PSYC 496

Spring 2008 All Classes

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Adv Current Topics in Psych

Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Advanced treatment of current topics in the field of psychology.

May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and junior standing, or consent of instructor; particular sections may have additional 200-level and/or 300-level prerequisites.

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PSYC 496 class schedule data for spring 2008
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
37462	Lecture	CCP	3:00PM -4:50PM	TR	207 Psychology Building	Patel, N Benson, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Introduction to the Counseling Center Paraprofessional Program. Instructor Approval Required. The Counseling Center Paraprofessional program combines specialized trining in communication and individual helping skills with practical experience in providing services to students. The program is a three-semester course sequence. Training begins in the spring semester with PSYC 496 CCP. During this time students learn the fundamentals of interpersonal communication. Through demonstrations, readings, discussions, role playing, and video-taped sessions, students learn communication skills necessary for helping others. Students currently sophomores or junios from any program or department at UIUC may apply.
45974	Lecture	CE	10:30AM -11:45AM	TR	32 Psychology Building	Elieff, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Adolescent Development Adolescent Development is designed to provide students with an introduction to development during adolescence. This course will review what is known about the biological, cognitive, and social development of adolescents in our society. Most of our focus will be on normative development in the U.S., but we will also cover cross-cultural development, atypical development, current topics in adolescent research and public policy as well as psychopathologies that emerge in adolescence.
43459	Lecture-Discussion	DM3	10:30AM -11:45AM	TR	815 Psychology Building	Morrow, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Human Factors Issues in Health Care. This section is for undergraduate students only. The health care system is becoming increasingly complex, posing a variety of challenges to health care providers and patients. In this course we will review research that applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology and human factors to develop design, instruction, and training interventions that help providers deliver care more safely and effectively. Topics include provider and patient errors related to the design of medical devices and the use of medication, interventions to improve patients' comprehension of health information, and issues related to providers' and patients' use of techology in health care settings. We will begin with a brief introduction to problems and accidents in the health care system related to human factors, followed by an overview of basic concepts and methods from the fields of human factors and cognitice psychology. This overview provides a foundation for analysis of specific topics in health care and human factors. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
43875	Lecture-Discussion	DM4	10:30AM -11:45AM	TR	815 Psychology Building	Morrow, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Human Factors Issues in Health Care. This section is for graduate students only. The health care system is becoming increasingly complex, posing a variety of challenges to health care providers and patients. In this course we will review research that applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology and human factors to develop design, instruction, and training interventions that help providers deliver care more safely and effectively. Topics include provider and patient errors related to the design of medical devices and the use of medication, interventions to improve patients' comprehension of health information, and issues related to providers' and patients' use of techology in health care settings. We will begin with a brief introduction to problems and accidents in the health care system related to human factors, followed by an overview of basic concepts and methods from the fields of human factors and cognitice psychology. This overview provides a foundation for analysis of specific topics in health care and human factors. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
40988	Lecture	FA	ARRANGED	n.a.	ARR Psychology Building	Allen, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Family Advocacy Project. Instructor Approval Required. This course is for students who have successfully completed a 340/341 course sequence and are going to assist with course instruction, training, supervision and implementation in future semesters. The course is offered only as a special arrangement and is not offered in conjunction with all 340/341 opportunities.
41436	Lecture	GK	9:00AM -10:50AM	F	37 Psychology Building	Korol, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Exercise and brain function Exercise has long been recognized in the public eye as a key ingredient to good physical and mental health. In this seminar course we will discuss the scientific evidence for this perception highlighting research done in both human and non-human models that examines the effects of physical activity on learning and memory and brain function. Special attention will be given to the underlying neurobiological mechanisms leading to exercise-induced modulation of brain and cognition with a focus on cell signaling events involving neurochemicals and neurotrophic factors. Following overviews given by faculty, students will give presentations in teams of 2-3 on specific topics.
37523	Lecture	LF3	1:00PM -2:50PM	T	815 Psychology Building	Fitzgerald, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Advanced Topics in Sexual Harassment. Undergraduates should sign up for this section. This advanced undergraduate seminar examines research and scholarship on the behavioral, organizational, and legal aspects of sexual harassment in work and educational organizations. We will focus on the classic texts (e.g., MacKinnon's "Sexual Harrassment of Working Women") as well as important legal decisions (e.g., Harris v. Forklift, Oncale v. Sundowner Oil Company), forensic applications, and current research questions. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
40433	Lecture-Discussion	LF4	1:00PM -2:50PM	T	815 Psychology Building	Fitzgerald, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Advanced Topics in Sexual Harassment. Graduate Students should sign up for this section. This seminar examines research and scholarship on the behavioral, organizational, and legal aspects of sexual harassment in work and educational organizations. We will focus on the classic texts (e.g., MacKinnon's "Sexual Harrassment of Working Women") as well as important legal decisions (e.g., Harris v. Forklift, Oncale v. Sundowner Oil Company), forensic applications, and current research questions. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37534	Discussion/ Recitation	NC3	9:00AM -10:15AM	TR	32 Psychology Building	Cohen, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Memory and Law Section Info: This new course will consider the application of current theory and research on human memory to issues in the legal system. Any number of issues that arise in the legal system involve assumptions about the nature (and failings) of human memory -- such as in eyewitness identification, repressed memory, false memory or memory distortions, etc. But, how well informed is the legal system and the general public about such matters? We will read about current legal matters that raise interesting issues about human memory; and vice versa. Discussion of specific topics will include consideration of issues that arise in conducting applied research, and issues about expert testimony by memory scientists, informed by real legal cases. Students will be responsible for reading a few papers or chapters per week and discussing the relevant issues in class. Undergraduates should register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
49048	Discussion/ Recitation	NC4	9:00AM -10:15AM	TR	32 Psychology Building	Cohen, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/08-04/30/08 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Memory and Law Section Info: This new course will consider the application of current theory and research on human memory to issues in the legal system. Any number of issues that arise in the legal system involve assumptions about the nature (and failings) of human memory -- such as in eyewitness identification, repressed memory, false memory or memory distortions, etc. But, how well informed is the legal system and the general public about such matters? We will read about current legal matters that raise interesting issues about human memory; and vice versa. Discussion of specific topics will include consideration of issues that arise in conducting applied research, and issues about expert testimony by memory scientists, informed by real legal cases. Students will be responsible for reading a few papers or chapters per week and discussing the relevant issues in class. Graduates should register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.