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
53695  lecture- discussion  EP 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM  room 508
Psychology Building 
Pomerantz, E 
2 hours
Topic: Parental Socialization This seminar will focus on the role that parents play in children?s development. Major theories and methods in the area will be studied. Attention will be given to how parents on their own and in conjunction with other influences (e.g., children?s biology and culture) shape children?s development.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38128  lecture- discussion  HF 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM  room 458
Psychology Building 
Kirlik, A 
4 hours
Topic: Proseminar in Human Factors. The purpose of the seminar is to present the student with an understanding of the methodology, content, and research process in engineering psychology and human factors. One aspect focuses on the current content of engineering psychology research with an emphasis on faculty research on this campus. The second aspect examines the process of human factors/engineering psychology research, addressing the particular issues in experimental design, data analysis, write up, and presentation, that are relatively unique to applied experimental research. Prior background in human factors or engineering psychology is neither a requirement, nor even expected. It is however important that the student be interested in the applications of psychology theory to applied problems.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
39836  lecture- discussion  IO 03:00 PM - 04:20 PM  room 458
Psychology Building 
Newman, D 
Current Topics in IO
Topic: Current Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Students must register for either 2.0 or 4.0 credit hours.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
42993  lecture- discussion  PJC ARRANGED   Fraley, R 
Topic: Personality Journal Club. The objectives of this seminar are to keep up-to-date on the latest developments in the empirical study of personality. Students will be responsible for reading current research, presenting and critiquing that research in class, and offering thoughts on future research directions.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38122  lecture- discussion  QUA 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM  room 815
Psychology Building 
Regenwetter, M 
Topic: Quantitative Division Brown Bag. 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
39835  lecture- discussion  SPO 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM  room 815
Psychology Building 
Newman, D 
Topic: Social/Personality/Organizational Division 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
38114  lecture- discussion  VCH 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM  room 815
Psychology Building 
McCarley, J 
Topic: VCHP Division Brown Bag. 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
49460  lecture- discussion  WB 04:00 PM - 06:50 PM  room G46
Foreign Languages Bldg 
Brewer, W; Abd El Khalick, F 
4 hours
Psyc and Phil of Science
Topic: Psychology and Philosophy of Science. Meets with CI 542 crn 31161.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.

 
52339  lecture- discussion  WF 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM  room 458
Psychology Building 
Fu, W 
4 hours
Title: Advanced Cognitive Modeling Seminar This seminar focuses on advanced computational cognitive modeling techniques to characterize human learning and performance in a wide range of realistic settings. Students are expected to have some background in cognitive modeling. Students will develop a computational cognitive model in their own research areas throughout the course.

 
38130  lecture- discussion  X2 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM  room 708
Psychology Building 
Lyubansky, M 
Topic: 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.
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.