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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52683 | lecture- discussion | 201 | ARRANGED | Senay, I | ||
| Teaching Intro to Social Psychology. This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of PSYC 201. | ||||||
| 37763 | lecture- discussion | 216 | 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37745 | lecture- discussion | 238 | 09:00 AM - 10:50 AM | M | room 508 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 52861 | lecture- discussion | 331 | ARRANGED | Watson, D | ||
| Topic: Teaching PSYC 331 | ||||||
| 52860 | lecture- discussion | 332 | ARRANGED | Preston, J | ||
| Topic: Teaching PSYC 332. | ||||||
| 37657 | lecture- discussion | AK | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37741 | lecture- discussion | CC | 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Kral, M |
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 41665 | lecture- discussion | CF | 03:30 PM - 05:20 PM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | Fisher, C |
| Special Topics in Language Acquisition | ||||||
| 37659 | lecture- discussion | COG | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Ross, B |
| Cognitive Division Brownbag Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 53225 | lecture- discussion | DA | 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Albarracin, D |
| 4 hours Topic: Predicting social behavior Discussion and reading of contemporary approaches to predicting social behavior in laboratory and real world settings. | ||||||
| 43474 | lecture- discussion | DB | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 46675 | lecture- discussion | DB2 | 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM | TR | room 32 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 220. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37742 | lecture- discussion | DEV | 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Cimpian, A |
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37740 | lecture- discussion | DIV | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Hunter, C |
| 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. | ||||||
| 39648 | lecture- discussion | DS | 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | Simons, D |
| 1 hours 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 48578 | lecture- discussion | DS2 | 01:30 PM - 03:20 PM | W | room 608 Psychology Building | Simons, D |
| Topic: Change Detection and Visual Memory This seminar will cover recent advances in the study of change blindness as well as the early foundations of research on change detection. We will then branch to a broader discussion of recent theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of visual memory and the relationship between visual memory and change detection. As much as possible, we will focus on experimental approaches to studying change detection and memory, and the specific readings and contents will be guided in part by the interests of students taking the course. An undergraduate-level knowledge of cognition or perception would be helpful, but no specific background knowledge is required. Requirements include attendance, participation, and a final paper (a research proposal). Students must register for 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 credit hours. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37757 | lecture- discussion | HC | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | W | room 166 Education Bldg | Chang, H |
| 4 hours Computerized Adaptive Testing This course meets with EPSY 590 Section HC. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37759 | lecture- discussion | IO | 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM | T | room 508 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 47201 | lecture- discussion | JM | 03:30 PM - 05:20 PM | W | room 608 Psychology Building | McCarley, J |
| 3 hours Topic: Cognitive Task Analysis Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37746 | lecture- discussion | MR | 03:00 PM - 04:50 PM | R | room 458 Psychology Building | Regenwetter, M |
| Topic: How to test theories of decision making: Recent Advances. This seminar will discuss emerging methods for testing theories of decision making. Work load: A) All students read 1-2 articles weekly. B) Each student will lead one class during which they present and discuss a selected paper from the literature. C) Each student will carry out and present a personal project. Basic mathematical and statistical expertise is useful, but NO advanced skills are required. | ||||||
| 37669 | lecture- discussion | QUA | 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Hong, S |
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 48584 | lecture- discussion | RCF | 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM | R | room 219A Psychology Building | Fraley, R |
| 4 hours Topic: Internet Programming Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 46233 | lecture- discussion | SG | 02:30 PM - 04:20 PM | T | room 708 Psychology Building | Garnsey, S |
| Topic: Neuroimaging of Language Students must register for 2.0 or 4.0 credits hours. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37743 | lecture- discussion | SPO | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Newman, D |
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 48904 | lecture- discussion | TVT | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | T | room 27 Psychology Building | 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. Meets with LIS 590 TVT, AVI 542 and IE 542. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37661 | lecture- discussion | VCH | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | Wang, R |
| 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. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||